2026 International Symposium

2026 International Symposium

Alcide de Gasperi (All Plenary Sessions)

9:00am • Opening Remarks
9:10am • Global Regulator Session 2
9:55am • Rapid 1: You Think Your Products Are Safe… But Are Your Processes Ready to Prove It?
10:15am • Plenary 3: From Compliance to Claims: Product Safety, Enforcement and Liability Across the EU and US
11:15am • Breakout 3: New Era for e-Commerce Safety in Europe-Tackling the Retailer's Challenges
12:00pm • Plenary 4: Using AI Tools to Detect Unsafe Products Online: Emerging Approaches for Market Surveillance and Recall Effectiveness
1:35pm • Breakout 4: Velocity, Volume, Variation: The New Geometry of Product Safety in an Age of Global Scale
2:20pm • Rapid 2: Microplastics as a Consumer Product Hazard
2:40pm • Plenary 5: Principles Without People Don’t Work
3:35pm • 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
4:20pm • Mentorship Program Reflections, Takeaways and Certificate Presentation
4:30pm • Consumers at the Center
4:50pm • End of Day Remarks and Closing

Foyer

Lord Jenkins (Limited Seating)

Sicco Mansholt (Limited Seating)