Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Plenary Session: Bill C-6 The Proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act

Presentations:

• Robert Ianiro, Health Canada English French
• Pamela Fuselli, SafeKids Canada English French
• Carol Osmond, Canadian Association of Importers and Exporters English French
• Jeff Hurst, Canadian Toy Industry English French

Plenary Session: The New Electrical Safety Framework in Ontario

Presentations:

• Peter Marcucci, Electrical Safety Authority English French
• Mel Fruitman, Consumers Association of Canada English
  
• Doug Geralde, CSA Group English French
  
• Brian Savaria, Eaton Corporation

Plenary Session: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

Presentations:

• John Gibson Mullan, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) English

Break - out Sessions
#1: Issues Related to the Implementation of the Proposed Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Bill C-6)

Presentations

Moderator: Chuck Samuels, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Glovsky, and Popeo PC English French

Panellists:

• Keilee Meraw, Health Canada English French
  
• Kenneth Ross, Bowman and Brooke LLP English French
  
• Rick Locker, Locker, Greenberg & Brainin PC

#2: Electrical Safety Provisions in Ontario

Presentations:

Moderator: Joseph Neu, Electro - Federation Canada

Panellists:

• Normand Breton, Electrical Safety Authority English French
  
• Brian Savaria, Eaton Corporation
• Sandra Wright, Health Canada English French
  
• Doug Geralde, CSA Group English French
  
• Mel Fruitman, Consumers Association of Canada

#3: The Role of Standards in Consumer Product Safety

Presentations:

Moderator: Stephen Russell, ANEC

Panellists:

• Suzanne Kiraly, CSA Standards English French
  
• G. Rae Dulmage, Underwriters Labratories of Canada English French


• Robert A. Williams II, Underwriters Labratories, Inc. English French
  
• Mark Bezzina, StanCert Pty Ltd. Australia English French

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Opening Plenary

Presentations:

• Keynote Speaker – The Honorable Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Break - out Sessions
#1: Supply Chain Training Programs and Tools

Presentations:

Moderator: G. Rae Dulmage, Underwriters Labratories of Canada

Panellists:

• Robert J. Roberson, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. English French
  
• Larry Latack, Whirlpool English French
• AL Madison, DQS English French

#2: How Standards Support Retailers' “Responsibility” to Create and Manage Effective QA Programs

Presentations:

Moderator: Greg Orloff, OnSpeX

Panellists:

• Jim Neill, RILA (Retail Industry Leaders Association) English French
  
• Stephen Brown, CSA Standards English French
  
• Linda Crane, BRC Global Standards
  
• Greg Thomas, Alliance, Do It Best English French

#3: Consumer Information and Involvement in Product Safety

Presentations:

Moderator: Jay Jackson, Industry Canada

Panellists:

• Suzane Aboueid, Health Canada English French
• Alison Drover-Swift, CSA Standards English French
• Erin Grossi, Underwriters Laboratories Inc. English French
• Genevieve Reed, Option Consommateurs English French

Final Plenary Session Cooperation

Presentations:

Moderator: John Walter, Executive Director of the Standards Council of Canada

Panellists:

• Mark Veitch, Health Canada English French
• Marc Sykes, Electrical Safety Authority
• Marc Schoem, CPSC
• Larry Latack, Whirlpool Corporation English French
• Mark Kinzie, Aventure English French
• Rod Freeman, Lovells LLP English French