Live Webinar June 4th, 2015 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly

The conversation around bioengineering alternates between visions of a truly sustainable society in the far future and unknown dystopian horrors just around the corner.

How do we transcend these stereotypes?

We make biotechnology beautiful and personal. Beauty captures the imagination in a way that practical and necessary advances can’t—we’re leading the way with color-changing flowers.

In this webcast we’ll explore beautiful biotechnology, focusing on the emerging consumer biotechnology market and the evolving conversation between nature, technology, and society.

Presenter: Keira Havens (LinkedIn profile, O’Reilly bio) BSc MS grew up in Hawaii where she was fascinated by flowers, bugs, and the ocean. After receiving her Bachelor’s in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry and pursued an MS degree in a synthetic biology (laboratory). As part of her academic work on detector plants she encountered an interesting paradox — the same people who disliked agricultural GMOs liked the idea of this applied biotechnology. It was biotechnology that they could see a benefit in, a biotechnology that amazed and delighted. Keira wanted to bring more wonder into the world through science, and so she founded Revolution Bioengineering with colleague Nikolai Braun (LinkedIn profile). Their goal: to make biotechnology beautiful, starting with flowers that change color throughout the day.

PDU Category B (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 10.2 Manage Communications

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Building A Beautiful Future: Consumer Biotechnology and the Power of “Wow!”