Gerald Renner, who leads regulatory and scientific affairs at Cosmetics Europe, has long worked to bridge policy intent with operational feasibility. Drawing from years of advocacy and implementation experience, he will discuss how industry can navigate forthcoming CPR updates with a balanced approach to science and practicality. The session explores the joint industry point of view on needed/welcome changes, together with respective alignment and implementation challenges of the upcoming EU regulatory reforms in practice, while fostering constructive engagement between the stakeholders. You will gain perspective on how industry addresses regulatory reform into smarter, risk-based compliance strategies.