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Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 03/July/2025
8:00am Registration starts from 8:00am
9:00am
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10:30am
Parallel Session 4.1
 

Challenges of Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals

Chair(s): Christoph Scherrer

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Declining Wage Shares, Wealth Inequality and ‘Living Wages’

Maarten van Klaveren

 

The Challenge of Measuring Underemployment

Gerhard Bosch

 

Digital Labour Platforms and their Contribution to Development Outcomes

Uma Rani, Rishabh Dhir, Nora Gobel

 

Decent Workplace: Evolution of the Concept and Relevance

Nausheen Nizami, Narayan Prasad

 

Universal versus Employment-based Social Protection?

Gabriele Köhler

Parallel Session 4.2: Innovative Approaches to Organising Precarious Workers: Building Power in the Informal Economy
 

Challenges and Strategies for the Organization and Collective Bargaining of Non-salaried Workers. The Case of the Popular Economy Workers´ Union in Argentina

Johanna Maldovan Bonelli



Empowering the Invisible Workforce: The Role of Labour Institutions in Advancing Decent Work for ASHA Workers in India

Vandana Sharma, Sharan Jit, Shivika Goyal



"‪You Will Still Work When You Are Dying": Exploring Work and the Prospects for Collective Action in Accra’s Informal Food Service Sector through Photovoice‬‬‬‬‬‬

Patrick Illien, Edward Asiedu, Anna Fabry, Rita Abraham-Mumuni, Caleb Owusu Kwaku Acheampong, Louisa Ntiri-Ateseh, Eva-Marie Meemken



Precarious Work, Precarious Futures: Trade Unions, Refugee Labour, and the Politics of Return

Selin Sivis, Gizem Karsli-Varol

Parallel Session 4.3
 

Establishing Fair Compensation: Living Wages, Dignity, and Decent Work in a Transforming Global Economy

Chair(s): Paulien Osse

Discussant(s): Damian Grimshaw

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Global Benchmarks for Decent Living: Measuring and Validating the Living Wage Against Minimum Wage and Other Adequacy Standards

Martin Guzi, Martin Kahanec, Nina Holičková, Nii Ashia Amanquarnor

 

Calculating Living Wage Levels via Quality of Life Indicators

Ines Meyer, Imaan Mohamed

 

Exploring Living Standards and Poverty in Suriname through Insights in Cost of Living and Wages

Tesora Ooft, Rosita Sobhie, Yolanda Grift

 

The Relationship between Cost of Living and Minimum Wage in Türkiye: An Analysis of Real Wage Trends

Ceyhun Güler

 

Living Tariff: The Case for Setting an Income-floor for Self-employed in the Gig Economy and Beyond

Martijn Arets, Marta Kahancová

Parallel Session 4.4: Beyond Compliance: Rethinking Labour Law Enforcement to Address Exploitation
 

Gender Equality and Labour Law Reform: Assessing the Drivers and Impact of Recent Industrial Relations Changes on Decent Work in Feminised Sectors in Australia

Rae Cooper



Farm Workers' Safety in Pesticide Use and the Legal Framework in India

A Amarender Reddy



Lululemon athletica inc. and Modern Slavery Laws: Is compliance enough to address labour exploitation?

Marlea Joy Clarke, Kaitlyn Matulewicz, Judy Fudge



Thirty Years of Combating Slave Labor in Brazil: Challenges to the Effectiveness of Inspections and the Protection of Labor Rights

Giovana Paula Ramos Silveira Leite, Cristiane Maria Sbalqueiro Lopes, André Rezende Soares Lino

Parallel Session 4.5: Beyond the Algorithm: Understanding the Human Impact of Platform Work
 

Examining Quality of Employment in the Emerging Platform Economy: A Study of Digital Cab Services in Two Mega cities of India

Indrajit Bairagya



Beyond the Stars: How Algorithmic-enabled Human Resource Management Activities Shapes Worker Satisfaction on Online Gig Platforms

Karthika Nadarajah, Matthijs B. Punt, Sebastian Brenk, Andrea M. Herrmann



Aligning Customer Expectations and Gig Worker Realities in the Philippine Ride-Hailing and Delivery Sectors

Virgel Caberte Binghay, Jose Maria Guadamor Binghay



Workers at the Crossroads: Examining the Employment-Environment Dilemma in India's Growing Gig Economy

Padmini Sharma



Ride-sharing Workers Navigate Climate Change in Urban Landscapes

An Phuong Vo

Parallel Session 4.6: Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability in the Workplace: Legal and Regulatory Approaches
 

Regulation of the Legal Framework for AI Systems in the Field of Employment and Management of Workers Considered to Present a High Degree of Risk

Danuti Top



When Algorithms Rule the Workplace: Can Criminal Law Protect Workers' Rights?

Kamila Naumowicz, Joanna Untershuetz



Algorithmic Management: Worker Agency and Voice in Sweden

Carin Håkansta, Ruben Lind, Pille Strauss-Raats

Parallel Session 4.7
 

Digital Intermediaries in Domestic and Care Work: Mapping Regional Differences

Chair(s): Claire Hobden, Lorena Poblete

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Mapping Digital Platforms in European Home Care and Domestic Work

Ivana Pais, Francesco Bonifaccio, Wike Been

 

Digital Intermediaries in Domestic Work in Southeast Europe: A Comparative Perspective

Jelena Starcevic

 

Digital Platforms for Domestic Work: A Latin American Cartography

Francisca Pereyra, Lorena Poblete

Parallel Session 4.8: Occupational Health and Safety in Global Supply Chains: Addressing the Risks to Workers' Health
 

A Matter of Life and Breath: An Examination of Air Pollution and Respiratory Ill-health in the Cambodian Garment Industry

Gráinne Fay



COVID-Related Discrimination of Garment Workers in a Philippine Export Zone: A Test of Effective Regulation of Global Supply Chains

Benjamin Buenaflor Velasco, Judy Ann Chan Miranda



The Potential of Non-Judicial Mechanisms in Promoting Informal Workers’ Rights along Global Supply Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa

Maureen Kalume



Enforcing Living Wages in Supply Chains: Potential and Shortcomings of the EU Directive on Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Nicolas Bueno



Towards a Sixth Fundamental Right: Defending the inclusion of the Right to a Living Wage in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Ioannis Katsaroumpas, Maria Kotsoni

10:30am
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11:00am
☕ Coffee break
11:00am
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12:30pm
Parallel Session 5.1: Digitalisation and Labour Market Dynamics: Exploring the Impact on Skills, Wages, and Employment Opportunities
 

Accelerating Economic Transformation through Digitalization: Digital Jobs and Skills in Rwanda

Drew Gardiner, Jérôme Rossier, Jean-Christophe Graz, Jean Marc Mukundabantu



AI Paradoxes and De-skilling of Future Workers: Evidence from India

Sumit Kumar Maji



The Returns to Skills in terms of Wages and Job Amenities in Emerging Economies: Evidence from Online Vacancy Data

Willian Adamczyk, Isaure Delaporte, Veronica Escudero, Hannah Liepmann



The Role of Skills in Mediating the Effects of Emerging Digital Technologies on Employment

Isaure Delaporte, Veronica Escudero, Fabien Petit



Reinforcing Poor Skills Opportunities through Times of Crisis: An Analysis of the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Training, Wages and Key Workers in the UK, a Gendered Approach

Michael Alexander Francis

Parallel Session 5.2: Empowering Workers in a Changing World: Agency, Participation, and Social Dialogue
 

Zone of Contestation, Quality of Working Life (QWL) and Technological Change in the Automotive Industry

Valeria Pulignano, Lorenzo Frangi, Yennef Vereycken, Lynford Dor, Tod Rutherford, Lander Vermeerbergen



Participating in Digital Transition Processes of One's Work Activity: The First Step towards Strengthening the Voice of Workers

Cláudia Pereira, Marta Santos, Paula Lopes, Daniel Silva, Mariana Magalhães



Between Protection and Production: Disability, Labor Value, and Worker Agency in South Korean Employment

Euiyoung Kang

Parallel Session 5.3
 

Book Presentation “Social Law 4.0: Update: Innovative Approaches to Ensuring and Financing of Social Protection for Platform Workers in Europe”

Chair(s): Ulrich Becker, Olga Chesalina

Discussant(s): Olga Chesalina

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Determination of the Social Protection Depending on the Employment Status of Platform Workers

Edoardo Ales, Yves Jorens, Gijsbert Vonk, Philip Larkin

 

Innovative Ways of Financing of Social Protection: The Role of Private Actors

Francis Kessler, Annamaria Westregård

 

Recent EU Developments Addressing Challenges of Platform Workers and Taxation of the Platform Economy

Paul Schoukens, Charlotte Bruynseraede, Katerina Pantazatou

Parallel Session 5.4: Strengthening Labour Law Enforcement: Exploring New Strategies
Chair: Aristea Koukiadaki
 

Behind the Scenes: The Central Role of Supervisors in Ensuring Decent Work for Low-Tier Workers with Disabilities in Remote Areas

Riani Rachmawati



Addressing Legal and Institutional Barriers to Child Labour Regulation: Insights from the Informal Handloom Sector in India

Sumana Lahiri, Nausheen Nizami

Parallel Session 5.5: Regulating Platform Work: Challenges and Opportunities for Workers' Rights and Protections
 

Evolving Perspectives on Digital Labor: An Inquiry on the Impact of the Philippine Supreme Court Ruling Declaring Riders of Digital Platforms as Regular Employees

Ricardo Jr., Balios Lapesura



Scheduled for Risk: Dynamic Pricing, Algorithmic Management, and Occupational Risks in Platform Work

Tatjana B Jakobi, Branka Andjelkovic



New Forms of Employment Through Digital Platforms and the Gig Economy: Implications for Occupational Health, Safety, and Social Security in Japan

Mariko Inoue



Networked Relationships on Social Media: Exploring the Labour Processes of Informal Workers in the Digital Era

Joanna Octavia



Do India’s Transport Workers Need a Mobility Package Like the EU? Reimagining Decent Work and Social Protection for Informal Sector Workers in India’s Changing Economy

Akshay Barik

Parallel Session 5.6
 

The Business Ready Project: the World Bank, the ILO, and Labour Law’s Future in Global Policy

Chair(s): Deirdre McCann

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

B-Ready: The Labor Topic, ILO Standards and The Role and Impact of Labour Regulation

Deirdre McCann, Sangheon Lee

 

A Forensic Look at the B-Ready Index: How Definitions, Weights and Aggregates Skew Country Outcomes and Rankings

Simon Deakin, Kamelia Pourkermani

 

The ILO and the World Bank: Reflections on a Dynamic Relationship

Sukti Dasgupta

 

B-Ready: The Trade Union Response

Michael Watt

Parallel Session 5.7
 

Digital Intermediaries in Domestic and Care Work: Business Models and Working Conditions

Chair(s): Francisca Pereyra, Anna Olsen

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Peer-to-Peer Precarity: The Role of Multi-Service Platforms in Shaping Wages and Working Conditions in Belgium

Mat Johnson, Valeria Pulignano, Claudia Mara, Milena Franke

 

Digital Platforms for Paid Domestic Care Work in Colombia: The Case of Hogarú

Suelen Castiblanco-Moreno, Javier Pineda, Jeanny Posso Quiceno

 

Digital Platforms in Domestic and Care work in France: Strategies for New Business Models

Lorena Poblete, Nicole Teke, Clémence Ledoux, Pascal Caillaud

 

Business Models of Platforms and their Impacts on Domestic and Care Work in Spain

Paula Rodriguez-Modroño, Angela Medina Calvo

Parallel Session 5.8: Enforcing Compliance and Labour Governance: Innovative Approaches
Chair: Fabiola Mieres
 

Trialling Tripartism in Australia: Assessing a New Approach to Promoting Labour Law Compliance

Stephen Clibborn, Tess Hardy, Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld



Enforcing Compliance with Labor, Social Security and OSH Standards in the Informal Sector and Strengthening Compliance in the Formal Sector in the Philippines

Rosalio Aragon, Emily Christi Armayan Cabegin



Innovative Co-Enforcement Approaches of Labour Standards: The Joint Company Inspection in Geneva

Alessandro Pelizzari, Aris Martinelli, Nicolas Pons-Vignon

12:30pm
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2:00pm
🥣 Lunch break
1:00pm
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2:00pm
Information Session: Introducing "Worknet International" by Prof. Jill Rubery
2:00pm
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3:30pm
Parallel Session 6.1: Decent Work in Diverse Contexts: Rethinking Policies and Institutions
 

The Rise of Informal Employment in Latin America and New Forms of Informality

Raúl Lorente, J. Verónica Ramírez



Decent Work and the City: The Opportunities and Limits of Local Experimentation

Mathew Johnson, Eva Herman, Ceri Hughes, Stephen Overell



Decent Work and Meaningful Work in Different Work Contexts in Portugal: A Qualitative Analysis

Liliana Faria, Nicole Gonçalves, Ana Martins, Reurisson Dias



Futuristic Approaches to Prison Labour in India: Paving Way for Rehabilitation and Right to Decent Work Post Release

Sharan Jit, Vandana Sharma, Shivika Goyal



Constructing a Typology of Industrial Relations Systems: Towards a Human-centred and non-Euro-centric Model?

Bernd Brandl, Valeria Pulignano, Jane Parker, Patrice Jalette

Parallel Session 6.2: Social Dialogue and the Informal Economy: Building Bridges for Inclusive Labour Relations
 

Social and Solidarity Economic Organizations in Promoting Social Dialogue for Informal Workers: Replicable Best Practices around the World

Pradip Bhabak, Sumit Kumar Maji



Return the Sender: Postal and National Radio Workers Fight Back to Keep Argentina Connected

Dina Feller, Natalia Gonzalez



Examining Co-produced Digital Platforms for Labour Reforms

Vrashali Khandelwal, Geeta Menon, Saurabh Karn



Pursuing Good Jobs through Urban Social Dialogue as Democratic Experimentalism in South Korea

Myung Joon Park

Parallel Session 6.3: Remote Work: Implications for Labour Market Institutions and Work-life balance
 

Strengthening Labour Market Institutions through Leveraging Industry 4.0 and 5.0: Working from Home Example in Swiss MSEs

Alain Neher, Lucia Wuersch, Alfred Wong, Marc K. Peter



Transnational Remote Work: Rethinking the Concept of Workplace in a Digital Era

Camilla Martins dos Santos Benevides



Remote Work vs Part-Time Employment: A New Work-Family Balance?

Marina De Angelis, Thea Jansen

Parallel Session 6.4: Innovations in Labour Regulation and Enforcement: Global Perspectives
Chair: Leah Vosko
 

Use of Information Interventions to Achieve Impactful Regulation: Lessons from Australia's Equality Agencies

Anne Hewitt



Recognising Labour Inspectors as Human Rights Defenders: Emotional Exhaustion on the Frontline Against Modern Slavery in Brazil

Maurício Krepsky Fagundes



Lighthouse Effect or Dual Labor Markets? Evidence from Informal Workers in Greece

Lida Vrisiida Vandorou



Can Collective Bargaining Overcome Institutional Arbitrage in International Employment? Evidence from China's Ocean Shipping Industry

Yi Sui, Hao Zhang

Parallel Session 6.5: Regulating Platform Work in India: Emerging Legal Frameworks and Worker Experiences
 

Emerging Regulatory Responses for Location-based Platform Workers in India

Anamitra Roychowdhury



Innovating Legal Architecture for Platform Based Gig-Workers in India: Challenges and Solutions

Manoj Kumar Sharma, Brindpreet Kaur, Sharan Jit



Protocol as a Policy: A Case Study of Bengaluru's Ride-Hailing Platform

Kanikka Sersia



A Phenomenological Inquiry into the Lived Experiences and Perceptions of Procedural Justice at Work among On-demand Platform Workers in India

Anindya Ganguly, Amit Dhiman



From Aspiration to Implementation: Analyzing the Effectiveness of India's Labor Codes in Regulating Platform Work

Vipin Kumar Chathayam

Parallel Session 6.6
 

Normative Frameworks For Social Justice

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

What is the Economy for?

Radhika Balakrishnan

 

The Impact of Labour Laws on the Labour Share of National Income, Productivity, Unemployment and Employment: First Results from the 2023 Update of the CBR Labour Regulation Index

Simon Deakin, Bhumika Billa, Louise Bishop, Kamelia Pourkermani

 

Human Rights Economy

Volker Turk

 

Global Coalition for Social Justice

Gilbert Houngbo

Parallel Session 6.7: Platformisation of Care and Domestic Work: Reshaping Labour Relations and the Boundaries of Decent Work
 

The ‘Digital Moral Economy’ of Care: How Platforms Legitimate AI-based Algorithm Management Through Welfare-based Moral Justifications of Care Services

Valeria Pulignano, Mathew Johnson, Claudia Mara, Milena Franke



The Platformisation of Domestic and Care activities in French-Speaking Switzerland: Using Digital Methods to Examine the Digital Intermediation of Labour

Camille Budon, Jessica Pidoux, Núria Sánchez-Mira



Reshaping Boundaries of Decent Work: A Typology of Care Work ‘Gigs’

Maria Hameed Khan, Penny Williams, Jannine Williams, Robyn Mayes



Institutionalizing Domestic Work in India: Need for Legal Regulation to Transition from Informal to Formal Sector

Kaur Sharanjit, Tridipa Sehanobis Das



"Labor-Employment Independence and the Paradigm Shift in Workforce Regulations"

Saadet Yağmur Kumcu, Atlas Nida Yıldız

Parallel Session 6.8: Access to Rights and Justice for Migrant Workers: Challenges and Strategies
Chair: Fabiola Mieres
 

Navigating Employment Challenges: Addressing Work Permits, Contracts, and Poor Working Conditions for Kenyan Migrant Workers in the Arab World

Samuel Auchi



Restrictions Over Rights: Labor and Migration Rights Awareness Among Filipino Service Workers in the UAE

Bianca Salinas Mandapat



“Right Making/State Making”: India’s Inter-state Migrants

Ravi Raman



Making Markets for Exploitation: Employer-centric Migration Policy and the Trade in Migrant Lives in New Zealand

Francis Collins, Christina Stringer

3:30pm
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4:00pm
☕ Coffee break
4:00pm
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5:30pm
Parallel Session 7.1
 

The Politics of Unpaid Labour: Sustaining and Valuing Work in a Just Economy

Chair(s): Valeria Pulignano

Discussant(s): Jill Rubery

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

The Politics of Unpaid Labour: Sustaining and Valuing Work in a Just Economy

Damian Grimshaw

 

Economic Sustainability, Unpaid Labour and the Reframing of Employment in the Post-Growth Era

Valeria Pulignano, Milena Franke, Bart Meuleman

 

Challenging Boundaries: Exploring Pricing Strategies, and Unpaid Labour Time to Explain Earning Disparities in Online Labour Markets

Uma Rani, Valeria Pulignano, Nora Gobel, Karol Muszyński

Parallel Session 7.2: Gender Equality in the Workplace: New Approaches to Worker Representation
 

The Emergence of Enforceable Brand Agreements: Patterns of Stakeholder Interaction and Approaches to Women Worker Representation A Comparative Analysis of the Lesotho- and Dindigul Agreements to Eliminate Gender-based Violence and Harassment

Pauline Jerrentrup



Trade Unions’ Pursuit Of Gender Equality in the Workplace in Europe

Jane Parker, Paula Mejia Gonzalez, Wouter Zwysen, Bart Vanhercke



Silences and Closures in Workplace Equality: A Comparative Perspective on France, the UK, Spain, and the Netherlands

Heather Connolly, Stefania Marino, Miguel Martinez Lucio, Holly Smith



Household Workers Speak Out: Organizing for Health and Safety During and After Covid

Eileen Boris, Heidi Gottfried, Sabah Boufkhed

Parallel Session 7.3: Sectoral Variations in Worker representation: Perspectives from Manufacturing, Banking, and E-Commerce
 

The Organisation of Warehouse Work and Social Dialogue in the UK’s E-Commerce Fulfilment Sector

Niall Cullinane, Conor McCabe, Tony Dundon, Debra Howcroft, Emma Hughes



Developing a Framework for Sustainable Trade Unionism Amidst the Evolving World of Work: Insights from Trade Unionists and Bank Employees in Zimbabwe

Regis Misheal Muchowe



A Seat at the Table: The Effects of Workers’ Representation on Job Quality and Firm Performance



International Framework Agreements and Plant-Level Bargaining: A Complementary Approach to Regulate Labor Market Transformation

Ligia Ramia Munerati

Parallel Session 7.4: Beyond Traditional OSH: Addressing the Impacts of Technology and Informal Work on Worker Well-being
 

A Kind of Magic? Empirical insights into the Contested Relation between Occupational Safety and Health and Algorithmic Management

Tiago Vieira



Content Moderation and Mental Well-Being in India and Kenya: A Legal Framework

Abigail Osiki, Neha Vyas



Precarious Work, Employee Voice and Health And Safety in the Indonesian Construction Industry

Heidi Rebekah Vivian



Decent Work and Ship Breaking Industry: A Case Study of Alang Ship Breaking Yard

Hrudanand Gunanidhi Misra



Decent Work and Mental Well-being: Analysing the Impact of Employment Quality on Informal Workers’ Mental Health in Thailand

Thanh Phuong Bui, Minh Tam Bui

Parallel Session 7.5: Exploring the Impact of AI, Automation, and Platformisation on Labour Markets
 

Platformisation across the Labour Process: Evidence from the New AIM-WORK Survey

Ignacio Gonzalez Vazquez, Sally Wright, Enrique Fernandez Macias



A New Global Index of Occupational Exposure to Generative AI

Pawel Gmyrek, Karol Kaminski, Agnieszka Ladna, Konrad Roslaniec, Marek Troszynski, Janine Berg, Balint Nafradi



The Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Public Employment Services

Martin Dietz



Reconfiguring Labor Institutions in the Age of Automation: Advancing a Human-Centric Vision through an Inquiry into the EU Industry 5.0 Framework

Margherita Pugnaletto

Parallel Session 7.6
 

Institutional Change in Times of War: The Case of Ukraine

Chair(s): Eva Kocher

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Labour Law Regulation during Wartime in Ukraine

Ivan Yatskevych

 

Labour Disputes under Martial Law

Roksolana Khanyk-Pospolitak

 

The Right to Work: Choosing between Employment and Civil Law Contracts under Conditions of Martial Law

Iryna Dzera

 

Domestic Work and Household Keeping in Wartime

Tetiana Fedosieieva

 

Upholding Human Rights in Crisis: The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention and ILO Recommendation No. 205

Jasmin Beck

Parallel Session 7.7: Role of Labour Institutions in Protecting Vulnerable Workers: Case Studies from Healthcare and Domestic Work
 

From Volunteers to Empowered Workers: Institutional Innovation in Community Healthcare Labor Management

Vipin Kumar Chathayam



The Puzzle of Gender-blind Childcare Politics: Comparing Campaigns for Better Jobs in Four Countries

Eva Herman, Mathew Johnson, Ian Greer, Emilie Lessard-mercier, Isabelle Roberge-Maltais, Zanaya Sadiyay Hussain



Empowering Domestic Workers: The Role of Labour Institutions in Ensuring Decent Work in India.

Griva Raval, Nausheen Nizami

Parallel Session 7.8
 

Reflecting on Migrant Work by Another Name: Differential Inclusion and Precarity in Canada’s International Mobility Program

Chair(s): Adelle Blackett

 

Presentations of the Special Session

 

Discussant 1

Francis Collins

 

Discussant 2

Rupa Banerjee

 

Discussant 3

Stephen Clibborn

 

Discussant 4

Dalia Gesualdi-Fecteau

5:30pm
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7:00pm
Plenary 2

 
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