2025 Review of the 13th GLOBALNORM Conference on Product Compliance

Voices from the presentations

Two days full of impulses, discussions and perspectives: At our 13th GLOBALNORM conference in Berlin, top-class speakers and experts showed how deeply product compliance and standardization are now anchored and interlinked in corporate processes.

LinkedIn VOICE
Friedericke von Bargen
Agora Strategy Group AG

"International standards are the underestimated instrument of power in geopolitical technology competition.

Anyone who thinks standards are just paperwork should plan a visit to the GLOBALNORM conference next year - because they are highly strategic switches in geopolitical competition!

Thanks to Michael Loerzer, Maya Loerzer and the team of GLOBALNORM for inviting me as a key note speaker and for two exciting conference days! 

Key takeaways ? 
▪️ "He who sets the standard controls the market!" (Werner von Siemens) This is all the more true in the geopolitical competition for leadership in high technology!

▪️ China wants to set standards rather than adopt them. Through key functions in international standardization committees and the export of standards, China is increasingly questioning Europe's claim to leadership in the field of standards.

▪️ The risk of a bloc formation is real. Fragmentation of the standardization landscape would result in permanent breaks in compatibility and restricted market access for companies.

▪️ European companies should play an active role in shaping international standards. Medium-sized companies in particular often underestimate the strategic importance of standardization.

Thanks to Michael Setzpfandt for the photos!"

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Discussion round
GLOBALNORM

"... Let's talk: How can the volume of compliance requirements be managed effectively - especially as an SME?

The requirements for product compliance are constantly growing. Companies are faced with the question:
➡️ How can they remain capable of acting despite ever new regulations?
➡️ What are the biggest pain points?
➡️ What strategies work in practice?

In our discussion round, the participants provide insights and food for thought - moderated by Maya Loerzer (GLOBALNORM GmbH).

Voices from the panel:

"Sometimes I have the feeling that product compliance topics and lead times are not yet internalized well enough in companies - on the contrary. All too often, the issues are not tackled quickly enough because, for example, you still have a whole year to deal with issue X, Y, Z."

"We have to invest a lot of time over and over again to get our work on the radar of our colleagues or the management. We can only do this step by step."

"How good do you actually have to be? You can also ask yourself this question from time to time in order to create a certain case."

Join us next time when we look together at how companies can master the balance between effort and security."

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LinkedIn Voice
Katja Krüger
DIN e.V.

"Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking about European standardization policy at the 13^th Product Conformity Conference of GLOBALNORM.

With the revision of the New Legislative Framework and the Standardization Regulation, together with the comprehensive introduction of "Common Specifications" via Omnibus IV, the Hashtag#PublicPrivatePartnership between the European Commission and standardization organizations is currently being fundamentally put to the test. What should not be forgotten here is that a uniform, coherent set of standards with international connectivity only exists via the ESOs (CEN and CENELEC) and their national members. This is essential for the international competitiveness of European companies. Opening up the system leads to divergent standards, which in turn makes market access more difficult, especially for SMEs.

At DIN, we want to play a solution-oriented role in achieving the EU Commission's goals of faster, more digital and more agile standardization. One approach could be to prioritize in the standardization mandate which aspect is most important for the respective technology field: Should it be particularly fast, or is a broad consensus more important? For disruptive technologies in particular, we could use rapid instruments such as technical specifications (TS) or workshop agreements (CWA). At the same time, longer development times for European standards (EN) should be expected for basic technologies.

It is important to define the appropriate approach early on in the creation process of standardization mandates in close cooperation with the ESOs - in a strong public-private partnership.

Our DIN positions:
- On the revision of the standardization regulation: https://lnkd.in/eTCxNCB7
- On the revision of the New Legislative Framework: https://lnkd.in/eHgaSjBA
- On Omnibus IV and Common Specifications: https://lnkd.in/e4Be4382"

Images: (c) Michael Setzpfand

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Practical relevance in the tutorials
 

On the second day of the 13th GLOBALNORM conference, the practical side of things took center stage: in three tutorial sessions in the morning and afternoon, participants were able to deepen their knowledge and deal with current challenges. The focus was on topics such as material and environmental compliance, market access in India, the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) & NIS2, TSCA substance bans in the USA, setting up a product compliance system, risk analyses, comparisons such as RoHS in the EU, UK and China, innovations to "harmonized standards" in the UK and strategies for dealing with product risks such as recalls or notification to authorities.

Participants then had the opportunity to discuss individual issues with experts, exchange ideas and develop practical solutions at the round tables. In this way, theory and experience were combined hands-on - ideal for taking away concrete ideas for your own compliance work.


We would like to thank all participants and speakers and are already looking forward to the 14th conference next year!

 

Published on September 10, 2025
Category: Globalnorm

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