Consultation on,
Bio (medical) economies today: Understanding issues of ethics,
markets and labour
Sama Resource Group for Women and Health
29th And 30thMay, 2015
Day -One
29th May, 2015
9.00-9.30am
9.30-10.00am
10.00-10.15am
10.15-10.30am
Registration
Welcome and Introduction
Context and Objectives
TEA
Session One:Political Economy of the Global Pharmaceutical Industry
Moderators:
S Srinivasan, LOCOST and Sanjay Nagral, FMES
10.30-1.00 pm
1. Kristin P Peterson, University of California- Irvine
2. Kaushik Sunder Rajan, University of Chicago
3. SatyajitRath, National Institute of Immunology
Discussion
1.00-1.45pm
LUNCH
Session Two:Reframing labour: New trends and concerns
Moderators: NiveditaMenon JNU, andManishaGupte,
MASUM
1.45-4.15 pm
4.15-4.30 pm
5.15pm
1. Melinda Cooper, University of Sydney
2. Sama
3. AarthiPai/ MeenaSeshu, SANGRAM
Discussion
TEA
Leaving for IIC from USI for Sama’s 15th anniversary and book
release followed by dinner
Day -Two
30th May, 2015
Session Three:Ethics, Law and Regulation- I
Moderators:
R. Srivatsan, Anveshi/Medico Friend Circleand
Amar Jesani, Independent Researcher and Editor
IJME
9.30-12.15 am
1. Rama Baru, Jawaharlal Nehru University
2. AdityaBharadwaj, Graduate Institute of International
and Development Studies
TEA
12.15-1.00pm
Discussion
LUNCH
Session Four:Ethics, Law and Regulation- II
Moderators: Chayanika Shah, FAOW
/LABIAandSunitaBandewar, Independent Researcher
1.00-2.45 pm
2.45-3.00 pm
1. MorenikeFoulayan, ObafemiAwolowo University
2. VeenaJohari, Courtyard Attorneys
3. Anne Hendrixson, Hampshire College
Discussion
TEA
Session Five:Emerging Issues, Concerns, and Challenges
3.00- 4.30 pm
Closing Remarks
Moderators:
1. Mohan Rao, CSMCH, JNU
2. RakhalGaitonde, JSA
3. Mala Ramanathan, SCTIMST
Sama