10 th Forum of National Ethics Councils (NEC Forum) Lisbon October 2007

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1 10 th Forum of National Ethics Councils (NEC Forum) Lisbon October 2007 Preliminary Programme Thursday 11 October 2007 Venue: Lisbon, Parque das Nações, Pavilhão Atlântico, Sala Nónio Welcome desk open 8:45 11:00 EGE NEC Forum Joint Meeting The EU at fifty: what role for ethics? Paula Martinho da Silva, National Council of Ethics for the Life 09:45 Welcome by: Portuguese Minister of Science, Mariano Gago Jean Michel Baer, Director, Science, Economy and Society, DG Research, European Commission Maurizio Salvi, Bureau of European Policy Advisors, European Commission Luís Archer, former the National Council of Ethics for the Life 10: Europe's shared fundamental values; towards an ever closer union? Göran Hermeren, the European Group on Ethics 10: Europe's shared fundamental values: seeking a balance in a pluralistic EU society? Francesco Paolo Casavola, President of the Italian National Bioethics Committee Discussion (EGE chairman/members NEC Forum members) 11: Coffee break 1

2 What role for ethics in public policy in Europe Noelle Lenoir, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, former French Minister for European Affairs, former the European Group on Ethics 12: (Short reaction EGE chair /NEC forum member) 12: General debate 12:45-14:15 Lunch (served on site) 14: Biolaw and ethics: a challenge for the European values? José Cruz Vilaça, former Avocat general and former President of the 1 st Instance Court of EU 14: Discussion 15: Concluding remarks by Göran Hermerén, the European Group on Ethics (5 min) Concluding remarks by Paula Martinho da Silva, National Council of Ethics for the Life (5 min) End of Joint EGE NEC meeting 15:10-15:45 Coffee Break 10th NEC FORUM OPENING SESSION Paula Martinho da Silva, National Council of Ethics for the Life 15:45 Opening (introduction by Paula Martinho da Silva) Welcoming words Portuguese Secretary of State of the Council of Ministers, Jorge Lacão 2

3 16:00 Recent activities on governance and ethics at the European Commission Péteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit, Governance and Ethics, European Commission 16:15 Recent activities of the European Group on Ethics Maurizio Salvi, Head of EGE Secretariat, European Commission 16:30 New bioethical frontiers: Ethics in the global world (15 min) A perspective from Brazil Volnei Garrafa, PhD Bioethics, former the Brazilian Society of Bioethics and Director of the UNESCO Chair in bioethics at the University of Brasília (15 min) Ethics capacity building in developing countries Jean Michel Baer, Director, Science, Economy and Society, European Commission (15 min) Introductory presentation by NEC Member (20 min) Discussion 17:35 End of the NEC Forum meeting part 1 Evening Programme Reception / Dinner 3

4 Friday 12 October 2007 NEC Forum (part 2) Venue: Lisbon, Parque das Nações, Pavilhão Atlântico, Sala Nónio Welcome desk open 8: Welcome and 9:00 The influence of mobility in the EU on fundamental values (15 min) What role for ethics in public policy Maria Belém Roseira, former Portuguese Minister of Health, actual President of the Health Commission, Portuguese Parliament (15 min) Integrating Different Perceptions of values Roberto Carneiro, former Portuguese Minister of Education, coordinator of the Portuguese Observatory for Immigration (20 min) Introductory presentation Ole Hartling, Danish Council of Ethics (20 min) Discussion 10:10 Linking local, national and international ethics debates and infrastructures (20 min) Introductory presentation François Chapuis, chairman EUREC (European network of local research ethics committees) (20 min) Ethical debate in Europe of today and tomorrow: the pressing topics Joze Trontelj, Slovenian National Ethics Committee (30 min) Discussion 4

5 11:20 Coffee Break 11:50 Access to biobanks and DNA databases (20 min) Forensic use of bioinformation Hugh Whittall, Nuffield Council on BIoethics (20 min) DNA databases: values, interests, benefits, risks a difficult balance Jorge Soares, member CNECV Portuguese National Council of Ethics for the Life Sciences (20 min) Industrial access to human tissues in biobanks Chris Womack, AstraZeneca (30 min) Discussion 13:00 Closing of the meeting (' Session': Paula Martinho da Silva, National Council of Ethics for the Life ) (5 min) Invitation to the next meeting of the Forum in Slovenia by Joze Trontelj (10 min) Closing words by Jean Michel Baer, Director Science, Economy and Society 13:15 End of the NEC Forum meeting 13:15-14:15 Lunch (will be served on site) 5