Draft Outline For Responsible Innovation Workshop, April / May 2011

Draft Outline For Responsible Innovation Workshop, April / May 2011 Draft Outline For Responsible Innovation Workshop, April / May 2011

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Franco-British workshop on responsible innovation London, 23-24 May 2011 Since 1996, his research activities are focused on the governance of collective risks, socio-technical controversies, the use of scientific advice in public decision making and the forms of public participation in scientific activities. He was Member of the expert group “Science and Governance” at the European Commission, he is Member of the Council of European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) and of the French Comité de Prévention et de Précaution and he chairs the Scientific Council of the Programme on GMOs at the French Ministry for Ecology. He has published about one hundred articles (of which more than 50 in refereed journals), three books and he has coordinated five special issues of social sciences journals. He lectures at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) on « Science, expertise and public debate » and at Sciences Po Paris on Risk Governance. Gary KASS Principal Specialist in Strategic Futures, Natural England Gary Kass is Principal Specialist in Strategic Futures at Natural England, the statutory adviser to the UK government on the natural environment in England. At Natural England, he is responsible for the design and delivery of a programme of futures-oriented analysis and synthesis on a range of issues that could affect the future of England’s natural environment. Among the critical challenges, he is examining the potential risks and opportunities offered from new and emerging areas of science and technology, exploring how the innovation system might seek to embed sustainability as a core part of its purpose. Before joining Natural England, Gary was Assistant Director in the Science and Society Directorate of the (then) Office of Science and Innovation, where he established and led a programme to engage members of the public in constructive dialogue on new and emerging areas of science and technology, and a programme of research to explore public attitudes towards science, engineering and technology. Before this Gary was head of the energy and environment programme at the Parliamentary Office of Science and technology, based in the Westminster Parliament. Here, he was responsible for a programme of work to inform parliamentary debate on issue arising at the interface of science and policy. Gary’s main work areas included environment, sustainability, energy and innovation policy. Gilles LAROCHE Head of the Unit "Ethics and Gender" - Directorate General for Research and Innovation - European Commission Since January 2011, Gilles Laroche is the Head of the Unit "Ethics and Gender" of the Directorate General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission. This Unit is responsible for the management of the "Science in Society" programme which covers public engagement and participation of citizens and civil society organisations in the research and innovation process, gender equality, science education, access to scientific results, science communication, ethics and governance. Gilles Laroche is a lawyer and he joined the European Commission (Directorate General for Agriculture) in 1991. From 1993 to 1996, he worked at the Joint Research Centre in Ispra (Italy). Returning to Brussels in 1996, he continued his career in the Directorate General for Research and Innovation in the "Biotechnology" programme until 2003 when he was appointed Head of the Unit "Internal Control". In 2006, he became Head of the Unit responsible for "Strategic Planning and Programming". Catherine LARRIEU Head of the Delegation for Sustainable Development, Commissioner General for Sustainable Development (Department of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing) Former student of Ecole Polytechnique (1980-1983) and holder of a DEA in economics, Catherine Larrieu is Chief Engineer of Bridges, Water and Forestry. She has held several positions at the Ministry of Agriculture from 1985 to 1989, departmental and regional level. In 1989, she joined the National Agency for Promotion of Research (Anvar). First « chargé d'affaires » (account manager) in Rhône-Alpes for the agri-food, she then coordinated national expansion to all areas of technology development networks, associative structures for SME support co-financed by the State and regions, and developed in Nord-Pas de Calais a cross-border cooperation in the field of materials and surface treatments. Appointed Regional Director Anvar Nord-Pas de Calais in 1999, she set up partnerships with the Regional Council, the State services and socio-economic organizations, in the form of operational and financial support 10

Franco-British workshop on responsible innovation London, 23-24 May 2011 innovation of SMEs. Catherine Larrieu joined in 2005 the general direction of the new OSEO group, born from the merger of Anvar and BDPME, until 2007. She prepared the enlargement of the activity of the ex-Anvar, both in relation to mid-sized companies than to the clusters. After two missions within the General Inspectorate of Finance, she was appointed Head of the Delegation for Sustainable Development in August 2008 in the Commissioner General for Sustainable Development recently established. The Delegation for Sustainable Development develops missions pulse, business intelligence and monitoring for the consideration of sustainable development into all policies and with actors of civil society. She participates in the Grenelle de l’Environment, which coordinates the monitoring by the National Committee on Sustainable Development and Environment Round Table, involving all stakeholders and chaired by the Minister. It also develops the consultations on the conditions for a transition to an economy both greener and more equitable central axis of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development adopted in 2010. Robert LEE Co-Director of the ESRC Centre on Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) Professor Robert Lee has been Head of Cardiff Law School, and is currently a Co-Director of the ESRC Centre on Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) (www.brass.cardiff.ac.uk) which works on issues of business and sustainability/social responsibility. He is a professional development consultant with the Environment Products and Regulation Group of the European law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Bob has a book on the regulation of biomedicine and another on food regulation. As part of a team from the Society of Environmental Toxicologists and Chemists, he has contributed to a guide to environmental standard setting. He has undertaken work for government in the UK on both regulation and self regulation as it relates to nanomaterials and is currently working on a guide to nanomaterials’ regulation for the British Standards Institution. He is an honorary life member of the UK Environmental Law Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. Manoelle LEPOUTRE Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development and Environment, TOTAL Manoelle Lepoutre is Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development and Environment, Member of the Total Management Committee since June 2009. She began her career for Elf in Exploration and Production Research & Development, where she was in charge of Basin Modelling (petroleum evaluation of sedimentary basins and of exploration prospects). She had then several positions in Exploration, as an operational geologist in France and then getting progressively larger responsibilities, as Area Exploration Manager in The Netherlands, Vice President Exploration in Norway for Elf, then Vice President Geosciences in the US for Total, from 2000 to 2003 before being assigned Vice President Research and Development for Total Exploration and Production in 2004. Manoelle Lepoutre is a graduate from « École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie de Nancy » (France) and from the French Petroleum Institute High School (ENSPM). Phil MACNAGHTEN Professor of Geography - Durham University Phil Macnaghten is Professor of Geography at Durham University. His research has concentrated on the governance of science and technology, the study of socio-nature, public deliberation, comparative research, and qualitative methodology with a particular emphasis on discourse and narrative approaches. His principal publications include: Contested Natures (Sage, 1998), Bodies of Nature (Sage, 2001), Governing at the Nanoscale (Demos, 2006), Reconfiguring Responsibility (European Commission, 2009) as well as a number of edited collections and papers. He contributes to debates on the governance of science and technology in the UK, Europe and Brazil and is currently is a member of the UK’s Engineering and Physical Science Research Council’s (EPSRC) Societal Issues Panel. 11

Franco-British workshop on responsible innovation London, 23-24 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />

innovation of SMEs. Catherine Larrieu joined in 2005 the general direction of the new OSEO group, born from<br />

the merger of Anvar and BDPME, until 2007. She prepared the enlargement of the activity of the ex-Anvar,<br />

both in relation to mid-sized companies than to the clusters.<br />

After two missions within the General Inspectorate of Finance, she was appointed Head of the Delegation for<br />

Sustainable Development in August 2008 in the Commissioner General for Sustainable Development recently<br />

established. The Delegation for Sustainable Development develops missions pulse, business intelligence and<br />

monitoring for the consideration of sustainable development into all policies and with actors of civil society.<br />

She participates in the Grenelle de l’Environment, which coordinates the monitoring by the National<br />

Committee on Sustainable Development and Environment Round Table, involving all stakeholders and chaired<br />

by the Minister. It also develops the consultations on the conditions for a transition to an economy both<br />

greener and more equitable central axis of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development adopted in<br />

2010.<br />

Robert LEE<br />

Co-Director of the ESRC Centre on Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS)<br />

Professor Robert Lee has been Head of Cardiff Law School, and is currently a Co-Director of the ESRC Centre on<br />

Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) (www.brass.cardiff.ac.uk) which<br />

works on issues of business and sustainability/social responsibility. He is a professional development<br />

consultant with the Environment Products and Regulation Group of the European law firm, Freshfields<br />

Bruckhaus Deringer. Bob has a book on the regulation of biomedicine and another on food regulation. As part<br />

of a team from the Society of Environmental Toxicologists and Chemists, he has contributed to a guide to<br />

environmental standard setting. He has undertaken work for government in the UK on both regulation and self<br />

regulation as it relates to nanomaterials and is currently working on a guide to nanomaterials’ regulation for<br />

the British Standards Institution. He is an honorary life member of the UK Environmental Law Association and a<br />

Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.<br />

Manoelle LEPOUTRE<br />

Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development and Environment, TOTAL<br />

Manoelle Lepoutre is Senior Vice President, Sustainable Development and Environment, Member of the Total<br />

Management Committee since June 2009.<br />

She began her career for Elf in Exploration and Production Research & Development, where she was in charge<br />

of Basin Modelling (petroleum evaluation of sedimentary basins and of exploration prospects).<br />

She had then several positions in Exploration, as an operational geologist in France and then getting<br />

progressively larger responsibilities, as Area Exploration Manager in The Netherlands, Vice President<br />

Exploration in Norway for Elf, then Vice President Geosciences in the US for Total, from 2000 to 2003 before<br />

being assigned Vice President Research and Development for Total Exploration and Production in 2004.<br />

Manoelle Lepoutre is a graduate from « École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie de Nancy » (France) and from<br />

the French Petroleum Institute High School (ENSPM).<br />

Phil MACNAGHTEN<br />

Professor of Geography - Durham University<br />

Phil Macnaghten is Professor of Geography at Durham University. His research has concentrated on the<br />

governance of science and technology, the study of socio-nature, public deliberation, comparative research,<br />

and qualitative methodology with a particular emphasis on discourse and narrative approaches. His principal<br />

publications include: Contested Natures (Sage, 1998), Bodies of Nature (Sage, 2001), Governing at the<br />

Nanoscale (Demos, 2006), Reconfiguring Responsibility (European Commission, 2009) as well as a number of<br />

edited collections and papers. He contributes to debates on the governance of science and technology in the<br />

UK, Europe and Brazil and is currently is a member of the UK’s Engineering and Physical Science Research<br />

Council’s (EPSRC) Societal Issues Panel.<br />

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