MANAGING THE FUTURE: CHALLENGES TO SOCIETY AND BUSINESS FROM SCIENCE, ETHICS AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF

Tuesday, 24th February 2004

Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2

A conference organized by the John Ray Initiative with the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity and supported by the John Templeton Foundation, the Shell Foundation, and the RSA (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce).

DRAFT PROGRAMME

9.30	Registration and coffee.
I. Approaching sustainability: problems and suggestions
10.00	Chairman's introduction.
10.15	Sustainable Communities in Practice. Graham Ashworth, former Chief Executive, Going for Green.
11.00	Poverty and sustainable business. Kurt Hoffman, Director, Shell Foundation.
11.30	Climate change - equity and international agreement John Ashton, LEAD International, previously Head of Environment Division, Foreign and Commonwealth office.
12.00	Sustainable consumption Sir Brian Heap FRS, Master of St Edmunds College Cambridge.
12.30	The political context Derek Osborn, chair of UN Environmental and Development committee UK.
12.45 Lunch
14.00	Re-defining prosperity. Sir Jonathon Porritt, Chairman, Sustainable Development Commission.
II. Affecting attitudes: problems and suggestions
14.30	Caring for Creation - love, justice and altruism. Holmes Rolston III, Colorado State University. Winner of the 2003 Templeton Prize for "Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities".
15.15	Caring for Creation - a Christian perspective. Rt. Rev. John Oliver, former Bishop of Hereford.
15.45	RSA's Manifesto and its Challenges. Sir Paul Judge, Chairman of the Royal Society of Arts.
16.00 Tea
16.30	Panel Discussion Chaired by Sir Ghillean Prance FRS, President, Christians in Science; former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
17.45 Wine reception

Printer-friendly programme in PDF format.

Cost: £15 per head, including lunch.

To ensure your place at the conference, please book early by emailing claire.ashton@jri.org.uk