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Tuesday, February 18
 

7:30am EST

Sponsored Satellite Session 7: Crowell & Moring - Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Reporting and Recalling at the CPSC
Tuesday February 18, 2025 7:30am - 7:50am EST
Join Crowell & Moring’s attorneys for an interactive session on tips and best practices for avoiding common pitfalls  in reporting and recalling at the CPSC.
Speakers
avatar for Cheryl Falvey

Cheryl Falvey

Partner, Crowell & Moring, LLP
An experienced trial lawyer, and a former general counsel of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cheryl Falvey defends class actions, unfair competition, product liability and other mass tort claims arising out of consumer, occupational, and environmental... Read More →
avatar for Rebecca Chaney

Rebecca Chaney

Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Transportation, micromobility, consumer, and other product manufacturers lean on Rebecca Chaney’s keen understanding of the transportation and consumer product industries and the legal landscape to advance their businesses. Rebecca applies her commercial-focused product risk lens... Read More →
avatar for Chantel Greene

Chantel Greene

Counsel, Crowell & Moring LLP
Chantel Greene’s practice focuses on product liability and safety issues arising out of consumer and occupational exposures. Chantel counsels clients on product disputes, risk mitigation, and crisis management matters. She also advises clients on regulatory and enforcement issues... Read More →
avatar for Helena Alvarez

Helena Alvarez

Associate, Crowell & Moring LLP
Helena Alvarez helps clients meet their legal and business objectives by counseling them Mass Tort, Product & Consumer Litigation matters. Helena assists clients in the pharmaceutical, consumer product, and transportation industries with their regulatory and litigation needs. Born... Read More →
avatar for Shane Yodlowski

Shane Yodlowski

Associate, Crowell & Moring LLP
Shane Yodlowki has experience counseling clients on product safety and risk mitigation strategy, defending companies in nationwide multidistrict litigations, and representing clients before by the Department of Justice, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Federal Trade Commission... Read More →
Tuesday February 18, 2025 7:30am - 7:50am EST
Grand Cypress A-C

9:10am EST

Breakout 5 (REPEATING 9): ESG and Product Safety
Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:10am - 10:00am EST
In a world where consumer trust linked to safety as well as sustainability is becoming ever more important, the overlap between ESG and safety requirements is an increasingly complex area that stakeholders must navigate. During this session, we will seek perspectives and experiences from industry and external advisors on the growing role of environmental regulation in product safety, the challenges and opportunities that this presents, and hopes and fears as we head into 2025. Attendees will gain insights into how businesses are incorporating ESG goals to enhance safety, transparency, and sustainability in product development and supply chains. Key topics include:
  •        The Role of ESG in Product Safety: Why aligning safety practices with ESG is essential for consumer trust and corporate resilience.
  •       Best Practices and Innovations: Examples of how companies are integrating ESG compliance into their safety strategies.
  •       Regulatory Trends and Compliance: Understanding how global ESG and safety regulations are shaping industry practice.
  •       Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating complexities and leveraging ESG to drive safer, more sustainable products. 
Join industry leaders and experts for this engaging discussion on creating a safer, more responsible future through the synergy of ESG and product safety.


Moderators
avatar for James Gallagher

James Gallagher

Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
James is a partner in the Product Regulatory & Liability team at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP in Dublin, Ireland. He specialises in the regulation of consumer products, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and food in the EU. James is qualified to practice law in both the EU and UK and has... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for John McNulty

John McNulty

Director of Product Safety and Compliance Engineering for Hardware, Google LLC
John McNulty is the Director of Product Safety and Compliance Engineering for Hardware at Google LLC. He is an engineer with a Materials Science background with 35 years of experience in most end-use markets, covering Materials characterization, Fracture and fatigue testing, Failure... Read More →
avatar for Joanne O'Donnell

Joanne O'Donnell

Head of Global Regulatory Compliance Team, Compliance and Risks
Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at Compliance and Risks (C&R) where she leads a team of over 40 international regulatory consultants in the EU and US.  She qualified as a Solicitor in Ireland in 2003 and has extensive national and international legal experience... Read More →
avatar for Vladimir Brajkovic

Vladimir Brajkovic

Risk & Compliance Manager, IKEA
Vladimir Brajkovic joined IKEA of Sweden in 2016 as Product Requirements & Compliance Manager. Since then he was responsible for Development Function, Range & Product Engineering and Product Risk & Compliance. Since late 2021, he is the Risk & Compliance Manager at IKEA of Sweden... Read More →
Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:10am - 10:00am EST
Grand Cypress A-C

10:30am EST

Breakout 09 (REPEATING 5): ESG and Product Safety
Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:30am - 11:20am EST
In a world where consumer trust linked to safety as well as sustainability is becoming ever more important, the overlap between ESG and safety requirements is an increasingly complex area that stakeholders must navigate. During this session, we will seek perspectives and experiences from industry and external advisors on the growing role of environmental regulation in product safety, the challenges and opportunities that this presents, and hopes and fears as we head into 2025. Attendees will gain insights into how businesses are incorporating ESG goals to enhance safety, transparency, and sustainability in product development and supply chains. Key topics include:
  •        The Role of ESG in Product Safety: Why aligning safety practices with ESG is essential for consumer trust and corporate resilience.
  •       Best Practices and Innovations: Examples of how companies are integrating ESG compliance into their safety strategies.
  •       Regulatory Trends and Compliance: Understanding how global ESG and safety regulations are shaping industry practice.
  •       Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating complexities and leveraging ESG to drive safer, more sustainable products. 
Join industry leaders and experts for this engaging discussion on creating a safer, more responsible future through the synergy of ESG and product safety.
Moderators
avatar for James Gallagher

James Gallagher

Partner, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
James is a partner in the Product Regulatory & Liability team at Mason Hayes & Curran LLP in Dublin, Ireland. He specialises in the regulation of consumer products, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and food in the EU. James is qualified to practice law in both the EU and UK and has... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for John McNulty

John McNulty

Director of Product Safety and Compliance Engineering for Hardware, Google LLC
John McNulty is the Director of Product Safety and Compliance Engineering for Hardware at Google LLC. He is an engineer with a Materials Science background with 35 years of experience in most end-use markets, covering Materials characterization, Fracture and fatigue testing, Failure... Read More →
avatar for Joanne O'Donnell

Joanne O'Donnell

Head of Global Regulatory Compliance Team, Compliance and Risks
Joanne heads up the Global Regulatory Compliance team at Compliance and Risks (C&R) where she leads a team of over 40 international regulatory consultants in the EU and US.  She qualified as a Solicitor in Ireland in 2003 and has extensive national and international legal experience... Read More →
avatar for Vladimir Brajkovic

Vladimir Brajkovic

Risk & Compliance Manager, IKEA
Vladimir Brajkovic joined IKEA of Sweden in 2016 as Product Requirements & Compliance Manager. Since then he was responsible for Development Function, Range & Product Engineering and Product Risk & Compliance. Since late 2021, he is the Risk & Compliance Manager at IKEA of Sweden... Read More →
Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:30am - 11:20am EST
Grand Cypress A-C

11:30am EST

Breakout 16: "Warning! This product will …" Recommendations from experts for dealing with Proposition 65
Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm EST
Despite only applying to products sold in California, the testing and labeling requirements of Proposition 65 impact consumer products sold world-wide.  This session will be aimed at providing helpful information to individuals new to Prop65 as well to those who deal with it on a regular basis.  We will review the chemicals that are commonly named in suits across different product categories, discuss ways to prioritize your product portfolio for evaluation, and consider the limitations of limited chemical testing and use of settlement values adopted for different products.  We will also provide an update on new developments such as the increasing number of lawsuits involving PFAS and the proposed plans to alter the nature of the short form warning that is currently used by many companies.
Moderators
avatar for Susan Kirsch

Susan Kirsch

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA)
Susan works across RILA’s many regulatory and compliance areas, including consumer products safety, and plays a key role in RILA’s advocacy and engagement with stakeholders and regulators at the federal and state levels. Before joining RILA in 2020, she served as a Government... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Thomas Lewandowski

Thomas Lewandowski

Principal and Toxicologist, Gradient
Dr. Tom Lewandowski is a toxicologist and chemist working in Gradient’s Seattle, Washington office. He has over 30 years of experience in product safety assessment, including evaluating the potential of various types of consumer products to cause adverse effects when in contact... Read More →
avatar for Justin Burmeister

Justin Burmeister

Director - Chemistry and Business Innovation, ATS
avatar for Lauren Shoor

Lauren Shoor

Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright
Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:20pm EST
Grand Cypress A-C

2:10pm EST

Breakout 20: Navigating the Digital Landscape: Streamlining CPSC e-Filing for Compliance
Tuesday February 18, 2025 2:10pm - 3:00pm EST
The CPSC has approved and finalized the eFiling requirements and effective dates of July 8, 2026 and January 8, 2027. The voluntary period is now underway, allowing for importers to gain access to the Product Registry in advance of the mandatory compliance deadlines.

This session features a diverse panel discussion on the background, requirements, impacts and implementation strategies from various viewpoints and experience. By attending, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the CPSC eFiling regulation and the most current updates. The panel discussion will provide valuable insights into practical strategies and best practices. Attendees will leave this session with actionable steps to ensure compliance ahead of the upcoming effective dates for compliance.
Moderators
avatar for Kelly Nasradinaj

Kelly Nasradinaj

Global Technical Account Manager/Engineer, Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services
Kelly Nasradinaj is the Director of Global Technical Account Management/Engineer for Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering and an MBA, both from the University at Buffalo.Kelly began her career in manufacturing... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Matt Howsare

Matt Howsare

Partner, Cooley
Matt is the chair of Cooley’s North American product safety practice and a leading global consumer product safety and compliance lawyer who counsels manufacturers, retailers, distributors, trade associations and consumer product companies on issues within all aspects of a product’s... Read More →
avatar for Jim Joholske

Jim Joholske

Director, Office of Import Surveillance, US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Office of Import Surveillance
James “Jim” Joholske is Director of the Office of Import Surveillance at the U.S. ConsumerProduct Safety Commission (CPSC). He began his career at CPSC in July 2000 in the agency’s Office ofCompliance and Field Operations. While in the Office of Compliance and Field Operations... Read More →
avatar for David Smith

David Smith

Compliance Director, Product Safety and Compliance, LEGO
Dave Smith is the Compliance Director at LEGO Systems, Inc., the US entity within the LEGO Group. In this role, he is responsible for ensuring that LEGO branded products are compliant with legislation and standards in North America and meet strict global LEGO safety and quality standards.Dave... Read More →
Tuesday February 18, 2025 2:10pm - 3:00pm EST
Grand Cypress A-C
 
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