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The Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management cordially invites you to attend: “Leadership and Collaboration in Disaster Management” an international symposium on May 13, 2014

2014.04.23

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On May 13, the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (APADM) and Civic Force (CF) will hold the “Leadership and Collaboration in Disaster Management” to discuss the importance of cross-sector collaboration in times of disasters as well as what constitutes leadership in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.

With this opportunity to understand how actors in Japan worked together after 3.11 and hear from leaders from Japan and other Asian countries working in disaster management, we very much welcome your attendance.
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“Leadership and Collaboration in Disaster Management”, an International Symposium

Date & Time

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 14:00-18:00 (Registration starts from 13:30)

Venue

UNU Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall
United Nations University 5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 150-8925 (MAP)
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Program

13:30-14:00 Registration
14:00-14:30
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Opening Remarks
Kensuke Onishi, CEO, Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster
Management (APADM) & Chairperson, Civic Force
Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Member of the House of Representatives
Kimihiro Ishikane, Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Said Faisal, Executive Director, AHA Centre?
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14:30-15:30
Session 1: Learning from 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami
Review of the cross-sector collaboration after 3.11
Masakatsu Okamoto, Director-General for Reconstruction Policy, Reconstruction Agency
Kaori Neki, Executive Director, Civic Force
How the business sector contributed after 3.11
Yoshikazu Ota, President, Heart International Co., Ltd.
Learning from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Akihisa Shiozaki, Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
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?15:30-16:00
Discussion
Moderator: Megumi Kuwana, Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan University
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?16:00-16:15 ?Break
?16:15-17:10
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Session 2: Leadership in Disaster Management
Faisal Djalal, Chairperson, APADM & Former Secretary General, MPBI Indonesia
Kensuke Onishi, CEO, APADM & Chairperson, Civic Force
Hari Susanto,?AHA Centre Executive (ACE) Programme Officer, Indonesia
Takuya Shimodaira, Operations and Plans Department, Maritime Staff Office (Exchange Officer/International Fellow, U.S. Naval War College)?
Takako Izumi, Managing Associate Professor, Tohoku University
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?17:10-17:40
Discussion
Moderator: Nobutaka Murao, Professor, Institute of Business and Accounting, Professional Graduate School, Kwansei Gakuin University & Anchorman, NEWS ZERO
?17:40-18:00
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Closing Remarks
Win Ohnmar,?ACE Programme, Myanmar
Junko Chano, Executive Director, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Faisal Djalal, Chairperson, APADM & Former Secretary General, MPBI, Indonesia
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?18:15-20:15 Reception dinner for all delegates and participants

Registration:

Registration has finished. Thank you for your interest.

Language:

Simultaneous Japanese-English translation will be provided.

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Admission is free.?
Participation in the reception dinner is voluntary and will cost an entrance fee of 2,000 yen per person.
Seating is limited and will be allocated on a first come-first served basis.
Please note that there is no vehicle parking available on the premises.
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For inquiries:

Kaye Quiban
Tel: 03-5213-4930
Email: info@apadm.org