2013 Roundtable for General Counsel in the Chemical and Performance Materials Industry

14-15 November 2013

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Steigenberger Grandhotel (formerly Conrad Brussels); 71 Avenue Louise; 1050 Brussels, Belgium

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Organized with the advice and involvement of a Steering Committee of industry general counsel from Ashland Inc., Celanese, INEOS, PPG, Tessenderlo and Umicore, the second European Roundtable for General Counsel in the Chemical and Performance Materials Industry was hosted in Brussels by Squire Sanders on November 14-15, 2013. This invitation-only event brought together 20 general counsels and other executives and experts from across the chemical industry to discuss topics in the areas of industry regulation, crisis response, anticorruption and anti-bribery, data protection, risk mitigation and other timely issues.

The two-day event focused on many of the more pressing issues the industry faces with perspectives from a number of client, industry and governmental experts sharing their insights with the group.

Topics for this event included:

Science and Chemical Regulations
Crisis Response and Management
Regulatory Update: Antibribery and Anticorruption
Data Protection
Contract Disputes: Proactive Risk Mitigation and Early Case Management
Open Discussion on Various Other Pressing Industry Issues

Presenters and panel moderators from Squire Sanders included event co-chairs Carolyn J. Buller (Cleveland) and Darren Warburton (Manchester); international disputes partner Horst Daniel (Frankfurt); office managing partner and European head of environmental, health and safety practice Rob Elvin (Manchester); environmental partner David Gordon (Birmingham); corporate partner Joachim Heine (Frankfurt); corporate partner Richard Hunt (Leeds); EMEA communications law practice lead and global data protection and privacy group co-chair Ann J. LaFrance (London); global compliance co-chair Diarmuid Ryan (London); environmental of counsel Stephen A. Owens (Phoenix); and regulatory partner Cristiana Spontoni (Brussels).

Other featured panel members included:

Carl Dolan, EU Policy Officer – EU Private Sector Policies – Transparency International
Hergen Haas, General Counsel – Heraeus Group
Charles Hecker, Director Corporate Investigations Europe and Africa – Control Risks
Shaheen Javadizadeh, Vice President Strategic Markets – Datacert
Euros Jones, Director of Regulatory Affairs – European Crop Protection Association (ECPA)
Paul Leonard, Head of Innovation and Technology Policy – BASF
Dr. Gerhart Marchand, Head of Law, Patents & Compliance – Bayer CropScience
Steven J. Miller, Director Compliance – AkzoNobel
Shashikant Naranbhai Patel, Director, Information Risk Management and Privacy – Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Katinka Tattersall, Head of Ethics & Compliance – Solvay S.A.
Dr. Michael Willms, Senior Counsel – Celanese GmbH

In addition, we were pleased to have Marc Summers, Director, Transaction Services, KPMG to provide insights on the topic of “The Chemical Industry: Volatility Mixed with Complexity”.

Horst Daniel Frankfurt

Rob Elvin Manchester

Diarmuid Ryan London | Brussels | Dublin

Darren Warburton Manchester

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