BPF Brexit Seminar 2019

19 September 2019 | BPF House, London, EC2A 3JE

What impact will Brexit have on the British Plastics industry and how will it affect your business and your bottom line? The BPF will look to explore these themes and will drill down into specific areas of concern for our industry including REACH, Rules of Origin, Tax and CE Marking at this important event. 

Listen to presentations from Kings College, BEIS and the CBI in this one-day seminar.

Who should attend: This seminar is aimed at senior and middle managers from companies in the plastics industry who want to discover the impact of Brexit on their organisation.

This event has now sold out - To be placed on our reserve list please email [email protected] 

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Seminar Programme

10:00 Registration and Refreshment

10:25 Chairmans Introduction - Mike Boswell, Plastribution

10:30 Brexit, Where Are We Now And Where Are We Going
Professor Anand Menon, Kings College London

• Analysis on the current situation with Brexit
• Prediction for what the future will hold and what the final outcome of Brexit will be.

10:50 UK Industry's Point of View - Jonathan Brenton, CBI

• An Overview of the UK industries
• A Snapshot of What Brexit Will Mean for Industry here in the UK
• CBI’s Own Viewpoint on Brexit and Your Policies

11:20 Morning Break

11:40 The UK’s Governments Perspective on Brexit—What Industry Should Be Doing Now - Ravinder Pannu, BEIS

12:10 Brexit: The Effect on REACH and Other Regulations Pertinent to Plastics - Chris Howick, INOVYN

12:40 Networking Lunch

13.40   Brexit and Tax—VAT and Indirect Taxes Post Brexit - Juliet Wallwork, BDO

14:10  Rules of Origin—What They Are, What You Need to Know and How We Can Help, Briony Thompson, BEIS  

14.40  CE Marking and UK Mark

• What Brexit Will Mean for CE Marking
• What Plastics Manufacturers Should Be Aware of and How They Can Prepare Their Businesses.

15.10  What The BPF is Doing, What We Need From You and How You Can Help, Stephen Hunt, BPF

15:25 Afternoon Break and Close

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Prices

• BPF Members £149 + VAT
• Affiliate Members £179 + VAT
• Non BPF Members £199 + VAT  

Hotels:

The BPF has arranged reduced rates at nearby hotels:

Holiday Inn Express City, Old Street
(2 minutes away from BPF House)
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Citizen M, Shoreditch
(7 minutes away from BPF House)
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