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Content and subjects focused on state and federal regulations. This area will focus on product, corporate, social and environmental responsibility. In addition to supply chain security. All of these sessions count towards the product safety awareness program. 

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  • PSA Required: Product Safety Basics
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits

    The consumer products market is becoming increasingly regulated and subject to scrutiny by many government agencies and consumer groups. This course introduces promotional products professionals to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), California Prop 65, Undue Influence and Supply Chain Mapping.

    Join Jessica Gibbons-Rauch for Product Safety Basics. This is a required course for Product Safety Awareness  This course contains information regarding United States regulations, laws and standards, specifically. 

    Jessica Gibbons-Rauch, MBA, CAS

    Manager, Professional Development Learning Programs

    PPAI

    Jessica-Gibbons-Rausch, MBA, is the Manager, Professional Development Learning Programs at PPAI.  She has over 15 years of experience working in the promotional products industry.  JGR was named a PPAI Rising Star in 2014, she has served on the board of PPAChicago and on the board of PromoKitchen.

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  • PPAI Certified Advertising Specialist (CAS) Package
    Contains 25 Product(s)

    Register for all your required courses here. You will have 1 year from the point of registration to complete the certification package. Please complete all dedicated courses and their quizzes: You will have 3 attempts to pass each quiz. You must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly. If you have not passed a quiz after 3 attempts, please contact certification@ppai.org Please note in order to start working on your CAS please make sure you have completed the TAS Certificate program first.

    Register for all your CAS required courses in one step.  You will have 1 year from the point of registration to complete the certification package.

    Please complete all dedicated courses and their quizzes: You will have 3 attempts to pass each quiz. You must answer 4 out of 5 questions correctly. If you have not passed a quiz after 3 attempts, please contact certification@ppai.org

    Please note in order to start working on your CAS please make sure you have completed the TAS Certificate program first.

  • Product Safety Awareness Journey
    Contains 6 Product(s)

    The Product Safety Awareness Journey is a comprehensive set of courses that encompass the best practices of product safety and corporate responsibility. This journey can be used to achieve the required Product Safety Ambassador status but provides a more in depth look at the keys in this area.

    Take The Following Free Education Opportunities:

    • CAS Required Product Safety Basics (30 minutes)
    • Responsible Sourcing: Current State of Affairs with Kelli Hoggle of Amfori
    • Waste Management: The Hierarchy and the 5 R's with Ron Haek of Looptworks
    • Complete Business Sustainability with Yours Truly, Denise Taschereau and Theresa Fudenberg
    • The Impact of International Due Diligence Obligations with Brian Campbell and Hope Spector
    • Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Your Scope Emissions with Erich Nolan

    Upon Completion of the program: 

    • You will receive notice of credit for the course.
    • You will receive notification of your status and receive the "We Are Product Safety Aware" logos to be used in your marketing materials
    • You will be added to the list of Product Safety Aware companies on the PPAI website.
    • Make your plans to attend the Product Safety Summit, Expo & Expo East in the future
    • Adopt the PPAI Code of Conduct
    • Keep Your Product Safety Awareness Current 
    • Complete two hours of products safety education every two years in order to continue in the program.

  • Corporate Social Responsibility: The Time Is Now: Women's Leadership Conference (WLC) 2023
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 06/26/2023

    This panel discussion will examine trends, expectations and the reality of corporate social responsibility. Increasingly buyers are committed to aligning their businesses with products that elevate their social and sustainable priorities. This session will outline practical steps you can implement in your business regardless of whether you are at the beginning of your journey or far down the path.

    This panel discussion will examine trends, expectations and the reality of corporate social responsibility. Increasingly buyers are committed to aligning their businesses with products that elevate their social and sustainable priorities. This session will outline practical steps you can implement in your business regardless of whether you are at the beginning of your journey or far down the path.

    Anne Stone, CAE, MAS (Moderator)

    Director of Advocacy and Member Engagement

    PPAI

    Anne Stone, CAE is the director of advocacy and member engagement at PPAI, responsible for guiding PPAI's legislative and government relations efforts, which includes taking a contingent of PPAI members to Washington, D.C., to advocate directly to U.S. lawmakers on issues important to the promotional products industry. Stone also oversees the Association's product responsibility programs, including the development of industry best practices and the PPAI Product Safety Summit, a two-day education event focused specifically on product responsibility issues. She currently serves as staff liaison to both the Government Relations Advisory Council and the Product Responsibility Advisory Group.

    Cheron Coleman (Moderator)

    Vice President Product Development & Global Supply

    Alphabroder

    Cheron Coleman has been in the promotional products industry for more than 20 years, and she is the Vice President of Product Development & Global Supply at alphabroder, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of soft-goods and hard-goods.  She leads the soft-goods team responsible for global sourcing, corporate compliance, production management, quality assurance and control, and international logistics for the Private Brand soft-good enterprise.

    Megan Spire (Moderator)

    Vice President of Sales

    Bella + Canvas

     Megan Spire is the Vice President of Sales for BELLA&CANVAS.  She is responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and execution across multiple teams, which includes Sales, Planning & Analytics, Sales Operations, and Customer Success.  Megan has been in the promotional products industry for 11 years, and in 2022, she was ranked #21 on Counselor’s Power 50 list. 

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  • Prop 65 and State Regulations 2023 - PSA Required
    Contains 4 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 04/13/2023

    Big changes are coming to Cal Prop 65 that could cost you and your business. In addition to the federal regulations that affect the promotional products industry, individual states have passed laws that can affect your company as well. This session is a must for navigating your interstate deals, not just by knowing the rules, but by having strategies in place to manage them.

    Join Anne Stone for this session on Prop 65 and State Regulations. Big changes are coming to Cal Prop 65 that could cost you and your business. In addition to the federal regulations that affect the promotional products industry, individual states have passed laws that can affect your company as well. This session is a must for navigating your interstate deals, not just by knowing the rules, but by having strategies in place to manage them. This course is a required element of the Product Safety Aware program. This course contains information regarding United States regulations, laws and standards, specifically. 

    Recommended Pre-Requisite: CAS Required: Product Safety Basics

    Joseph Scott

    Co-founder, Scott and Associates, Inc

    Joseph Scott, co-founded Scott and Associates, Inc. with his wife Katie in 1993.Since then, Joe has transformed his distributorship into an agency that gets paid for its time and the results that it generates for clients. Joe makes his living selling promotional products and advertising services--public speaking is a fun side business.

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  • PPAI Expo 2023 - Sell Promotional Products And Have A Positive Environmental Impact - Your Clients Are Asking
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 01/09/2023

    How can promotional products being sold have a positive impact in a world where waste generation and disposal are a problem? Your clients want to know this answer, along with what you are doing to help resolve this serious issue. In this session you will gain valuable insight into how you continue seeking business success in the promotional products industry, while still considering where the products will end up.

    How can promotional products being sold have a positive impact in a world where waste generation and disposal are a problem? Your clients want to know this answer, along with what you are doing to help resolve this serious issue. In this session you will gain valuable insight into how you continue seeking business success in the promotional products industry, while still considering where the products will end up.

    Ashlee Baker (Moderator)

    Principal and Waste Diversion Specialist

    Waste Not Consulting

    Ashlee Baker is a principal and waste diversion specialist at Waste Not Consulting. She brings over ten years of experience in waste diversion for commercial properties. She has a background in working with commercial, retail, and residential properties to develop, implement, and manage sustainable waste and recycling programs that are both environmentally friendly and financially responsible. With a passion for diverting waste from landfills, Ashlee has created and implemented over 150 waste stream management programs with an emphasis on diversion and has completed over 16M square feet of LEED compliant waste audits. She strives to encourage greater consciousness of our individual environmental footprints through education, outreach, and best practices. Ashlee holds a master of science degree in environmental studies from California State University, Fullerton and a B.A. in communications studies from Florida State University. 

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  • ICPHSO 2019 Recap: United for Safety
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits

    Join Susan DeRagon for this session, where she will share information from the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s 2019 annual meeting and training symposium. This year’s conference included tutorials on social media and consumer product misuse as well as concerns over product safety and privacy in an interconnected world. Some of the breakout sessions included topics such as mitigation strategies related to foreign body hazards and proactive safety engineering. The plenary topics of the sessions included ensuring the safety of products sold online and evolving approaches for innovation and technology. The annual CPSC day included updates on the impact of the new makeup of the Commission and some of the commissioners’ policy views regarding education campaigns, voluntary vs. mandatory standards and a variety of other issues that come before the Commission. This session qualifies as an "elective" under the Product Safety Aware Program.

    Join Susan DeRagon for this session, where she will share information from the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s 2019 annual meeting and training symposium. This year’s conference included tutorials on social media and consumer product misuse as well as concerns over product safety and privacy in an interconnected world. Some of the breakout sessions included topics such as mitigation strategies related to foreign body hazards and proactive safety engineering. The plenary topics of the sessions included ensuring the safety of products sold online and evolving approaches for innovation and technology. The annual CPSC day included updates on the impact of the new makeup of the Commission and some of the commissioners’ policy views regarding education campaigns, voluntary vs. mandatory standards and a variety of other issues that come before the Commission. This session qualifies as an "elective" under the Product Safety Aware Program.

    Susan DeRagon

    Senior Technical Consultant

    Susan DeRagon is Senior Technical Consultant at QIMA (formerly AsiaInspection).  With over 30 years of experience, she is a leading quality and safety expert on toys, children’s products, and promotional and licensed goods.  She has conducted numerous technical seminars and webinars globally.  She works closely with companies to provide the highest level of quality service in the areas of regulatory compliance, product testing, quality control and assurance, safety evaluations and inspections.

    Ms. DeRagon is an active member of The Toy Association and ASTM International, participating on several toy and children’s product standards committees.  She is also a member of PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group (PRAG) and a previous member of the Board of Directors for ICPHSO, the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization.

    Ms. DeRagon received a B.S degree in business administration from Bay Path College, Magna Cum Laude.


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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Waste Diversion
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will answer questions such as where your company's waste actually end up, what to do about packaging waste and outline options for end-of-life solutions.

    This session will answer questions such as where your company's waste actually end up, what to do about packaging waste and outline options for end-of-life solutions.         

    Ashlee Baker (Moderator)

    Principal and Waste Diversion Specialist

    Waste Not Consulting

    Ashlee Baker is a principal and waste diversion specialist at Waste Not Consulting. She brings over ten years of experience in waste diversion for commercial properties. She has a background in working with commercial, retail, and residential properties to develop, implement, and manage sustainable waste and recycling programs that are both environmentally friendly and financially responsible. With a passion for diverting waste from landfills, Ashlee has created and implemented over 150 waste stream management programs with an emphasis on diversion and has completed over 16M square feet of LEED compliant waste audits. She strives to encourage greater consciousness of our individual environmental footprints through education, outreach, and best practices. Ashlee holds a master of science degree in environmental studies from California State University, Fullerton and a B.A. in communications studies from Florida State University. 

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: The Science of Biodegradability, Composability, Recycling and End-of-Life Sustainability Solutions
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will go over the science around: Packaging Materials, Biobased, Circularity, End-of-Life: Biodegradable, Compostable, Recycling Microplastics - plastic waste, and will review what all of these terms mean.

    This session will go over the science around: Packaging Materials, Biobased, Circularity, End-of-Life: Biodegradable, Compostable, Recycling Microplastics - plastic waste, and will review what all of these terms mean.

    Ramani Nayaran (Moderator)

    University Distinguished Professor

    Michigan State University

    Ramani Narayan is a University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science. He is an internationally acclaimed thought leader and expert in bioplastics, focusing on the manufacture of biobased and compostable plastics. His research encompasses design and manufacture of biofiber composites for auto and industrial applications. He is involved with measurements and reporting of biobased carbon and environmental footprint using LCA tools.  He received an M.S. degree in organic chemistry and a Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from Bombay University in India. He is a fellow of the U.S. National Academy of Inventors and the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM).He serves as the scientific chair of the Biodegradable Products Institute, North America as well as on the board of ASTM International and was founding chair of the committee on environmentally degradable plastics and biobased products. He received the ASTM Award of Merit, the highest award given by the society to an individual member and was the first recipient of the William N. Findley Award from ASTM for significant contributions to the application of new technologies. His other honors include the James Hammer Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, State of Michigan – Governor’s University Award for Commercialization Excellence, and Michigan Green Chemistry Governor’s award. His awards from MSU include a University Distinguished Faculty Award and a Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award. He received the Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship Chair in Science and Technology Management and Commercialization (University of Lisbon, Portugal).

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: State Regulations
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will review the various state regulations that will affect your compliance strategy.

    This session will review the various state regulations that will affect your compliance strategy.

    Karolyn Helda (Moderator)

    Managing Director

    QIMA

    Karolyn Helda is the managing director of QIMA’s Laboratory in Buffalo, New York. She has  worked in the consumer products safety, compliance and quality assurance industry for over 30 years. Her knowledge and direct experience span the categories of promotional products, toys and children’s products, softlines, general merchandise as well as consumable consumer goods such as food, over‐the‐counter drugs, health and beauty care items. Prior to assuming responsibility for the QIMA Buffalo lab operations, Karolyn held various roles at independent consumer products testing laboratories including laboratory and client services management, business development, global compliance program development and management, as well as technical consulting, training and protocol development.                       

    Tom Lewandowski (Moderator)

    Principal Scientist

    Gradient, LLC

    Tom Lewandowski is a principal scientist at Gradient in Seattle, Washington. Tom has over 20 years of experience in the areas of product safety evaluation, pharmacokinetics, metals toxicology, and developmental toxicology. He is currently involved in leading Gradient's efforts in the emerging area of green chemistry. Tom is also an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington School of Public Health where he lectures on toxicology and risk assessment. In 2012-2013, he served as chair of the Society of Toxicology’s Education Committee, which works to increase science literacy and public knowledge of toxicology. He is board certified in toxicology in the U.S. and in Europe.                                  

    Chelsea Murtha (Moderator)

    Sustainability and Trade Policy Professional

    American Apparel and Footwear Association

    Chelsea Murtha serves as the advocate and spokesperson on matters of sustainability and product safety for the American Apparel and Footwear Association. She engages with Congress, the Executive Branch, independent agencies, as well as state and local legislatures and agencies and foreign governments on sustainability, product safety, and chemical management issues important to the industry. Chelsea is also the staff liaison to AAFA’s Environmental Committee and Product Safety Council.    Chelsea joined AAFA from a Washington, D.C. government affairs firm where she lead advocacy efforts for clients, including several trade associations and apparel and footwear importers, on policy developments related to environmental, social, and governance issues in global supply chains. She has also worked for the U.S. Fashion Industry Association, and a Washington, D.C. international trade policy consultancy firm. Chelsea earned a Master of Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts from the George Washington University. 

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Risk of Greenwashing
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will demonstrate the importance of validating any sustainability-related claims companies make about their products or processes, as well as properly categorizing products with sustainable claims.

    This session will demonstrate the importance of validating any sustainability-related claims companies make about their products or processes, as well as properly categorizing products with sustainable claims.

    David Callet (Moderator)

    Principal

    Callet Law

    David Callet is a principal at Callet Law where he provides comprehensive client representation on all aspects of consumer product safety compliance. He guides clients on how to create and implement product safety compliance programs that reduce product recalls, limit products liability litigation and help protect their valuable brands from adverse publicity associated with non-compliance with product safety requirements. He regularly represents clients I matters involving the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. David is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and the George Washington University Law School.

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Sustainability Terminology
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    Beginning your sustainability journey? Confused by the alphabet soup of terms? This interactive session will address key and emerging sustainability terms and definitions.

    Beginning your sustainability journey? Confused by the alphabet soup of terms? This interactive session will address key and emerging sustainability terms and definitions.

    Natalie Sheffey (Moderator)

    Business Sustainability Manager

    Hit Promotional Products

    Natalie Sheffey is the business sustainability manager for Hit Promotional Products, based in Tampa Bay, Florida. She has experience writing for the Green Business Bureau, a sustainability certification company, and has recently served as a consultant within the promotional product industry. Natalie is a graduate of the University of South Florida where she received a master’s degree in global sustainability with a concentration in sustainable business. 

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    .50 Point

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  • Product Responsiblity Summit 2022: China Anti-Foreign Sanction Law
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will offer insight and considerations regarding the new Chinese law that provides for retaliation against companies that comply with sanctions against Chinese entities.

    This session will offer insight and considerations regarding the new Chinese law that provides for retaliation against companies that comply with sanctions against Chinese entities.

    Isaac Stone Fish (Moderator)

    Founder and CEO

    Strategy Risks

    Isaac Stone Fish is the founder and CEO of the research firm, Strategy Risks, a China-focused research and consulting firm. Strategy Risks works with companies to help them quietly identify and minimize forced labor and regulatory risks in their supply chains. He is also a Washington Post Global Opinions contributing columnist, a contributor to CBSN, an adjunct at NYU's Center for Global Affairs, a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a columnist on China risk at Barron's. A fluent Mandarin speaker and formerly a Beijing correspondent for Newsweek, Stone Fish spent seven years living in China. He has traveled widely in the region and in the country, visiting every Chinese province, autonomous region, and municipality, including a five-week trip to Xinjiang. He is a visiting fellow at the Atlantic Council, and was also formerly a senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, and a visiting fellow at the German Marshall Fund. Isaac is the author of America Second (Knopf), published in February 2022.                                                                          

    Anne Stone, CAE, MAS (Moderator)

    Director of Advocacy and Member Engagement

    PPAI

    Anne Stone, CAE is the director of advocacy and member engagement at PPAI, responsible for guiding PPAI's legislative and government relations efforts, which includes taking a contingent of PPAI members to Washington, D.C., to advocate directly to U.S. lawmakers on issues important to the promotional products industry. Stone also oversees the Association's product responsibility programs, including the development of industry best practices and the PPAI Product Safety Summit, a two-day education event focused specifically on product responsibility issues. She currently serves as staff liaison to both the Government Relations Advisory Council and the Product Responsibility Advisory Group.

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Country Risk Assessments
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will answer questions relating to conducting a comprehensive risk analysis when evaluating a new country for possible sourcing solutions.

    This session will answer questions relating to conducting a comprehensive risk analysis when evaluating a new country for possible sourcing solutions.

    Kelli Hoggle (Moderator)

    Network Representative, US and Canada

    Amfori

    Kelli Hoggle is the Network Representative, USA & Canada for the European business association, amfori – Trade with Purpose. amfori represents over 2,500 member companies from various sectors and their 50k+ factories and farms. Through amfori, member companies improve social and environmental performance throughout their value chains by participating in amfori BSCI and BEPI. Kelli has been with amfori for 7 years and has grown the North American network from under 10 members to now over 150, including the world’s largest retailers.

     

    Previously Kelli worked at WRAP as the Sr. Compliance Manager. She has 10 years’ experience of working with companies to improve social working conditions in their supply chains. Operating in various sectors, Kelli has partnered closely with consumer goods companies, factories, farms, governmental organizations, and service providers with a mission to promote worker wellbeing and environmental sustainability. Kelli resides in Seattle, WA.

    Nathan Cotter (Moderator)

    Vice President of Supply Chain

    Hit Promotional Products, Inc.

    Nathan Cotter is the vice president of supply chain at Hit Promotional Products, Inc., ranked among the top 5 promotional product suppliers in the nation.  The supply chain division at Hit includes teams that manage purchasing, logistics, custom orders, quality, product safety and compliance, and ethical sourcing throughout a diverse supply chain.  Nathan holds a BA from Monmouth College and is a member of PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group.  

    Jennifer Winter (Moderator)

    Key Account Manager

    ELEVATE

    Over the last twelve years, Jennifer Winter has helped companies build more effective responsible sourcing programs. Jennifer is a key account manager who provides consultative support for both new and established clients. Jennifer also leads customer onboarding for complex client programs that may have multiple touch points within ELEVATE or have complex monitoring requirements. Prior to this role, Jennifer was the regional manager for the US and Canada at ELEVATE, where she recruited, trained, and mentored the team that successfully delivered thousands of high quality and impactful social and environmental assessments. Prior to joining ELEVATE, Jennifer was the founder and managing director of a US based responsible sourcing, auditing and consulting company that operated across North America. She also spent 8 years in the US Armed Forces as human resources specialist/headquarters detachment administrator. Jennifer has two master’s degrees from the London School of Economics as well as a bachelor’s degree from University Massachusetts-Amherst, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude. She is currently settled in Sacramento, California but is a Massachusetts native and lived as nomad for many years in various other cities, notably Athens, London, Shanghai, New York City, and Kansas City. In her free time, she focuses on her family and practices yoga.

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: Legislative Update
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will examine the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022.

    This session will examine the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022.

    Maurice Norris (Moderator)

    Public Affairs Manager

    PPAI

    Maurice Norris is the public affairs manager for Promotional Products Association International (PPAI). Currently, Maurice manages the government relations and product responsibility programs at PPAI. In these roles, he monitors legislative and regulatory developments affecting the promotional products industry. Maurice also assists members with compliance challenges facing their businesses and helps them advocate for their companies with various aspects and levels of government. Maurice also serves on the board of the Graphic Communications Workforce Coalition.

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    .50 Point

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: CBP Enforcement Updates
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will delve into U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and expound on what it means when CBP issues a Withhold Release Order (WRO).

    This session will delve into U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA), and expound on what it means when CBP issues a Withhold Release Order (WRO).       

    Bryant Van Buskirk (Moderator)

    Field Director

    Customs and Border Protection

    Bryant Van Buskirk currently serves as the field director of the Los Angeles CTPAT office. He is responsible for oversight and administration of all activities relative to the Los Angeles CTPAT area of operations, which encompasses Baja and Central Mexico, British Colombia, Canada, the majority of Pacific-Asia region countries and a diverse area of domestic locations, primarily within the western United States. His duties also include management and maintenance of the Mutual Recognition Arrangements (MRA) between United States Customs and Border Protection and the countries of South Korea and New Zealand. In these capacities, he works directly with members of the trade (importers, exporters, foreign manufacturers, carriers, brokers, consolidators, port/terminal operators) towards improving international supply chain security, compliance with the 2006 Safe Port Act and overall furtherance of Customs & Border Protection’s Anti-Terrorism Goals. Bryant joined the former U.S.Customs Service (now Customs & Border Protection) as an inspector at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport in 1992. Bryant has been with the CTPAT program since 2005. Prior to this assignment, he served as a chief customs and border protection officer, assigned to oversee enforcement and cargo processing activities relative to anti-terrorism and contraband enforcement within the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport area of operations.Bryant is a recipient of the Certificate of Merit, Secretary General, World Customs Organization for exceptional service to the international customs community (2018), Commissioner of Customs Award of Valor, National Partnership for Reinventing Government Award, Co-recipient of National Review Board’s Hammer Award, Commissioner of Customs Strategic Problem Solving Award and Commissioner of Customs Award for Innovation.

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  • Product Responsibility Summit 2022: PFAS Deep Dive
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/21/2022

    This session will explain what PFAS chemicals are, demonstrate how prevalent they are in our industry's products, and provide actionable solutions for the variety of federal and state activities addressing PFAS concerns.

    This session will explain what PFAS chemicals are, demonstrate how prevalent they are in our industry's products, and provide actionable solutions for the variety of federal and state activities addressing PFAS concerns.

    Rick Brenner, MAS+ (Moderator)

    President

    Product Safety Advisors

    Rick Brenner is president of Product Safety Advisors, a consulting and outsourced compliance firm advising clients in all facets of consumer product safety. Prior to founding Product Safety Advisors, Rick was CEO and chief compliance officer of Prime Resources, a $100 million consumer products importer in Bridgeport, CT. Rick is considered a foremost expert on best practices for design and manufacture of safe and compliant consumer products.  He has served as a resource to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on these matters and was a featured speaker for the Commission at the Fourth North American Consumer Product Safety Summit. In other product safety roles, Rick is past president and executive board member of ICPHSO – the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO.org). In 2008, Rick co-founded the non-profit product safety certification organization QCA, the Quality Certification Alliance (qcalliance.org).  In 2015, after serving three years on its board, Brenner was elected chair of PPAI. He is a founder of PPAI’s Product Responsibility Action Group (PRAG) and has co-chaired PPAI’s Product Responsibility Summit each year since its inception in 2011.                                   

    Travis Norton (Moderator)

    Director of Global Technical Services

    Bureau Veritas

     Travis Norton has been with BV for more than 20 years. As the director of global technical services in the Americas region, he leads and manages a technical consultation team. He is an ASTM member, participating on technical committees for textiles and consumer products. Previously, he was the director of global technical services for Europe, Middle East and Africa based in the UK. Prior to that, Travis has worked in global project management, engineering and technical services in Hong Kong. He has also worked in laboratory operations in Hong Kong, China and Buffalo, NY. Before joining BV, he worked in consumer products manufacturing, for a private brand supplier as a research and development chemist and as a factory QA/QC laboratory supervisor. 

    Chase Dressman (Moderator)

    Attorney

    Taft Stettinius and Hollister LLP

    Chase Dressman is a leader of Taft's Cincinnati Environmental Group.  He frequently creates, manages, and negotiates portfolios of regulatory and commercial contracts for national and international companies, with an emphasis on prompt turnaround times and business-oriented solutions. A significant portion of Chase’s practice involves representing companies in the pesticide industry, including manufacturers and distributors of agricultural, conventional, and anti-microbial pesticide products. Chase is an alumnus of Leadership Northern Kentucky (Class of 2013) and Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers (Class 21). He frequently writes and presents on significant environmental matters and issues. He currently serves as the general counsel for the Greater Cincinnati Hazmat Unit, where he provides legal counsel to local fire, emergency, and other first responders. Chase received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, with honors, from Xavier University and earned his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal, Moot Court, and was selected to and competed on the National Moot Court team. Chase is a life-long resident of the Greater Cincinnati area, where he lives with his wife and children.

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  • NALC 2022: Corporate Social Responsibility: The Time Is Now
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 08/16/2022

    This panel discussion, moderated by Denise Taschereau, will examine trends, expectations and the reality of corporate social responsibility. Increasingly buyers are committed to aligning their businesses with products that elevate their social and sustainable priorities. This session will outline practical steps you can implement in your business regardless of whether you are at the beginning of your journey or far down the path.

    This panel discussion, moderated by Denise Taschereau, will examine trends, expectations and the reality of corporate social responsibility. Increasingly buyers are committed to aligning their businesses with products that elevate their social and sustainable priorities. This session will outline practical steps you can implement in your business regardless of whether you are at the beginning of your journey or far down the path.

    Denise Taschereau (Moderator)

    CEO

    Denise Taschereau launched Fairware after realizing how difficult it was to source promotional merchandise that reflected the social and environmental priorities of many of the brands and organizations she admired. Previously, Taschereau oversaw the Mountain Equipment Co-op’s national environmental programs, community grant-making, and ethical sourcing programs, and wrote their award-winning first Sustainability Report. She is currently a board member of PromoCares, an industry group driving awareness and education around sustainability issues in the promotional products industry.

    Louisa McGurik (Moderator)

    Senior Manager

    Salesforce

      As senior manager, sustainable procurement for Salesforce Louisa McGuirk leads the company’s supplier sustainability strategy, which aims to motivate and enable suppliers to take meaningful action on critical sustainability issues. She drives initiatives that embed sustainability into Salesforce’s procurement processes and decision-making. Her work supports Salesforce’s broader commitment to deliver leadership, partnership, and technology that accelerate global progress to net zero. She holds a Masters in Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at UC Santa Barbara specialized in Corporate Environmental Management. 

    Megan Spire (Moderator)

    Vice President of Sales

    Bella + Canvas

     Megan Spire is the Vice President of Sales for BELLA&CANVAS.  She is responsible for driving the vision, strategy, and execution across multiple teams, which includes Sales, Planning & Analytics, Sales Operations, and Customer Success.  Megan has been in the promotional products industry for 11 years, and in 2022, she was ranked #21 on Counselor’s Power 50 list. 

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  • NALC 2022: Diversity, Inclusion And Bias: Measuring Progress, Improving Performance And Increasing Productivity
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 08/16/2022

    Does your organization need to be able to measure its success with diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias efforts? James Pogue’s model will help you do just that. James will share the latest research around bias and its impact in the workplace and clarity the connection between diversity, inclusion, bias and organizational success. James will identify practical steps to move forward, recognizing that the first step is often the most difficult.

    Does your organization need to be able to measure its success with diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias efforts? James Pogue’s model will help you do just that. James will share the latest research around bias and its impact in the workplace and clarity the connection between diversity, inclusion, bias and organizational success. James will identify practical steps to move forward, recognizing that the first step is often the most difficult.

    James Pogue, PhD

    President and CEO

    JP Enterprises

    Dr. James Pogue provides thought leadership to leaders and organizations to push them to address diversity, inclusion and bias (DIBs). As the president and CEO of JP Enterprises, he has spearheaded the development of The DIBs Model, a critical component of an organization’s success.  An outgrowth of research and grounded in theory, this model spawned the DIBs Assessment™ a tool used to measure where an organization, team or individual are on their diversity journey, thus providing the best opportunity for strategic recommendations and change. Dr. Pogue is also the creator of The No Nonsense Experience, a diversity discussion series that leverages cohort learning and emergent best practices to keep participants “the right kind of uncomfortable.” Dr. Pogue supports leaders in making the decisions that attract, engage, and retain talent at all levels, and deepens the learning around diversity, inclusion and bias. His military service, scope of research and work as a speaker and entrepreneur give him tangible examples of the critical balance between leaders and followers on teams.  He provides leaders with professionally researched data, partnered with highly engaged training to improve their ability to influence organizational behavior and the bottom line. In his leisure time, he occasionally competes as a martial artist where he has five national titles, in addition to Silver and Bronze medals at the World Championships. Dr. Pogue has two daughters and six granddaughters. 
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  • WLC 2022: Diversity and Sustainability
    Contains 3 Component(s), Includes Credits Recorded On: 06/28/2022

    Corporate social responsibility is having its day in the sun. Rarely do you have a conversation with a buyer without the topics of sustainability and diverse spending being a part of the conversation. This session will address what you need to know, what you need to say (and not say) and steps to make you stand out.

    Corporate social responsibility is having its day in the sun. Rarely do you have a conversation with a buyer without the topics of sustainability and diverse spending being a part of the conversation. This session will address what you need to know, what you need to say (and not say) and steps to make you stand out.

    Kim Bakalyar

    Chief Compliance Officer, PromoShop Inc.

    PromoShop, Inc.

    Kim Bakalyar, PromoShop Inc’s Chief Compliance Officer, started work in the promotional products industry in 1980 on the distributor side and joined forces with PromoShop, Inc. in 2004 as director of supplier relations. Kim has worked in all aspects on the distributor side while focusing primarily on research, sourcing, vendor relations and product safety and responsibility. Kim is a past president of SAAC and has previously volunteered on the PPAI Promotional Apparel Advisory Council and PPAI Distributors Committee. She is a current member of the PPAI Product Responsibility Action Group (PRAG).

    Cheron Coleman

    Vice President Product Development & Global Supply

    Alphabroder

    Cheron Coleman has been in the promotional products industry for more than 20 years, and she is the Vice President of Product Development & Global Supply at alphabroder, one of the nation’s largest suppliers of soft-goods and hard-goods.  She leads the soft-goods team responsible for global sourcing, corporate compliance, production management, quality assurance and control, and international logistics for the Private Brand soft-good enterprise.

    Mary Jo Tomasini, MAS+

    CEO

    CE Competitive Edge LLC

    Anne Stone, CAE, MAS

    Director of Advocacy and Member Engagement

    PPAI

    Anne Stone, CAE is the director of advocacy and member engagement at PPAI, responsible for guiding PPAI's legislative and government relations efforts, which includes taking a contingent of PPAI members to Washington, D.C., to advocate directly to U.S. lawmakers on issues important to the promotional products industry. Stone also oversees the Association's product responsibility programs, including the development of industry best practices and the PPAI Product Safety Summit, a two-day education event focused specifically on product responsibility issues. She currently serves as staff liaison to both the Government Relations Advisory Council and the Product Responsibility Advisory Group.

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