Petar Parushev
Policy Officer, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
Biography
Petar Parushev is a policy officer in the product safety unit of the European Commission, which is the unit that operates Safety Gate - the EU/EEA rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. He is responsible for the implementation and further development of EU product safety legislation and policy. Being a member of the Safety Gate team, Petar is guiding and assisting the national market surveillance authorities when publishing alerts on unsafe products in the Safety Gate. Due to his software development background, Petar is involved in the development of various IT applications that help authorities and businesses to establish a safer market for all citizens.
Speaker session
New technologies as allies for product safety
New technologies can be a great ally for consumer product safety. This panel will present a range of cutting-edge tools designed to enhance consumer product safety, e.g. by detecting dangerous products online, identifying emerging product safety issues and improving product traceability.
Speakers:
- Alan S. Abrahams, PhD - Associate Professor and Associate Director of Executive PhD in Business, Virginia Tech
- Olivier Andrault, Policy officer on food, chemicals and cosmetics, UFC-Que Choisir
- Neville Matthew - General Manager, Australia Competition and Consumer Commission
- Petar Parushev - Policy Officer, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
- Francesca Poggiali – Chief Public Policy Officer Europe – GS1
- Hugo Weber - Public Affairs Director, Mirakl
Francesca Poggiali
Chief Public Policy Officer Europe – GS1
Biography
Francesca Poggiali is Chief Public Policy Officer Europe at GS1 and Chair of Digital for Green at AIOTI. Among her biggest achievements so far, there are the corporate social responsibility program for Ferrero, the convergence of environmental protection and chemical industry impacts in the framework of the EU Chemical reform, the fight against illicit trade through open non-proprietary standards for GS1.
Francesca studied Corporate Social Responsibility at the Harvard Business School, European Law at Leeds University and at LUISS University in Rome where she received the highest recognition cum laude.
Organisation
GS1
Other, please specify
Speaker session
New technologies as allies for product safety
New technologies can be a great ally for consumer product safety. This panel will present a range of cutting-edge tools designed to enhance consumer product safety, e.g. by detecting dangerous products online, identifying emerging product safety issues and improving product traceability.
Speakers:
- Alan S. Abrahams, PhD - Associate Professor and Associate Director of Executive PhD in Business, Virginia Tech
- Olivier Andrault, Policy officer on food, chemicals and cosmetics, UFC-Que Choisir
- Neville Matthew - General Manager, Australia Competition and Consumer Commission
- Petar Parushev - Policy Officer, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
- Francesca Poggiali – Chief Public Policy Officer Europe – GS1
- Hugo Weber - Public Affairs Director, Mirakl
Susana Pratt
Policy Senior Assistant, Unit Product Safety and Rapid Alert System, European Commission
Biography
Susana has been working in the European Commission for more than 20 years, managing events and several projects in the area of external and internal communication. In these last years she has been working in the Product Safety and Rapid Alert unit, managing alerts submitted in Safety Gate and the corresponding website. Susana has also been managing several communication campaigns and organising several events, including the EU Product Safety Award. Apart from the tasks, Susana is also responsible for assembling the statistics and the annual report about the functioning of Safety Gate and the organisation of the related annual event with EU media.
Organisation
European Commission
European Commission
Speaker session
New technologies as allies for product safety
New technologies can be a great ally for consumer product safety. This panel will present a range of cutting-edge tools designed to enhance consumer product safety, e.g. by detecting dangerous products online, identifying emerging product safety issues and improving product traceability.
Speakers:
- Alan S. Abrahams, PhD - Associate Professor and Associate Director of Executive PhD in Business, Virginia Tech
- Olivier Andrault, Policy officer on food, chemicals and cosmetics, UFC-Que Choisir
- Neville Matthew - General Manager, Australia Competition and Consumer Commission
- Petar Parushev - Policy Officer, Product Safety and Rapid Alert System Unit, European Commission
- Francesca Poggiali – Chief Public Policy Officer Europe – GS1
- Hugo Weber - Public Affairs Director, Mirakl