
Ten Years After Fukushima: Commemoration and Lessons for the Future

- Wed, March 17, 5:30pm to 7:30pm (PDT)
- Location:
Zoom Event - URL: https://cjr.iar.ubc.ca/fukushima/
- Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ten-years-after-fukushima-commemoration-and-lessons-for-the-future-tickets-143281692399
A two-part online panel discussions on lessons (un)learned from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011.
This event is jointly organized and sponsored by:
The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Public Policy, Institute for Future Initiatives, and
The University of British Columbia, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Centre for Japanese Research
Registration
Registration is required to access the event – https://ten_years_after_fukushima.eventbrite.ca
If you do not receive the access link 24 hours prior to the event, please email Saya Soma at sayasoma@mail.ubc.ca.
Program
Opening Remarks (10 minutes):
Dr. Santa Ono, President, UBC (recorded video remarks)
Dr. Sekimura Naoto, Vice President International Affairs, the University of Tokyo
Panel 1 (50 minutes)
The View from Regulators and Leaders: lessons from Fukushima for Japan and the world with respect to nuclear energy and systemic risk management
Moderator: Dr. Shiroyama Hideaki, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Suzuki Tatsujiro, Vice Director, Professor, Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University (RECNA), and former Vice Chairman of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission (2010-2014)
Dr. Allison Macfarlane, SPPGA Director, UBC, and former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (2012-2014)
Panel 2 (60 minutes)
Academic Panel: Lessons from Fukushima for risk assessment, risk governance, and social resilience
Moderator: Dr. Yves Tiberghien, Dept of Political Science and Co-Director of the Centre of Japanese Research, UBC
Dr. M. V. Ramana, Professor, 2020 Wall Scholar and Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security; Director, Liu Institute for Global Issues, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, UBC
Dr. Suzuki Kazuto, Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Daniel Aldrich, Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Director, Security and Resilience Studies Program, The Northeastern University
Dr. Caitlin Stronell, Researcher at the Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center
Dr. Matsuo Makiko, Project Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo