
Opening & Signing Ceremony between Hyogo and Sri Lanka
Mr. Toshizo Ido
Governor, Hyogo Prefectural Government
Mr. Sivaji De Zoyasa
Chair Trustee, Tsunami Education Rehabilitation Monitor, Sri Lanka
Welcome Remarks
Mr. Hossein Kalali
UNDP/BCPR (on behalf of Ms. Kathleen Cravero, Assistant Administrator, UNDP / Director, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR))
Mr. Fumio Takeda
Deputy Director-General for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office, Japan
Mr. Takahiro Shinyo
Director-General, Global Issues Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
Keynote speech
Prof. Ian Davis
Professor, Cranfield University, UK
Panel discussion
Part I:Presentation by Panelists
Ms. Sadia Ahmad
Instructor, Federal Civil Defense Training School, Ministry of Interior in Pakistan
Mr. Chatchai Phromlert
Deputy Director General, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior, Thailand
Mr. Suporn Ratananakin
Director, Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Ministry of Interior, Thailand
Mr. Masahiko Murata
IRP Secretariat / Senior Expert, ADRC
Part II:Discussion
Coordinator:
Mr. Anil K Sinha
Programme Advisor, IRP Secretariat
Pamelists:
Dr. Fouad Bendimerad
Chairman, Earthquake and Megacities Initiative (EMI) / Visiting Professor, Kobe University
Dr. Puji Pujiono
Regional Disaster Response Advisor, UN/OCHA Kobe
Ms. Sadia Ahmad
Pakistan
Mr. Suporn Ratananakin
Thailand
Mr. Masahiko Murata
IRP Secretariat / ADRC
Commentators:
Prof. Ian Davis
Professor, Cranfield University
Dr. Salvano Briceno
Director, UN/ISDR
Video Message
Mr. Bekir Tuzel
Head of Earthquake Research Department, General Directorate of Disaster Affairs, Ministry of Public Works and Settlement, Turkey (from JICA Turkey)
Closing
Mr. Masayuki Kitamoto
Executive Director, ADRC
Dr. Salvano Briceno
Director, UN/ISDR