In this webinar, organized by UNIDIR, researchers and other experts on the field of biological weapons will stimulate thinking and discussion on the topic of compliance and verification during the intersessional period and consisted of an expert panel followed by a moderated question-and-answer session with the audience.

Speakers:

• Amb. Flavio Damico, Brazil, Chair of the BWC Working Group – Opening Remarks
• Una Jakob, Head of Research Group on Biological and Chemical Weapons Control, PRIF
• Ajey Lele, Deputy Director at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
• Amanda Moodie, Policy Fellow at the US National Defense University
• Leifan Wang, Associate Professor at Tianjin University School of Law and Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy
• Friends of the Chair: Amb. Robert in den Bosch, The Netherlands, and Alonso Martínez Ruiz, Mexico – Closing remarks and ways forward

The event will be moderated by Dr. James Revill, Head of WMD Programme, UNIDIR and takes place online via Youtube.