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Global Regulator Session 1
Wednesday September 9, 2026 2:20pm - 3:05pm CEST
Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)
Global Regulator Session 1 brings together senior product safety regulators from around the world to discuss recent developments, emerging challenges, and enforcement priorities within their respective jurisdictions. Panelists will provide brief updates on significant regulatory initiatives, followed by a moderated discussion exploring common issues, opportunities for collaboration, and trends shaping the future of global consumer product safety.

Participating regulators include representatives from:
  • Australia (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission)
  • Canada (Health Canada)
  • European Commission
  • United Kingdom (Office for Product Safety and Standards)
Moderator: Rod Freeman, ICPHSO Planning Chair.

Moderators
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Rod Freeman

Head of International Product Compliance and Product Liability, Cooley

Speakers
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Madeline Richardson

Executive General Manager, Consumer Product Safety, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
Madeline is an experienced senior executive leader in the Australian public sector. She has held a wide range of positions spanning health, industrial relations, economic development, community engagement and education. Madeline is passionate about public value and delivering positive... Read More →
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Olivier Micol

Head of Product Safety Unit and deputy to the Director for Consumer Policy within the Directorate General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
Olivier Micol is Head of the Product Safety Unit (JUST.B.4) within the Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) of the European Commission. In this role, he is responsible for EU policies and activities relating to product safety and the EU’s Rapid Alert System.Mr. Micol joined... Read More →
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Sarah Smith

Deputy Chief Executive, Office for Product Safety and Standards, UK
Sarah Smith is the Deputy Chief Executive of the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business & Trade. She leads the UK Government’s approach to product regulation and market surveillance, and legal metrology, including administering new sovereign functions... Read More →
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Lynn Berndt-Weis

Director, Assessment, Information and Engagement Bureau, Health Canada
Lynn Berndt-Weis is the Director of Assessment, Information and Engagement Bureau in the Consumer Product Safety Program at Health Canada, working to protect the health and safety of Canadians by identifying, assessing, managing and communicating health and safety risks posed by consumer products... Read More →
Wednesday September 9, 2026 2:20pm - 3:05pm CEST
Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

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