• Gary Ballesteros, VP of Law, Rockwell Automation
• Carol Singer Neuvelt, Executive Director, NAEM

9:00am-12:30pm

Break
10:30am-11:00am

Global Regulatory Trends— Focus on Ensuring RoHS and REACH Compliance

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.

• Ray Lizotte, Product Environmental Compliance Engineer, Schneider Electric
• Mary Burgoon, Program Manager, Global Standards & Trade, Rockwell Automation
• Bruce Calder, Director of Restricted Substances, Intertek
• Stuart Sleeman, EHS Manager, Sensata Technologies

Global Auditing Best Practices
Moderator: John Nagy, Corporate Program Manager, ENSR | AECOM

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.

• Lori Kaczynski, VP Compliance and Ethics, Georgia-Pacific
• Alan Roy , Director of Compliance Assurance and Measurements, Tyco International

Managing EHS Across Global Supply Chains

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, as well as innovate ways to reduce the environmental footprints of their products through supply chain management.

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

Managing EHS in China and Asia Pacific

With an uncertain regulatory and enforcement environment, China 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.

• Thomas Terracino, Safety, Environmental Affairs & Security Director, Mars Snackfood US
• Paul Durkin, Director of EHS and Risk Management, Cookson Electronics
• George Martin, Partner, Faegre & Benson
• Allan Zhang, Director, ESD China Limited

Closing Discussion and Lessons Learned: What does it mean to implement sustainability across a global enterprise?