Bhashkar Mukerji is a Phd in Biomedical and worked in the cosmetics industry for 3 decades in product safety and regulatory affairs, with various MNCs, like Unilever and J&J. He is currently the head of regulatory affairs and product safety with Givaudan Fragrances in APAC, and located in Singapore. Bhashkar's main areas of interest have been in toxicology hazard evaluation and risk assessment, in-vitro animal alternatives, cosmetic product clinical safety, product stewardship, regulatory analyses, etc. He has extensive experience in safety assessment of botanical ingredients for use in cosmetic and food products. He has been actively involved in leading regulatory negotiations and discussions with authorities in ASEAN. He has been working with different industry associations namely the ASEAN Cosmetics Association, IFRA, Cosmetics Toiletries and Fragrance Association Singapore, Cosmetics Europe, etc., and leading various influencing initiatives within APAC. He has been an invited speaker on product safety and regulatory affairs with many regulatory authorities and trade associations, in ASEAN and Asia. Bhashkar has published research articles and presented various scientific papers, at national and international forums.