2025 ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium: Full Schedule

Open to first time attendees and new members. Please join us for information on what to expect during the week, meet other first timers and new members and also hear about ICPHSO and the various programs we run. This session also provides an opportunity for our supporters to self identify their commitment to supporting different stakeholder perspective during our Symposium and beyond. This introductory session for new members and first time conference attendees also provides ICPHSO an opportunity to introduce its robust program of inclusion and diversity to advance product safety from all stakeholder perspectives..

Monday February 17, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
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First Timers/DEI Supporters Lunch

2:10pm EST

Opening Session, Mentee/Mentor Introductions

Monday February 17, 2025 2:10pm - 2:30pm EST

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Monday February 17, 2025 2:10pm - 2:30pm EST
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Plenary

2:30pm EST

Keynote 1: Alejandra Barcelo, Manager, Global Affairs and Public Policy, AI, Google LLC

Monday February 17, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EST

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Speakers

Alejandra Barcelo

Manager, Global Affairs and Public Policy, AI, Google LLC

Alejandra Barceló is a specialist in political risk, international affairs, and public policy. Currently leading Google's AI policy portfolio for Platforms and Devices (including Chrome, Android, Play, and Pixel). Her career spans the private sector and international organizations... Read More →

Monday February 17, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EST
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Keynote

3:00pm EST

Plenary Session 1 - Market Surveillance and Product Recalls: Linking Policy to Action in Case of Online Sales

Monday February 17, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EST

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Transparency, collaboration, and communication are three principles underlying a good market surveillance policy. The example of how these principles have been included in the European General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) and how they will change the approach to market surveillance and evaluation of the safety of products sold online, will show up in EU in December 2024. While waiting for this important date, we'll discuss the challenges market surveillance authorities were facing in the past, how these challenges will be mitigated by the GPSR, how providers of online marketplace will contribute to solve past challenges and how consumers will benefit from a clearer set of rules on online sales. These innovations can be taken as inspiration from other policy makers, to potentially develop an aligned approach to increasingly regulate online commerce using the same tools available for market surveillance, agreeing on the responsibilities of online marketplace’s providers and consumer rights.

Monday February 17, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EST
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Plenary

3:50pm EST

Plenary Session 2: Across the Recall Ecosystem: Leading Practices, Challenges & Lessons Learned

Monday February 17, 2025 3:50pm - 4:40pm EST

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From industry, to consumers, to agencies across the globe, product recalls present unique and shared challenges. Those challenges include, the decision-making process around issuing a recall, determining remedies, recall execution and ultimately announcing and ensuring consumer participating in a recall, and more. In this panel featuring representatives from retail chains, manufacturers, and regulatory agencies, attendees will hear stakeholder reflections on lessons learned from recall events and how its shaped their approaches. Panelists will engage in dialogue on common challenges and opportunities, including leveraging technology, to reduce barriers to increase recall effectiveness. There will be ample time devoted to responding to attendee questions.

Monday February 17, 2025 3:50pm - 4:40pm EST
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Plenary

4:40pm EST

Networking & Exhibit Break

Monday February 17, 2025 4:40pm - 5:10pm EST

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Monday February 17, 2025 4:40pm - 5:10pm EST
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Networking & Exhibit Break

5:10pm EST

Breakout 1: Improving Consumer Product Safety Using Iterative Product Testing Throughout the Product Development Lifecycle

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST

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Creating safer consumer products is a noble pursuit bestowing benefits to society and makes business sense because it reduces potential health risks; the risk of legal liability; the risk of product recalls and the attendant costs and reputational damage; and the risk of product failure. From a health risk perspective, potential adverse health effects are evaluated throughout the lifecycle of a product:

•From the early development stage when considering the product’s ingredients and formulation
•To the post-market stage when the product is in use by consumers.
This guidance is provided by various jurisdictions and industry groups. From a human factors or user experience perspective, one and the same iterative formative testing processes can be leveraged to:
•Decrease product risk
•Improve usability
•Enhance user experience.

The FDA’s human factors guidance provides a blueprint for a process that could be translated to the consumer product world.

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST
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Breakout

5:10pm EST

Breakout 2: The Growing Impact of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations on Products and Packaging

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST

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Consumers and municipalities are poorly equipped to deal with the types and volume of waste that is generated when products and packaging have reached their end of life. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations/programs are one of the solutions that are many countries globally are turning toward to better manage this problem.
When retailers, brands, and manufactures are assigned responsibility to fund and engage in management of these wastes, recycling can increase, while reducing resource consumption and emissions.

The intent of this session is to: raise awareness of these important regulations, help attendees get a better idea of how EPR may be applicable to them, provide visibility into future regulations, and share ideas about how to address these requirements.

The panel will share their knowledge, perspectives, and insights from their different position in the product life cycle, within, a major retailer, an IT/electronics company, and skilled service provider focusing on EPR.

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST
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Breakout

5:10pm EST

Breakout 3: Open Meeting: Strategic Committee Reports (Open to all attendees)

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST

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Each of the ICPHSO strategic committees will host one open meeting as a breakout session throughout the symposium, where attendees can attend and get first-hand insight and experience what the committees do and how they serve ICPHSO and further our mission in preparation for the open call for volunteers to join the 2025 strategic committee groups that will be formed shortly after the symposium concludes. This will also present an opportunity to showcase one of our "member only" activities in the hopes of encouraging an interested non-member in joining ICPHSO to be eligible to serve on an open committee slot.

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST
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Breakout

5:10pm EST

Breakout 4: Exploring the Intersections Between Consumer Rights and Recalls

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST

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Changing consumer rights are impacting product recall implementation but are they also changing outcomes? Panellists will discuss how they are seeing approaches to recalls and consumer remedies change to meet new legislative expectations and the impact that they may or may not be seeing.

Monday February 17, 2025 5:10pm - 6:00pm EST
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Breakout

6:10pm EST

Day 1 Wrap-Up and Announcements

Monday February 17, 2025 6:10pm - 6:30pm EST

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Speakers

David Kosnoff

VP Product Safety & Consumer Protection Compliance and ICPHSO Planning Chair/Incoming President, Walmart

Monday February 17, 2025 6:10pm - 6:30pm EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

8:00am EST

Day 2 - Opening Remarks and Announcements

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 8:15am EST

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Speakers

David Kosnoff

VP Product Safety & Consumer Protection Compliance and ICPHSO Planning Chair/Incoming President, Walmart

Kim Mason

Vice President, Product Quality and Compliance and ICPHSO President, Five Below

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:00am - 8:15am EST
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Plenary

8:15am EST

Plenary 3: Leadership in Compliance

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:15am - 9:05am EST

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The objective of this session is to explore and discuss the pivotal role of leadership in fostering a culture of compliance within organizations. By highlighting best practices, sharing real-world case studies, and providing actionable strategies, this session aims to equip leaders with the knowledge and tools necessary to enhance consumer product safety and regulatory adherence.

Effective compliance in consumer product safety is not merely about adhering to regulations but about creating a culture where safety and ethical standards are ingrained in every facet of the organization. Leadership plays a crucial role in shaping this culture. This session will delve into how leaders can drive compliance from the top down, address challenges, and leverage best practices to achieve and maintain high standards in product safety.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 8:15am - 9:05am EST
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Plenary

9:15am EST

Breakout 5 (REPEATING 9): ESG and Product Safety

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST

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There are numerous policy issues in relation to ESG and product safety, with the recent introduction of EU rules regulating packaging, including in relation to tethered caps on single use plastic drinks containers and also, manufacturing processes used in the manufacture of consumer products. The EU Packaging Directive stipulates among other requirements that, by the end of 2024, EU Member States should ensure that producer responsibility schemes are established for all packaging. The EU Packaging Directive also sets specific targets for recycling, the EU Batteries Regulation ensures that batteries placed on the EU market are sustainable and circular throughout their whole life cycle and the EU Regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH) was recently amended to restrict the intentional use of microplastics in consumer products. This amendment is designed to enhance transparency in relation to potentially harmful chemicals / substances contained in consumer products.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST
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Breakout

9:15am EST

Breakout 6 (REPEATING 10): How to deal with Frankenstein Product

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST

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Reparability, sustainability, durability have become key words in the products world. Authorities, NGOs and consumers want to have products' lifespan extended in an easy and cheap way, even when products present high technology. Consumers do not necessarily want to go to the manufacturer to get spare parts, want to choose where to repair their products and how, even when it relates to safety-related components. Once there is an issue, the brand manufacturer is however always the one whose liability is sought. But when is a product not anymore the initial product? When is the manufacturer not the manufacturer anymore? How far should manufacturers anticipate changes that can be done to their products?

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST
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Breakout

9:15am EST

Breakout 7 (REPEATING 11): Power In Little Hands: New Insights in Child Strength for Product and Safety Standards

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST

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Attendees will learn about newly available functional children's strength data gathered by University of Michigan through a project funded by CPSC. A diverse panel of representatives from the research study team, product standards and regulatory bodies, consulting, and industry will present the study methods and results, discuss how the research is aimed to be used for standards development, and how child strength data is used in product design or safety assessments.
Minimal information on strength is available for children under age 6 years. To address this gap, 580 children ages 2 through 11 years participated in this study. Exertion tasks included standing pushing and pulling with one and two hands, seated pushes and pulls with one and two hands, seated pushing with both feet, and other hand strength measures. Interface forces were measured for an additional 170 children ages 6 to 23 months who interacted with toy-like objects.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST
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Breakout

9:15am EST

Breakout 8 (REPEATING 12): Have your say: how can stakeholders make a difference in shaping policy and laws

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST

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This outcomes focused session will explore the opportunities for all types of stakeholders to participate and provide feedback at different stages of policy and law making in the EU, US and UK, and in the development of standards. The panel will explore the benefits of engaging, whether stakeholders really can make a difference and discuss ways to make engagement more effective.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST
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Breakout

10:05am EST

Networking, Exhibits & Poster Viewing Break

Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:05am - 10:35am EST

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Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:05am - 10:35am EST
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Networking & Exhibit Break, Poster Viewing

10:35am EST

Breakout 10 (REPEATING 6): How to deal with Frankenstein Product

Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST

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Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST
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Breakout

10:35am EST

Breakout 11 (REPEATING 7): Power In Little Hands: New Insights in Child Strength for Product and Safety Standards

Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST

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Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST
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Breakout

10:35am EST

Breakout 12 (REPEATING 8): Have your say: how can stakeholders make a difference in shaping policy and laws

Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST

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Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST
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Breakout

10:35am EST

Breakout 9 (REPEATING 5): ESG and Product Safety

Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST

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Tuesday February 18, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST
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Breakout

11:35am EST

Breakout 13: Global Crisis Management: Navigating Reporting Standards & Recall Procedures Across the US, Canada, Europe and Australia

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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The presentation will explore the complexities of consumer reporting standards and recall procedures for across the globe (United States, Canada, Europe, UK and Australia). Through a dynamic simulated crisis scenario, we will explore the intricacies of managing a product recall that spans multiple jurisdictions, highlighting the challenges and best practices for ensuring compliance and maintaining consumer trust. This session delves into legal obligations, notification requirements, communication strategies, and operational considerations essential for effectively handling recalls in diverse regulatory environments. Attendees will gain valuable insights into coordinating cross-border responses, understanding the nuances of varying regulatory requirements, and mitigating risks associated with international product distribution.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

11:35am EST

Breakout 14: Visualizing Consumer Complaints: A Data-Driven Approach to Enhancing Product Safety

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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In today’s fast-paced world, understanding trends in consumer complaint data is essential for proactively addressing potential safety concerns. Effective data analysis, enhanced by AI-driven techniques such as natural language processing (NLP), enables quick identification of issues and the implementation of corrective actions. Thanks to advanced data visualization tools like AWS QuickSight, Power BI, and Tableau, handling and interpreting complex datasets is now more straightforward than ever. This session will demonstrate how these tools, combined with AI processing, can consolidate disparate data sources into a single, cohesive platform, enabling the creation of meaningful metrics and trend visualizations that drive informed decision-making and enhance product safety.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

11:35am EST

Breakout 15: Gamechangers

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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Consumer tech has been in the regulator's spotlight over recent years, with a significant amount of legislation being redrafted or created in order to manage some of the perceived threats and challenges in this area. Join us for a fact packed, insightful and fast paced discussion looking at some of the most recent landmark legislation which we consider will have (or has had) the biggest gamechanger in terms of the consumer tech product safety landscape - and help us decide which piece of legislation will have the biggest impact.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

11:35am EST

Breakout 16: "Warning! This product will …" Recommendations from experts for dealing with Proposition 65

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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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.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

12:35pm EST

Lunch and Keynote 2: Ronald J. Masciantonio, EVP, General Counsel and New Business Development, Five Below

Tuesday February 18, 2025 12:35pm - 1:35pm EST

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Speakers

Ron J. Masciantonio

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & New Business Development, Five Below

Tuesday February 18, 2025 12:35pm - 1:35pm EST
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Lunch, Keynote

1:45pm EST

Breakout 17: Belonging Roundtable: Accessibility in Product Safety

Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:45pm - 2:35pm EST

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Join ICPHSO’s DEI Committee for a roundtable discussions\ on accessibility in product safety. This session will explore the integration of accessibility principles into product safety standards, ensuring that products are safe to use for all individuals, including those with disabilities. Millions of consumer products are used by individuals with unique abilities and needs each day. The roundtable discussion will focus on identifying barriers to implementing accessibility in product safety and best practices to enhance accessibility in product safety and promote inclusive and safe product designs. This session will foster continued collaboration and commitment to accessibility, driving innovation and improving overall product safety standards.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:45pm - 2:35pm EST
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Breakout

1:45pm EST

Breakout 19: Make Your Case: The Importance of Data and Collaboration in Standards Development

Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:45pm - 2:35pm EST

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When leading physicians presented evidence regarding the prevalence and severity of injuries associated with removing hot food from microwaves, it was clear to relevant stakeholders that they needed to work together to address this challenge. Armed with the information from that data analysis, manufacturers, regulators, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders created a UL task force to revise the standard This is one of many examples of standard improvements based on strong data and through collaboration. Stakeholders hoping to address hazards will improve decision-making abilities, reduce risk, and increase efficiency by providing quality data. Most importantly, all parties must be willing to listen to the data, and each other, to collaborate on a solution. Those who were at the table will share lessons learned from their work to improve the microwave oven standard and provide advice on how stakeholders can work together to advance product safety.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:45pm - 2:35pm EST
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Breakout

1:45pm EST

Breakout 20: Navigating the Digital Landscape: Streamlining CPSC e-Filing for Compliance

Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:45pm - 2:35pm EST

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Understanding the upcoming CPSC eFiling regulation is critical for when the requirement becomes mandatory. We will look at what is driving the CPSC's push for this transfer to digital filing of certificates and the impact on compliance, discuss the regulatory requirements and changes that have been implemented since last year along with upcoming compliance dates. By attending this session, participants will gain valuable insights into practical strategies and best practices in order to help navigate a successful launch of eFiling. We will also discuss how the voluntary period can help in preparation for the upcoming mandatory effective dates that are TBD.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 1:45pm - 2:35pm EST
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Breakout

2:45pm EST

Plenary Session 4: Leveraging AI for Transforming Product Safety Learnings

Tuesday February 18, 2025 2:45pm - 3:35pm EST

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The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in product safety has the potential to revolutionize the way we extract and analyze learnings from publicly available databases. This panel proposal aims to explore the application of AI in enhancing product safety learnings by extracting insights from resources such as CPSC's NEISS, Clearinghouse, OECD recalls, CPSC recalls, and other product safety data repositories.

The panel will comprise of distinguished product safety stakeholders from industry, standards organizations, and regulatory bodies, bringing together diverse perspectives and expertise.

Through interactive discussions, the panelists will delve into the challenges, opportunities, and best practices associated with integrating AI in product safety learnings. By fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing, this panel aims to provide actionable insights and recommendations for organizations, including regulators, seeking to harness the power of AI in improving product safety learnings.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 2:45pm - 3:35pm EST
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Plenary

3:35pm EST

Networking, Exhibits & Poster Viewing Break

Tuesday February 18, 2025 3:35pm - 4:05pm EST

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Tuesday February 18, 2025 3:35pm - 4:05pm EST
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Networking & Exhibit Break, Poster Viewing

4:05pm EST

Plenary Session 5: Safe For Me, But Not For You: In the pursuit of regulatory converngence and exploration of mutual recognition

Tuesday February 18, 2025 4:05pm - 4:55pm EST

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As globalization has made it increasingly easy to sell products around the world, manufacturers often choose to limit where they sell because they simply can’t afford compliance with a patchwork of regulations that are similar, but not identical. This panel consisting of a manufacturer, a retailer, a lab, and a consumer advocate will discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages of regulatory harmonization and even potential cross border recognition.

Tuesday February 18, 2025 4:05pm - 4:55pm EST
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Plenary

4:55pm EST

Day 2: Wrap Up and Announcements

Tuesday February 18, 2025 4:55pm - 5:05pm EST

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Speakers

David Kosnoff

VP Product Safety & Consumer Protection Compliance and ICPHSO Planning Chair/Incoming President, Walmart

Tuesday February 18, 2025 4:55pm - 5:05pm EST
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5:05pm EST

Networking Reception

Tuesday February 18, 2025 5:05pm - 7:00pm EST

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Tuesday February 18, 2025 5:05pm - 7:00pm EST
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Networking Reception

8:00am EST

Day 3 - Opening Remarks and Announcements

Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:00am - 8:10am EST

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Speakers

David Kosnoff

VP Product Safety & Consumer Protection Compliance and ICPHSO Planning Chair/Incoming President, Walmart

Kim Mason

Vice President, Product Quality and Compliance and ICPHSO President, Five Below

Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:00am - 8:10am EST
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Plenary

8:10am EST

Ross Koeser Award Presentation

Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:10am - 8:25am EST

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Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:10am - 8:25am EST
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Plenary

8:25am EST

Regulator Session 1

Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:25am - 9:15am EST

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Wednesday February 19, 2025 8:25am - 9:15am EST
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Regulator

9:15am EST

Regulator Session 2

Wednesday February 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST

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Wednesday February 19, 2025 9:15am - 10:05am EST
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Regulator

10:05am EST

Networking, Exhibits & Poster Viewing Break

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:05am - 10:35am EST

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Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:05am - 10:35am EST
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Networking & Exhibit Break, Poster Viewing

10:35am EST

Regulator Session 3

Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST

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Wednesday February 19, 2025 10:35am - 11:25am EST
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Regulator

11:35am EST

Breakout 21: Aligning Compliance Goals Through Smart Chemical Testing Strategies

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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This session will explore how businesses can effectively align their compliance and sustainability goals by leveraging smart chemical testing strategies. The focus will be on navigating a complex landscape of global regulations, including California Proposition 65, US State PFAS regulations, children’s product reporting rules, and European REACH and POP regulations. The panel will also emphasize the critical role of raw material management and the involvement of industry trade organizations in driving collaboration to meet both regulatory and sustainability challenges. Attendees will gain valuable and actionable insights on integrating chemical management into broader sustainability strategies while ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

11:35am EST

Breakout 22: Inclusive Toy Design Through Collaboration

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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Most often ideas or specifications of how to design toys come from product engineers but the accessibility to play with that toy may not be part of the equation. But partnering with other stakeholders, like physical therapists, provides an opportunity for toys to be designed for as many children as possible to be able to play with it, no matter their abilities.
Because of their knowledge of the body and the children receiving their services, physical therapists are a prime resource to provide parameters or specifications a child's physical disabilities. These parameters can then be used by design engineers to work to develop toys that can meet the needs of those children.

As with most inclusive design, it should be something that is easy for anyone to use. Using iterative prototyping to find the best fit solution provides an end result will allow more children an opportunity to enjoy playing.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

11:35am EST

Breakout 23: Standardization and Product Safety in China, EU, and USA

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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Standards are powerful and effective tools that are widely used by countries to implement legal requirements and ensure product safety. Knowledge of how standards work is key to product safety compliance.

This presentation aims to provide clear picture of the complicated standard system and the implementation of standards in China. It will also include an introduction of standardization in EU and USA, as well as comparison of the three jurisdictions.

The presentation will help the attendees to understand the challenges in compliance with standards. At the same time, providing suggestions and tips on how to overcome the difficulties.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

11:35am EST

Breakout 24: Implications of Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) in Product Safety and New Regulations

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST

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The panel will discuss the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) topic, which is widely applied in different industries and involves stakeholders, retailers, brands, manufacturers, and others. The panel will discuss what LCA is, how it is calculated, and why is it becoming a key element in products safety and environmental assessment. Additionally, the panel with also look into how LCA is shaping new emerging regulation around the world and how will the results of LCA be used in different industries. What are the main datapoints and preparation needed in order to carry out LCAs, how to take into consideration the reusability, repairability of products, and what are the expectations in different industries.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 11:35am - 12:25pm EST
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Breakout

12:35pm EST

Lunch and Keynote 3

Wednesday February 19, 2025 12:35pm - 1:35pm EST

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Wednesday February 19, 2025 12:35pm - 1:35pm EST
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Lunch, Keynote

1:35pm EST

Consumer Product Safety Professional (CPSP) Certification Recognition

Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:35pm - 1:50pm EST

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Join with ICPHSO in recognizing the newest class of graduates earning the Consumer Product Safety Professional certification.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:35pm - 1:50pm EST
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1:50pm EST

Networking, Exhibits & Poster Viewing Break

Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:50pm - 2:20pm EST

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Wednesday February 19, 2025 1:50pm - 2:20pm EST
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Networking & Exhibit Break, Poster Viewing

2:20pm EST

Plenary Session 6: Stronger Together - Harnessing the Power of Advocacy and Manufacturing for Product Safety

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:20pm - 3:10pm EST

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We propose an engaging discussion on how advocates and manufacturers can collaborate to enhance safety and develop innovative products. Featuring real-world examples, Reese Purpose and Parents for Window Blind Safety will share their collaborative journeys with manufacturers Energizer and [Window Blind Manufacturer], highlighting the tangible benefits derived from these partnerships. The interests of safety advocates and manufacturers frequently align, and taking the time to explore these intersections can unlock valuable opportunities for collaboration. Once established, these relationships enable both groups to gain a deeper understanding of the relevant challenges, opportunities, and solutions. Advocates gain insight into the practical difficulties surrounding safety innovations, while manufacturers receive early indications of consumer expectations regarding safety features, providing a competitive edge. Even if immediate collaboration is not feasible, the connections built will lay the groundwork for future discussions and potential partnerships.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 2:20pm - 3:10pm EST
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Plenary

3:10pm EST

Plenary Session 7: Protect Consumers From Unsafe Products in the E-Commerce Era: Leveraging CPSC Efiling and Testing to Ensure Safety and Compliance.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 3:10pm - 4:00pm EST

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The surge in online shopping has brought convenience by allowing products to reach consumers directly, while sometimes bypassing the scrutiny and jurisdiction, potentially posing safety risks to consumers. The CPSC is strengthening its enforcement of safety regulations more rigorously. Moreover, the CPSC's eFiling system is set to revolutionize product compliance data reporting, swiftly identifying potentially hazardous products in the market. All other key stakeholders in safety, including third-party testing laboratories, also play pivotal roles by helping the supply chain adopt comprehensive testing programs that guarantee product safety, compliance, and quality. In this session, we'll discuss the challenges of managing product safety in the era of e-commerce, share industry practices in monitoring and testing high-risk products in the e-commerce market, and explore how to leverage the eFiling system to import safe products into the US market.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 3:10pm - 4:00pm EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Plenary

4:00pm EST

Networking, Exhibits & Poster Viewing Break

Wednesday February 19, 2025 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Wednesday February 19, 2025 4:00pm - 4:30pm EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Networking & Exhibit Break, Poster Viewing

4:30pm EST

Plenary Session 8: Americexit: Understanding the Increasing Divisions in the United States as Individual U.S. States Add Their Own Product Safety Requirements

Wednesday February 19, 2025 4:30pm - 5:20pm EST

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As Europe largely consolidates its product safety requirements under the auspices of the EU GPSR, the United States is increasingly Balkanized with an ever-changing series of requirements depending on individual U.S. states. How can a non-U.S. company keep up with the changes as it seeks to market and sell in the vast American market?

This session will review the many changes in U.S. state regulations and what to expect. With a focus on non-Americans, this session will also analyze the impact of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings, the upcoming U.S election next month, and how these developments in Congress and the Presidency may lead to even more state requirements to rival CPSC’s requirements in the coming years.

Wednesday February 19, 2025 4:30pm - 5:20pm EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Plenary

5:30pm EST

Networking Reception

Wednesday February 19, 2025 5:30pm - 7:00pm EST

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Wednesday February 19, 2025 5:30pm - 7:00pm EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Networking Reception

8:00am EST

Day 4 - Opening Remarks and Announcements - Passing the Gavel

Thursday February 20, 2025 8:00am - 8:10am EST

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Join us a President Kim Mason passes the gavel to incoming President David Kosnoff.

Speakers

David Kosnoff

VP Product Safety & Consumer Protection Compliance and ICPHSO Planning Chair/Incoming President, Walmart

Kim Mason

Vice President, Product Quality and Compliance and ICPHSO President, Five Below

Thursday February 20, 2025 8:00am - 8:10am EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Plenary

10:20am EST

Networking, Exhibits & Poster Viewing Break

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20am - 10:50am EST

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Thursday February 20, 2025 10:20am - 10:50am EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Networking & Exhibit Break, Poster Viewing

10:50am EST

Breakout 30: One Product - Many Variations

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:50am - 11:40am EST

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In a world where legislation is becoming increasingly complex and supply chains are growing more intricate, managing overheads and ensuring compliance are becoming more challenging than ever. This session, titled "One Product – Many Versions," will delve into the multiple layers of data that shape a product’s journey to market. From test data, labeling, certifications, customer feedback, ESG compliance to legislative data, each layer is crucial for connecting and aligning product safety stakeholders and ensuring meets market needs. The panel will discuss how to effectively navigate these layers, providing practical tips for managing the complexities of compliance in today’s demanding regulatory environment.

Thursday February 20, 2025 10:50am - 11:40am EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Breakout

12:40pm EST

Grab a Boxed Lunch - Return to Plenary

Thursday February 20, 2025 12:40pm - 12:50pm EST

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Grab a box lunch and return to the plenary session for the next session

Thursday February 20, 2025 12:40pm - 12:50pm EST
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

Lunch, Keynote