The registration has now ended! We thank you for your interest: the seminar will have over 60 participants. Below you can find the tentative program for the seminar. Full program with presentation titles will be released in a couple of weeks.
Thursday 26th September
Venue: Main Building (Fabianinkatu 33, 3rd floor)
Lecture hall 5 (from 12pm to 16pm) and lecture hall 13 (from 16pm to 19pm).
12.00 Registration & Coffee
12.15 –12.45 Opening
Welcome! Tuija Takala, University of Helsinki
Bioethics research in Finland, its state and future, and the seminar’s objectives
Matti Häyry, Aalto University
12.45 – 13.45 Keynote speaker: Professor Norman Daniels, Harvard University
The nature, role, and importance of theoretical bioethics
Chair: Tuija Takala, University of Helsinki
13.45 – 14.45 Lunch on your own
14.45 – 15.45 Contributed papers Chair: Eero Vuorio, University of Helsinki
Heta Tarkkala, University of Helsinki, Karolina Snell, University of Helsinki, Ari Haukkala, University of Helsinki
15.45 – 16.00 Break (transfer to lecture hall 13)
16.00 – 17.20 Contributed papers Chair: Jaana Hallamaa, University of Helsinki
Ville Päivänsalo, University of Helsinki, Antti Jääskeläinen, University of Turku, Johanna Ahola-Launonen, University of Helsinki, Heikki Saxen, University of Tampere
17.20 – 17.30 Break & Coffee
17.30 – 18.45 Keynote speaker: Professor Norman Daniels, Harvard University
Global health justice
Chair: Matti Häyry
19.00 Reception
Friday 27th September
Venue: Fabianinkatu 24, 5th floor, lecture hall 532.
9.00 Coffee
9.15 – 10.15 Contributed papers Chair: Heikki Saxén, University of Tampere
Pekka Louhiala, University of Helsinki, Aleksi Hupli, University of Helsinki / Universiteit van Amsterdam, Hannu Heinänen, LL, YTL
10.15 – 10.30 Break
10.30 – 11.30 Contributed papers Chair: Sakari Karjalainen, Cancer Society of Finland
Mari Stenlund, University of Helsinki, Arja Halkoaho, University of Eastern Finland, Marko Ahteensuu, member of the Advisory Board on Biotechnology
11.30 – 11.45 Break & Coffee
11.45–13.00 Keskustelu bioetiikan tutkimuksen kehittämistarpeista ja tutkivan bioetiikan instituutista
Tutkivan bioetiikan instituutti – hanke Heikki Saxén, Tampereen yliopisto
Puheenjohtaja: Johanna Ahola-Launonen, Helsingin yliopisto