Alexander Hoehn-Saric
Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Biography
Speaker session
EC-UNCTAD workshop - Panel 2: Next generation of product safety ambassadors
2022 being the European Year of Youth and to conclude the week on the new horizons of product safety, we will look at the new generation of product safety ambassadors. What do they see as the most important product safety topics? What is their advice for effective communication towards the younger population on product safety issues? What do they think should be looked at in terms of new horizons?
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Iberico Robles - Head of department, ASPEC (social organisation promoting consumer rights in Peru)
- Nina Križnik- Zveza potrošnikov Slovenije (Slovene Consumer Association)
- Mihaela-Magdalena Margel, Web communication consultant, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
- Ugochi Obidiegwu- Social Development Strategist, Founder of The Safety Chic (a child safety social enterprise) and UGIP Foundation (non-profit organization)
- Akshay Yadav- Teaching Associate, National Law School of India University
Elizabeth Iberico Robles
Head of department, ASPEC (social organisation promoting consumer rights in Peru)
Biography
Elizabeth Iberico is part of the Consumers International Next Generation Leaders Network, and is the head of the project department of food security at ASPEC, a social organization that promotes consumer rights in Peru. Elizabeth has a degree in Food Science and Masters studies in Public Health and Global Health with a grant from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP-UN).
She works on technological tools to promote a sustainable consumption through e-commerce, and is part of the National Plenary of the Codex Alimentarius in Peru. She also has a strong interest in the safety of non-food consumer products. She loves the way communications impact behaviors and thinks that health policies should include them with more emphasis.
Speaker session
EC-UNCTAD workshop - Panel 2: Next generation of product safety ambassadors
2022 being the European Year of Youth and to conclude the week on the new horizons of product safety, we will look at the new generation of product safety ambassadors. What do they see as the most important product safety topics? What is their advice for effective communication towards the younger population on product safety issues? What do they think should be looked at in terms of new horizons?
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Iberico Robles - Head of department, ASPEC (social organisation promoting consumer rights in Peru)
- Nina Križnik- Zveza potrošnikov Slovenije (Slovene Consumer Association)
- Mihaela-Magdalena Margel, Web communication consultant, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
- Ugochi Obidiegwu- Social Development Strategist, Founder of The Safety Chic (a child safety social enterprise) and UGIP Foundation (non-profit organization)
- Akshay Yadav- Teaching Associate, National Law School of India University
Anna Jassem
International Projects Coordinator, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
Biography
Anna Jassem is an International Projects Coordinator at the European Commission’s Product Safety Unit. Among other things, she is leading the Unit’s work on the International Product Safety Week, the EU’s Product Safety Award for businesses and bilateral international cooperation with key partners. As a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teacher, she is also guiding regular mindfulness and compassion sessions for colleagues. Her previous responsibilities at the European Commission include tobacco control, international health cooperation and consumer research. She is a graduate of the College of Europe in Bruges and the University of Warsaw (where she obtained master’s degrees in political science and in sociology).
Organisation
European Commission
European Commission
Speaker session
EC-UNCTAD workshop - Panel 2: Next generation of product safety ambassadors
2022 being the European Year of Youth and to conclude the week on the new horizons of product safety, we will look at the new generation of product safety ambassadors. What do they see as the most important product safety topics? What is their advice for effective communication towards the younger population on product safety issues? What do they think should be looked at in terms of new horizons?
Speakers:
- Elizabeth Iberico Robles - Head of department, ASPEC (social organisation promoting consumer rights in Peru)
- Nina Križnik- Zveza potrošnikov Slovenije (Slovene Consumer Association)
- Mihaela-Magdalena Margel, Web communication consultant, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
- Ugochi Obidiegwu- Social Development Strategist, Founder of The Safety Chic (a child safety social enterprise) and UGIP Foundation (non-profit organization)
- Akshay Yadav- Teaching Associate, National Law School of India University