Science, Precaution, Innovation: towards the integrated governance of new technologies
Conference Presentations
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Public Evening Event: Better safe than sorry – precaution undermined
A round table and public discussion with introductory presentations
Co-Chairs: Dr. Angelika Hilbeck, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland & Prof. Neni Nicolopoulou-Stamati, University of Athens and Secretary of Board of Directors of Mariolopoulos Kanaginis Foundation for Environmental Sciences, Greece
Prof. Andreas Fisahn, University of Bielefeld, Germany: “Legal challenges to the Precautionary Principle”
Round table:
Prof. Erik Millstone, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Prof. em. Brian Wynne, Lancaster University, UK
Nina Holland MSc, Corporate Europe Observatory, Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Andreas Fisahn, University of Bielefeld, Germany
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Third plenary session: Myths and threats to the Precautionary Principle in EU governance
Moderator: Prof. Neni Nicolopoulou-Stamati, University of Athens and Secretary of Board of Directors of Mariolopoulos Kanaginis Foundation for Environmental Sciences, Greece
Élise Vitali LM, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Brussels, Belgium
Moderator: Dr. Nicolas Defarge, deputy chair, ENSSER
Nanotechnology:
Prof. Steffen Foss Hansen, Danish Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Moderator: Diederick Sprangers MSc, ENSSER
Final plenary session: What needs to be done?
Chair: Prof. em. Brian Wynne, Lancaster University, UK
Dr. Dr. Rene von Schomberg, EC Directorate General Research & Innovation, Brussels – “The Governance of responsible innovation: towards an inter-disciplinary and inclusive approach?”
Closing words
Prof. Neni Nicolopoulou-Stamati, acting chair of ENSSER