UNIDIR, in collaboration with the Biological Weapons Convention Implementation Support Unit (BWC-ISU) at the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), is organizing a series of online technical briefs on emerging technologies and the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
This session is organized as part of UNIDIR’s “Science and Technology Watchtower” project, aimed at identifying science and technology (S&T) developments and analysing their risks and opportunities for disarmament and international security. It will feature a short presentation of the main findings of UNIDIR’s new paper Cyberbiosecurity: A Matter of International Peace and Security?. The session will then feature a conversation-style panel with experts to explore the implications of cyberbiosecurity for bioscience governance, verification, and national implementation of the BWC, followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.
Speakers
- Louison Mazeaud, Associate Political Affairs Officer, UNODA
- Andraz Kastelic, Senior Researcher and Coordinator, Security and Technology Programme, Cyber Resilience Workstream, UNIDIR
Moderated by Dr Clarissa Rios Rojas, Political Affairs Officer at the BWC-ISU, UNODA
Further speakers to be announced in due course.
When and where
Thursday, 4 December 2025, 13:15 – 14:45 CET, online via Zoom. To check your local time, please visit this website.
Participants
The session is open to State representatives, civil society, academics and industry experts working on or interested in science and technology issues pertaining to the BWC.
RSVP
Kindly register to attend online and receive the Zoom link.
Further information
For any questions, please contact Clarisse Bertherat at clarisse.bertherat@un.org and Federico Mantellassi at federico.mantellassi@un.org.
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