Informal Webinar

Pre-recorded video: A perspective from Academia on topics to be discussed at MX2 (Dr. Clarissa Rios Rojas, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, University of Cambridge)

Topics and Presentations

Welcoming Remarks

Welcoming and introductory remarks (Mr. Kazuhiro Nakai, MX2 Chair ; Mr. Daniel Feakes, Chief, BWC ISU)

Review of science and technology developments relevant to the Convention

Proposal for a BTWC Scientific and Technological Experts Advisory Forum (Mr. Erik Tintrup, Deputy Head of Division Department for Intl. Order, the UN and Arms Control Division for Chemical and Biological Weapons Issues Federal Foreign Office, Germany )
Exploring Science and Technology Reviews Under the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) (Dr. James Revill, Researcher, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Other Strategic Weapons, UNIDIR)
Strengthening the BWC: Proposal for the establishment of a Scientific Advisory Committee (Mr. Konstantin Vorontsov, Head of Division of Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation)

Biological risk assessment and management

Approaches to Governance for Scientific and Technological Advances in the Life Sciences Relevant to the BTWC (Ms. Danielle C. Lohman, PhD, Foreign Affairs Officer / Science Officer and AAAS S&T Policy Fellow, Biological Policy Staff, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, U.S. Department of State)
Biorisk management standards and their role in BWC implementation (incl. Frequently Asked Questions about the ISO 35001:2019 - Biorisk management for laboratories and other related organisations ) (Mr. Frank Meeussen, Deputy Director Disarmament Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belgium)

Development of a voluntary model code of conduct for biological scientists

Proposal for the development of a model code of conduct for biological scientists under the BWC (Mr. Xue Yang, Associate Professor, Tianjin University, China)
Elements to be considered for a code of conduct in the framework of the BWC (Mr. Nariyoshi Shinomiya, M.D., Ph.D, Director of the National Defense Medical College Research Institute, Japan)