Nine themes will be addressed during the two-day conference.

Session 1: Impactful Regulatory Updates
• EU Legal Framework for Cosmetics – Challenges and Opportunities for the Responsible Persons
-> Sylwia Jaczewska - Policy Officer, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission, Belgium
• Impact of the EU Regulatory Updates / Lack of Updates
-> Gerald Renner - Director Technical Regulatory & International Affairs, Cosmetics Europe, Belgium
• UK Management of Cosmetic Ingredients and Chemicals – Updates & Divergence from the EU
-> Francesca Rapolla - Scientific Affairs Manager, CTPA - Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association, UK

Session 2: Impactful Regulatory Updates (cont.)
• UK Environmental Legislations Updates
-> Rachel McEvoy - Environmental Affairs Manager, CTPA – Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association Limited, UK
• TBD
-> Sybille Millet - Regulatory Affairs Manager, Cosmed – The French Cosmetics Association for SMEs, France
• EUDR - EU Regulation on Deforestation, Impact on the Industry Beyond the Regulation
-> Andrea Maltagliati - Secretary-General, EFFCI – The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients, Belgium

Session 3: SPF - Sun Protection Factor
• SPF - The Competent Authorities View and Expectations
-> Kenny Verzijl - Senior Inspector – Chemical Product Safety Project Lead, Competent Authorities, Netherlands
• ERPA’s Position on SPF Products - ERPA Code of Conduct for the EU Responsible Persons and Safety Assessors
-> Zoran Gavric - Regulatory Toxicologist, The Regulatory Company, Netherlands
• Roundtable: The Current Situation in Europe on SPF and What is Being Done at European Level:
-> Kenny Verzijl - Senior Inspector, Chemical Product Safety Project Lead, Competent Authorities, Netherlands
-> Sybille Millet - Regulatory Affairs Manager, Cosmed – The French Cosmetics Association for SMEs, France
-> Zoran Gavric - Regulatory Toxicologist, The Regulatory Company, Netherlands

Session 4: Worldwide Impact - Labelling & Claims
• Labelling Challenges When Selling in Multiple Jurisdictions
-> Helena Eixarch - Senior Consultant, TSG Consulting, Spain/UK
• Green Claims in Non-EU Markets
-> Mark Smith - Director General at The International Natural and Organic Cosmetic Association - NATRUE, Belgium
• Overview of the EU Ecolabel Criteria
-> Ana Pinto - Policy Officer, European Commission DG ENV, Belgium

Session 5: Regulatory Enforcement
• USA legal Framework for Cosmetics – MoCRA. Status. FDA Enforcement. Cosmetics vs. OTC
-> Geoff Waby - Board Director of Obelis USA LLC, Adjunct Instructor at University of Cincinnati, Independent Consultant, USA
• State Laws
-> Meredith Petillo - Vice-President, Technical & Regulatory Affairs, IBA, USA
• Cosmetics Inspections: from Planning to Enforcement
-> Margot Paternotte - Pharmacist, Cosmetics Inspection Coordinator at FPS Public Health, Belgium

Session 6: New Approach Methodologies (NAM) & New Generation Risk Assessments (NGRA)
• Cosmetics, NAMs & NGRA - it’s All Going to End in Tiers
-> Paul Carmichael - Senior Science Leader Toxicology, Unilever, UK
• A Practical Example of NGRA ab initio: Hair Dye HC Yellow No.13
-> Vera Rogiers - Prof. Dr. Emerita, In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
• NAMs in Immunotoxicology
-> Emanuela Corsini - Full Professor of Toxicology at the University of Milan, Italy

Session 7: Chemical Hazards
• The New “Fragrance Allergens” 2023/1545 Implications & Case Studies
-> Sofia Papaspirou - Safety Assessor, QACS Lab, Greece
• PFAS, a WW Growing Concern with Impacts on Cosmetics
-> Christophe Brault-Chevalier - Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Director, BIORIUS, France
• International PFAS Regulations. Practical Implementation in Formulation Development
-> Liliana Teles - Regulatory Affairs, Critical Catalyst, Portugal

Session 8: Nanocosmetics
• Nanocosmetics Regulatory Challenges
-> Konstantinos Gardikis - MSc, PhD. - Lecturer of Pharmacy, Frederick University Nicosia, Cyprus

Further information
• See the CRCC 2025 website