Chemical Safety and Security: TSCA Legislation and Terrorist Attacks
July 24, 2015
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2015 - The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Proliferation Prevention Program will host a seminar about chemical safety, security, and the recent and ongoing use of dual-use chemicals. Full details appear below.
WHEN/WHERE:
Monday, July 27, 2015
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Second Floor Conference Center
CSIS, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Credentialed members of the press who wish to attend must email aschwartz@csis.org
2:00 - 2:15 PM - Registration
2:15 - 2:30 PM - Introductions
Sharon Squassoni
Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program
CSIS
Ambassador Krzysztof Paturej
President
International Center on Chemical Safety and Security (ICCSS)
Dr. Paul F. Walker
Green Cross International (GCI)
2:30 - 3:30 PM - Chemical Safety: Modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Featuring:
Michael P. Walls
Vice President
American Chemistry Council
Dr. Michal Ilana Freedhoff
Director of Oversight & Investigations, Office of Senator Edward J. Markey
United States Senate
Moderated by:
Dr. Paul F. Walker
Green Cross International (GCI)
3:30 - 4:00 PM - Chemical Security: Preventing Terrorist Attacks on Chemical Facilities at Home
Featuring:
Todd Klessman
Senior Policy Advisor, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division
Department of Homeland Security
Moderated by:
Dr. Paul F. Walker
Green Cross International (GCI)
4:00 - 5:00 PM - Promoting Global Chemical Safety and Security Standards and Practices
The Global Partnership Chemical Security Sub-Working Group
Featuring:
Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins
US Department of State
Moderated by:
Sharon Squassoni
Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program
CSIS
The Case of Kenya and Beyond: Security and Non-Proliferation
Featuring:
Ambassador Krzysztof Paturej
President
International Center on Chemical Safety and Security, Warsaw, Poland
Ali Gakweli
Deputy Government Chemist, Government Chemist Division, EU CBRN National Focal Point National Authority (CWC), Nairobi, Kenya
Moderated by:
Sharon Squassoni
Director and Senior Fellow, Proliferation Prevention Program
CSIS
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