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Programme and Schedule

There was a mix of plenary and group sessions, each introduced by at least two speakers. Most of the available time is devoted to conversation. Except as indicated, all sessions will be at Egrove Park.

Thursday 12 January 

Informal lunch

12.00-13.00
Dining Hall

Session 1

Opening (Plenary)

13.00-13.45
Barclay Theatre
Moderator: Michael Earl

Speakers (in order):

  • Denise Lievesley
  • Shaukat Aziz
  • Bhanu Choudhrie
  • Ian Scott
  • Mihika Chatterjee

Session 2

Address on environment, health and wellbeing

13.45-14.45
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Ian Scott

Speaker:

  • Achim Steiner

Rapporteurs:

  • Anna Carlqvist
  • Michaela Dolk

Short break

14.45-15.00
Common Room

Session 3

Priorities for environmental health: risk and uncertainty (Plenary)

15.00-16.15
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Denise Lievesley

Speakers:

  • Martin Frick
  • Louise Pryor
  • Vladimir Zakharov

Rapporteurs:

  • Catherine Gresty
  • Noon Altijani

Break

16.15-16.45
Common Room

Session 4

Priorities for environmental health: efficiency, equity, tractability, urgency (Plenary)

16.45-18.00
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Michael Earl

Speakers:

  • Rifat Atun
  • Jo Boyden
  • Tim O’Riordan

Rapporteurs:

  • Irina Fedorenko
  • Nikhita Nadkarni

Reception

18.45
Common Room

Dinner

19.30
Dining Hall

Speaker: Suman Bery introduced by Peter Bourne

Friday 13 January

Session 5

The environment (Concurrent groups)

08.45-10.00

Climate change

South West Room
Chair: Tim O’Riordan

Speakers:

  • Frans Berkhout
  • Abrar Chaudhury
  • Ali Naghieh
Bio-diversity

North West Room
Chair: Jeffery Burley

Speakers:

  • Martin Frick
  • Catherine Gresty
Degradation and pollution: air and land

New Chester Room
Chair: Sian Rees

Speakers:

  • John Boardman
  • Maria Neira
  • Yunfeng Zhang
Degradation and pollution: oceans and water

West Syndicate 10
Chair: Sir George Alleyne

Speakers:

  • John Stegeman
  • Nicholas Voulvoulis
Built environments

Templeton Lecture Theatre
Chair: Madeleine Kunin

Speakers:

  • Carlos Dora
  • Rainer Sauerborn

Break

10.00-10.45
Common Room

Session 6

Environment (Plenary)

10.45-12.15
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Gordon Clark

Panel:

  • Sir George Alleyne
  • Sian Rees
  • Jeffery Burley
  • Madeleine Kunin
  • Tim O’Riordan

Rapporteurs:

  • Irina Fedorenko
  • Genevieve Richardson

Lunch

12.15-13.15
Dining Hall

Session 7

Diseases (Concurrent groups)

13.15-14.45

Rapporteurs: See Parallel Sessions

Communicable

South West Room
Chair: Sir George Alleyne

Speakers:

  • Rifat Atun
  • Kenneth Fleming
  • David Molyneux
Non-communicable

North West Room
Chair: Sir Terence English

Speakers:

  • Srinath Reddy
  • Junfeng Zhang
Mental/neurological

New Chester Room
Chair: Lady English

Speakers:

  • Peter Bourne
  • Anna Carlqvist
  • Carlos Dora
  • Lise Van Susteren

Session 8

Diseases (Plenary)

15.30-16.45
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Dame Anne Mills

Panel:

  • Sir George Alleyne
  • Lady English
  • Sir Terence English

Rapporteurs:

  • Louis Metcalfe
  • Johanna Renz

Leave Egrove Park

17.15

SPECIAL SESSION, Session 9:

The path of sustainable development for the emerging economies

Sheldonian Theatre
18.00-19.15
Chair: Shaukat Aziz introduced by Denise Lievesley

Speaker:

  • Jeffrey Sachs

Discussant:

  • Maria Neira

Rapporteurs:

  • Anna Carlqvist
  • Mihika Chatterjee

Reception

19.30-20.15
Convocation House

Dinner

20.15
Divinity School
Speaker: Vladimir Zakharov introduced by Michael Earl

Saturday 14 January 

Session 10

Who does what?

(Concurrent groups)
08.45-10.15

The role of business

South West Room
Chair: Gordon Clark

Speakers:

  • Suman Bery
  • Saul Estrin
The role of civil society

North West Room
Chair: Frans Berkhout

Speakers:

  • Irina Fedorenko
  • Serra Kirdar
  • Sian Rees
The role of government

New Chester Room
Chair: Kevin Fenton

Speakers:

  • Yanzhong Huang
  • Madeleine Kunin
  • Dame Anne Mills

Break

10.15-11.00
Common Room

Session 11

Who does what? (Plenary)

11.00-12.30
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Mary King

Speakers:

  • Frans Berkhout
  • Gordon Clark
  • Kevin Fenton

Rapporteurs:

  • Christina Maags
  • Johanna Renz

Lunch

12.30-13.30
Dining Hall

Session 12

Social perspectives (Plenary)

13.30-14.45
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Carlos Dora

Speakers:

  • Mary King
  • Kevin Fenton
  • Ana Langer

Rapporteurs:

  • Michaela Dolk
  • Irina Fedorenko

Break

14.45-15.15
Common Room

Session 13

Life course perspectives (Plenary)

15.15-16.30
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Peter Bourne

Speakers:

  • Jo Boyden
  • Alexandre Kalache
  • Ana Langer

Rapporteurs:

  • Noon Altijani
  • Genevieve Richardson

Session 14

Country perspectives (Plenary)

16.30-18.00
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Paddy Coulter

Speakers

  • China: Yanzhong Huang
  • India: Srinath Reddy
  • Brazil: Alexandre Kalache

Rapporteurs:

  • Nikhita Nadkarni
  • Muriel Levy

Leave Egrove Park
18.30

Reception and dinner at Green Templeton College

19.00
Host: Denise Lievesley

Sunday 15 January 

Session 15

Findings and recommendations (Concurrent groups)

08.45-10.00

Chairs:

  • Suman Bery – South West Room
  • Saul Estrin – North West Room
  • Sian Rees – New Chester Room

Break

10.00-10.45
Common Room

Session 16

Findings and recommendations (Plenary)

10.45-11.55
Barclay Theatre
Chair: Shaukat Aziz

Rapporteur:

  •  Mihika Chatterjee

What happens next?

11.55-12.00
Barclay Theatre
Speaker: Ian Scott

Symposium ends

12.00