08.45-09.20 09.20 09.30 11.00 11.30 l2.30 I3.-45 15.15 15.30 17.00 ENVIRONMENTAL RISK: Perception and Reality Friday 20 October 1995 PROGRAMME Registration and coffee Conference Opening by John Blundell, IEA General Director THE PRECAUTIONARY PREICIPLE Should we follow a risl:-averse environmental policy? Speaker: Dr John Adams, Department of Geography, University College, London Discussion Chair: Dr Jo Ann Kwong, Director of Public Aflairs, Atlas Economic Research Foundation (U. S. and Research Associate Professor, George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH Which institutions give us the greatest capacity for reducing risk? Is the precautionary principle itself risky? Speaker: Fred Smith, President, Competitive Enterprise Institute (Washington, DC) Discussion Chair: Dr Wilfred Beckerman, Emeritus Fellow, Balliol College, Oxford Coffee PERCEPTION VERSUS REALITY I How do we determine the level at which environmental toxins present a serious risk? Speaker: Dr James Le Fanu, Columnist, The Sunday Telegraph Panelists: Dr Ian Carney, Group Safety, Security, Health and Environmental Department, Imperial Chemical Industries Spence Clunie, Manager, Professional and Regulatory Services, Procter Gamble Mike Fisher, Chairman, Whale Tankers Ltd, and Member H. M. Government '5 Deregulation Task Force Discussion Chair: Roger Nelson, Group Manager, Environment, Health Safety, BHP Minerals Lunch PERCEPTION VERSUS REALITY II Are claims of man-made climate change exaggerated, or are the risks as significant as predicted? Is there really scientific consensus on global warming? Speaker: Dr Patrick Michaels, Associate Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, and State Climatologist for Virginia Panelists: Nigel Hawkes, Science Editor, The Times --3)Aubrey Meyer, Director, Global Commons Institute . Piers Corbyn, Director, Weather Action Discussion Chair: Roger Turner, Managing Director, United Gas Coffee/Tea RISK AND BUSINESS Is it possible to quantify risk and what are the implications for business? Speakers: Niall Fraser, Director, Risk and Opportunity Intelligence David Lascelles, Natural Resources Editor, Financial Times Panelists: Dr Jo Ann Kwong, Director of Public Afiairs, Atlas Economic Research Foundation (U. S.) Eric Brandie, Loss Prevention Manager, Chevron UK Phil Case, Senior Manager, Environmental Risk Management Unit, Barclays Bank Fred Smith, President, Competitive Enterprise Institute Discussion Chair: David Anderson, Director of' Engineering, Scottish Nuclear Concluding Remarks Professor Colin Robinson, IEA Editorial Director Conference Closure