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SUMMARY:AI\, Biotechnology and Human Rights - Round table and book launch
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Marcello Ienca\, EPFL\, College of Humanities. Prof. Rob
 erto Andorno\, University of Zurich\, Faculty of Law. Dr. Elisa Stefanini\
 , Portolano Cavallo (Law Firm). Laura Liguori\, Portolano Cavallo (Law Fir
 m). Dr. Milena Costas Trascasas\, Chair of the UN Human Rights Council Adv
 isory Committee (UNHRC). Dr. Gerard Escher\, Senior Advisor to the Board\,
  GESDA. Prof. Frederic Kaplan\, Director of the College of Humanities. Nic
 olas Mathieu\, Secretary General of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO\nThe C
 ollege of Humanities cordially invites you to follow the official launch o
 f the book: « Cambridge handbook of IT\, life sciences and human rights 
 » under the patronage of the Swiss Commission for UNESCO.\n\nEmerging tec
 hnologies are transforming humans and thereby human rights. New ethical an
 d legal issues are raised in various scientific fields\, from biotechnolog
 y and neurotechnology to information technology. What ethical and legal fr
 ameworks are needed to protect people from possible technology misuses whi
 le preserving the benefits that science and technology can bring to societ
 y? The Cambridge Handbook of Information Technology\, Life sciences and hu
 man Rights addresses precisely this question and stand out as a crucial re
 ference in the field.\n\nWatch the discussion on YouTube:\n\n\n\nWith co-e
 ditors of the Handbook:\n\n	Prof. Marcello Ienca\, professor at the Techni
 cal University of Munich and head of the Intelligent Systems Ethics Group 
 at the CDH (EPFL)\n	Prof. Robert Andorno\, associate professor of Law\, Un
 iversity of Zurich.\n	Dr. Elisa Stefanini\, lawyer specialised in regulato
 ry matters in the life science sector (Portolano Cavallo)\n	Laura Liguori\
 , lawyer specialised in personal data protection\, privacy and new technol
 ogies (Portolano Cavallo)\n\nThey share their expertise with: \n\n\n	Milen
 a Costas Trascasas\, Chair of the Advisory Committee to the UN Human Right
 s Council\n	Gerard Escher\, neurobiologist\, senior advisor to the Gesda b
 oard\n\nWith the participation of:\n\n\n	Prof. Frederic Kaplan\, Director 
 of the College of Humanities\n	Nicolas Mathieu\, Secretary General of the 
 Swiss Commission for UNESCO.\n\nModeration: CDH journalist Anne Laure Gann
 ac.\n\nIn English / Open to all\nLunch offered to registered people\n\nFol
 low in streaming on the EPFL College of Humanities Youtube Channel\n\n> Re
 gistration are closed\nThe discussion is accessible to all\, sandwiches ar
 e reserved to registered people
LOCATION:Hall MED https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MED%200%2094.22 https://www.
 youtube.com/live/Qe4lLWzAypQ?si=-JcmEh383e2hgdKU
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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