Conference program
The AFINO International Conference: Transformative Research and Innovation
The program is continuously updated.
Subject to changes.
Wednesday 28th August
11.00-12.30: Opening session: CSR and RRI – past, present and future.
Speakers: John Bessant; Vincent Blok, Siri Granum Carson
12.30-13.30: Lunch break
13.30 - 15.30: Parallel sessions I
Lead by: Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iakovleva, Elin Merethe Oftedal, UiS / Arnt Fløysand, HVL, Luciana Maines, Unisinos University.
Lead by: Alexander Myklebust, NTNU, Christian Wittrock, OsloMet / Ellen-Marie Forsberg, NORSUS
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| Chair:
Christian Wittrock and Ellen-Marie Forsberg |
Presentations |
| 13.30 |
Mario Pansera, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain De-institutionalising growth-driven innovation: theories and practices of post-growth innovation |
| 13.55 |
Anders Torgeir Hjertø Lind, NORCE, Tromsø, Norway Governing science through networks – the introduction of RRI as an example of governance |
| 14.20 |
Trude Senneseth, HVL / Helse Bergen, Bergen, Norway The Transformative Force of Action Research and Social Innovation Across Local Health and Welfare Services |
| 14.45 |
Giovanni de Grandis, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway Which type of responsibility is needed to realize the ambitions of RRI? |
| 15.10 |
Christian Wittrock, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway and Ellen-Marie Forsberg, NORSUS, Norway Complex policy concepts and organizational anchorage: the case of RRI |
Lead by: Kristian Alm & Heidi Karlsen, BI
15.30-16.00: Coffee break
16.00-16.45: Plenary session: Technologies for the good life
Speakers: Sissel Rønning, Kate Millar
17.00 - 18.15: Parallel sessions II
Lead by: Anne Blanchard, UiB / Giovanni De Grandis, NTNU / Anamika Chatterje, NTNU/DLN
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Session 1 – Early career researchers challenges |
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| 17.00 |
Olga Mikhailova, Norwegian University of Life Sciences NMBU, Ås, Norway Exploring Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in Biotechnology: A Systematic Literature Review |
| 17.25 |
Tony Burner, University of South-Eastern Norway USN, Drammen, Norway and Anna Synnøve Hovstein, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway Public Sector PhD within the Field of Education: Transformations in Research and Practice |
| 17.50 |
Emily A. Buddle, University of Adelaide, Australia Reflecting on fostering reflexivity for crop scientists in an interdisciplinary training centre using journalling |
Lead by: Alexander Myklebust, NTNU, Christian Wittrock, OsloMet / Ellen-Marie Forsberg, NORSUS
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| Chair: Alexander Myklebust |
Presentations |
| 17.00 |
Anna Pellizzone, Stickydot srl, Brussels, Belgium REINFORCING RRI in mission contexts: lessons learned in key support and implementation activities |
| 17.25 |
Cecilie Hilmer, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom Mission-critical – Mission-oriented innovation and its dis/contents |
| 17.50 |
Siri Granum Carson, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway The mission to restore our oceans and waters – experiences from Brussels to Gjøvik |
Lead by: Kristian Alm & Heidi Karlsen, BI
18.30-19.00: Movie aperitif talk
Kristian Alm and Heidi Karlsen in dialogue with Martin Bright, earlier investigative journalist in The Guardian, about his key role as a journalist behind the Hollywood film “Official Secrets”.
19.00: Dinner
20.30: Film: "Official Secret
A 2019 British drama film directed by Gavin Hood, based on the case of whistleblower Katharine Gun who through the Guardian exposed an illegal spying operation by American and British intelligence services to gauge sentiment of and potentially blackmail United Nations diplomats tasked to vote on a resolution regarding the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
See trailer below.
Thursday 29th August
08.30-10.30: Parallel sessions I
Lead by: Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iakovleva, Elin Merethe Oftedal, UiS / Arnt Fløysand, HVL / Luciana Maines, Unisinos University.
Lead by: May Thorseth, NTNU
Lead by: Anne Ingeborg Myhr, NORCE / Bjørn K. Myskja, NTNU
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| Chair: Anne Ingeborg Myhr |
Presentations |
| 8.30 |
Carson, Siri, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway The responsibility of experts in the public debate about genome editing |
| 8.55 |
Blix. Torill, NORCE, Tromsø, Norway |
| 9.20 |
Myhr, Anne Ingeborg, NORCE, Tromsø, Norway RRI in genome editing projects: Use of the Research Ethics cards to promote societal and ethical awareness |
| 9.45 |
Svingen, Marit, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway Making sense, lacking agency: Public perceptions on the use and regulation of CRISPR in agriculture in Norway |
| 10.10 |
Ankeny, Rachel A., Wageningen University, The Nederlands, & Buddle, Emily A., University of Adelaide, Australia Enhancing upstream engagement through understanding of Australian public attitudes about gene editing in livestock production |
10.30-10.50: Coffee break
10.50-12.30: Plenary session: Transdisciplinarity, foresight, and the science-policy interface.
Speakers: Sir Peter Gluckman; Ulrike Felt; Riel Miller; Matthias Kaiser
12.30-13.30: Lunch break
13.40-15.10: Interactive sessions I
Lead by: Erik Bjørnerud (Høgskolen i Østfold) and Richard Helliwell (Ruralis)
Lead by: Anne-Ingeborg Myhr (NORCE) and Kate Millar (University of Nottingham)
Lead by: Per Koch (NIFU) and Riel Miller (UiS)
15.10-15.30: Coffee break
15.30-17.00: Interactive sessions II
Lead by: Lina Ingeborgrud and Veronica Ski-Berg (NIFU)
Lead by: Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iakovleva, Elin Merethe Oftedal and Judy Hong Huang (UiS)
Lead by: Tora Bonnevie (NTNU), Natalia Murashova (Høgskolen i Østfold) , Giovanni De Grandis (NTNU)
17.00-17.20: Coffee break
17.20-18.30: Parallel sessions II
Lead by: Anne Blanchard, UiB / Giovanni De Grandis, NTNU / Anamika Chatterje, NTNU/DLN
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| Chair: Anamika Chatterje |
Session 2 - RRI in biotech |
| 17.00 |
Hedda Smedheim Bjerklund, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway The Research Ethics cards as a RRI tool: Reflections concerning power asymmetry |
| 17.25 |
Viviam Bermúdez, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway Exploring ethical dimensions of AI therapy design tools in Precision Oncology through SPARK: The example of the NTNU DrugLogics |
| 17.50 |
Christina Wenzl, The University of Adelaide, Australia Envisioning the Future of Foods: The Intersections of “Sustainability”, Dietary Lifestyles and Gene Technology in Australia |
Lead by: Giovanni De Grandis (AFINO/NTNU) and Matthias Kaiser (AFINO/UiB)
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| Chair: Matthias Kaiser |
Prensentations |
| 17.20 |
Rachel A. Ankeny, Wageningen University, Netherlands What Makes Study of Disagreements about Biotechnologies Responsible? Lessons from the Case of Golden Rice |
| 17.45 |
Richard Helliwell, Ruralis, Norway Cultured meat and responsible research when the future is an illusion for financial speculation |
Lead by: Harald Throne-Holst, OsloMet, Matthias Kaiser, UiB, Christian Wittrock, OsloMet
18.30-19.15: Aperitif and presentation of AFINO book
With: Jacob Dahl Rendtorff (Roskilde University). More TBA.
19.30: Conference dinner
Friday 30th August
8.30-10.30: Parallel sessions I
Lead by: Atle Midttun, Caroline Dale Ditlev-Simonsen, BI
Lead by: May Thorseth, NTNU
Lead by: Harald Throne-Holst, OsloMet, Matthias Kaiser, UiB, Christian Wittrock, OsloMet
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| Chair: Harald Throne-Holst |
Presentation |
| 8.30 |
Federico Munari, Laura Toschi, Herica Morais Righi: Across disciplines, to make an impact. The technological impact of boundary-spanning research projects |
| 8.55 |
Dr Mimi Elizabeth Lam: Who is the “we” in “The science we need for the ocean we want”? |
| 9.20 |
Simona Brozmanová, Alex Taylor, and Haizea Perez Machin: Students as agents of innovation and radical transformation of academia through design thinking |
| 9.45 |
Judy Hong Huang: Fostering user involvement in collaborative innovation spaces: insights from living labs |
| 10.10 |
Matthias Kaiser: Inter- and transdisciplinary input for establishing an Intergovernmental Panel on Food Security and Sustainability |
10.30-10.50: Coffee break
10.50-12.10: Plenary session: Responsible AI, machine learning and autonomous systems
Speakers: Margit Sutrop
12.15-13.15: Lunch
13.20-15.00: Parallel sessions II
Lead by: Tatiana Aleksandrovna Iakovleva, Elin Merethe Oftedal, UiS / Arnt Fløysand, HVL / Luciana Maines, Unisinos University.
Lead by: Giovanni De Grandis, AFINO/NTNU
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| Chair: Giovanni De Grandis |
Presentations |
| 13.20 |
Christian Wittrock, OsloMet, Oslo, Norway Mobilization, relevance and rigor: RRI as a policy concept |
| 13.45 |
L. Maines Da Silva, Unisinos University, Porto Alegre, Brazil Understanding responsiveness in the responsible innovation process: A case study in the Brazilian manufacturing industry |
| 14.10 |
Salah Chafik, University College London, UK Sacred RRI? The role of faith in innovation policy |
| 14.35 |
Zane Šime, NTNU, Norway Project Archetypes: Exploring the Field Patterns of the European Research Area |
Lead by: Harald Throne-Holst, OsloMet, Matthias Kaiser, UiB, Christian Wittrock, OsloMet
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| Chair: Harald Throne-Holst |
Presentations |
| 13.20 |
Anissa Tanweer, James Steinhoff: Extradisciplinarity: Incremental innovation within the disciplinary structure |
| 13.45 |
Veikko Ikonen: How sustainability and responsibility are integrated to the project life cycle |
| 14.10 |
Neeraj Mistry: The heart of the matter with Transdisciplinarity (TD) |
The session ends 14.30.