Sustainable chemicals and SSbD workshop

Mon
09
09/12/2024 09:00 - 07:30
Rue Royale - Koningsstraat 250
Brussels , Belgium

Are you interested in sustainable chemistry including Safe and Sustainable-by-Design? Join the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy on 9 December in Brussels for an event dedicated to Sustainable Chemicals as well as a workshop on Safe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD). This event will bring together a broad range of stakeholders from the EU and national industry, EU Member State Authorities dealing with sustainable chemicals (including REACH and SSbD), EU and national Investors, EU and national agencies, EU and national knowledge/research centers and universities, etc.

 

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Agenda

8:15 am – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am – 9:05 am Welcome by moderator Asli Tamer Vestlund (Change Chemistry)

9:05 am – 9:15 am Welcome by the President of the Federal Public Service Economy, Sévérine Waterbley TBC

9:15 am – 9:40 am Keynote on Sustainable chemicals by Rui Resendes (Change Chemistry)

9:40 am – 11:10 am

  • Substitution planning (Otto Linher – European Commission DG Grow)
  • European SSbD framework (Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre and Guilio Bracalente - JRC)
  • PARC SSbD toolbox + developments on SSbD in the Netherlands (Jaco Westra – RIVM)
  • European Resilience and Recovery Facility : results of project call Belgium Builds Back Circular

11:10 am – 11:30 am Coffee break

11:30 am – 12:20 pm

  • Thought starter on strategies to promote substitution (Simon Cogen – BE Federal Ministry of Economy)
  • Regional substitution strategies as inspiration to other regulators (Hans Reynders – coordinator substances of concern for the Flemish Government)
  • PFAS in Belgian industry - market study (DaphnĂ© Hoyaux – BE Federal Public Service Economy TBC)

12:20 pm – 12:30 pm Q&A

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch and networking

1:45 pm – 5:15 pm SSbD-workshop: moderated by Hiram Moerman (Apeiron Team), Ann Dierckx (Essenscia), Bert Lagrain (KU Leuven). The ambition is (1) to investigate the differences in expectations and requirements on the SSbD framework in the different stages of innovation and technology development, and (2) connect knowledge institutions, regulators and industry on the topic of SSbD.

  • Testimonials on “early research”, “development” and “scale-up”
  • Discussion on testimonials
  • Break-out sessions

5:15 pm –5:30 pm Final words and conclusions

5.30 pm – 7:30 pm Walking dinner

 

Further Information

Event Venue: Hotel NHow Brussels Bloom

Address: Rue Royale - Koningsstraat 250, 1210 Brussels, Belgium

Date and Time: 9 December 2024 from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm

Event Language: English (no interpretation provided)

Details

Date:
09/12/2024
Organiser:
Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy
Time
09:00 - 07:30
Website:
Registration:
Location:
Hotel NHow Brussels Bloom,Brussels