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Nordic Conference on PFAS Substitution – Inspiration, Experiences and Tools

Welcome to our PFAS conference, the 2nd of September 2024 in Stockholm. We will give you an overview of PFAS legislations, analytical methods, and useful tools for PFAS substitution. You will also hear experiences from PFAS testing of articles and mixtures and get inspired by companies who share their journey for PFAS substitution.

The aim of the conference is to strengthen you in your work to phase out PFAS and test articles and mixtures for complience.

Last day of registration 12 August 2024

Description

Target audience: Nordic enforcement agencies and Nordic companies that manufacture and/or sell articles and mixtures.
Time and place: 2 September 2024, 08.30-18.00 CET, World Trade Center, Stockholm. The conference offers on-site participation only.
Admission: Free of charge.

Meals: Breakfast sandwich, lunch, coffee, and snacks will be provided.
Language: The conference is held in English.

The conference is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and is part of the programme for the Swedish presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2024.

This programme will be continously updated.

Setting the scene

Romina Pourmokhtari,
Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment
Opening of the meeting.

Ian Cousins, Professor, Stockholm University
An overview of the problems with PFAS.

Audun Heggelund, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Environmental Agency
Current and upcoming PFAS-restrictions.

Tools for PFAS substitution and product development

Tonie Wickman, Senior advisor, Swedish Centre for Chemical Substitution
What support can the Swedish Substitution Centre provide?

Jonathan Kleimark, Senior chemicals and business advisor, ChemSec
How can ChemSec tools support companies?

Olof Johansson, Swedish Chemicals Agency.

Olof Johansson, Scientific officer, Swedish Chemicals Agency
PRIO – a tool for substitution – how to identify >10 000 PFAS.

Anna Linusson, CEO, Ecolabelling Sweden
Ecolabels, frontrunners in the green transition.

Inspiration from Nordic Companies

Malin Wetterborg, Textile Engineer, Houdini Sportswear
The outdoor company share their phase out journey of PFAS.

Fredrik Strengbohm, Technical manager, Caverion Sverige AB
Successful transformation from synthetic to natural media for cooling & heat pump sector.

Louisa Raith Sørensen, Team Leader, Nonfood Quality & Sustainability, Coop DK
How Coop Denmark led national change on PFAS.

Anna Forsgren, Product Compliance and Sustainability manager. Marshall Group
PFAS in Consumer Electronics - Challenges and opportunities on the road to circularity.

Experiences of PFAS analysis in articles and mixtures

Robin Vestergren, Scientific officer, Swedish Chemicals Agency
Challenges and opportunities related to compliance testing of PFAS in chemical products and articles.

Lisa Skedung, Project manager, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Screening and identification of PFAS in electronics, textiles and food contact materials.

Jon Benskin, Professor, Stockholm University
PFAS in cosmetics and personal care products from the European Market.

Anders Nilsson, Application and sales specialist, Bruker Nordic AB.
A practical and pragmatic approach for detection of PFAS during ski competitions.
Also participating: Augusto Gillio, Operational Fluor Testing Coordinator, International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS).

Close of conference

Kemikalieinspektionens generaldirektör Per Ängquist.

Per Ängquist, Director-General, Swedish Chemicals Agency
Closing remarks.

In addition to the conference, we will organise a one-day workshop for the Nordic enforcement authorities on the 3rd of September. At this workshop, the participants will have an additional opportunity to discuss and delve deeper into issues related to the enforcement of PFAS. The workshop will be held on-site in Stockholm. Lunch, coffee and snacks will be provided free of charge. The registration for this workshop is made in the same form as for the main conference.

The conference takes place at the World Trade Center, Section D.
Address: Klarabergsviadukten 70 / Kungsbron 1. Close to the Central Station of Stockholm.
Conference room: New York.

Karta för att hItta de olika ingångarna på WTC Stockholm.

Entrances. 1: Entrance Klarabergsviadukten 70. 2: Entrance Kungsbron 1. 3: Terminalslingan (entrance to visitor parking). 4: Arlanda Express. 5: Stockholm Central station.

Train and subway

Travel to Stockholms Centalstation/T-Centralen. Walk towards Centralstationen and take the escalators up to Klarabergsviadukten. The entrance of World Trade Center is straight across from Klarabergsgatan. The address is Klarabergsviadukten 70. Take the escalators and proceed to Section D where you find the conference reception.

Bus

The following bus lines stop right outside the entrance or at the bus terminal;

1, 50, 54, 65, 69, 75, 169C, 411C, 443C, 445C, 480C, 565X

Arlanda Express

Stay at the back of the train. Take the ta elevator up to till Kungsbron from the platform and turn left, passing Comfort Hotel Xpress Stockholm Central and go left via the entrance at Kungsbron 1. Take the escalators and proceed to section D where you find the conference reception.

Car

The World Trade Center has a visitor garage with a small number of paid spaces. There is also space for motorbikes and bicycles.

If you go by car, write Terminalslingan 1. When you arrive, turn into the bus street, directly to the left you will find the entrance to the visitor garage. Call Reception to open the gate. note opening hours for entrance 08.00-17.00. Barely 100 meters in, you will find the paid visitor parking on the left (Places 92-120). Via the intercom you get further into the building: select "Conference facility D4" on the display and then "Call". Take the elevator up to level 4 and proceed to Section D and the Conference Reception.

Alternative parking garages nearby: Citygaraget "Åhléns" or Continentalgaraget, on Mäster Samuelsgatan

Stockholm offers a plethora of hotels of all comfort levels and budgets. Below are a few examples of hotels close to the Conference venue.