IBC 47 (2026) Speakers and Facilitators

Sean Aas, PhD

Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics; Associate Professor of Philosophy
“Which and whose common good?” – Wednesday, June 10 at 10:00 am

Laura J. Bishop, PhD

Associate Teaching Professor Academic Program Director
Bioethics Film and Discussion – Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 5:00 pm

Laura E. DeNardis, PhD

Professor and Endowed Chair in Technology, Ethics, and Society; Director of the Center for Digital Ethics
“AI and Health Care” – Thursday, June 11 at 2:00 pm

Christine Grady, MSN, PhD

Faculty Affiliate, Kennedy Institute of Ethics; Former Chief, Bioethics Head, Section on Human Subjects Research
“The common good in public health policy” – Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 2:00 pm

Alyssa Newman, PhD

Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology
“Mistrust of health systems and promoting group agency” – Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joel Michael Reynolds, PhD, MA

Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics; Associate Professor; Director of the Disability Studies Program
“Quality of life in determining the clinical good” – Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 9:15 am

Allen H. Roberts II, MD, MDiv, MA

Clinical Ethicist, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics; Professor of Clinical Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center
“Choosing life-sustaining treatments wisely” – Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 9:15 am

Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD

Director, Pellegrno Center for Clinical Bioethics & Professor of Medicine; David Lauler Chair in Catholic Health Care Ethicsessor of Medicine
“AI and Healthcare” – Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 2:00 pm and Concluding Panel at 3:30 pm

Claudia Ruiz Sotomayor, MD, DPhil, HEC-C

Chief, Ethics Consultation Service and Clinical Ethicist, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics; Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
“Individuals and groups in complex-adaptive ecosystems” – Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 2:00 pm

William F. Sullivan, MD, PhD

Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Chair in Bioethics and Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics; Faculty Member, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics; IBC Course Director
Concluding Panel, Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 3:30 pm

Daniel P. Sulmasy, MD, PhD

André Hellegers Professor of Biomedical Ethics Departments of Philosophy and Medicine Georgetown University Medical Center Director and Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics
“Caring and promoting individuals’ agency“ – Tuesday, June 9 at 9:15 am & Concluding Panel, Thursday, June 11 at 3:30 pm

Carol Taylor, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

Professor of Medicine and Nursing, Georgetown University School of Nursing; Senior Clinical Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics
“Care Ethics and Moral Integrity in Today’s Health Care Environment” – Thursday, June 11 at 10:00 am