Sustainable chemicals and SSbD workshop

Are you interested in sustainable chemistry including Safe and Sustainable-by-Design?

Join us on 9 December in Brussels for an event dedicated to Sustainable Chemicals as well as a workshop on Safe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD).

Organised by the Belgian Federal Public Service (FPS) Economy, this event will bring together a broad range of stakeholders from the EU and national industry, EU Member State Authorities dealing with sustainable chemicals (including REACH and SSbD), EU and national Investors, EU and national agencies, EU and national knowledge/research centers and universities, etc

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Please note that limited seating is available. 

Agenda

8:15 am – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am – 9:05 am Welcome by moderator Asli Tamer Vestlund (Change Chemistry)

9:05 am – 9:15 am Welcome by the President of the Federal Public Service Economy, Sévérine Waterbley TBC

9:15 am – 9:40 am Keynote on Sustainable chemicals by Rui Resendes (Change Chemistry)

9:40 am – 11:10 am

• Substitution planning (Otto Linher – European Commission DG Grow)
• European SSbD framework (Irantzu Garmendia Aguirre and Guilio Bracalente - JRC)
• PARC SSbD toolbox + developments on SSbD in the Netherlands (Jaco Westra – RIVM)
• European Resilience and Recovery Facility : results of project call Belgium Builds Back Circular

11:10 am – 11:30 am Coffee break

11:30 am – 12:20 pm

• Thought starter on strategies to promote substitution (Simon Cogen – BE Federal Ministry of Economy)
• Regional substitution strategies as inspiration to other regulators (Hans Reynders – coordinator substances of concern for the Flemish Government)
• PFAS in Belgian industry - market study (Daphné Hoyaux – BE Federal Public Service Economy TBC)

12:20 pm – 12:30 pm Q&A

12:30 pm – 1:45 pm Lunch and networking

1:45 pm – 5:15 pm SSbD-workshop: moderated by Hiram Moerman (Apeiron Team), Ann Dierckx (Essenscia), Bert Lagrain (KU Leuven). The ambition is (1) to investigate the differences in expectations and requirements on the SSbD framework in the different stages of innovation and technology development, and (2) connect knowledge institutions, regulators and industry on the topic of SSbD.

• Testimonials on “early research”, “development” and “scale-up”
• Discussion on testimonials
• Break-out sessions

5:15 pm –5:30 pm Final words and conclusions

5.30 pm – 7:30 pm Walking dinner

Further Information

Event Venue: Hotel NHow Brussels Bloom

Address: Rue Royale - Koningsstraat 250, 1210 Brussels, Belgium

Date and Time: 9 December 2024 from 9:00 am to 7:30 pm

Event Language: English (no interpretation provided)

How to Reach Hotel NHow Brussels Bloom

From Brussels Airport (BRU)

The closest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU)

Train: A 12-minute train ride to Brussels North Station (€8.80 one way). From there, it's a 10-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride to the hotel.

Taxi: It's a 30-minute ride for approximately €40.

From the train or metro station

Closest train station: Brussel Noord - Brussels North. 850 meters away from the hotel.

Closest metro station: Botanique. A single ticket for 1h costs 2.10€. 

Take a look at the Brussels metro map.

By car

Parking: Indoor parking is available onsite (€29.00/day, €5.00/hour). Please note that parking cannot be reserved in advance and that the maximum height is 1.80m.

Please note: The city of Brussels is a low emission zone, helping to contribute to the conservation of the environment and increasing the quality of city life. Regulation is now in place restricting certain vehicles in this area. Access to the city requires prior registration and/or the payment of a fee.

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We look forward to seeing you!