Human 2.0? The Fertility Revolution and the Future of Reproduction - [Session VivaTech] - Theme: Health & Longevity
Speakers
Anu Bashamboo
Senior Group Leader, Human Developmental Genetics
Institut Pasteur
Micheline Misrahi-Abadou
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Paris-Saclay Faculty of Medicine, Member of the Academia Europaea and the European Academy of Sciences
Phineas Rueckert
Journalist
Freelance
Jennifer Sciubba
President & CEO
Population Reference Bureau
Kais Zhioua
Co-Founder CEO
Tanit Healthcare Technologies
Health & Longevity
Human 2.0? The Fertility Revolution and the Future of Reproduction
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Black Stage
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June 18
3:55 PM - 4:35 PM - CET
Advances in reproductive medicine are expanding what is possible. From IVF and embryo screening to emerging gene-editing technologies, prospective parents now face choices that were unimaginable just a generation ago. These innovations promise to prevent inherited diseases and offer hope to millions struggling with infertility. But as technologies evolve beyond treatment toward potential enhancement, new ethical and societal questions emerge. Where should the line be drawn between medical care and genetic selection? Who decides which conditions should be prevented and which traits should remain beyond intervention? And as reproductive technologies become more powerful, how can societies balance parental choice, medical responsibility, and collective values about what it means to shape the next generation?