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2024 Regulatory Summit

The 2024 Regulatory Summit took take place from August 7-8 at The Conference Center at Guilford Technical Community College in Colfax, North Carolina. The event provided valuable insight on topics such as compliance requirements of the new mandatory stability standard, updates on PFAS legislation, new product labeling guidance and more. The primary focus was on enforcement of new product safety and environmental regulations, making 2024 the year of Compliance: Where the Rubber Meets the Road.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7

Session 1 – A Tale of Two Audits
Christopher Kleine 
| Vice President of Logistics
Magnussen Home Furnishings, Inc. – Ontario, Canada
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Matt Howsare | Partner
Cooley LLP – Washington, D.C.

Session 2 – Risk Assessment Gone Awry?
Sam Boxerman
 | Partner
Sidley Austin LLP – Washington, D.C.
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Elliot Sigal | Vice President/Senior Toxicologist
Intrinsik – Mississauga, Ontario
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Session 3 – An IRIS No One Wants to See Bloom
Judah Prero 
| Counsel
Arnold & Porter – Washington, D.C.
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Session 4 – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow: The Laminated Products Exemption Has Expired
Travis Snapp
 | Founder/President
Benchmark International, LLC – Eugene, OR
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Session 5 – Prop 65 Refresher: Label With Confidence!
Amy Lally
 | Partner
Sidley Austin LLP – Washington, D.C.
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Session 6 – Wood-Fired Boilers
Dean Kaiser
 | Principal
Stratus Environmental Solutions Inc. – Blacksburg, VA
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Michael Sullivan | Partner
Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP – Atlanta, GA

Session 7 – Break-Out Sessions (Focus: Emerging Regulations)

Changes Coming to ASTM F3096, the Tip Restraint Standard
Richard Rosati | Vice President of Government Affairs & Industry Standards 
Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services, Inc. – Buffalo, NY
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Lacey Act Phase VII – What You Need to Know
Stephan Pesch
 | Senior International Regulatory and Compliance Specialist
TÜV Rheinland of North America, Inc. – Grand Rapids, MI
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Update on New ASTM Safety Standard for Recliners
Amy Vernon
 | Director of Sustainability, ESG & Global Product Compliance
La-Z-Boy, Inc. – Monroe, MI
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New Packaging Regulations, Including Rules on Recycling and Reducing Waste
Sandeep Khatua
 | Global Technical Director
TÜV SÜD America – Wakefield, MA
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Session 8 – GCCs: What You Need to Know Now … and How E-Filing Changes GCCs for Importers in 2025
Matt Howsare 
| Partner
Cooley LLP – Washington, D.C.
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Session 9 – Keynote Presenter
Peter Feldman 
| Commissioner 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – Bethesda, MD
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8

Session 1 – Why Utah Pushed Pause on Online Law Labels: A Case Study in AHFA Advocacy at Work + Where This Regulation Is Today
Bill Perdue
 | Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
American Home Furnishings Alliance – High Point, NC
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Bill Simmons
 | Managing Director
Dutko Government Relations – Washington, D.C.

Session 2 – PFAS in Textiles: Knowns, Unknowns & Relevance to Human Exposure
Heather Stapleton, PhD
 | Environmental Chemist & Exposure Scientist 
Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University – Durham, NC
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Session 3 – A Primer on EPA’s New PFAS Reporting Rule
Martha Marrapese 
| Partner
Wiley Rein LLP – Washington, D.C.
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Session 4 – The Devil Is in the Details: Why EPA’s PFAS Reporting Rule Has Everyone Puzzled
William Troutman
 | Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright – Los Angeles, CA
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Session 5 – Update on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
Pratik Ichhaporia
 | Vice President of Technical Services
Eurofins | Modern Testing Services – Menlo Park, CA
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Travis Snapp | Founder/President
Benchmark International, LLC – Eugene, OR

Session 6 – ASTM Standard for PFAS Testing Panel Discussion
Rock J. Vitale 
Founder & Technical Director of Chemistry/Senior Principal
Environmental Standards, Inc. – Valley Forge, PA
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Michael Deible, PhD
 | Principal Investigator
RJ Lee Group – Monroeville, PA
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Dominika Gruszecka | Food & Consumer Products Market Manager
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments – Columbia, MD
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Session 7 – What the Future Holds
Noelle E. Wooten
 | Shareholder 
Baker Donelson – Charlotte, NC
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