Sustainable chemicals and SSbD workshop
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.
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 (Daphné 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)