About ESF
PPE Seminar
11-13 June 2025 at the Martin's Château du Lac, Genval, Brussels
The aim of the seminar is bringing together European PPE experts dealing with: legislation, standardisation, selection and use of PPE, testing, certification, research, manufacturing, market surveillance and workplace inspection. This in order to discuss new developments in the area of Personal Protective Equipment.
In an informal setting, this seminar provides a unique forum for disseminating findings in the PPE field, and gives speakers and participants an excellent opportunity to exchange experiences.
The seminar opens Wednesday with lunch followed by a plenary session ‘setting the scene’. On Thursday, parallel sessions in smaller groups are foreseen to allow all participants to actively discuss different topics in more detail. On Friday morning after summaries of the parallel sessions we will look into challenges and opportunities for the next period.
Practical
Date : Wednesday 11th of June lunchtime till Friday 13th of June lunchtime
Venue : Martin's Château du Lac, Genval, Belgium (Genval is close to Brussels)
Registration fee (lunches and dinners included) :
- Early bird fee (till 28/03/2025) : 495 € ex VAT
- Regular fee : 595 € ex VAT
Hotel room is not included in the participation fee. Please book your room directly with the venue : send an email to resa.cdl@martinshotels.com mentioning the discount code “ESF PPE seminar 2025”.
Programme (will be continuously updated)
Wednesday 11/06/2025
12:30 | Lunch
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14:00 | Opening seminar - Welcome speech Guido Van Duren, president European Safety Federation
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14:15 | EU Commission DG GROW unit Machinery & Equipment (exact title TBC) Cyrielle Chay |
14:35 | European Coordination Market Surveillance (AdCo) PPE (exact title TBC) Wendy Van Aerschot, chair of AdCo |
14:55 | Horizontal Committee Notified Bodies for PPE (exact title TBC) Dr. Martin Liedtke, chair of the HCNB
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15:15 | Q&A – debate
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15:30 | Coffee break
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16:00 | “Magical Hacks” is an interactive talk, brimming with digital spectacle and never-before-seen ethical hacks, served up to the audience as miraculous magic tricks. Besides being entertaining, the unique concept also has educational value: each ‘magic hack’ is explained after demonstration, accompanied by concrete tips on how participants themselves can become more cyber resilient. No weekday cybersecurity lecture on passwords or fraud, but a haunting revelation of real hacks that unfold before the eyes of the audience!
Inti De Ceukelaire is known for his high-profile security awareness ranks, such as manipulating the Vatican's website and creating fake news on Donald Trump's Twitter account. He has been recognized as a thought leader in cybersecurity and has been featured in various international publications.
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17:00 | Closing day 1 |
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19:00 | Drink and dinner |
Thursday 12/06/2025
Parallel sessions on topics such as : Sustainability case studies, Product Category Rules and Life Cycle Analysis, Substance restrictions (REACH, e.g. PFAS), Dual use (PPE for military and civil use), General Product Safety Regulation and PPE, coherence sustainability obligations with PPE legislation, impact of climate change on (selection of) PPE, PPE for the health care sector, harmonisation of the PPE market, role of standardisation. Speakers include : Guido Van Duren (Ansell); Silvia Torres Ruiz (CNMP-INSST); Michael Thierbach (KAN); Jonas Stein (IFA); Mercedes Sanchis (IBV); Nathalie Wilson (Workwear Solutions International & CEN-CLC JTC23 WG6); Claudine Strehl (IFA) | |
9:00 | Round 1 parallel sessions
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10:30 | Coffee break
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11:00 | Round 2 parallel sessions
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12:30 | Lunch
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13:30 | Demonstrations and posters
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15:30 | Round 3 parallel sessions
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17:00 | Closing day 2
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19:00 | Drink and dinner |
Friday 13/06/2025
09:00 | Opening plenary session day 3
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09:10 | Summaries of the parallel sessions by the session moderators
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10:15 | Coffee break
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10:45 | TBC
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11:15 | TBC
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11:45 | Conclusions and closing of the seminar |
12:00 | Lunch |
We would like to thank the members of the Programming Committee for their valuable support in setting up this program :
Pilar Cáceres Armendáriz
Edith Classen
Maria Rosaria Fizzano
Claudio Galbiati
Justin Kühn
Jan Jordan
Martin Liedtke
Guido Van Duren
Sponsors
Your company/organisation is interested in the sponsor possibilities? Please contact henk.vanhoutte@eu-esf.org