Wednesday: 14.00to15.15
Stage 1
UK REACH : UK REACH: What’s New in ’22 !
Ciara Dempsey Regulatory Affairs Manager - British Coatings Federation
CHEMUK2019
NEC, Birmingham, UK
10th & 11th May, 2023
Speaker Programme
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BREXIT
- All Categories
- BREXIT
- Business & Operations Management
- Chemicals, Ingredients, Raw Materials
- Digitalisation
- Health, Safety, Environment, Regulatory
- Laboratory, Research & Development
- Logistics, Storage, Handling & Fulfilment
- Plant, Process, Flow & Control
- Sector Focus
- Skills, Training, HR & Recruitment
- Sustainability, Green & BioEconomy
Wednesday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 1
Price Increase Campaigns: Offsetting inflationary cost increases to protect margins
Dr. Peter Colman Partner and shareholder, Simon-Kucher & Partners
Wednesday: 10.20to10.40
Stage 1
The Chemicals Industry: The end of business as usual
David Hughes CEO, New Normal Consulting
Wednesday: 10.40to11.00
Stage 1
Innovation for tax savings - Patent Box
Greg Stepney Partner | EP and UK Patent Attorney - Withers & Rogers
Wednesday: 12.30to13.00
Stage 2
What does emerging environmental policy tell us about the future of chemical regulation?
Session Host: Caroline Raine Technical Director - National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)
Panellists
Chris Hughes
Head of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology - National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC)
Nishma Patel
Policy Director - Chemical Industries Association (CIA)
Simon Tilling
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP, UK
Wednesday: 12.00to13.00
Stage 3
Building a world-class low carbon hydrogen economy – make it, store it, use it….
Philip Aldridge Chief Executive Officer - North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC)
Panellists
Dave Robson
Hydrogen External Relations Lead at Kellas Midstream
Daren Smith
Site Director, SABIC UK Petrochemicals Limited
Matthew Wilson
Energy Transition Manager, Navigator Terminals
Lee Taylor
Senior Business Development Manager at Doosan Babcock
Wednesday: 13.00to13.40
Stage 2
FEATURE SESSION: How the Solvents Industry is adapting to a greener future
Session Host: Andrew Norman General Secretary - Solvents Industry Association
Guest Speakers
Luke Goldsmith
Commercial Manager - Coryton Advanced Fuels Ltd
Dr Elske Leenders
Marketing Manager Solvents - Shell Chemicals & Sustainability
Wednesday: 13.40to14.00
Stage 2
Chemistry: a catalyst for change - Royal Society of Chemistry
Professor Gill Reid President-Elect of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2020 - 2022)
Wednesday: 14.00to15.00
Stage 1
Guest Panellists:
Nishma Patel
Policy Director - Chemical Industries Association (CIA)
Mel Biring
Global Regulatory Strategies & Advocacy Manager – LUBRIZOL
Darren Abrahams
Partner at Steptoe and Johnson LLP
Graeme Towell
Senior Project Manager - REACH at KnoellConsult Ltd
Ciara Dempsey
Regulatory Affairs Manager - British Coatings Federation
Simon Johnson
EU Exit Team: Chemicals and Pesticides - Defra
Wednesday: 15.00to16.00
Stage 1
An Exporter’s Journey – How DIT can assist UK companies to increase their international business
Ivan Lima Head of Chemicals, Department for International Trade (DIT)
Guest Panellists:
Ayça Kiliçli
Senior Trade & Investment Adviser -Department for International Trade, Germany
Greg Barton
Managing Director - Surfachem Ltd
Wednesday: 15.00to16.00
Stage 2
A Sustainable future for Adhesives and Sealants - Hosted by BASA
Session Host: Jim Palmer J P Consultancy Ltd - BASA Technical Officer
Guest Panellists:
Steve Farnworth
Managing Director - Itac Adhesives
Jenny Barnett
SHEQ Manager - F Ball and Co Ltd
Lorna Williams
Executive Officer and General Secretary, British Adhesives & Sealants Association.
Dr. Norman Keane
Director of Innovation Ingevity
David Park
Public Affairs Manager British Coatings Federation Limited
Caroline Raine
NCEC & BASA Consultant
Dr. Geoff Mackey
Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Director - BASF
Wednesday: 15.00to15.20
Stage 4
Optimising the costs of UK REACH registrations - lessons learned from EU REACH registrations
Jana Travnickova Regulatory Queen, REGARTIS
Wednesday: 15.20to15.40
Stage 4
Wednesday: 15.40to16.00
Stage 4
India's Draft Chemical (Management and Safety) Rules: Know your obligations and start preparing
Shisher Kumra Executive Director, Global Product Compliance
Wednesday: 16.30to16.50
Stage 1
Keynote presentation
Dr Jo Bray Deputy Director, Head of Chemicals & Plastics, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
Wednesday: 16.00to16.20
Stage 2
AESSEAL NET ZERO & Betterworld Solutions - Working together to make a difference for future generations.
Martin Challoner Head of Marketing - AESSEAL
Thursday: 10.00to10.20
Stage 2
Green Thermal & Clean Molecules: Introducing The Next Generation of Decarbonised Energy Solutions
Valentin Fontaine Manager, Sustainability Solutions ENGIE Impact
Thursday: 11.15to11.30
Stage 3
Specialty Chemicals - The Growth Target for Listed Chemical Companies
Sam Perry Head of European Chemicals Research, Credit Suisse
Thursday: 12.00to12.20
Stage 1
Chemical Industries Association KEYNOTE presentation
Stephen Elliott Chief Executive - Chemical Industries Association
Thursday: 12.40to13.00
Stage 1
Quo vadis, European chemical industry? - The Brussels perspective
Dorothee Arns Director General, Fecc
Thursday: 12.00to12.20
Stage 2
"Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA) keynote presentation "
David Newman Managing Director, Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA)
Thursday: 12.40to13.00
Stage 2
Thursday: 13.30to13.45
Stage 1
Post BREXIT regulatory challenges for those supplying Plant Protection Products to the GB market
Murray Smedley Managing Director, Barkwith Associates Limited
Thursday: 13.45to14.00
Stage 1
The Magic Chemicals Tree and other myths: tips on educating policymakers in chemical realities.
Janet Greenwood Director, TT Environmental Ltd
Thursday: 14.00to15.00
Stage: 1
Guest Panellists:
Douglas Leech
Technical Director - Chemical Business Association
Jane Lawson
Senior PSRA manager - Croda International PLC
Chloe Alexander
UK Campaigner CHEM Trust
Craig Kelly
Director/Senior Consultant - ACRE Consultancy & representing British Chemicals Association (formerly BACS)
Simon Tilling
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP, UK
Dr. Andrew Smith
Head of REACH-CLP-PIC Technical Delivery, and Toxicology, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Fate Chemicals Regulation Division - Health & Safety Executive
