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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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