CEAC 2019 will gather over 300 industry experts, policy makers and companies, who will discuss general, technical and regulatory developments in the cosmetics industry.
The conference will provide a mix of plenary sessions, multiple parallel breakout sessions and networking opportunities.

Wednesday, 12th June

Opening session

• Opening remarks by Loïc Armand, President, Cosmetics Europe
• Keynote address by Timo Pesonen, Director-General, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW)

Plenary session: New horizons for the Cosmetics Regulation

• Salvatore D’Acunto, Head of Unit, Health Technology & Cosmetics, DG GROW, European Commission
• Monique Goyens, Director-General, BEUC
• Gerald Renner, Director Technical Regulatory Affairs, Cosmetics Europe

Parallel sessions

A. Microplastics restriction proposal
• Meglena Mihova, Managing Partner, EPPA
• Clare Liptrot, Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Croda International

B. Industry communicates - insights on the best communication strategies
• Ronald Van Welie, Director, NCV
• Frederick Warzée, Head of Communications and Corporate Sectoral Sustainability, DETIC
• Irene van Luijken, Communications Director, CEFIC
• Jana Zaric, Public Relations Director, EURACTIV

C. How open is open? Transparency of safety assessment and safety assessment procedures
• Genevieve Michaux, Partner, Mayer Brown
• Ellen Pfrommer, Head of Product Stewardship Personal Care, BASF

D. China/India ready to align with international best practices?
• Cocoa Liu, Cosmetic Group Manager, European Chamber of Commerce in China
• April Guo, Cosmetics Regulatory Affairs Manager, Chemical Inspection and Regulatory Service (CIRS)
• Malathi Narayanan, Secretary General, IBHA India

Plenary session: The lion in the cage – Supporting risk-based approaches

• Julie Girling, Member of the European Parliament (Moderator)
• Robert Madelin, Chairman, Fipra International
• Horst Wenck, Corporate Vice President Front End Innovation, Beiersdorf
• Matti Vainio, Head of the Risk Management Implementation Unit, European Chemicals Agency

Parallel sessions

A. First analysis of the new European Parliament landscape - what it means for business
• James Stevens, Partner, Rud Pedersen
• Markus Warasin, Cabinet Member of the European Parliament President Tajani
• Peter-Boris Schmitt, Head of EU Office and Senior Manager, Political Environment and Products Affairs, Henkel

B. New horizons for consumers
• Stéphane Truchi, President, IFOP
• Anita Willemars, Journalist and blogger

C. How to address packaging in the Cosmetic Product Safety Report
• Anne Fuchs, Associate Director, Kao Europe Research Laboratories
• Speaker 2, TBC

D. New Frontiers: Cosmetics in North America
• Beta Montemayor, Director, Science, Regulation & Market Access, Cosmetics Alliance Canada
• Francine Lamoriello, Executive Vice President - Global Strategies, Personal Care Products Council

Thursday, 13th June

Parallel sessions

A. Local regulatory challenges in a Global e-commerce market
• Delphine Dauba-Pantanacce, Global Senior Legal Counsel, Head of EEC Regulatory Policy, Ebay
• Els Vrindts , Inspector Officer and Coordinator, Belgian Competent Authority, SPF Santé Publique, Securité de la Chaine Alimentaire et Environnement

B. Modulating the skin microbiome - Regulatory and safety aspects under the EU Cosmetics Regulation
• Bernhard Paetzold, Co-founder & CSO of S-Biomedic
• Gerald Renner, Director Technical Regulatory Affairs, Cosmetics Europe

C. Latest developments in the SCCS world
• Natacha Grenier, Policy Officer, Country Knowledge & Scientific, Committees, DG SANTE, European Commission
• Vera Rogiers, Professor, VUB
• George Manikas, Policy Officer, DG GROW, European Commission

D. Is there one global solution for the unique product identifier?
• Christoph Staub, VP Global Business Development & Strategies, Laetu
• Anne Laissus-Leclerc, Sub-contracting, Technical and Regulatory Affairs Director, LVMH

Plenary session: New horizons for sustainability in business

• Ed Gillespie, Futurist specialized in corporate sustainable development

Reflections on New horizons
• Birgit Huber, Deputy Director General, IKW
• Hervé Toutain, Senior Vice President - Product Stewardship & Public Affairs, L’Oréal

For further information and registration
• See the Cosmetics Europe website