HCPA's 2023
Annual Meeting

Breaking Down Policy Barriers to Fuel Innovation
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Conference Overview

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.

Four Days of Learning & Networking

Prepare your schedule and get registered today.

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.

Delivery Updates on Priority Issues​

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.

Keynote Speaker: Joe Theismann

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:

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Networking Breakfast

Sponsored by:

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Pickleball Tournament

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Microbiology Preservation Subcommittee

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Aerosol and Air Care Products Division Program

Speakers:

  • Christopher Hoyte, Medical Director & Fellowship Director, Medical Toxicology Fellowship Program, Rocky Mountain Poison Center
  • Sal Pisipati, U.S. Insights & Analytics Manager for Finish & Household Brands, Reckitt

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Floor Care Products Division Meeting

Session details are coming soon.

12:00 pm - 2:30 pm

General Session | Innovation Awards

General Session with Lunch and Innovation Awards

Keynote Speaker:

  • Susan O’Malley, First Female President of a Professional  Sports Franchise (Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards)

Sponsored By:

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

International Affairs Council Program

While consumers are the ultimate decision-makers when it comes to the success of a product in the marketplace, manufacturers and marketers have to design and reformulate new and existing products according to government policy.

Europe is often at the forefront of these policies, influencing legislation that ends up in the U.S., and the European Commission’s current strategy is focused on sustainability.

Hearing directly from Eike Klapper, First Secretary - Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs/Trade and Agriculture Section and Delegation of the European Union to the United States, this session will help attendees understand activity in Europe, so they can better prepare for the future. There will also be an opportunity for Q&A.

Speaker:

  • Eike Klapper, First Secretary for Industry, Entrepreneurship And SMEs/Trade and Agriculture Section and Delegation of the European Union to the United States

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Retail Engagement Working Group

Session details are coming soon.

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Antimicrobial and Cleaning Products Division Program

Industrial Hygiene Symposium: Manufacturing Hygiene, Cleaning, and Sanitization

Moderator:

  • Beth Ann Brown, Technical Marketing/Industrial Preservation Specialist, Lanxess

Speakers:

  • Andress Johnson, Technical Manager, Personal Care and Household, Thor Specialities
  • Griselle Montanez, Materials Preservation Specialist, Lanxess
  • Chuck Pettigrew, Research Specialist, Arxada
  • Tony Rook, Associate R&D Director, Microbiology Resource Center, Sherwin-Williams

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Government Relations Special Session

Session details are coming soon.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Aerosol Working Session

Fire Code

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Sustainability & Products Stewardship Council

Board Meeting

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Antimicrobial Happy Hour

Sponsored by:

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Young Professional Committee Happy Hour

Network and Mingle

5:00 pm -6:30 pm

Suppliers Night

Network and enjoy an evening with our exhibitors.

7:00 am - 7:50 am

Beach Yoga Fitness Class

Start your day right, with yoga on the beach.

8:00 am - 8:45 am

Networking Breakfast

Sponsored by:

8:45 am - 10:15 am

Antimicrobial Products Division Meeting (AEG)

During this session, EPA BEAD will provide an update on the Division’s latest activities, including priorities, test method development updates, and outreach efforts.

Speaker:

  • Neil Anderson, Acting Director, EPA Biological and Economic Analysis Division (BEAD), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)

8:45 am - 10:15 am

Regulatory Affairs Council Program

Speakers:

  • Rich Engler, Director of Chemistry, Bergeson & Campbell

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Sustainability & Product Stewardship Council Program

Session details are coming soon.

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Air Care Products Division Committee Meeting

Session details are coming soon.

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Aerosol Products Division Meeting

Scientific Session

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Government Relations Special Session

Session details are coming soon.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Antimicrobial Products Division Meeting (Regulatory)

During this session, EPA AD will provide an update on the Division’s latest activities, including priorities and staffing updates.

Speakers:

  • Elizabeth Donovan, Associate Director, EPA Antimicrobial Division
  • Anita Pease, Director, EPA Antimicrobial Division
  • Kristen Willis, Deputy Director, EPA Antimicrobial Division

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Air Care Products Division (Board Meeting)

Session details are coming soon.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Networking Lunch

Network over lunch with your colleagues.

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Air Care Reputation Task Force Meeting

Session details are coming soon.

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Antimicrobial Products Division Program (Members Only)

Planning for EPA’s Antimicrobial Performance Evaluation Program (APEP)

This session will delve into key lessons from industry interactions with EPA during the Antimicrobial Testing Program (ATP) and related settlements. Seth GoldbergSpeakers will cover product evaluation methods, including challenges like false positives/negatives and lab variability. The session will also address strategies for engaging with the Agency when APEP is implemented, focusing on assessing program authority and responding to failed evaluations. Attendees will gain valuable insights on how to engage effectively with the Agency both before and after the program is finalized.

Speaker:

  • Seth Goldberg, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Patrick Quinn, Environmental Regulatory Consultant, The Accord Group

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

International Affairs Council Program

Speaker:

  • Simon Kinsman, Director of Regulatory Affairs, The Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association (CCSPA)

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Pest Management Products Division Program

Speakers:

  • Ahna Brutlag, Senior Director, of Veterinary Services and Senior Clinical Toxicologist, SafetyCall International
  • Elaine Freeman, Senior Managing Scientist, Exponent

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Government Relations Special Session

Session details are coming soon.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Industrial and Automotive Products Division Meeting

Session details are coming soon.

3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

Networking Break

Relax and network - you deserve it.

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Aerosol Products Division Meeting (Regulatory)

Session details are coming soon.

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Government Relations Sustainability & Product Stewardship Council Special Session

EPR Session

Speaker:

  • Michael Washburn, Principal, Washburn Consulting; Sustainability & Public Affairs

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Scientific Affairs Committee & Task Force Meeting

Speaker:

  • Tom Lewandowski, Principal, Gradient

3:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Cleaning Products Division Meeting

Session details are coming soon.

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Aerosol Products Division Meeting (Membership)

Aerosol membership meeting

7:00 am - 7:50 am

HIIT Fitness Class

Get your high-intensity workout in early, allowing you to retain those high-intensity insights later.

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Breakfast

Sponsored by:

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Sustainability & Product Stewardship Council Meeting

Credibility/Certifications & Claims Task Force

Speakers:

  • Clive Davies, Chief, Safer-Choice Program Branch, EPA
  • James Graham, Product Sustainability Regulatory Affairs Advisor, ExxonMobil
  • Giselle Vincett, Vice President, North America, Yordas Group

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Air Quality Council Meeting

Session details are coming soon.

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Antimicrobial Products Division (Executive Board)

This executive meeting is for HCPA members only.

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Pest Management Products Division

Committee Meetings

Speaker:

  • Billy Smith, Registration Division Director, EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Antimicrobial Products Division

Working Session

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Aerosol Products Division (Executive Board)

Session details are coming soon.

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Government Relations Special Session

Session details are coming soon.

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Lunch & Special Session

Speaker:

  • Nathan Gonzales, Editor and Publisher of Inside Elections Nathan L. Gonzales and Election Analyst for CQ Roll Call

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Closing Party

Sponsored by:

Thanks for a great week - enjoy the closing festivities.

To view the PDF version of the schedule click here. 

Registration Fees

HCPA Members

Early Bird

Early Bird

$1,450

HCPA Member

Register

Through Oct 13

Early Bird
Regular

Regular

$1,550

HCPA Member

Regular

Non-Members

Early-Bird

Early-Bird

$1,750

Non-Member

Register

Through Oct 13

Early-Bird
Regular

Regular

$1,850

Non-Member

Regular
For information about the Plus-One Package click here.

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our 2023 Annual Meeting sponsors:

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Corporate Sponsors



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Silver Level Sponsor



Event Sponsors

For more information about our sponsorship opportunities click here. 

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