All Times are in Arizona Time (MST).
| Duration | Start Time (MST) | End Time (MST) | Thursday, December 03, 2020 |
| 5 min | 8:00 AM | 8:05 AM | Welcome Remarks - Conference Chair Samira Kiani, University of Pittsburgh |
| Theme 1: Biosecurity, Biosafety, Bioethics – Fundamentals for Synthetic Biologists Session Moderator: Patrick Rudelsheim, Perseus |
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| 20 min + 5 min Q&A | 8:05 AM | 8:30 AM | Keynote: Advancements in Synthetic Biology Adam Arkin, University of California, Berkeley |
| 15 min + 15 min Q&A | 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Experiments in Governance (Presentation + Interactive Conversation) Megan Palmer, Stanford University Sam Weiss Evans, Harvard University |
| 15 min | 9:00 AM | 9:15 AM | Break |
| 20 min | 9:15 AM | 9:35 AM | Panel: Rethinking Safety and Security in Synthetic Biology Panel Moderator: Rebecca Moritz, Colorado State University How can life scientists proactively engage with current and future biological risks? (Daniel) Safety Culture and Communication (Anthony) Anthony Appleton, Colorado State Daniel Greene, Stanford Tessa Alexanian, iGEM |
| 20 min | 9:35 AM | 9:55 AM | Panel: Synthetic Organisms Panel Moderator: Samira Kiani, University of Pittsburgh Synthetic Viruses, Synthetic Cells and other Higher Functioning Systems, SynBio Engineering and DNA Synthesis Tools James Diggans, Twist Bioscience Arvind Varsani, Arizona State University |
| Theme 2: Global Considerations for Synthetic Biologists (Part I) Session Moderator: Ursula Jenal, Jenal & Partners Biosafety Consulting |
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| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 9:55 AM | 10:15 AM | DIY Community Experiences with Biosafety, Biosecurity and Bioethics Todd Kuiken, North Carolina State University |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 10:15 AM | 10:35 AM | Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity Policy Kavita Berger, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 10:35 AM | 10:55 AM | Safety engineering for self-spreading, widely accessible biotechnologies Kevin Esvelt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 10:55 AM | 11:15 AM | Assessing Synthetic Biology Developments Katherine Bowman, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
| 5 min | 11:15 AM | 11:20 AM | Break |
| Theme 2: Global Considerations for Synthetic Biologists (Part II) Session Moderator: Ronit Langer, MIT |
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| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 11:20 AM | 11:40 AM | The Importance of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Bioethics for Synthetic Biologists Gigi Gronvall, Johns Hopkins University |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 11:40 AM | 12:00 PM | Proactive Biosecurity in Academia Rebecca Moritz, Colorado State University |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 12:00 PM | 12:20 PM | Opportunities for Strengthening Global Biosecurity Julie Fischer, Georgetown University |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 12:20 PM | 12:40 PM | Malice Analysis: Workshops to Train Engineering Biology Researchers in Basic Security Assessment Clem Fortman, EBRC |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 12:40 PM | 1:00 PM | Safety in the Biological Laboratory: A lack of evidence hampers good risk management Rocco Casagrande, Gryphon Scientific |
| 5 min | 1:00 PM | 1:05 PM | Day 1 Closing Remarks Irene Mendoza, Arizona State University |
| Duration | Start Time (MST) | End Time (MST) | Friday, December 04, 2020 |
| 5 min | 8:00 AM | 8:05 AM | Welcome and Overview of the Day - Conference Chair Phil Bates, FBI |
| Theme 3: SARS-COV-2 and You Session Moderator: Geneviève Lacroix, Center for Biosecurity, Public Health Agency of Canada |
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| 20 min + 5 min Q&A | 8:05 AM | 8:30 AM | Challenges and solutions for emergency vaccine deployments Preston Estep, RaDVaC |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 8:30 AM | 8:50 AM | Origins of SARS-COV-2 Benjamin Hurlbut, ASU |
| 5 min | 8:50 AM | 8:55 AM | Break |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 8:55 AM | 9:15 AM | Genomic Epidemiology of COVID-19 David Engelthaler, Translational Genomics Research Institute |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 9:15 AM | 9:35 AM | COVID-19 Saliva-Based Research Vel Murugan, Arizona State University |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 9:35 AM | 9:55 AM | Biosecurity Education: Building the Next Generation Kathleen Vogel, Arizona State University |
| 5 min | 9:55 AM | 10:00 AM | Break |
| Theme 4: The Intersection of Bioethics and Synthetic Biology (Part I) Session Moderator: Beth Beason-Abmayr, Rice University |
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| 15 min + 10 min Q&A | 10:00 AM | 10:25 AM | The Role of Religion in the Future of Science Gaymon Bennett, Arizona State University |
| 15 min + 10 min Q&A | 10:25 AM | 10:50 AM | Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning for DNA Tracing Evan Appleton, Harvard University |
| 10 min | 10:50 AM | 11:00 AM | Break |
| Theme 4: The Intersection of Bioethics and Synthetic Biology (Part II) Session Moderator: Irene Mendoza, Arizona State University |
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| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 11:00 AM | 11:20 AM | Yours or Mine or Everyone’s – Navigating Collaboration and Information Security Geneviève Lacroix, Center for Biosecurity, Public Health Agency of Canada |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 11:20 AM | 11:40 AM | Introduction to Tomorrow Life and COVID-19 Samira Kiani, University of Pittsburgh |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 11:40 AM | 12:00 PM | The Bioeconomy in the Time of COVID Ed You, FBI |
| 15 min + 5 min Q&A | 12:00 PM | 12:20 PM | NeuraLINK and SYNChron: A Hacker’s Perspective Katina Michael, Arizona State University |
| 5 min | 12:20 PM | 12:25 PM | Closing Remarks - Conference Chairs Samira Kiani, Irene Mendoza, and Phil Bates |