High-level roundtable debate, focusing on questions of values and ethics in science, producing a new Charter for European Research.
With the European Union’s new research initiative, Horizon 2020, on the launch pad, we would like to invite you to join a select group of leaders in the research and innovation community to debate questions of values and ethics in science - and together, draft a new Charter for European Research.
This will be a short, simple document which we will publicise, along with the report of our meeting, to draw attention to the issue and, hopefully, improve the quality of decision-making on Horizon 2020 grant calls. This work is supported by the Templeton Foundation and the Faraday Institute at the University of Cambridge, with the assistance of Science|Business.
10:00 - Welcome coffee
10:30 - Welcome: Atle Leikvoll, Ambassador of Norway to the EU
10:35 - Introduction and ground rules: John Wood, Secretary-General, Association of Commonwealth Universities
10:45 - Issue 1: Who benefits? (Private gain vs. public good)
- Luc Soete, Rector Magnificus, University of Maastricht
- Ioannis A. Tsoukalas, Member of the European Parliament
11:45 - Issue 2: Is the money well-spent? (Trust vs. accountability)
- Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser to President Jose Manuel Barroso, European Commission
- Karin Markides, President and CEO, Chalmers University of Technology
12:45 - Buffet lunch
13:15 - Issue 3: Who's the boss? (Freedom vs. solidarity)
- Jim Dratwa, Head of Ethics in Science and New Technologies, Bureau of European Policy Advisers, European Commission
- Maria do Ceu Patrao Neves, Member of the European Parliament
14:15 - Summary: John Wood and Richard L. Hudson, CEO & Editor, Science|Business
14:30 - Coffee
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