Programme

The Congress and all internal meetings will take place at the Tivoli Lisboa Hotel.

New Internal Meetings Schedule!

May 20 (Sunday)

 18:00
 Fecc Board Meeting
May 21
(Monday)		 9.00 10.30 Consultative Assembly of the National Associations

10.30 12.00 Fecc Company Members Meeting
  12.00 13.00 Lunch Break
 

13.00 15.00

Fecc General Assembly
  15.00 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 18.00 ICCTA, Steering Committee & Council Meeting
  19.00 20.00 Opening Reception
Sky Bar, Tivoli Lisboa Hotel
     
May 22
(Tuesday)		 8.00 9.00 Registration and welcome coffee
  9.00 9.30

Welcome address: Edgar E. Nordmann - President, Fecc European Association of Chemical Distributors

Opening of the Congress: Verter Gomes - President, Groquifar Portuguese Association

Moderator's introduction: Lyn Tattum - Director, IHS Chemical Week
  9.30 10.00 Giorgio Squinzi
President, Cefic
  10.00 10.30

Darren Ennis - Director, MHP Communications
  10.30 11.15 Coffee break
  11.15 13.15

First Panel Session: Chemical Distribution Industry Landscape

  • Approaches to Distribution Manufacturers' view
  • Distributors' market strategy
  • Customers' expectations and selection criteria
  • A Global Perspective on the World Chemical Distribution Market - outline


Speakers

Birger Kuck
CEO, Biesterfeld

David Brown
Director, Chemagility

 
  13.15 14.30

Press Lunch

Lunch Break
  14.30 16.00

Second Panel Session:
Doing Business with the pharma sector

  • Market Analysis and APIs/excipients from Asia
  • Mandatory Risk Assessment prior to sourcing from Asia
  • What does the Pharma/excipients industry expects from chemical distributors


Speakers

Guenther Eberhard
Managing Director, DistriConsult

Dr. Rainer Steinbach
Founder, CAP-Intelligence
  16.00 16.30
Coffee Break
  16.30 17.30

Third Panel Session: Legislation & Your Business

  • Anti-Trust Update
  • Customs initiatives in EU(AEO)
  • REACH. DU expectations possible consequences of supply disruption


Speakers

TBC
Baker & McKenzie

Steve George
Purchasing Engineer, Rolls Royce
  17.30 Moderator's summary
  19.00 22.30 Reception & Gala Dinner
Na Ordem com Luis Suspiro
Sponsored by Nordmann Rassmann
     
May 23
(Wednesday)		 9.00 11.00

Fourth Panel Session:  Why Sustainability should be part of your business strategy

  • Understanding chemistry & environmental interaction
  • Life cycle assessment - the basis to cope with carbon foot print requirements
  • Preparation for/expectations from RIO+20 and Sustainability strategies


Speakers

Prof.Dr. Ralf Koppmann
Professor

Sebastien Humbert
Quantis

Tomas Marques
UNEP
  11.00 11.30 Coffee Break
  11.30 12.30

Fourth Panel Session: Human Resources

  • Your passion as a driver for excellence
  • How to find the right people in a shrinking candidate market

Speakers

Roland Fleischer
Manager, Aretas
  12.30 12.50

Moderator's summary
  12.50 13.00 Closing Speech
  13.00 14.00 Lunch

14:00 16.00

Vertical & Horizontal Agreements Seminar
   


All Lunches and Coffee Breaks are sponsored by Hedinger
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to alter the content and timing of the programme or the identity of the speakers. This contract is subject to Belgian Law.