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Plenary Session 12: Exploring How Product Safety Impacts Public Health Internationally
Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EST
Grand Cypress D-I (Ballroom Level)
Product safety and public health experts will discuss key issues facing us today: recalls, regulation, consumer behavior, to name a few.  Through a interactive discussion, the panel will highlight differences in approaches and ways to measure impact and encourage more collaboration both between stakeholders and jurisdictions.
Moderators
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Nancy Cowles

Consumer Advocate, N/A
Nancy Cowles served for 23 years as executive director of Kids In Danger (KID), an organization dedicated to protecting children by fighting for children’s product safety.  KID’s mission was to save lives by enhancing transparency and accountability through safer product development... Read More →
Speakers
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Jonathan Midgett

Consumer Ombudsman, US CPSC
Jonathan Midgett, Ph.D. is the Consumer Ombudsman at the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in Bethesda, Maryland [https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Consumer-Ombudsman]. Since joining CPSC in 2001, Dr. Midgett has been evaluating emerging hazards and contributing to the... Read More →
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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 →
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Ashley Haugen

President, That Water Bead Lady
Ashley Haugen is a writer, public speaker, and founder of That Water Bead Lady, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness about hazardous products like water beads, supporting families affected by product-related injuries, and improving injury reporting systems. Inspired by her daughter... Read More →
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Tica Bosch

Consultant, IeConsumo-PSM Product Safety Management
With over 20 years of experience specializing in product safety, Tica Bosch has dedicated a significant portion of her career to designing market surveillance projects, conducting analyses, and sampling consumer products. Her projects, often funded by business associations, aim to... Read More →
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Ben Hoffman

Director, OCCYSHN, OHSU
Benjamin Hoffman is a semi-native of New Mexico. He majored in Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley, and attended Harvard Medical School. He completed residency training, and a year as Chief Resident, at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Following training, he and... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EST
Grand Cypress D-I (Ballroom Level)
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