13 October 2021

Registration is open for the FREE TO MEMBERS Open Industry Forum, Thursday 4th November 2021, 09:30 - 14:15 - via Microsoft Teams.

From 09:20 – 09:30 BASA Members can check their connection and setup in Microsoft Teams and can post any questions via Q&A function

*PROVISIONAL AGENDA*

09:30 Welcome & Introduction, Jim Palmer BASA Technical officer

09:45 Trade and Import-Export Trends Post Brexit

Alistair Gardner, Department for international Trade (DIT)

10:15 UKCA Marking of Construction Products – an update on future intentions

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (formerly MHCLG)

11:00 Introducing OPSS – the role of your new Construction Products Regulator

Michael Kearney, Krish Govinden, Office for Product Safety and Standards

11:30 How are things developing post Brexit - a European view

Kristel Ons, Secretary General FEICA

12:15 UKREACH – an update for BASA members

Julie Mayhew, Senior Policy Adviser, DEFRA

HSE, Speaker to be confirmed

13:00 Contributing to the Journey to net Zero

BEIS, Speaker name to be confirmed

13:30 Extended Producer Responsibility

Speaker to be confirmed

13:45 Monetising Patents

Dr Greg Stepney, Partner, European and UK Patent Attorney, Withers & Rogers

14:00 Summary & Closing Comments by Jim Palmer

BASA’s Technical Officer will summarise today’s presentations and there will be a final opportunity for Members to ask questions on both today’s topics and any other areas of concern that they would like to raise.

14:15 OIF Ends

Please note this is a BASA members only event.

Written by: RW