9:00am-12:30pm

Break
10:30am-11:00am

Global Regulatory Trends— Focus on Ensuring RoHS and REACH Compliance

Ray Lizzotte, Product Environmental Compliance Engineer, Schneider Electric
Mary Burgoon, Program Manager, Global Standards & Trade, Rockwell Automation
Bruce Caldwell, Intertek
Stuart Sleeman, EHS Manager, Sensata Technologies

With a complex array of regulations coming on line in different regions and countries across the globe, this opening session will look at key global regulatory trends before focusing on how companies can ensure systematic verification and documentation for RoHS and REACH compliance throughout a product’s life cycle, including the design, materials sourcing, manufacturing and testing and customer communications stages.

Global Auditing Best Practices

John Nagy, Corporate Program Manager, ENSR-AECOM
Roy Alan, Director of Compliance Assurance and Measurements, Tyco International

EHS auditing remains the foundation for an effective global EHS management program. This session will examine the critical elements of a world-class EHS auditing program, with specific attention to overcoming common global auditing challenges and best practices in data gathering, management and presentation to senior management.

Managing EHS Across Global Supply Chains

Phil Berry, President, Sustainable Product Works, LLC
Mike Vaudreuil, Global EHS Assurance, HP

As companies are increasingly held responsible for the business practices of suppliers multiple tiers down the supply chain, many organizations are still struggling with how to engage their suppliers in a constructive way. This session will examine how leading companies are setting up supplier auditing programs and working with suppliers to improve EHS practices. Case studies will examine how industry supplier codes of conduct are shaping the landscape, and how leading companies are staffing and expanding supplier management programs.

Managing EHS in China and Asia Pacific

Thomas Terracino, Safety, Environmental Affairs and Security Director, Mars Snackfood US
Paul Durkin, Director of EHS and Risk Management, Cookson Electronics
George Martin, Partner, Faegre & Benson LLP

With an uncertain regulatory and enforcement environment, China and Asia Pacific present a big challenge when it comes to managing EHS. This session will provide on-the-ground insights from companies operating in China around issues including permitting, EHS talent recruitment and development and general cultural norms and business practices.