Thursday 20th May 2010

8.30–9.30		Registration and coffee

9.30–10.30		OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HCF 2010
		Mr Antonio Preto, Head of Cabinet of Vice-President of the European Commission, Antonio Tajani Mr Jussi Pajunen, Mayor of Helsinki Mr Geert Dancet, Executive Director, ECHA

10.30 – 11.00		Coffee Break

11.00–13.00		CHEMICALS REGULATION – GLOBAL CHALLENGES
		Can REACH Become the New Global Model? A round trip to different regulatory initiatives around the world. What is happening in chemicals regulation outside the EU and what kinds of global challenges and opportunities do these developments bring? Moderator: Mr Charles Auer, Charles Auer & Associates, USA Opening comments: Ms Lena Perenius, Executive Director, ICCA/Cefic Panelists: Robert Visser, Acting Director, Environment Directorate, OECD Jukka Malm, Director, European Chemicals Agency Jim Jones, Deputy Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) George M. Enei, Director General, Environment Canada Marion Healy, Director, The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNACS), Australia Kaj Madsen, Senior Programme Officer, UNEP

13.00–15.00		LUNCHEON

15.00–17.00		CHEMICAL POLICIES – EMERGING ECONOMIES
		Can Developing Economies afford not to have Good Regulation? Chemical policies shape the competitive landscape for the chemical industry. Which geographic areas are winning, and what kind of role do chemical policies play in the change? Moderator: Ms Khalida Bouzar, Deputy Director, UNEP Opening comments: Dr Dan Steinbock, India, China and America Institute Panelists: Zhao Ziying, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China Nguyen Xuan Sinh, Vietnam Chemicals Agency, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam David K. Kariuki, Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi, Kenya S.C. Gupta, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, Government of India

19.00–20.00		RECEPTION BY THE CITY OF HELSINKI

20.30–		GALA DINNER Keynote: President Martti Ahtisaari, Former President of Finland, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate