Public Webinar on Innovative Schemes

Driving Excellence and Innovation in Conformity Assessment

  26 February 2026  •  13:00 - 16:15 CET  •  English 

 

We take you on a global journey through innovative schemes developed by our Members! Join us to gain valuable insights into emerging practices and developments shaping conformity assessment across regions.

 

13.00 - 13:10.   Welcome and Opening Remark

Pedro Alves, Managing Director, IQNET Association

 

13:10 - 13:35.   Swiss Anesthesia Quality Initiative (ACERT)

Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Hofer, Chief Physician of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Schulthess Clinic Zurich (Switzerland)

 

13:35 - 14:00.   Muslim-Friendly Tourism with MS 2610 Certification

Mohammad Hamidi Yusop, Assistant Vice President 1, SIRIM Berhad (Malaysia)

 

14:00 - 14:25.   Organizational Well-being and Happiness Management Systems with NP 4590

Susana Pacheco, Product Manager Supply Chain, APCER (Portugal)

 

14:25 - 14:50.  ROCS - Sustainable Companies

Gustavo Pontoriero, Certification Manager, IRAM (Argentina)

 

14:50 - 15:15.  Sustainability Performance Standard (SPS) – A Management System for Sustainability and Non-financial Reporting

Alex Gertschen, Head of Marketing & Communication, SQS (Switzerland)

 

15:15 - 15:40.  SQF Fundamentals Verification Assessment

Kaylor Schuttinger, Senior Business Development Manager, EAGLE Certification Group (USA)

 

15:40 - 16:05.  RINA Digital Assurance: Verifying ESG Integrity

Marco Palumbo, Head of Certification Product Management Coordination & Digital Assurance, RINA Services (Italy)

 

16:05 - 16:15.   Wrap-up, Key Takeaways & Closing

Pedro Alves, Managing Director IQNET Association

 

A short Q&A session is scheduled after each presentation to allow for clarification and discussion. 

 

 

 

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