2026 International Symposium

2026 International Symposium

Goran Azdejković

Ministry of Internal and External Trade

Market inspector-head of Department Krusevac

Serbia

https://must.gov.rs/tekst/sr/407/sektor-za-trzisnu-inspekciju.php

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9:00am CEST

Opening Remarks Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

9:10am CEST

Global Regulator Session 2 Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

9:55am CEST

Rapid 1: You Think Your Products Are Safe… But Are Your Processes Ready to Prove It? Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

10:15am CEST

Plenary 3: From Compliance to Claims: Product Safety, Enforcement and Liability Across the EU and US Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

10:55am CEST

Networking Break & Exhibits Foyer

11:15am CEST

Breakout 1: Social Media/Gaming, Behavioral Patterns, and Risk Assessment: The Manufacturer's Obligations Under the New EU Product Liability Directive Lord Jenkins (Limited Seating) Breakout 2: Advancing the Baseline: What Does Good Enforcement Really Look Like? Sicco Mansholt (Limited Seating) Breakout 3: New Era for e-Commerce Safety in Europe-Tackling the Retailer's Challenges Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

12:00pm CEST

Plenary 4: Using AI Tools to Detect Unsafe Products Online: Emerging Approaches for Market Surveillance and Recall Effectiveness Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

1:35pm CEST

Breakout 4: Velocity, Volume, Variation: The New Geometry of Product Safety in an Age of Global Scale Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions) Breakout 5: Online Marketplaces: Enabling e-Commerce Sellers to Comply with EPR Lord Jenkins (Limited Seating) Breakout 6: Fixing Product Safety Before It Becomes a Compliance Problem: The Voice of Suppliers -- Where Execution Actually Happens Sicco Mansholt (Limited Seating)

2:20pm CEST

Rapid 2: Microplastics as a Consumer Product Hazard Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

2:40pm CEST

Plenary 5: Principles Without People Don’t Work Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

3:20pm CEST

Networking Break & Exhibits Foyer

3:35pm CEST

Breakout 7: Can We Achieve a Global Baseline for Product Safety? Sicco Mansholt (Limited Seating) Breakout 8: Promoting a Global Standard for Product Safety - From the Global Gap to Effective Implementation: Towards a Standard of Good Practices and an Ombudsman Model for Product Safety Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions) Breakout 9: Regulatory Uncertainty? No Excuse: Proactive Product Safety Strategies for a Borderless Global Marketplace Lord Jenkins (Limited Seating)

4:30pm CEST

Consumers at the Center Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)