International Nuclear Energy Symposium:
“Discussions on Nuclear Energy from the Female Point of View ― Why is it necessary? Why is it safe enough? Why is it irreplaceable?”

Date: May 19, 2015, Venue: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Sokairo Hall)

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Opening Address:Masakazu Toyoda, President & CEO, IEEJ
Special Lectures:Yosuke Takagi, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
Keynote Speech:Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director, ERIA
"Studies on Nuclear Emergency Preparedness and Responses in the East Asia Summit Region"  
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Keynote Speech:Agneta Rising, Director General of WNA, Co-founder and Former President of WIN
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1st Session: “Why is nuclear energy necessary?”
(Moderator: Ann MacLachlan, journalist)

1) Anne-Marie Choho, AREVA Executive Committee Member, France

2) Ana Raffo-Caiado, Director, Division of Programme Support and Coordination, IAEA
      "Why nuclear is necessary for development and how international cooperation can contribute to better governance"
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3) Xudan Song, CEO of China Division, EDF, China
       "Chinese nuclear market & why is nuclear energy necessary"
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4) Reiko Fujita, President of AESJ, Program Manager of ImPACT R&D program, JST, Japan
      Why Nuclear energy is necessary?
ImPACT“核変換による高レベル放射性廃棄物の大幅な低減・資源化” Reduction and Resource Recycle of High Level Radioactive Waste with Nuclear Transmutation
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2nd Session: Can we allay concerns over nuclear waste and fuel recycling?
(Moderator: Sumiko Takeuchi, Senior Fellow, IEEI)

1) Jessica Lovering, Senior Analyst, The Breakthrough Institute, USA
       "Mitigating climate change with nuclear power"
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2) Ximena Vásquez-Maignan, Senior Legal Adviser, OECD/NEA
       "IEA/NEA 2015 Nuclear Technology Roadmap
What role for nuclear energy in coping with climate change ?"
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3) Cecilia Tam, Deputy Vice President, APERC, Former Head of the Energy Demand Technology Unit, International Energy Agency
       Europe and Nuclear: about public confidence
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4) Siriratana Biramontri, Former Deputy Secretary General of Office of Atoms for Peace, Thailand 
       "Climate Change and Nuclear Power "
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Keynote Speech:Takashi Shiraishi, President, GRIPS

3rd Session: "How safe is safe enough when there is nothing absolutely safe?"
(Moderator: Ann MacLachlan, journalist)

1) Kaija Kainurinne, Former Head of TVO Brussels Office , Finland
       "How we can make nuclear energy safe enough and sustainable?"
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2) Gerry Thomas, Professor of Molecular Pathology at Imperial College London, UK
       "Health Effects of Nuclear Accidents – facts and fiction "
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3) Monamie Bhadra, Arizona State University, USA
       "Nuclear Safety and Credibility in India"
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4)Kazuko Uno, Department Head, Interferon & Host Defense Laboratory, Louis Pasteur Center for Medical Research, Japan 
       "The Real Effects of Low-dose Radiation"
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4th Session: "What is necessary to gain support for nuclear energy from the public, especially from women?" (Panel Discussion)
(Moderator: Yukari Yamashita, Director, IEEJ)

S1) Anne-Marie Choho, AREVA Executive Committee Member, France
2) Ms Ana Raffo-Caiado, Director, Division of Programme Support and Coordination, IAEA
3) Xudan Song, CEO of China Division, EDF, China
4) Reiko Fujita, President of AESJ, Program Manager of ImPACT R&D program, JST, Japan
5) Jessica Lovering, Senior Analyst, The Breakthrough Institute, USA
6) Ximena Vásquez-Maignan, Senior Legal Adviser, OECD/NEA
7) Cecilia Tam, Deputy Vice President, APERC, Former Head of the Energy Demand Technology Unit, International Energy Agency
8) Siriratana Biramontri, Former Deputy Secretary General of Office of Atoms for Peace, Thailand
9) Kaija Kainurinne, Former Head of TVO Brussels Office , Finland
10) Gerry Thomas, Professor of Molecular Pathology at Imperial College London, UK
11) Monamie Bhadra, Arizona State University, USA
12) Kazuko Uno, Department Head, Interferon & Host Defense Laboratory, Louis Pasteur Center for Medical Research, Japan  

Closing Address : Rachel Pritzker, Chair of Advisory Board, Breakthrough Institute, USA
Closing Address:Masakazu Toyoda, President & CEO, the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan