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
Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics; Faculty, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics; Professor of Neuroscience, School of Medicine
“The common good in public health policy” – Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Clinical Ethicist, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics; Professor of Clinical Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center
Special Topic Faculty and Small Group Facilitator
Associate Director for Academic Programs, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics Adjunct Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Georgetown University Medical Center
Special Topic Faculty and Small Group Facilitator
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
Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professor of Philosophy and Disability Studies Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics Faculty, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics Faculty, Department of Family Medicine Faculty, Medical Humanities Initiative
“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
Clinical Ethicist, PCCB Director, Cura Personalis Fellowship, Professional Identity Formation Curriculum Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology Georgetown University School of Medicine
Special Topic Faculty and Small Group Facilitator
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
Clinical Ethicist, Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics and ssistant Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University
Small Group Facilitator
Sarah Vittone, RN, MA, MSN, DBe, HEC-C
Clinical Ethicist, PCCB; Associate Professor, Doctor of Bioethics; Sr. Director Undergraduate Studies and Masters Entry Programs, School of Nursing Professor, Department of Nursing
Special Topics Faculty and Small Group Facilitator