The Future of Innovation, Sustainability, and the Law: Animal Welfare and Public Health Symposium
Friday, March 7, 2025
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Northwestern Pritzker Law, the Program on Food and Animal Law and Sustainability and the Donald Pritzker Entrepreneurship Law Center present a Symposium on "Animal Welfare and Public Health."
In this symposium, we will delve deep into the critical issues that arise at the crossroads of animal welfare and public health. We aim to provide a comprehensive platform for engaging discussions and knowledge sharing, and we are proud to present an agenda that promises a day filled with meaningful insights.
The program is approved for 1.5 general CLE credit hours in Illinois. Click here to access written materials.
To receive Illinois CLE credit, please fill out a paper attendance log at the program OR the online CLE request survey certifying your attendance after the program, but no later than March 21st, 2025. Late requests for credit cannot be accommodated. Requests for credit submitted before the program date will not be accepted. This program is only approved for CLE credit in Illinois, though we are happy to provide an attendance certificate for attorneys to use when self-applying for credit in other states.
This event will bring together leading experts and thought leaders from diverse backgrounds to explore the pressing challenges and potential opportunities within this complex intersection.
Schedule
Panel: CAFOs, Public Health and Zoonotic Disease (2 - 3:30pm)
Participants:
- Steven Roach, MA, Safe and Health Food Program Director, Food Animal Concerns Trust
2025 FISL Public Interest Fellow-in-Residence - Raphael Aguiar, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University
- Kathleen Garvey, JD, Staff Attorney, Environmental Law & Policy Center
- Colleen Duncan, PhD, Professor of Pathology in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
- Moderator: David Dana, JD, Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, Professor of Real Estate, Kellogg School of Management & Director, Program on Sustainability and Food and Animal Law, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
Keynote Address on Transfarmation (4 - 5pm)
Participant:
- Leah Garcés, MS, Founder, Transfarmation; CEO and President, Mercy for Animals
Book Signing and Reception (5 - 6pm)
Registration
Open to the public. Virtual and in-person attendance options are available. No charge to register, but space is limited. We expect the conference will be fully subscribed. Attendees come from various backgrounds, including start-up founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, activists, academics, thought leaders, and students from law, business, undergraduate and engineering schools. Due to overwhelming interest, please register early to reserve your spot.
Parking Information
The nearest paid parking structure is located at 222 E. Huron (C-Lot, Huron-St. Clair Self Park), but there is also street parking. You may enter the main law school entrance at either 350 E. Superior St. between McCormick Hall and the Rubloff Building or at 375 E. Chicago Ave., between Levy Mayer Hall and the Rubloff Building. Other doors may be locked.
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