IBC 47 (2026) Speakers and Facilitators
Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics; Associate Professor of Philosophy
“Which and whose common good?” – Wednesday, June 10 at 10:00 am
Associate Teaching Professor Academic Program Director
Bioethics Film and Discussion – Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 5:00 pm
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
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
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
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
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
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