The 24th IPPNW World Congress in NAGASAKI
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The 24th IPPNW World Congress in NAGASAKI
Program
DAY 1 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
  9:00-9:30
  Opening Ceremony
  9:45-10:00
 
Keynote Speeches(video)
HR Izumi Nakamitsu (Under Secretary General, UN Office for Disarmament Affairs)
  10:15-11:45
 
Opening plenary
Terumi Tanaka (Nihon Hidankyo, 2024 Nobel Peace Prize)
Professor Karen Hallberg (Pugwash Secretary General, 1995 Nobel Peace Prize)
Dr. Carlos Umana (IPPNW Co-President, Costa Rica)
Hon. Melissa Parke (ICAN Executive Director, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize)
Moderator: Walusungu Mtonga (IPPNW Student Representative, Zambia)
  13:15-14:00
 
Plenary Ⅰ - 80 Year's Summary on the Effects of Atomic Bombs on Human Bodies
Dr. Masao Tomonaga (IPPNW Nagasaki, Director Emeritus of the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Hospital)
  14:15-15:15
 
Plenary Ⅱ - From 1945 to 2025: Hibakusha and Nuclear Testing Survivors’ Testimony
Aigerim Seitenova (Co-Founder, Qazaq Nuclear Frontline Coalition)
Leona Morgan (Co-Founder, Haul No!)
  15:45-17:15
 
Workshops
The Human and Environmental Toll of Uranium Mining - IPPNW Kenya
Following the Science: Updating International Benchmark Studies on the Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear War - IPPNW Geneva Liaison Office
Intergenerational Organizing: How to Pass on Peace - IPPNW Zambia, El Salvador
Today’s major global flash points for nuclear conflict - IPPNW Canada
  17:30-18:30
 
Plenary Ⅲ- Student Session
 
DAY 2 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
  9:00-10:15
 
Plenary Ⅳ - Nuclear Deterrence Does Not Ensure Security
Dr. Fumihiko Yoshida (Director of RECNA)
Professor Tom Sauer (Professor, International Politics at the Department of Politics, University of Antwerp)
Anahita Parsa (Policy Fellow, BASIC)
Moderator: Dr. Kati Juva (IPPNW Co-President, PSR Finland)
  10:30-12:00
 
Workshops
Breaking the spell of nuclear deterrence - IPPNW Norway & Germany
Fukushima Nuclear Power Station Disaster - IPPNW Japan
Taking Action in Nuclear Armed and Umbrella States - IPPNW Central Office & Medact
Societal Consequences of Increased Military and Nuclear Weapons Budgets : An IPPNW Affiliate Roundtable Discussion - Physicians for Social Responsibility USA
  13:00-14:15
 
Plenary Ⅴ - What Happens If Deterrence Fails: Catastrophic Humanitarian Suffering & Nuclear Winter
Dr. Ira Helfand (Board Member, IPPNW)
Professor Cheryl Harrison (Professor, Louisiana State University)
Dr. Jans Fromow (IPPNW Mexico, TPNW Scientific Advisory Group)
Angela Nambiro (IPPNW Kenya)
Moderator: Dr. Olga Mironova Trushina (IPPNW Co-President, Russia)
  14:30-15:45
 
Plenary Ⅵ - Preventing Catastrophe: Creating a Nuclear Weapons Free World through the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Keiko Nakamura (RECNA, Nagasaki University)
Dr. David Onazi (IPPNW Co-President, Nigeria)
Kjolv Egeland (Senior Researcher, NORSAR)
Moderator: Stella Ziegler (IPPNW Student Representative, Germany)
  16:00-17:30
 
Panel Discussions:
Radiation Disaster Medicine
Climate Crisis, Nuclear Threat, and Health
AI and Nuclear Weapons
 
DAY 3 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
  9:00-10:15
 
Plenary Ⅶ - Reducing the Risk of Nuclear Weapons Use in Asia Pacific
Dr. Tatsujiro Suzuki (RECNA, Nagasaki Univ.)
Sue Wareham (President, Medical Association for Prevention of War)
Akira Kawasaki (Executive Committee Member, Peace Boat)
Youngah Lee (Manager of the Center for Peace and Disarmament, People's Solidarity for Participatory Democracy)
Moderator: Kazuko Hikawa (RECNA, Nagasaki Univ.)
  10:30-12:00
 
Workshops
Nuclear Weapons & AI: An Interactive Study - IPPNW Austria & Kenya
Strengthening IPPNW through effective Fundraising - IPPNW Sweden
Nuclear Weapons Risk in the Asia Pacific: Ways forward for IPPNW activists - IPPNW Australia & Philippines
US-Russia Dialogue: The Past, Present, and Future of Scientific Diplomacy - Physicians for Social Responsibility USA & IPPNW Russia
  13:30-14:45
 
Plenary Ⅷ - The Medical Community’s Role in Preventing Nuclear War
Dr. Makoto Matsumura (President, Hiroshima Medical Association)
Professor Megumi Yamaura-Teshima (Second Vice President, International Council of Nurses)
Enas Osama Hassan Omer (Immediate-Past Liaison Officer for Human Rights and Peace, International Federation of Medical Students’ Association)
Dr. Sandro Demaio (Director, WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health)
Moderator: Dr. Ruth Mitchell (IPPNW Board Chair)
  15:00-16:00
 
Workshops
Universalizing the TPNW - IPPNW Central Office
Strengthening IPPNW and the Broader Disarmament Movement: Intergenerational Lessons in Recruitment, Education, and Action - IPPNW European Student Group and Germany
South Asia in the Quest for Peace - Indian Doctors for Peace and Development
Black rain fallout after Atomic Bombings to Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Physicians Against Nuclear War
  16:15-16:45
  Closing Ceremony
* Please note that the scheduled time is tentative and subject to change.
Thank you for your understanding.