- 16 - 19 March, 2010, The university of Tokyo, Hongo campus, Tokyo Japan
PROGRAM - Plenary Sessions
17 March
Plenary I: Economics Research Bldg. B1F Room1
09:00 - 09:10 |
Welcome address : Junichi Hamada,
President, the University of Tokyo
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09:10 - 9:35 |
Special lecture:
“The ‘Right to Sustainability’? Possible Scope and Implications”
Junichi Hamada,
President, the University of Tokyo
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9:35 - 10:00 |
Keynote speech:
“Nurturing prosperity in developing countries with sustainability”
George Hara,
Chairman of the Board, Alliance Forum Foundation
Group Chairman, DEFTA Partners
Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council
Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan
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10:00 - 10:25 |
Keynote speech:
“Sustainable urban-rural systems and the role of simulation”
Gerhard Schmitt
Senior Vice-President, ETH
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10:25 - 10:40 |
Keynote Speech
“Sustainability under Rapid Demographic Change”
Ralph Eichler
President, ETH
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10:40 - 11:00 |
coffee break |
Panel Session |
11:00 - 12:30 |
Panel Discussion “Post COP15”
The panel discussion will explore the implications of the failure of COP-15 to produce a global agreement, and how the Kyoto mechanisms that promote technology transfer, such as the Clean Development Mechanism and cap and trade systems, could be improved to achieve global progress on carbon emissions. The panelists will describe the post-COP15 situation in the US, Europe, China and Japan - which are together responsible for 60% of current emissions. They will respond to questions from AGS students who attended the COP-15, and from the audience.
Moderator:
Akimasa Sumi
Professor, the University of Tokyo
Panelists:
Stephen Connors – US situation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yasuko Kameyama – Japanese situation
Senior Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Malte Schneider – European situation
Senior Researcher, ETH
Minjun Shi – Chinese situation
Professor, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
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12:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
13:00 - 14:00 |
Lecture hosted by the University of Tokyo Student Community
Economics Research Building, B1F, Room 1
“Striving for sustainability - what science can and cannot provide”
Mark Neff, Arizona State University
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18 March
Plenary II: Economics Research Bldg. 1F Room1
9:00 - 9:25 |
Keynote Speech
“Low Carbon Industrial Revolution -How Japan can contribute-”
Hiroshi Komiyama
President Emeritus, the University of Tokyo
Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc
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9:25 - 9:50 |
Keynote speech
“Sustainability Science and Development Assistance”
Hiroto Arakawa
Senior Special Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency
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9:50 - 10:15 |
Keynote speech
“Looking for a sustainable society: family change in a Rapidly Ageing Population”
Sawako Shirahase
Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo
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10:15 - 10:30 |
Keynote speech
“The Stockholm Water Prize”
Per-Arne Malmqvist
Professor, Chalmers University of Technology
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10:30 - 10:50 |
coffee break |
Research Briefings |
10:50 - 11:20 |
Research briefings on Sustainability under Rapid Demographic Change
ETH Zurich, Peter Edwards
Chalmers University of Technology, Greg Morrison
The University of Tokyo, Hiroko Akiyama
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Panel Session |
11:20 - 12:20 |
Panel Discussion “Adapting to the ageing society: what does it mean for sustainability?”
Extended life is a new global phenomenon occurring in the same time frame as the push for a carbon-neutral society. By 2050, over a third of the populations of Europe and Japan will be over 65, and the US population aged over 65 will double. At the same time, these societies must make drastic changes in the use of energy and natural resources. The panelists will try to answer the question: what are the implications of the demographic transition for sustainable development?
Moderator:
Hiroko Akiyama
Professor, the University of Tokyo
Panelists:
Inga Malmqvist
Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology
Juliana Sutanto
Professor, ETH Zurich
Keisuke Hanaki
Professor, the University of Tokyo
David H. Marks
Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yoichi Shintani
Hitachi Ltd.
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19 March, Friday
