{"id":317,"date":"2024-12-17T14:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c5-online.com\/pfas-europe\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2025-12-15T09:52:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:52:25","slug":"about-the-conference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.c5-online.com\/pfas-europe\/about-the-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\r\n.content-event-page .page-title { display: none !important; }\r\n.content-event-page h3 { text-transform: none !important; }\r\n.content-event-page ul.long-list li { margin-bottom: 24px; }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-lg-8\">\r\n  <h2>Why Attend the PFAS Summit Europe 2026?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p><strong>Navigate the Most Pivotal Year Yet for PFAS Regulation, Restrictions, and Liability in Europe<\/strong><\/p>\r\n  <p>Join us in Brussels on 19-20 May 2026 for the PFAS Summit Europe, your essential forum for understanding the rapidly evolving regulatory, legal, and operational challenges shaping the future of PFAS compliance.<\/p>\r\n  <p>With the RAC opinion published, SEAC&#8217;s review underway, and the EU Commission preparing its next steps, 2026 marks a decisive turning point for industry. Companies face unprecedented pressure as restriction proposals expand, national measures accelerate, and litigation intensifies across Member States. This year\u2019s programme is specifically designed to help organisations move from uncertainty to preparedness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c5-online.com\/pfas-europe\/agenda\/\"><strong>View Agenda<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n \r\n<hr style=\"margin:24px 0px;\" \/>\r\n \r\n  <h3>What You&#8217;ll Gain<\/h3>\r\n  <ul class=\"long-list\">\r\n\t<li><strong>The Latest Insights on the EU Restriction Pathway<\/strong><br>\r\n\tGet a clear, guided understanding of the RAC and SEAC opinions, new sectors added under the revised restriction proposal, timing expectations, and how shifting political priorities, from the Green Deal to the Clean Industrial Deal, are shaping regulatory outcomes.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Clarity on Derogations and Sector Impacts<\/strong><br>\r\nDive into one of the most controversial aspects of the PFAS debate: time-limited vs. time-unlimited derogations. Understand what the latest exemptions mean for your sector, whether in textiles, packaging, machinery, defense, aerospace, automotive, or HVAC, and how they affect supply chains, spare parts, and long-term planning.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>A Practical Guide to Overlapping Regulations<\/strong><br>\r\nPFAS now sits at the crossroads of multiple EU frameworks. Learn how PFAS restrictions interact with F-Gas Regulation, Packaging and PPWR rules, food-contact material requirements, water legislation, and evolving provisions under REACH. Walk away with a roadmap for avoiding compliance conflicts and unintended regulatory exposures.\r\n\t<li><strong>National vs. EU-Level Regulation: What It Means for You<\/strong><br>\r\nFrance, Denmark, Belgium, and others are moving faster than Brussels. Understand how national bans and thresholds will coexist with EU-wide rules, and what this means for enforcement, the single market, and multinational compliance obligations.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Cross-Sector Perspectives on Substitution and Innovation<\/strong><br>\r\nHear how industries facing decade-long qualification processes are confronting the realities of PFAS substitution. Learn from those navigating material shortages, R&#038;D hurdles, regulatory uncertainty, and the risk of suppliers exiting before alternatives are mature.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>A Global Comparative Lens<\/strong><br>\r\nWith sessions covering emerging policies in the U.S., Canada, UK, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, gain a true 360-degree view of the global regulatory landscape. Understand labelling mandates, trade implications, and what fragmented global policies mean for manufacturing, imports\/exports, and product design.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>The New Era of PFAS Litigation and Insurance Risk<\/strong><br>\r\nPrepare for the surge in European PFAS litigation. Our speakers will analyse landmark cases across Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, France, and Sweden, and reveal how the EU Product Liability Directive and Collective Redress Directive will reshape exposure. Learn how insurers are responding and what companies must do to remain insurable.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Cutting-Edge Insights on PFAS Remediation, Testing, and Monitoring<\/strong><br>\r\nFrom emission control technologies and destruction methods to supplier data verification and analytical thresholds, this year\u2019s agenda provides actionable insights to prepare for stricter wastewater standards, environmental limits, and scrutiny across the full product lifecycle.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>A Candid Look at Europe\u2019s Industrial Competitiveness<\/strong><br>\r\nJoin the discussion on how Europe can pursue ambitious PFAS restrictions without jeopardizing innovation, global competitiveness, or strategic sectors such as semiconductors, aerospace, and medical devices. <\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\r\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.c5-online.com\/pfas-europe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1718\/2025\/11\/502L26-BRU-Summit-About-Image.jpg\" alt=\"about-the-conference\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" \/>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why Attend the PFAS Summit Europe 2026? 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