HCPA’s Annual Meeting is the premier conference to learn about and engage on the public policy issues that impact the household and commercial products industry. Thought leaders will discuss legislative and regulatory issues, information related to product registrations, sustainability, industry trends, and so much more.
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The event will bring together executive leadership from member companies for four days of in-person sessions. This is your chance to receive updates from the entire supply chain. You can build beneficial partnerships, discuss emerging trends, and solve industry challenges.
Expert speakers will give updates on priority public policy issues.
Every Division and Committee will host expert-led sessions on issues that impact household and commercial products, including ingredient communication, retailer expectations, product safety, the supply chain, market trends, packaging, and technical issues.
World Champion Quarterback and Entrepreneur
Losing his successful football career at 35 to a serious injury, Joe Theismann learned firsthand how to think, analyze and reinvent in the face of adversity and change.
The most successful quarterback in the history of the Washington Redskins, Joe Theismann is also a world-class entrepreneur whose positive, high-energy presentations provide audiences with strategies for handling trying circumstances and dealing with unforeseen change. Theismann always goes the extra mile to inspire your team to excellence, showing how passion, leadership and teamwork all combine to create a comprehensive game plan for success. A successful businessman, he always challenges audiences to recognize the potential that lies within—as individuals and as members of a team. Voted the NFL’s Most Valuable Player, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and twice named both the Pro Bowl’s Most Valuable Player and the NFL’s Man of the Year, Theismann led his team to the Super Bowl XVII championship. Known for his long-standing community service efforts, Theismann currently sits on the Sports Advisory Board of the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Theismann was an Emmy award-winning analyst for two decades on ESPN’s critically acclaimed, Sunday Night and Monday Night NFL broadcasts.
Thank you to our Keynote Sponsor: 
Spin offers a challenging workout to fun music. This is the perfect opportunity to get your heart rate pumping. Participants of all levels are welcome.
Speakers:
Jason Mitchell, Global Business Development Manager, Emerson
Predrag Ozmo, Sustainability Director, Ball Corporation
Ryan Paquet, Vice President, Hazmat Safety Consulting, LLC
Rodney Prater, Principal Packaging Engineer in Global RD&E, SC Johnson
Graeme Walker, Global Product Manager, Emerson
The aerosol industry must keep up with shifting dynamics, including how products are transported. This is necessary not only for getting aerosols into the hands of consumers, but also for sustainability purposes. This session will address the transportation of aerosols and how the industry can work to be more sustainable in today’s world.
Rodney Prater
Ryan Paquet
Predrag Ozmo
Jason Mitchell
Graeme Walker
Speakers:
Andy Brewer, Associate Director of Sustainability & Recycling at the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS)
Dianne Brickman, Regulatory Advisor, The Sherwin-Williams Company
James Graham, Product Sustainability Regulatory Affairs Advisor, ExxonMobil
Use of recycled content in plastic packaging resin is an essential part of promoting a circular economy and reducing plastic waste and can result in many environmental and economic benefits. Post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic is a substantial source of recycled material but increasing its use poses particular challenges. To strengthen demand and market certainty for PCR plastic, some states have enacted laws that require the incorporation of specific percentages of PCR content into packaging or products. These requirements do not by themselves address the supply problem – low rates of plastic recycling – and have state-specific nuances that can make national-level decision-making difficult. This session will discuss ways the plastic supply chain can come together to approach complying with PCR content mandates and industry initiatives to advance new technological solutions, such as advanced recycling for plastics. Attendees will also explore developing industry guidelines or standards around recycled content in plastic packaging for household and commercial products.
Dianne Brickman
James Graham
Andy Brewer
Keynote Speaker: Joe Theismann, World Champion Quarterback and Entrepreneur
Joe Theismann
Since the 1980s, HCPA has helped develop and maintain National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and international fire and building codes that allow aerosols to be manufactured, distributed, stored in warehouses, and placed on retailer shelves. HCPA uses science to assure that its positions are credible and compelling to the fire officials, insurers, and fire engineering professionals who manage the nation’s complex system of fire and building codes.
This Work Group will discuss the latest activity regarding fire and building codes and prepare for a submission fro the next code change cycle.
Speakers:
Christopher Finarelli, Senior Director, State Government Relations & Public Policy (Western Region), HCPA
Nicole Quiñonez, Partner, Madden Quiñonez Advocacy
During this session, Christopher Finarelli and Nicole Quiñonez will outline three major policy initiatives in California that HCPA will engage next year, including pesticide reform, mill assessment, and microparticles. Input from meeting attendees will determine how the industry will shape de-facto national standards for ingredients and pursue overdue reforms to state regulatory functions.
Christopher Finarelli
Nicole Quiñonez
The Aerosol Roadmap Task Force is aiming to build a new tool to provide the aerosol industry and other stakeholders with a better understanding of aerosol technology and the various considerations that need to be made before a product can come to market.
This Task Force will review current resources and discuss how to fill gaps for remaining sections.
Speaker:
Kendall Ziner, Chemical Review Manager within the Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA
During this session, EPA will provide an update on how the Agency intends to use the information and resources collected in 2022 on the uses, benefits, and considerations of biocides in paints, coatings, adhesives, and sealants.
Kendall Ziner
Renew and get inspired with yoga on the beach. This practice is for both beginners and experienced yogis.
Speakers:
Simon Kinsman, Director of Regulatory Affairs, CCSPA
Stephanie Golden, Director of Policy, CCSPA
Legislative and regulatory activity in other countries typically influences U.S. policies. While we often look to Europe, companies should also be aware of what’s happening in the north with one of our most important trading partners, Canada. Experts from the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA) will discuss activity in Canada that may impact the industry.
Stephanie Golden
Simon Kinsman
Speakers:
David Fischer, Counsel, Keller & Heckman
Devon Hill, Partner, Keller & Heckman
Mark Thompson, Partner, Keller & Heckman
One way that companies are aiming to improve their environmental footprint is through providing products in packaging that can be used or filled multiple times before being disposed of and products that are diluted prior to or during use. In this working session, attendees will discuss the challenges that industry might face when making the shift to refillable, reusable, and concentrated products.
Mark Thompson
Devon Hill
David Fischer
Speaker: Anne Overstreet, Director, EPA Biological and Economic Analysis Division (BEAD)
During this session, EPA BEAD will provide an update on the Division’s latest activities, including priorities, test method development updates, and outreach efforts.
Anne Overstreet
Speakers:
Jennie Romer,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
Leading EPA’s Pollution Prevention Program, Romer will provide an overview of how the federal government is advancing pollution prevention on a national scale and at community levels through collaboration, partnerships, and grants. Highlights will include opportunities for HCPA members to learn more about EPA programs such as Safer Choice, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, Pollution Prevention Grants, Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, and more.
Kristie Sullivan,
Vice President Education and Outreach, Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS)
New Approach Methods (NAMs) are becoming more common and have been used recently to replicate, enhance, or replace animal-based testing data. Unfortunately, government agencies don’t always accept NAMs in place of animal-based testing. This session will address the use of NAMs and discuss plans to increase their regulatory acceptance
Jennie Romer
Kristie Sullivan
Speakers:
Jennie Romer, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
As the landscape for PFAS is changing, Romer will highlight EPA’s PFAS Roadmap and Pollution Prevention Program efforts to expand on federal government actions to reduce PFAS in products as well as procurement.
Julie Michalski, Associate, Steptoe
Crafting HCPA’s 2024 state and federal Government Relations engagement strategy, Steptoe will guide a conversation focused on PFAS, including evolving policies, European actions, and litigation matters. Member company representatives will spotlight priority actions through which HCPA will work with Congress, state legislators, and regulators to enable compliance over the next year.
Julie Michalski
Jennie Romer
Speakers:
Nikaeta Sadekar, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Scientist, Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM)
Mike White, Fragrance Development Director, Scent & Care Division, Symrise North America
Creating fragrances and fragranced products is both highly scientific and extraordinarily artistic. To ensure product safety, the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM) evaluates all fragrance ingredients for their respiratory toxicity potential as part of a robust safety assessment program and is currently exploring the role of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in identifying respiratory toxicity endpoints. But using these ingredients to develop a fragrance is akin to art, with a perfumer as the artist. Like an artist, perfumers draw inspiration from among other things – color. This session will first discuss RIFM’s work on developing new animal-alternative ways to evaluate respiratory toxicity for fragrance ingredients that simulate conditions in the human body, as well as explore the unique relationship between color and fragrance, the ways in which color shapes olfactory expectations, and how perfumers use color to create fragrances that emotionally resonate with consumers.
Mike White
Nikaeta Sadekar, Ph.D.
Speaker:
Anita Pease, Director, EPA Antimicrobials Division
Kristen Willis, Deputy Director, EPA
During this session, EPA AD will provide an update on the Division’s latest activities, including priorities and staffing updates.
Kristen Willis
Anita Pease
Speakers:
Tajah Blackburn, Senior Scientist, EPA Efficacy Branch
Melanie Firestone, Ph.D., MPH Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences University of Minnesota
This session will focus on how state regulators identify and respond to public health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, and the role that EPA and other federal agencies play in this process.
Tajah Blackburn
Melanie Firestone, PhD.
Speaker: Kristie Sullivan, Vice President Education and Outreach, Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS)
The reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) included a clause that dedicated resources toward reducing animal testing through alternative testing methods, such as New Approach Methods (NAMs). This session will address the use of NAMs specifically under PRIA.
Kristie Sullivan
Speakers:
Kevin Quinn, Partner, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
Michael Washburn, Principal and Owner, Washburn Consulting
State Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws have entered the implementation phase, and Vermont recently enacted a first-in-the nation law that shifts the cost burden of household hazardous waste (HHW) to manufacturers. A pioneer in EPR policy, Michael Washburn and Kevin Quinn will offer counsel to help the association and member companies navigate EPR in 2024.
Michael Washburn
Kevin Quinn
Speaker: Rich Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Bergeson & Campbell
Lessons Learned from TSCA Risk Evaluation and Risk Management:
This session will explore the lessons learned from the chemicals that have completed the risk evaluation and risk management process under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Rich Engler, Ph.D.
Speaker:
Erin Luck, Business and Industry Specialist, Office of Consumer Goods at the United States Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration
Erin Luck, Business and Industry Specialist, Office of Consumer Goods at the International Trade Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce, will join HCPA’s International Affairs Council for a roundtable discussion about international issues that could impact member companies.
Erin Luck
Speaker:
Clive Davis, Chief, Safer Choice Program Branch, Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics, US EPA
EPA’s Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) programs help consumers and commercial buyers find cleaning and disinfectant products that perform and meet stringent EPA criteria for effects on human health and the environment. The EPA is currently drafting an update to the Safer Choice Standard, which was last revised in 2015. Given the increasing consumer interest in chemicals used in products, the Agency is also considering expanding its certification programs to include additional product categories and a certification for cleaning service providers. This session will discuss EPA’s latest thinking on potential Standard updates and certification program expansions, as well as future program priorities such as outreach.
Clive Davies
Speakers:
Ben Dunham, Founder and Principal Attorney, Dunham Law
Mike Gruber, Executive Vice President, Government Relations & Public Policy, HCPA
Mike Gruber and Ben Dunham will lead a discussion on HCPA’s 2024 engagement strategy to improve outcomes in the New Chemicals Program under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
Ben Dunham
Mike Gruber
This athletic-based sculpting class works all muscle groups through a variety of strengthening exercises.
Speaker:
Sarahann Rackl, Ph.D., Principal Engineer, Exponent
The household and commercial products industry has received backlash about chemicals used intentionally and those found as byproducts or contaminants in products. In this working session, attendees will future-cast emerging chemicals of concern that could impact the formulation and packaging of products.
Sarahann Rackl, Ph.D.
This Task Force is developing a recommendation for improving the aerosol guide to maximize its effectiveness for the industry.
The Task Force is almost finished with reformatting the 9th edition of the aerosol guide, and will be discussing what additional standards, methods, and guidance should be created next.
Speaker: Michael Washburn, Principal and Owner, Washburn Consulting: Sustainability & Public Affairs
California, Colorado, Maine, and Oregon have all enacted Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging that aim to promote increased recycling and a more circular economy. Companies that produce products with obligations under EPR laws will need to have a deep understanding of their packaging data and have a process and system in place for making decisions about their packaging portfolio and reporting to Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs). This session will discuss how companies can prepare for EPR compliance readiness and strategic insights on EPR policy development.
Michael Washburn
Speakers:
Billy Smith, Registration Division Director, Office of Pesticides Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Rich Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
This session will provide an update on work being done by HCPA’s Pest Management Products Division, as well as an update from the EPA’s Registration Division.
Charles ‘Billy’ Smith
Rich Engler, Ph.D.
This session will focus on how state regulators identify and respond to public health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, and the role that EPA and other federal agencies play in this process.
Companies invest significant time and resources into developing chemicals, products, and processes that maximize resource efficiency, reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous substances and pollution, and consider overall impact through systems and life cycle thinking. However, there are many legislative and regulatory barriers that can prevent innovation and result in regrettable substitutions. In this working session, attendees will discuss the challenges to the commercialization of sustainable chemistry in order to help lead the industry forward.
Government Procurement Impacting the HI&I Market:
Government procurement represents a significant opportunity for companies and should be aimed at providing a boost to the domestic economy. In this working session, attendees will discuss how shifts in government procurement policy could not only limit product offerings for public authorities, but also impact product offerings for consumers and other businesses.
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