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Handling Global Challenges
Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in a Global World
EU, US, California and Comparative Perspectives
10 June 2009 - Conference
International Conference on Handling Global Challenges - Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in a Global World - EU, US, California and Comparative Perspectives
Aim
The aim of the conference is to explore and discuss transatlantic regulatory approaches to handle global challenges with a specific focus on biodiversity and biosafety. The conference will discuss general approaches to transatlantic regulatory co-operation and discuss specific issues with regard to managing biodiversity and biosafety.
The conference will bring together academics, policy-makers, policy-analysts and stakeholders.
Confirmed speakers
Key-note Speech by Dr. Jos Delbeke (European Commission, Deputy Director‐General DG Environment) on European Union in Global Environmental Governance
Key-note Speech by Mr. Marc Vanheukelen (European Commission, Head of Unit for Relations with the United States and Canada, DG
for External Relations) on Transatlantic Co-operation - Options for the future
Alberto Alemanno (HEC), Boris Barov (BirdLife International), Lucas Bergkamp (Hunton & Williams), Hans Bruyninckx (University of Leuven), Ann Carlson (UCLA), Ian Clark (European Commission), David Baldock (Institute for European Environmental Policy), Jos Delbeke (European Commission), Ethel Forsberg (Swedish Chemical Agency), Bart Kerremans (University of Leuven), Andrew Manale (USEPA), Anne Meuwese (University of Antwerp), Heike Nitsch (VTi), Jorge Nunez (CEPS), Bernhard Osterburg (VTi), Heddy Riss (UCBerkeley), Natalie Pauwels (European Commission), Astrid Schomaker (European Commission), Megan Schwarzman (UCBerkeley), Jo Swinnen (University of Leuven), David Vogel (UCBerkeley), Ingmar von Homeyer (Ecologic Institute), Michael Wilson (UCBerkeley), Jan Wouters (University of Leuven)
Programme
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Venue
Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, Hertogsstraat 1,
1000 Brussel
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