Greening Humanity: Science, innovation, ethics and the green economy
Final Programme
PUBLIC LECTURE
Thursday 14 October (evening)
Keynote public lecture - "The University's Essential Role in Greening Humanity"
Professor John Sulston
Chair, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester
With introduction by Professor Elias D Kouvelas, Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of Patras, Greece.
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Friday 15 October
Session 1. Changing Humanity – biomedical ethics and sustainability
Chair: Professor John Harris
Lord Alliance Professor of Bioethics, Director, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester
Professor Dan Brock
Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics, Department of Global health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University
Professor Sir Peter Lachmann
Emeritus Professor of Immunology, Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge
Professor Inez de Beaufort
Professor of Health Care Ethics, Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Medical Ethics and Philosophy, Rotterdam
Dr Maria Kokozidou
Laboratory Director, European Vascular Center Aachen-Maastricht, Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Aachen
Professor Elpidophoros Lambriniadis
Chief Secretary of Holy and Sacred Synod and Professor of Ecumenical Theology and Inter-Orthodox Relations, School of Theology, University of Thessaloniki
Session 2. Global Economic Governance – science, innovation and green economy
Chair: Professor Emilios Avgouleas
Professor of International Financial Markets & Institutions, Director of International Financial Law LLM, School of Law, The University of Manchester
Professor Herakles Polemarchakis
Department of Economics, University of Warwick
Professor Yiannis Varoufakis
Professor of Economic Theory, Department of Economic Sciences, University of Athens
Professor Nicholas Ashford
Professor of Technology and Policy, Director, MIT Technology & Law Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Professor Spyros Flogaitis
Professor of Administrative Law, Athens Law School
Dr Christos Pitelis
Director of the Centre for International Business and Management, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
Saturday 16 October 2010
Session 3. Environmental Justice
Chair: Stephen Hockman QC
Chambers Barrister, Six Pump Court, London
Professor Linda Nielsen
Professor of Law, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Professor George Christie
Professor of Law, School of Law, Duke University, USA
Dr Vassiliki Karageorgou
Lawyer, Senior Investigator, The Greek Ombudsman Office, Athens, Greece
Dr Teresa Hitchcock
Partner and UK Head of Safety Health and Environment, Regulatory and Government Affairs Group, DLA Piper
Ms Lisbeth Nielsen
Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Session 4. Ethical Science and Innovation – towards sustainable development
Chair: Professor John Sulston
Chair, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester
Dr David Hall-Matthews
Senior Lecturer in International Development, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
Dr Catherine Rhodes
Research Fellow, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester
Professor John Harris
Lord Alliance Professor of Bioethics, Director, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester
Dr Annabelle Lever
Research Fellow, Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation, The University of Manchester
Dr Mihail Kritikos
Ethics Review Sector, Directorate for Science, Economy and Society, Directorate General for Research, European Commission
Session 5. Greening Humanity
Final panel discussion and closing remarks