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Programme

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Times Sessions
9:00 - 9:30 Registration & Networking
9:30 - 9:45 Welcome
Professor Linda Bauld, BR-UK Co-Director, University of Edinburgh & Scottish Government
9:45 - 10:30Keynote: Boost — empowering behaviour change to address global challenges
Professor Ralph Hertwig, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Chair - Professor Susan Michie, BR-UK Co-Director, UCL 
10:30 - 10:50 Mid-Morning Break & Poster Viewing
Session 1: Economics & Decision Making
Chair and facilitator - Professor Pedro Bordalo, BR-UK and University of Oxford

10:50 - 12:00
AI & Digital
(5 talks)
Health & Wellbeing
(5 talks)
Sustainability
(5 talks)
12:00 - 12:45 Debate: Who Owns Trust? Experts, Citizens, or Algorithms?
Facilitated by Dr Sharon Cox, BR-UK Deputy Director, UCL and Professor Jet Veldhuijzen van Zanten,
Centre-UB Deputy Director, University of Birmingham
12:45 - 13:15 Lunch, Poster Viewing & Sponsor Talk
13:15 - 14:00 Keynote: The future of behavioural research and policy Professor Paul Taylor,
UK Government's Chief Scientific Adviser for Policing & Chair, Social and BehaviouralScience for
Emergencies Group

Chair - Professor Jessica Woodhams, Centre-UB Director, University of Birmingham
Session 2
14:00 - 15:10
AI & Digital
(5 talks)
Health & Wellbeing
(5 talks)
Sustainability
(5 talks)
15:10 - 15:30 Movement / Coffee Break and Poster Viewing 
Session 3
15:30 - 16:45
AI & Digital
(5 talks)
Health & Wellbeing
(5 talks)
Sustainability
(5 talks)
16:45 - 17:00
Prizes and Closing Remarks 
17:00 - Late Networking & Drinks reception (registration required)

As part of the organisation of this conference, The University of Birmingham is collecting income via registration fees and sponsorships on behalf of the Building Capability in Behavioural Research 2026 organising committtee.


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