 |
DAY 1: Thursday, March 6, 2008
|
09.30 |
Registration |
10:00
to 10:40 |
| Inaugural
Session |
Welcome
Remark by
Dr. Nagesh Kumar, Director General, RIS, New Delhi |
Inaugural
Address by
Shri B. S. Parsheera, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment
and Forests (MoEF), Government of India |
Remarks
by
Prof. Doris Schodder, Project
Leader, GenBenefit, University of Central Lancashire |
Keynote
Address
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) and International Trade and
Legal Regimes |
|
Prof.
Thomas Pogge, Yale University, USA |
Vote
of Thanks
Dr. Vasantha Muthuswamy, Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR), New Delhi |
|
10.40-11.00 |
Tea Break |
11.00-13.00 |
| Session
I: Panel Discussion on Issues in ABS Debate |
| Chair:
Mr. Timothy Hodges, Co-Chair, Working Group
on Access and Benefit-Sharing, UN Convention on Biological Diversity,
Canada |
Panelists:
Overview of Negotiations
at WTO Forum: Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Former Director,
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India |
| Overview
of Negotiations at CBD Forum: Prof. Gurdial Singh
Nijar, Malaysia |
| ABS
and Human Genetics: Dr. Véronique Fournier,
Director, CE Centre, Paris, France |
| ABS
and Gender Issues: Prof. Fatima Alvarez-Castillo,
University of Philippines, Manila, the Philippines |
|
13.00-14.00 |
Lunch
Break |
14.00-15.30 |
| Session
II: Indigenous Knowledge System, ABS and Evidence from Plant
based Case Studies |
| Chair:
Dr. Fernando Casas, International Affairs Advise, Co-Chair
– Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing, Colombia |
San
Hoodia Case and Access and Benefit Sharing: Dr.
Roger Chennels, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Paper Presentation |
ABS
and Kani Case: Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, RIS,
New Delhi
Paper Presentation |
| ABS
Arragements in Peru: Dr. Bram De Jonge, Wageningen
University, The Netherlands |
| Panelists |
| Dr.
Balakrishna Pisupati, UNEP, Nairobi |
| Mr.
Atul Kaushik, Advisor (Projects), CUTS International, Jaipur |
| Dr.
S. Rajasekharan, Head, Tropical Botanic Garden and Research
Institute, Kerala |
|
| 15.30-16.00 |
Tea
Break |
| 16.00
to 17.30 |
| Session
III: Emerging ABS Trends in Human Genetics |
| Chair:
Prof. R. Kumar, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
ABS
Issues and Icelandic Biobank: Dr. Garðar Árnason,
Manchester University, UK
Paper Presentation
|
Majengo
HIV/AIDS Research Case: Dr. Doris Schroeder and Dr.
Pamela Andanda, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Paper Presentation
|
Panelists
Dr. Vasantha Muthuswamy, Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR), New Delhi |
| Prof.
Charles Obadiah Nimma Wambebe, Chief Executive Officer, International
Biomedical Research in Africa, Nigeria |
| Dr.
Joshua Kimani, University of Nairobi, Kenya |
|
|
DAY 2: Friday, March 7, 2008
|
|
| Implementation
of ABS and National Legal Regimes |
| Co-Chair:
Prof. Madhav Menon, Member, Commission for Centre/State
Relations, New Delhi* |
| Co-Chair:
Dr. R. S. Rana, Member, UNEP-CBD Tech Expert Group on Tech
Transfer & Chair, Bio-Links, New Delhi |
| Dr.
Dafna Feinholz, Executive Director, National Commission of
Bioethics, Mexico |
| Dr.
Lifeng Guo, Researcher, China Academy for Science and Technology
for Development (CASTED), China |
| Mr.
Jack Beetson, Aboriginal Philosopher, Federation of Independent
Aboriginal Education Providers, Australia |
| Dr.
K. Venkataraman, Secretary, National Biodiversity Authority,
Chennai |
|
| 11.00-11.30 |
Tea
Break |
11:30
– 13:30 |
| Valedictory
Session: ABS Policy Lessons and Way Forward |
| Chair:
Dr. Miltos Ladikas, University of Central Lancashire,
UK |
| Mr.
Timothy Hodges, Co-Chair, Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing
(WGABS), UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada |
| Dr.
Fernando Casas, International Affairs Adviser, Co-Chair –
WGABS, Colombia |
| Dr.
Sujata Arora, Director, MoEF, Government of India, New Delhi |
| Dr.
S. K. Bhattacharya, Additional Director General, (ICMR), New Delhi |
|
13:30 |
Lunch
GenBenefit Core Group Meeting at RIS |