Keynote Speakers

Geert Dancet, Executive Director, ECHA

Astrid Schomaker, Head of the Chemicals Unit, DG Environment, European Commission

Satu Hassi MEP, European Parliament

Described as the most complex piece of legislation in the history of the European Union, REACH brings a raft of obligations and challenges for the European chemicals industry, its downstream users and importers to the EU, significantly impacting the development, production and use of chemicals.

Agra Informa’s 5th Annual REACH Conference is crucially timed, within a matter of days, to coincide with the close of pre-registration. Geert Dancet, Executive Director for the Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency will share his valuable insight into the outcome of the pre-registration period and discuss the strategic future for the Agency.

Astrid Schomaker, Head of the Chemicals Unit of DG Environment at the European Commission and Satu Hassi, Member of the European Parliament will give their view of the Agency’s performance in its first year of operation and how they feel the Agency will manage the challenges in administration, IT and funding in the year ahead.

Despite the legislation coming into force on 1 June 2007, many technical aspects still require clarification. Hear from senior representatives from the UK and Swedish Competent Authorities on their experiences since the introduction of the legislation to date and the reaction from industry.

As pre-registration comes to a close, speakers from Europe’s leading chemicals companies outline the next step in the REACH process and discuss the unanswered questions related to SIEFs and Consortia, CSA and CSR development, preparing exposure scenarios, managing the impact of the release of the candidate list, handling the phasing out of SVHCs, the Only Representative concept and what challenges this brings to your supply chain. Vital conference sessions covering these topics will ensure your organisation is prepared for the next phase in the 2009 REACH timeline. Benchmark your own experiences with leading industry REACH practitioners from  BASF, Dow Europe, AkzoNobel, Unilever and Procter & Gamble.

The conference includes a critical session on REACH and IT. Philippe Boveroux, the Principal TRASYS Architect for IUCLID 5 and REACH-IT, who has been working closely with the European Chemicals Agency to develop the systems, provides a unique insight into their operation and gives you the technical tools to manage each stage of REACH.

Whether you are a manufacturer, importer, downstream user or in a related service industry, Agra Informa’s 5th Annual REACH Conference is a must-attend event. Hear the latest developments from European policymakers and identify the most efficient ways of complying with the REACH regulations. Join us in Brussels for the chance to network with senior professionals from across industry and government. Register today!