[WCB 2026 in Focus] Dr. Ann Lau chairs Session T012 | WCB Concurrent Session 5 (F049)

We are proud to announce that our Centre will be participating in the 18th World Congress of Bioethics (WCB) 2026. This year’s congress is especially historic, as it brings the global bioethics community together in Africa for the first time, hosted by the Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

Our Centre is contributing to this global gathering with a diverse portfolio of sessions and speakers, and we are delighted to highlight a session that exemplifies our commitment to forward‑looking bioethics.

Session Spotlight:

Our Centre Co‑Director, Dr. Ann Lau, has been invited to chair Session T012 | WCB Concurrent Session 5 (F049), which brings together three frontier‑pushing presentations:

⬩ "Cross‑tool Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Drafted Informed Consent Documents: A 3‑level Study" — by Mrs. Shama Rao (Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya University)

⬩ "Organoid Consciousness and Legal Personhood: When Brain Organoids Exhibit Coordinated Neural Activity, Do Research Ethics Committees Become Guardians Ad Litem?" — by Mr. Harsh Amipara (Gujarat National Law University)

⬩ "Artificial Intelligence to combat Antimicrobial Resistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Innovation aligned with ethics" — by Dr. Adetayo Emmanuel Obasa, EMBA, PhD (University of the Witwatersrand)

Date & Time: Thursday, 9 July 2026 | 8:29 – 10:00 SAST

Venue: Venue 12: King Shaka (In‑person Full Oral)

Register Now: https://consultus.eventsair.com/wcb2026/registration

From foundational values to education for real-world impact, CUHK Centre for Bioethics is contributing across multiple fronts – with more to come. This marks another milestone in our international engagement. See you in Johannesburg!

Additional details available on the event page: www.wcb2026.org

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