25 February 2004

Putra World Trade Centre
Pahang (CEE)
13:15 - 14:45

Why do we need an international liability regime for biotechnology?

Keynote
Ambassador Beat NOBS

Presentation 1:

Specificities of Liability in the Context of Biotechnology

by Dr Philippe CULLET, IELRC

Presentation 2:

Existing Rules on Liability and Identified Gaps

by Dr Usha RAMANATHAN, IELRC

Presentation 3:

Liability Regimes: Illustrations from Switzerland

by Juerg BALLY, Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape

Presentation 4:

Suggestions for the Development of an International Liability and Redress Regime

Dr Philippe CULLET & Dr Usha RAMANATHAN, IELRC

Roundtable Discussion

• Juerg Bally
• Philippe Cullet
• Ambassador Beat Nobs
• Usha Ramanathan
• Vincenza Trivigno, Syngenta