Agenda

8:30 am – 9:15 am — Registration and Networking Breakfast

• 9:15 am – 9:30 am — Opening
  – Thomas Crockett, SVP Government Relations, FDRA
  – Andy Polk, SVP, FDRA

U.S. Chemical Updates and Strategy

• 9:30 am – 10:00 am — Legal Updates on Prop 65 and PFAS
  – Bao Vu, Partner, Stoel Rives (invited)
• 10:00 am – 10:30 am — U.S. Federal + State Chemical Regulation Outlook and Strategy
  – Jaime Griggs, Business Development Director, Hohenstein
• 10.30 am – 11:00 am — Audience Discussion on Chemical Issues
  – Thomas Crockett, SVP Government Relations, FDRA

11:00 am – 11:20 am — Break

U.S. ‘Green’ Regulation Review and Strategy

• 11:20 am – 12:10 pm — Lacing up for EPR (recycling/resale)
• Laws and updates: Current and Coming EPR laws (packaging + products)
  – James Pollack, Partner, Marten Law
• Perspective: Relove, Rewair, Reboot: Resale as a Profitable Solution
  – Mike Hourigan, Vice President, Partnerships, Archive
• Perspective: Not Dead Yet – Unsold Shoes have a Second Chance
  – Mike Shirey, COO & EVP for Circularity, Soles4Souls
• 12:10 pm – 12:45 pm — Updates and Conversations: ‘Fashion’ Act, Updated Green Guides, etc.
  – Andy Polk, SVP, FDRA
  – James Pollack, Partner, Marten Law

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm — Lunch, Networking, & Shoe Shopping

Global Traceability + Sustainability Reporting Regulations and Solutions

• 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm — The Rules, the Timelines, the Data Strategy: EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to California Disclosure Laws. Data collection, tracking, accounting
  – Lindsey Shay Pidgeon, Subject Matter Specialist, Supply Chain Sustainability, KPMG
  – Hrishikesh Mohan, Director, Product Management, Centric Software
  – Apurva Bhargava, Policy Expert, Head of Sales, TrusTrace

European Chemical and ‘Green’ Regulation Review

• 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm — Updates and Strategic Compliance: REACH, Deforestation, DPP, Ecodesign, EPR
  – Dr. Victoria Addy, Chief Technical Officer, Eurofins Sustainability Services
  – Pete Hughes, Global Sustainable Business Development, Eurofins Consumer Product Testing

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm — Break (beers will be served)

Perspective and Strategy Sessions

• 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm — Capstone: Compliance from the Ground + Audience Discussion (with beers)
  – Katie O’Hara, Director of Account Management, Dynamic Foam
  – Andrea Vanderhoff, Director of Technology and Sustainability, QORE/QIRA
  – Chuck Mason, President & CEO, BLOOM Sustainable Materials
  – Lenzing (speaker TBA)

5:00 pm – Closing and Full Transition to Brews & Shoes (conference attendees are automatically registered for Brews & Shoes)