26th Forum of the National Ethics Councils (NEC) and the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE)
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When
Wed, 18. November 2020, 13:00 - Thu, 19. November 2020, 16:00
Where
Venue
Topic
On 18 and 19 November 2020, the European Commission and the German Ethics Council organise the 26th Forum of National Ethics Councils (NEC) and the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE). The event takes place as a non-public online conference.
The forum focuses on ethical issues concerning artificial intelligence, germline intervention and dealing with the Corona pandemic.
A Bioethics Forum on the question of vaccines distribution in the context of the corona pandemic is part of the programme. The Bioethics Forum on 18 November 2020 is a public online event, broadcast via livestream on our website. It is held in English and translated into German.
Programme
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Welcome addresses
Alena Buyx · Chair of the German Ethics Council
Veronika von Messling · Director-General for Life Sciences at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, representing Federal Minister of Education and Research Anja Karliczek
Jean-Eric Paquet · Director-General for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Long-term Dealing with the Corona Pandemic, Part I
Chair: Julian Nida-Rümelin · Vice Chair of the German Ethics Council
Joint Advice of the EGE, the GCSA and the Special Advisor on COVID-19 to the President of the EC on Pandemic Management and Preparedness
Christiane Woopen · Chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
Presentation (pdf)
Council of Europe Activities
Laurence Lwoff · Head of the Bioethics Unit of the Council of Europe
Presentation (pdf)
Discussion
Long-term Dealing with the Corona Pandemic, Part II
Chair: Julian Nida-Rümelin · Vice Chair of the German Ethics Council
Justice at Stake in Front of COVID-19
Laura Palazzani · Vice President of the Italian Committee for Bioethics
Presentation (pdf)
Trust, Communication and Ethical Choices
Kenneth Johansson · Chair of the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics
Lotta Eriksson · Head of the Secretariat of the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics
Discussion
Bioethics Forum
Who First? Allocation of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2
Presentations
Christiane Woopen · Chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
Presentation (pdf)
Mariângela Simão · Assistant Director-General for Access to Medicines and Health Products at the World Health Organization
Presentation (pdf)
Alena Buyx · Chair of the German Ethics Council
Presentation (pdf)
Round table discussion
David Archard · Chair of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, United Kingdom
Alena Buyx · Chair of the German Ethics Council
Jean-François Delfraissy · Chair of the French National Ethical Consultative Committee for Life Sciences and Health (CCNE)
Mariângela Simão · Assistant Director-General for Access to Medicines and Health Products at the World Health Organization
Christiane Woopen · Chair of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies
Chair: Susanne Schreiber · Vice Chair of the German Ethics Council
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Genome Editing, Part I
Chair: Eleni Rethimiotaki · Chair of the Hellenic National Bioethics Commission
EGE Opinion on Genome Editing
Julian Kinderlerer · Emeritus Professor of IP Law at the University of Cape Town, Visiting Professor at the School of Law of the University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Presentation (pdf)
Ethical Overview in China on Genome Editing
Xiaomei Zhai · Dean of School of Humanities, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Executive Director of the Center for Bioethics
Discussion
Genome Editing, Part II
Chair: Christiane Druml · Chair of the Austrian Bioethics Commission
Genome Editing: Are the Differences Between Therapeutic Use and Enhancement Clear Enough?
Federico de Montalvo Jääskeläinen · Chair of the Spanish Bioethics Committee
Human Genome Editing: Ethics Councils Call to Governments Worldwide – Joint Statement of the National Ethics Committees of France and Germany, and of the UK Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Hugh Whittall · Director of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, United Kingdom
Discussion
Artificial Intelligence, Part I
Chair: Aime Keis · Vice Chair of the Estonian National Committee on Bioethics and Human Research
European Parliament Actions in AI and Ethics
Eva Kaili · Member of the European Parliament, Chair of the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA)
China AI Ethics and Governance: Present and Future
Yi Zeng · Deputy Director of the Research Center for Brain-inspired Artificial Intelligence and Director of the China-UK Research Centre for AI Ethics and Governance at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Presentation (pdf)
Discussion
Artificial Intelligence, Part II
Chair: Jorge Soares · Chair of the National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences, Portugal
The French National Pilot Committee for Digital Ethics: Contributions in the COVID Context
Claude Kirchner · Director of the French National Pilot Committee for Digital Ethics (CNPEN), National Ethical Consultative Committee for Life Sciences and Health (CCNE) and National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (Inria)
Presentation (pdf)
Shaping the Ethical Dimensions of Smart Information Systems (SIS) – a European Perspective
Bernd Stahl · Director of the Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility at De Montfort University
Presentation (pdf)
Discussion
Closing remarks and future NEC activities
Isidoros Karatzas · Head of the Ethics and Research Integrity Sector of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
Alena Buyx · Chair of the German Ethics Council
Jorge Soares · Chair of the National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences, Portugal