Chemical Safety and Security: TSCA Legislation and Terrorist Attacks

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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