{"id":593,"date":"2021-09-06T12:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T12:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simoninstitute.ch\/?p=593"},"modified":"2025-09-26T14:11:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:11:55","slug":"side-event-bwc-meeting-of-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simoninstitute.ch\/blog\/post\/side-event-bwc-meeting-of-experts","title":{"rendered":"Side Event – BWC Meeting of Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This event already took place. You can read a recap of it on the blog of the Geneva Science-Policy Interface<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Complementing the BWC Meeting of Experts, SI invites for an in-person lunch session on the topic of \u201clong-term decision-making in the face of global catastrophic biological risks\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global catastrophic biological risks – stemming from dual-use research of concern – pose significant threats to societies worldwide. While their likelihood is lower than that of natural pandemics, they are expected to be much deadlier<\/a>. Their lack of precedent raises questions whether governments, international organizations and civil society are sufficiently aware to prevent an outbreak or mitigate its adverse consequences. Risk perception and preparedness decision-making are a function of individuals\u2019 education, values, and cognition. How to support individuals in their evaluation of risks and decision-making?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This session brings a behavioral lens to the management of global catastrophic biological risks. The Centre for the Study of Existential Risks will provide a primer on global catastrophic biological risks. The Simon Institute for Longterm Governance and the Geneva Science-Policy Interface will present the behavioral science of decision-making in the face of global catastrophic risks. The rest of the session will be interactive, and participants will learn about risk perceptions and decision-making under uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Agenda (13:15-14:45)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n