TDUK Learning Day 2024

An open learning day for TDUK members to discuss everything related to the timber supply chain regulatory changes as well as an industry update.

When: Friday, 5 July 2024.
Time: 09:30  – 16:00
Where: Hamilton House Conference Centre

Agenda

• 09:30 | Registration
• 09:45 | Welcome and Introduction
• 10:00 | RPP update and auditor observation
  – Due diligence recap
  – Auditor observations
  – The technical side of timber testing – What it can and cannot do
• 11:30 | Due diligence group exercise
  – Low risk supply chain
  – High risk supply chain
• 12:30 | Lunch
• 13:30 | Q&A with OPSS and DEFRA
• 14:00 | Members presentation
• 14:45 | Break
• 15:00 | Open discussion and Q&A
• 15:15 | EUDR briefing
• 16:00 | Finish

Speakers 

Morning session

• Soil Association, Maggie FitzHerbert and team
• Peter Gasson and Cady Lancaster, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Afternoon session

• OPSS, Matthew Burns and colleagues
• DEFRA, Ross Jones
• Hanson Plywood, Joe Walshe, Taylor Forrester, Lydia Lord
• Metsa, Chirila Gabriela
• Soil Association, Maggie FitzHerbert