ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/foresee/foresee-trigger.js"></script> <title>North America Consumer Product Safety Summit; Agenda</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#FF4500" link="#0000FF"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2"> <div align="center"> <img class="pic" src="/businfo/intl/usflag.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img class="pic" src="/businfo/intl/caflag.jpg" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img class="pic" src="/businfo/intl/mexflag.jpg" /> <br><br><font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="1"> <SCRIPT SRC="/nav.js" LANGUAGE="JavaScript"></SCRIPT></font><font size="2"> <h2>FIRST NORTH AMERICA<br/>CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY SUMMIT</h2> <h3>U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Headquarters<br/> Bethesda, Maryland<br/> <br/> September 26 - 27, 2011</h3> <h3><i>"Consumer Product Safety - Toward a North American Vision"</i></h3> <br/> <a href="summit2011welcome.html">Welcome from Chairman Tenenbaum</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011.html#about">About the Summit</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011bg.html">Background</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011bio.pdf">Biographies</a> (pdf)&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011ag.html">Agenda</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011.html#contact">Contact</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="summit2011sp.html">Español</a> <h3>Agenda <a href="summit2011agsp.html">(Español)</a></h3> </div> <blockquote> <blockquote> <table width="85%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><b>Monday, September 26</b></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width="30" rowspan="15">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top" width="150"><i>Closed session</i></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>8:30 a.m.  9:00 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Briefing for event participants, speakers, panelists</b> (coffee and pastries served)</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><i>Public session</i></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>8:30 a.m.  9:00 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Public registration</b></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>9:00 a.m.  9:15 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Welcome</b><br/> Mr. Richard O'Brien <br/> Director of International Programs, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (U.S. CPSC)</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>9:15 a.m.  10:00 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Keynote Speeches by Principals</b><br/> <i>National priorities and common concerns for consumer product safety</i> <ul style="margin-top:5px"> <li><a href="/pr/tenenbaum09262011.html">Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. CPSC</a></li> <li>Hilary Geller, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada</li> <li>Bernardo Altamirano Rodríguez, Federal Consumer Attorney, Consumer Protection Federal Agency (Profeco)</li> </ul></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>10:00 a.m.  11:15 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Panel: Managing Global Supply and Distribution Chains to Protect Consumers</b><br/> <i>What companies are doing to ensure safety in each step of the chain in the context of Asia and NAFTA trade flows.</i> (15 minutes each, followed by discussion) <ul style="margin-top:5px"> <li>Gene Rider, President, Intertek Consumer Goods, North America ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/grider20110926.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> <li>John Kraus, Senior Vice President, Quality Assurance, The Marketing Store ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/jkraus20110926.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> </ul> Moderator: Jay Howell, Deputy Executive Director, Safety Operations,<br/>U.S. CPSC</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>11:15 a.m.  11:30 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Break</b></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>11:30 a.m.  12:45 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Panel: Emerging Product Safety Issues and the Importance of International Coordination</b><br/> <i>How international regulatory cooperation can benefit consumers - a civil society perspective </i>(10 minutes each, followed by discussion) <ul style="margin-top:5px"> <li>Pamela Fuselli, Executive Director, Safe Kids Canada ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/pfuselli20110926.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> <li>Dr. Pedro Morales Puente, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/pmorales20110926.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> <li>Donald Mays, Senior Director, Consumers Union ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/dmays20110926.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> </ul> Moderator: Helen Ryan, Acting Director General, Consumer Product Safety Directorate, Health Canada</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>1:00 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Adjourn Public Session</b></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><i>Closed session</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Working Lunch<br/> Keynote Speech by David Aguilar, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection</b><br/> <i>Cross-border Flows of Consumer Products in North America - Trends and Implications</i><br/> <br/> Followed by discussion<br/> <br/> Moderator: Carol Cave, Director, Office of Import Surveillance, U. S. CPSC</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><i>Government only session</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>3:00 p.m.  5:30 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Tour of the CPSC National Product Testing and Evaluation Center</b></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>7:00 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Dinner</b></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><b>Tuesday, September 27</b></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr> <tr><td width="30" rowspan="15">&nbsp;</td><td valign="top" colspan="2"><i>Government only session</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>8:00 a.m.  9:30 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Trilateral staff working breakfast</b> <tr><td valign="top"><b>9:30 a.m.  9:50 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Principals plus one meeting</b><br/> <i>Review of agenda, joint statement, summit outcomes</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><i>Public session</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>10:00 a.m.  10:15 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Welcome by Chairman Tenenbaum</b><br/> <br/> <b>Richard O'Brien, U.S. CPSC</b><br/> <i>Overview of existing cooperative activities</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>10:15 a.m.  10:35 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Keynote speech by Michael Fitzpatrick,<br/> Associate Administrator, White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)</b><br/> <i>Importance of regulatory coordination for safety, prosperity, and competitiveness in North America</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>10:35 a.m.  11:45 a.m.</b></td><td><b>Panel: Managing Consumer Product Safety Requirements in Multiple Jurisdictions</b><br/> <i>Perspectives from Practitioners</i> (10 minutes each, followed by discussion) <ul style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> <li>Nancy MacPherson, Director Government Affairs, LEGO Systems, Inc. ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/nmacpherson20110927.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> <li>Beth Schommer, Vice President Product Safety Compliance, Walmart ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/bschommer20110927.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> <li>Jim Moore, President, StorkCraft ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/jmoore20110927.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> </ul> Moderator: José Luis Paz Vega, Director of the Trade and NAFTA Office, Embassy of Mexico</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>11:45 a.m.  12:00 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Break</b></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>12:00 p.m.  1:15 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Panel: Private Sector Efforts on Standards Alignment</b><br/> <i>Industry, harmonize thyself</i> (10 minutes each followed by discussion) <ul style="margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> <li>Carter Keithley, President, Toy Industry Association (USA) ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/ckeithley20110927.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> <li>James Thomas, President, ASTM International ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/jthomas20110927.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> <li>Darryl Kingston, Program Manager, Global Governance, Standards Council of Canada (ISO Panelist) ( <a href="nasummit2011docs/dkingston20110927.pdf">Download presentation</a> pdf)</li> </ul> Moderator: Mr. Sean Heather, Executive Director, Global Regulatory Cooperation Project, U.S. Chamber of Commerce</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>1:15 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Adjourn public session</b></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><i>Closed session</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>1:30 p.m.  3:00 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Working luncheon</b><br/> <b>Keynote speech by Dr. Robert A. Pastor, Professor and Director of the Center for North American Studies, American University, author of <i>The North American Idea</i> (Oxford University Press, 2011)</b> <br/> <i>The re-emergence of North America</i><br/> <br/> Followed by discussion<br/> <br/> Moderator: Dr. Rubén Durán Miranda, Deputy Attorney for Enforcement, Profeco</td></tr> <tr><td valign="top" colspan="2"><i>Public session</i></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>3:00 p.m.  4:00 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Closing ceremony</b><br/> <i>Statements by Delegations</i> (10 minutes each)<br/> <br/> Moderator: Scott Wolfson, Director of Communications, U.S. CPSC<br/> <ul style="margin-top:5px"> <li>Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. CPSC</li> <li>Hilary Geller, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Canada</li> <li>Bernardo Altamirano Rodríguez, Federal Consumer Attorney, Profeco</li> </ul> <b>U.S. CPSC - Profeco MOU signing ceremony</b><br/> <br/> <b>Press conference</b><br/> <br/> Moderator: Scott Wolfson<br/> <br/> <i>Chairman Tenenbaum, Assistant Deputy Minister Geller, and Federal Consumer Attorney Altamirano will be available to answer questions from the press about trilateral consumer product safety cooperation</i><br/> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>4:00 p.m.</b></td><td><b>Adjourn</b></td></tr> </table> </blockquote> </blockquote> <br/> </font> </body> </html>