Debate Dinners

On Monday March 9th from 8 pm to 10:30 pm, 8 debate dinners have been organized in some prestigious locations in Lyon.

Debate dinners are a unique opportunity to deepen in a small group BioVision 2009 thematics, as well as other issues related to Life Sciences and Nutrition/Agriculture, Heath and Environment.

Two to three prominent personalities with different perspectives have shared their visions and debated with participants.
An experienced moderator will animate the evening.

Upon registration online.
Fee according to your category.
Participants will be limited to 50.
 

What agriculture for the future?

Moderator

  • Jean Pierre Décor, Managing Director, Institut des sciences du vivant, France, and Member, Académie Agriculture de France

Speakers

  • Marion Guillou, President, INRA (Institut National de Recherches Agronomique), France
  • Stephan Tanda, Member of the Managing Board of Director, Royal DSM, The Netherlands
  • Florence Egal, Nutrition Officer, Co-Secretary Food for Cities (FCIT), Nutrition Programmes Service, FAO

Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie - place de la Bourse, 69002 Lyon

 

Cancer control in developing countries:  Prospects and priorities.

Moderator

  • Mohamed H. A Hassan, Executive Director, The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), President of the African Academy of Sciences

Speakers

  • Peter Boyle, President, International Prevention Research Institute, France
  • Twalib Ngoma, Director, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Radisson Lyon - 129 rue Servient, 69003 Lyon, 32° étage

 

Climate change impact on health

Moderator

  • Michel Jouffret, Manager, Fonds innovation, Fondation Scientifique de Lyon et du Sud Est

Speakers

  • Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Nobel Peace Prize 2007, India
  • Philippe Kourilsky, Professor, Collège de France

Hôtel du Département, 29 cours de la liberté, 69003 Lyon

 

Français

OGM et société : la nouvelle génération d’OGM sera-t-elle mieux acceptée? (in French)

Moderator

  • Alain-Paul Godard, Agriculture Adviser, Advisory Council, BioVision

Speakers

  • Marc Van Montagu, President, Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Belgium
  • Pierre-Benoît Joly, Senior Research Fellow, INRA, Member of the Board of IFRIS, France

Hôtel du Département, 29 cours de la liberté, 69003 Lyon

 

Français

Bioéthique: les religions face aux progrès des sciences de la vie (in French )

Moderator

  • Jean-Marie Gueullette, Université de Lyon, Directeur du centre interdisciplinaire d’éthique de l’université catholique de Lyon

Speakers

  • Alain Grimfeld, President, CCNE (National Consultative Bioethics Committee), France
  • Monseigneur Barbarin, Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, “Primat des Gaules”, France
  • Azzedine Gaci, Président du Conseil Régional du Culte Musulman, France

Hôtel du Département, 29 cours de la liberté, 69003 Lyon

 

Human Rights and Citizenship in the age of genetics

In association with IGA, International Genetic Alliance of Parent and Patient organizations

Moderator

  • Ysbrand Poortman, Secretary General, International Genetic Alliance, The Netherlands

Speakers

  • Alastair Kent, Director, Genetic Interest Group (GIG), UK
  • Irmgard Nippert, Director, Womens' Health Research Unit, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Germany 

Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie - place de la Bourse, 69002 Lyon

 

Communicating during an urban health crisis : the challenge of best reaching diverse publics

In association with World Health Organization

Moderator

  • Dan Rutz, Head of Global Health Communication Team, National Center for Health Marketing,  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA

Speakers

  • Guënal Rodier, Director of International Health Regulations Coordination Programme, World Health Organisation (WHO)
  • Jean-Louis Touraine, Rhône Member of French Parliament, Senior Deputy Mayor of Lyon, Professor of Medicine, France

Chambre de Commerce et de l'Industrie - place de la Bourse, 69002 Lyon

 

What economic future for Africa ?

Moderator

  • Cemil Giray Alyanak, President, mondofragilis group, France

Speakers

  • Rob van Leen, Chief Innovation Officer,  DSM, The Netherlands
  • Amir Dossal, Executive Director, UN Office for Partneships
  • Ismail Serageldin, Director General, The Alexandria Library, Egypt

Hôtel La reine Astrid - 24 Boulevard des Belges, 69006 Lyon