Global Roadshow: Product Compliance & Sustainability | Munich
March 10th 2026| 9.00AM-12.30PM | MUNICH
As global product regulations continue to expand in scope and complexity, organizations must strengthen their approach to product compliance across design, manufacturing, and supply chains. This exclusive, in-person event marks the next stop of The Global Roadshow: Product Compliance & Sustainability, focused on helping businesses navigate evolving regulatory requirements with confidence.
Join product compliance, regulatory, and risk professionals as we examine the regulatory, legal, and operational implications of key EU product regulations. From Digital Product Passports and Extended Producer Responsibility to Chemical Restrictions, Right to Repair, RoHS, and lots more this session will explore how compliance obligations are converging—and what this means for products placed on the market.
Engage in expert-led presentations, practical discussions, and an interactive Q&A session designed to provide clarity on regulatory expectations, highlight areas of risk, and support informed decision-making across product portfolios and supply chains.
Prepare to be informed, equipped, and ready to navigate the future of product compliance—while understanding how sustainability requirements increasingly intersect with regulatory obligations.
See the full agenda here.
Speakers
Hannah Janknecht, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks
Hannah joined the Global Regulatory Compliance team in Compliance and Risks in September 2022. She is responsible for the monitoring of regulatory developments in German-speaking countries. She is an SME in several areas including ESG reporting, Climate Change, Climate Disclosures, Supply Chain Due Diligence, and Circular Economy. Before joining Compliance and Risks, she worked for the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in Germany in the area of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Hannah studied law in Germany (University of Bonn) and holds an LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from University College Cork. She speaks German, English and French.
Freida Wueschner, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks
Freida is a Senior Global Regulatory Compliance Specialist at Compliance and Risks, with over ten years of experience in regulatory analysis within the electronics and textile industries.
Since joining in 2014, she has gained extensive experience in global regulations for Packaging, Single-use plastics, and the Transport of Dangerous Goods.
Freida has a MSc in Environmental, Health and Safety Management and a BA in European Studies and German.
Sarah-Jane Dobson, Partner, Global Head of Product Liability, Safety and Compliance, Ashurst
Sarah-Jane is a partner in Ashurst. She is an international products lawyer, acting on regulatory, litigious, and policy matters across the full product life cycle in respect of product safety, compliance, and product liability issues.
Her practice is focused on multi-jurisdictional matters for corporate clients across a range of sectors, including consumer goods, cosmetics, chemicals, food and beverages, life sciences, industrial and regulatory compliance, and global product recalls.
Her product liability work includes managing large portfolios of international product liability claims, advising on product safety, inquests, public inquiries, judicial reviews, and anti-competitive practices and advertising. Her policy work has focused on assisting clients responding to legislative change, including Brexit, change of regimes (medical devices), and new legislation (collective redress and product sustainability. She has advised clients in respect of submissions to lawmakers regarding a proposed change.
Katrin Ruhl, Senior Associate, Ashurst
Katrin is a lawyer in Ashurst’s dispute resolution practice with extensive experience representing clients before state courts and in out-of-court proceedings, particularly in construction-related matters.
She advises national and international companies on complex product liability and product safety issues and has significant experience defending mass claims, especially in the life sciences and automotive sectors. Katrin has also supported clients in coordinating multi-jurisdictional litigation and developing comprehensive defense strategies.
Katrin studied law at the University of Augsburg and was admitted to the bar in Germany in 2017.
Martin Eimer, Partner, Ashurst
Martin Eimer is a Partner in Ashurst’s dispute resolution practice in Frankfurt and Munich with extensive experience in commercial litigation, arbitration, and risk management.
He has particular expertise in complex, international construction and engineering projects in the infrastructure, energy, and manufacturing sectors and has advised on some of Germany’s largest mass actions in recent years.
Martin studied law at the Universities of Cologne, Munich, and Regensburg, where he earned his doctorate, and holds an LL.M. from the University of Edinburgh. He was admitted to the bar in 2004 and became a certified FIDIC Adjudicator in 2018.
