Time | Session | Speakers and Tentative Titles |
October 20, 2020 (all times North American Central Standard Time) | ||
11:00 AM Central | Welcome Remarks
Agenda Overview |
Carmen Bain, Iowa State University
Parag Chitnis, Deputy Director, USDA-NIFA Julie Shapiro, Keystone Policy Center |
11:15 AM | Governance, Regulation and Policy Pathways | Jennifer Kuzma, North Carolina State University,
Unpacking and Evaluating Regulatory Policy Pathways for Gene-edited Agricultural Products
Ruth Mampuys, Netherlands Commission on Genetic Modification- COGEM (The Netherlands) The Role and Limitations of Technocratic, Deliberative and Regulatory Approaches in Biotechnology Governance
Milind Kandlikar, University of British Columbia (Canada) What Triggers Regulation of Gene-Edited Crops? A Cross-National Assessment
Adrian Ely, University of Sussex (UK) What Can Past Dynamics of Agbiotech Regulation Teach Us About Trans-Atlantic Divergences in Genome Editing? |
12:30 PM | Networking Break | Opportunity for virtual 1-1 networking sessions & Organizer expo |
1:00 PM | Framing Risks and Benefits | Naoko Kato-Nitta, Institute of Statistical Mathematics (Japan)
The Effects of Information on Consumers’ Attitudes Toward Gene-edited Foods: Livestock Versus Vegetables
Paul B. Thompson, Michigan State University Non-safety Dimensions of Gene Editing: How Philosophers Can Help
Kevin Pixley, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (Mexico) How We Decide Who Benefits from the Potential Contributions of Genome Edited Crops
Robert Chiles and Lina Tami-Barrera, Pennsylvania State University Policy and Ethical Implications of Gene-editing for Livestock, Plant-based Proteins, and Cell-based Foods |
2:15 PM | Small Group Discussion | Hosted by speakers |
3:00 PM | Adjourn First Day | |
October 21, 2020 | ||
11:00 AM | Welcome Back | Carmen Bain, Iowa State University |
11:05 AM | Public Engagement and Trust | Chris Wirz, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Societal Debates About Emerging Genetic Technologies: Toward a Science of Public Engagement
Carmen Bain, Iowa State University Closing the Trust Deficit for Gene Editing in Agriculture
David Resnick, National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences Unresolved Issues in Public and Community Engagement for the Release of Genetically Modified Organisms into the Environment
Michael Dahlstrom, Iowa State University The Media’s Taste for Gene-edited Food |
12:30 PM | Networking Break | Opportunity for virtual 1-1 networking sessions & Organizer Expo |
1:00 PM | Control, Commoditization and Culture | Maui Hudson, University of Waikato (New Zealand)
Māori Perspectives on Gene Editing
Sara Nawaz, University of British Columbia (Canada) New Products, Old Logics? A Q Method Study on Public Perceptions of Gene Editing and Gene Drives for Agriculture
Greg Graff, Colorado State University, Intellectual Property as a Governance Mechanism for Genome Editing in Agriculture and Food |
2:00 PM | Main Stage Closing | Carmen Bain, Iowa State University |
2:15 PM | Small Group Discussion | Hosted by speakers |
3:00 PM | Adjourn Conference |