Brexit and the Plastics Industry Seminar

19 April 2018 | BPF House, London, EC2A 3JE                                                                               

With just over a year until the UK leaves the EU what progress has been made in talks and how will this affect your organisation? Discover how Brexit will impact the plastics industry at this one day event. Topics at the seminar will include sessions on Brexit for business, a government point of view and the role of Brexit on REACh legislation.

Who should attend: This seminar is aimed at senior and middle managers from companies in the plastics industry who are interested in discovering how Brexit will affect their organisation.

Seminar Programme

10:00    Registration and Refreshment

10:25   Chairmans Introduction and What the BPF is Doing for Your Industry, Mike Boswell, Plastribution

• An overview of what the BPF has provided to government with regards to Brexit
• Surveys and analysis undertaken
• How members can help

10:45  Brexit for Business, Speaker TBC

• What impact Brexit will have on UK business
• What business can do to prepare for Brexit

11:15  Government Session, Speaker TBC

• The UK government perspective on Brexit
• What the UK governemtn is doing to prepare for Brexit and the role ofthe plastics industry

11:45   Morning Break

12:00 Brexit and REACH - What You Need To Know, Speaker TBC

• What impact will Brexit have on REACH
• What does the future hold for the UK's involvement in REACH legislation

12:30 The European Point of View, Alexander Dangis, EUPC

• The European point of view on the Brexit negotiations
   

13:00   Networking Lunch

14:00  WTO rules - What they really mean and what they will mean for you, Aline Doussin, Squire Patton Boggs

• An overview of WTO Rules
• An analysis of what WTO rules would mean for the UK

14:30  Session TBC, UK Trade Observatory

15:00  What Does the Export Market Look Like Post Brexit, Aline Doussin, Squire Patton Boggs

• An analysis for Lesley Batchelor on the impact of Brexit on the export market

15:30  Afternoon Break and Close

Prices

• BPF Members £129 + VAT
• Affiliate  Members £149 + VAT
• Non BPF Members £179 + VAT