Agenda
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Friday May 18th |
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19:30 |
Welcome reception |
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20:30 |
Dinner party |
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Saturday May 19th |
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08:45 |
Welcome and opening remarks by Norikiyo Koide, General Manager,
Hitachi Corporate Office, Europe |
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09:00 |
An introduction to the Life Sciences by Mark Cantley,
Advisor on Life Sciences, Directorate-General Research, European
Commission
Life Sciences, their applications and implications
Moderator: Mark Cantley, Advisor on Life Sciences,
Directorate-General Research, European Commission
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09:45 |
Session 1:Agrofood
Dr. Simon Barber, Director of the
Biotechnology Unit, EuropaBio, Brussels
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10:30 |
Session 2: Healthcare
Dr. Brian Warrington , Medicines
Research Center, GlaxoSmithKline, UK
Dr. Rob Gossink, Managing
Director of Philips Research, Germany |
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11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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12:00 |
Session 3: Environment
Dr. Klaus Ammann, Director of the
Botanical Garden, University of Bern, Switzerland |
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12:45 |
Panel Discussion |
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13:15 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
"Life Sciences, ethics & society" by Dr. Bernard Dixon
OBE, journalist and author |
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14:00-16:30 |
Parallel working sessions: Life Sciences and their impact on
European Society
Coordinator: David Bennett, Secretary,
Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology, European
Federation of Biotechnology
- Working session Group 1: Agrofood chaired by Dr. Roger
Straughan, School of Education, University of Reading, UK (Room
Belvedere AB -First floor)
- Working session Group 2: Healthcare chaired by Dr. Donald
Bruce, Director of the Society Religion and Technology Project,
Church of Scotland, UK (Room Bellevue AB -First floor)
- Working session Group 3: Environment chaired by Dr. Julian
Kinderlerer Assistant Director, Sheffield Institute of
Biotechnological Law & Ethics (SIBLE), Sheffield University,
UK(Room Empire -First floor)
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20:00 |
Dinner party
Keynote speech by Dr. Shojiro Asai, Corporate
Executive, former President of R&D Group, Hitachi,
Ltd |
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Sunday May 20th |
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09:00-11:00 |
Reports on parallel working sessions
Moderator: Dr.
David Bennett, Secretary, Task Group on Public Perceptions of
Biotechnology, European Federation of Biotechnology
- 09:00 Report on Working session Group 1: Agrofood Rapporteur
Group 1 & Dr. Roger Straughan
- 09:30 Report on Working session Group 2: Healthcare R
apporteur Group 2 & Dr. Donald Bruce
- 10:00 Report on Working session Group 3: Environment
Rapporteur Group 3 & Dr.Julian Kinderlerer
- 10:30 Panel Discussion
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11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:30 |
Hitachi's activities in Life Sciences by Dr. Takao Iwayanagi,
Chief Technology Officer, Life Sciences Group, Hitachi,
Ltd |
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12:00 |
Review of Forum activities |
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12:45 |
Closing Remarks by Akio Maema, General Manager, Business Support,
Global Business Development Division, Hitachi, Ltd |
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13:00 |
Closing of the Forum and Lunch | |
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