REACH Conference 2026

Agenda

PRELIMINARY EVENT AGENDA

The event agenda is being updated on an ongoing basis as further confirmations and organizational details are finalized. Below is a list of confirmed presentation topics and speakers.

DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

8:00 – 09:00

Registration of participants

9:00 – 9:10

REACH Conference 2026 – Opening

Martin Murín, Ekotox Centers

SESSION 1: EU Products Legislation – GPSR, MSR, USPD

9:10 – 9:30

Towards a new approach to market surveillance: The European Product Act

Dunja Drmač, Cefic

9:30 – 09:50

Staying clear of greenwashing: how the Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive addresses unfair commercial practices

Miriam Thiemann, European Environmental Bureau

09:50 – 10:10

Industry View: Keeping Pace with Europe’s Evolving Chemicals Regulation

Tatiana Staruchova, ExxonMobil

10:10 – 10:40

Digital Product Passport (DPP) for REACH, SoC, ESPR and batteries: The downstream industry perspective

Julian Schneider, DigitalEurope

10:40 – 11:20

Panel Discussion

With session speakers, authorities, industry representatives, NGOs

11:20 – 11:35

Coffee Break

SESSION 2: EU Chemicals Legislation – Action Plan, OSOA and Industry Response

11:35 – 11:55

Regulatory Ambition Meets Industrial Reality: Managing Current and Future Chemicals Legislation

Triin Kaup, Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group (DUCC)

11:55 – 12:15

EU Chemical Legislation – Industry Perspective

Dunja Drmač, Cefic

12:15 – 12:35

The Interplay Between Horizontal and Specific Legislations: The Case of Cosmetics, GPSR and MSR

Maxime Jacques, Cosmetics Europe

12:35 – 13:15

Lunch

13:15 – 13:35

Substances of Concern: Navigating Challenges Across Sectoral and Chemical Regulations

Dr. Fatemeh Ahmadnian, BASF

13:35 – 13:55

PARC (Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals): Main Achievements in Science-to-Policy

Dr. Tamás Szigeti, National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy, Hungary

13:55 – 14:15

ECHA – upcoming changes in SME size verification

Jurgita Pumpalaviciute and Lazarina Valcheva, European Chemicals Agency

14:15 – 14:55

Panel Discussion

With session speakers, authorities, industry representatives, NGOs

14:55 – 15:10

Coffee Break

SESSION 3: Implementation of CLP – Omnibus, Deadlines and Practical Implications

15:10 – 15:30

CLP Regulation: Summary of All Deadlines, ATP Changes and What Industry Must Do Now

Aleksandra de Abgaro Zachariasiewicz,, Ekotox Centers

15:30 – 15:50

CLP Today: Omnibus Proposals, Regulatory Updates and Practical Implications for the Detergents Sector

Marta Siddu, Detergents Europe

15:50 – 16:10

CLP Revision and Omnibus: Industry View and Compliance Challenges

Paulina Hauzer, Ecolab

16:10 – 16:45

Panel Discussion

With session speakers, authorities, industry representatives, NGOs

17:00 – 18:00

Glass of Wine & Corridor Discussions

19:30

Conference Dinner

DAY 2 – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2026

SESSION 4: Cosmetics, Detergents, Biocide – Sectoral Updates

9:00 – 9:25

Chemical Regulatory Drift and Its Impact on the Cosmetics Industry and Downstream Users

Dr inż. Ewa Starzyk, The Polish Union of the Cosmetics Industry

9:25 – 9:50

Overview of New EU Detergents Regulation (EU) 2026/405: Practical Implementation

Dr inż. Anna Oborska, PSPKD – Polish Association of the Cosmetic and Detergent Industry

9:50 – 10:15

Ethanol in Biocidal Products: Regulatory Outlook and the Detergents Industry Position

Francesca Pistoni, Detergents Europe

10:15 – 10:45

Panel Discussion

With session speakers, authorities, industry representatives, NGOs

10:45 – 11:00

Coffee Break

SESSION 5: EU Legislation Today and Tomorrow – Enforcement, REACH, and the Regulatory Horizon

11:00 – 11:20

20 Years of REACH – From Experience to the New EU Chemicals Regulatory Framework. Quo Vadis, REACH?

Dr inż. Patrycja Ruśkowska, Polish Ministry of Development and Technology

11:20 – 11:40

Non-Compliances and Chemical Inspections: Selected Topics

Kamil Klucznik, Warsaw Inspectorate

11:40 – 12:10

Chemical Legislation Beyond EU Borders: Ukraine REACH (chemicals legislation update) and Türkiye (KKDIK)

Martin Murín, Ekotox Centers and Tatiana Staruchova, ExxonMobil

12:10 – 12:40

Panel Discussion

With session speakers, authorities, industry representatives, NGOs

12:40 – 12:50

CLOSING OF THE REACH CONFERENCE 2026

12:50 – 13:30