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James Calder
Vice President - Compliance & Regulatory Programs
I lead Assent’s team of Regulatory Experts, with over 12 years of experience building and improving compliance programs.
Talk to me about:
- How companies leverage data to satisfy internal policy and external regulatory requirements.
- Compliance and regulatory program implementation and management.
- Product compliance, corporate social responsibility and vendor management data requirements.
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Travis Miller
General Counsel
I am an international trade and compliance attorney, handling Assent’s worldwide legal activities.
Talk to me about:
- The impact of global anti-bribery & anti corruption laws.
- ITAR/EAR sanctions and what they mean for companies.
- Legal insight into various conflict minerals, corporate social responsibility, regulatory compliance information security, import/export compliance laws.
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Sarah Carpenter
Manager, Business & Human Rights
I am a human rights practitioner who promotes world-wide business respect for human rights. I have worked with the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) and a wide range of rights-based non-governmental organizations.
Talk to me about:
- The role businesses play in ensuring human rights are respected throughout the supply chain.
- The impact of human trafficking and slavery regulations on companies.
- Human trafficking and slavery regulations like the UK Modern Slavery Act, California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and more.
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Kate Dunbar
Senior Business & Human Rights Analyst
I am a human rights professional, specializing in child protection in emergencies and as a human rights advocate, that has worked with civil society organizations, UN agencies, international NGOs and the private sector in 13 countries across four continents.
Talk to me about:
- How companies can ensure respect for human rights throughout their operations.
- Assessing and mitigating the risk of human trafficking and slavery in supply chains.
- The impact of regulations such as the U.S. Federal Acquisition Regulation, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and more.
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Jared Connors
Senior Subject Matter Expert - Corporate Social Responsibility in Compliance Programs
I am a senior subject matter expert specializing in corporate social responsibility in compliance programs.
Talk to me about:
- How to achieve CSR goals by understanding and mitigating potential supply chain risk.
- How companies can take a holistic approach to CSR.
- Corporate social responsibility-related regulations, such as those pertaining to human trafficking and slavery, conflict minerals, and anti-bribery, anti-corruption.
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Bruce Jarnot
Senior Manager - Product Compliance
I am a board certified toxicologist with over 20 years of experience in global regulatory, materials management and environmental health and safety.
Talk to me about:
- Global product compliance regulations and how they impact companies.
- Food and beverage regulations, FDA and USDA standards and how supply chains can be impacted by these laws.
- Environmental health and safety.
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Valerie Kuntz
Materials Management Subject Matter Expert
I am a product compliance expert with over 19 years in industry, specializing in REACH and RoHS program implementation at large companies.
Talk to me about:
- How companies are meeting REACH and global RoHS product requirements.
- Product compliance regulations, like Proposition 65, and their impact on supply chains.
- Product compliance declaration standard development.
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Raj Takhar
Materials Management & Subject Matter Expert (Europe)
I am a product compliance expert specializing in restricted substances and chemical reporting in Europe.
Talk to me about:
- How companies implement product compliance programs that adapt to changing regulations.
- The changing landscape of product compliance regulations like REACH and RoHS.
- Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) and Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR).
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Abiola Okpechi
Subject Matter Expert, Business & Human Rights
I am a subject matter expert in business and human rights, and hold a Ph.D. in Public Law (Human Rights). Talk to me about:
Talk to me about:
- Integrating human rights into corporate management frameworks.
- Supply chain risk analysis.
- Global corporate social responsibility standards.
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Neil Smith
Manager, Compliance & Regulatory Programs
I have more than 17 years of experience in managing product compliance and sustainability programs, with a focus on environmental, health and safety.
Talk to me about:
- How companies can work smarter, not harder, to effectively manage their compliance programs.
- Collaborating to solve your company's compliance and CSR challenges.
- Optimizing your regulatory and compliance programs.
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Steven Andrews
Subject Matter Expert, Environmental Stewardship & Policy
I am an internationally recognized and long-standing expert in EU policy development, focusing on sustainability, product, waste and recycling legislation.
Talk to me about:
- How to interpret EU regulations and understand the process of policy development.
- Best practices for due diligence.
- Enforcement surrounding regulations such as the RoHS, Battery, and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives.
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