Program

Program book
Schedule
Pre-opening
Opening
Keynote speech
Oral sessions
Conferences
Poster sessions
Flash Talk Presentations
Welcome Reception
Closing
Excursions
World BOSAI EXPO
BOSAI Week

Program book

WBF2023 is working toward a paperless office. The program books will not be distributed at the venue, so please check the program in the PDF file below or on this age.

WBF2023 Program Book (March 11 updated)

Schedule

Pre-opening

Fri. March 10 - Sendai International Center - Conference Bldg 2F Main Hall

8:30	Open
9:00 - 9:10	Speech by Aki Kawasaki
9:10 - 9:15	World BOSAI Walk Tohoku ＋10 Report
9:15 - 9:45	World BOSAI Prize Award Ceremony
9:45 - 9:50	Greeting by Walter Ammann (VTR)
9:50 - 10:00	Greeting by Yuichi Ono, Representative Director, World BOSAI Forum

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Opening

Fri. March 10 - Sendai International Center - Conference Bldg 2F Main Hall

10:00 - 10:05	Greeting by Kazuko Kohri, Mayor of Sendai
10:05 - 10:10	Greeting by Hideo Ohno, President of Tohoku University
10:10 - 10:15	Greeting by Yoshihiro Muriai, Governor of Miyagi prefecture （VTR）
10:20 - 10:25	Greeting by Takeo Murakami Counsellor of Cabinet Secretariat
10:25 - 10:30	Greeting by Kimio Takeya, Special Advisor for Disaster Prevention, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
10:00 - 10:05	Greeting by Kazuhito Hashimoto, President of Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)（VTR）
10:30 - 10:35	Greeting by Thomas Schneider, Chief Executive, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
10:35 - 10:40	Greeting by Osamu Ohmoto, president of Pacific Consultants, Inc.

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Keynote speech

Sat. March 11 - Sendai International Center - Conference Bldg 2F Main Hall

9:00 - 9:05	Opening Remarks （Yuichi Ono, Professor of International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University ）
9:05 - 9:15	Status of Chair’s Summar by World BOSAI Forum Steering Committee（Satoru Nishikawa, Professor of Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University.）
9:15 - 9:25	Sendai City version of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Interim Evaluation (Kazuko Kori, Mayor of Sendai City)
9:25 - 9:30	Closing Remarks （Yuichi Ono, Professor of International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University ）

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Oral Sessions

Fri. March 10

Sendai International Center
Conference Bldg 2F

	AM2 10:00 - 10:45	AM3 11:00 - 12:30	PM1 12:40 - 14:10	PM2 14:20 - 15:50	PM3 16:00 - 17:30
Main Hall (Room1)	WBF-Opening	[S-1]Towards International and Multidisciplinary Collaboration for a Resilient Society Tohoku University Core Research Cluster of Disaster Science	[S-2]World-Class Disaster Science Research for Disaster Reduction Tohoku University Core Research Cluster for Disaster Science	[S-3]BOSAI DX Servise MAP and some advanced services Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC	[S-4]
Tachibana Conference Hall (Room2)		[S-5]	[S-6]Resilient ICT for Sustainable Society -R&D, Demonstration, and Deployment- Tsutomu NAGATSUMA	[S-7]Achievements and Challenges Towards the Mid-Term Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 Japan International Cooperation Agency	[S-8]Transdisciplinary Approach Toward Innovative Recovery and Disaster Risk Reduction TC21 / Technical Committee of ACECC (The Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council) (Co-chaired by Japan Society of Civil Engineers and Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers)
Hagi Conference Hall (Room3)		[S-9]Thinking about the Future of BOSAI with Children Fujitsu Limited; International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University; Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo	[S-10]Disaster Resilience Research - Unlocking New Potential through International Collaboration Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)	[S-11]Leave No One Behind: Aiming for Corporate Cooperation in Disaster Relief Study Group to Improve Disaster Prevention and Disaster Assistance	[S-12]Earthquake forecasting: cutting-edge science and perspective on implementation OPTAGE Inc.

Sat. March 11

Sendai International Center
Conference Bldg 2F

	AM2 9:40 - 11:10	AM3 11:20 - 12:50	PM1 13:10 - 14:40	PM2 15:00 - 16:30	PM3 16:40 - 18:10
Main Hall (Room1)	[S-13]From Victims to Survivors - Tsunami Stories of Hope UNDP Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery for Building Resilience Team at Bagkok Regional Hub	[S-14]Convergence of Knowledge in Disaster Resilience Co-creation Center for Disaster Resilience, IRIDeS, Tohoku University	[S-15]Inclusion x Disaster Risk Reduction: Toward a society in which all people can choose how they live JST - RISTEX, SOLVE for SDGs Project: “Model development and implementation of a community alert system to save the last person from disasters”	[S-16]Special Session Commemorating U.S. President Coolidge’s Response to the Great Kanto Earthquake and Fire of 1923 World Bosai Forum Foundation	[S-17]
Tachibana Conference Hall (Room2)	[S-18]Implementation of D.E.I: Towards Resilient Societies Inter-University Exchange Project (IUEP): An international educational partnership between Japanese, British, and American universities to create resilient societies	[S-19]Necessary challenges ahead in knowledge and tools for the post SFDRR Green Goals Initiative, Tohoku University	[S-20]Necessary challenges ahead in knowledge and tools for the post SFDRR Green Goals Initiative, Tohoku University	[S-21]Inclusive BOSAI : Summary and evaluation of the RISTEX project i-BOSAI Research Center, Doshisha University	[S-22]（Tentative）Pre-disaster Redevelopment Planning Pacific Consultants Co., LTD.
Hagi Conference Hall (Room3)	[S-23]	[S-24]Disaster Risk Reduction and Women's Leadership2023 Sendai City, Sendai Gender Equal Opportunity Foundation	[S-25]Telling Live Lessons from Disasters & Picture Book The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution	[S-26]Panel Discussion on New collaboration for building a resilient society Earthquake Induced Tsunami Risk Evaluation Lab (Tokio Marine and Nichido Fire Insurance), International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University	[S-27]

*18:20 - 20:20 Main Hall(Room1) Special Session
Special Session on the Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Co-creation Center for Disaster Resilience, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University

Sun. March 12

Sendai International Center
Conference Bldg 2F

	AM2 9:40 - 11:10	AM3 11:20 - 12:50	PM1 13:20 - 14:50	PM2 15:00 - 16:30
Main Hall (Room1)	[S-28]	[S-29]What Should We Act for Reducing Disaster Risks in the Era of Climate Change? Japan International Cooperation Agency	[S-30]SCIENCE AGORA in Sendai - Women and everyday DRR World Bosai Forum Foundation	Closing
Tachibana Conference Hall (Room2)	[S-31]	[S-32]Present, Past and Future of “Tsunami Evacuation”: Toward Realization of a Society with Zero Evacuation Delays Fujitsu Limited; International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University	[S-33]Youth x Business for BOSAI: Realizing Ideas, Impacting Society WISE Programs of Tohoku University
Hagi Conference Hall (Room3)	[S-34]Connecting People Across Generations: What Each of Us Can Do to Pass Down Memories Miyagi Prefectural Government	[S-35]Sendai BOSAI-TECH Innovation Platform and Examples of Social Implementation: Toward a Strong and Flexible Future with Technology". Sendai city	[S-36]Approach to Psychosocial Recovery after Catastrophic Events Soka Gakkai International

Oral Sessions Timetable Click here for online streaming (Main Hall)

Conferences

Fri. March 10

Sendai International Center
Exhibition Bldg

	AM2 10:00 - 10:45	AM3 11:00 - 12:30	PM1 12:40 - 14:10	PM2 14:20 - 15:50	PM3 16:00 - 17:30
Meeting Room 3		[C-16]R&D of Universal ICT System for Disaster Management Utilizing Community Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts in Disaster affected Areas in Indonesia

Sat. March 11

Sendai International Center
Exhibition Bldg

	AM2 9:40 - 11:10	AM3 11:20 - 12:50	PM1 13:10 - 14:40	PM2 15:00 - 16:30	PM3 16:40 - 18:10
Meeting Room 3	[C-01]How to fill the gap in disaster prevention awareness due to the difference in the junior high school attended Iwate Prefectural Kamaishi High School	[C-03]“BOSAI” Message from High School Students Iwate Prefectural Otsuchi High School & Iwate Prefectural Kamaishi High School	[C-05]Policy proposal on International cooperation for Disaster Risk Reduction to achieve build back better:“Let us share Disaster Prevention in Japan with the world” Graduate School of Public policy WSC2021

Sun. March 12

Sendai International Center
Exhibition Bldg

	AM2 9:40 - 11:10	AM3 11:20 - 12:50	PM1 13:20 - 14:50	PM2 15:00 - 16:30
Meeting Room3	[C-11]Fukushima Earthquake Lecture - Earthquake Experience and Reconstruction Fukushima prefecture		[C-15]Utilizing Community Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts in Disaster affected Areas in Indonesia JAPAN OVERSEAS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION

Conferences Timetable

Poster Sessions

Venue	Sendai International Center - Exhibition Bldg
Dates	Fri. March 10 - Sun. March 12

Poster Sessions [list]

Flash Talk Presentations

Venue	Sendai International Center - Exhibition Bldg
Dates	Fri. March 10 - Sun. March 12

Flash Talk Presentations [list]

Welcome Reception

Date	Fri. March 10 18:15 - 19:30
Venue	Sunmall Ichibancho shopping arcade Click here for access to the reception venue.
Participation fee	3,000 yen (tax included)/person *No limit to the number of participants.
Organizers	World BOSAI Forum Local Organizing Committee/World BOSAI Forum International Steering Committee/Sendai City

Closing

Sun. March 12 - Sendai International Center - Conference Bldg 2F Main Hall

15:15	Opening
15:15 - 15:25	Short consert / Tohoku University Symphony Orchestra
15:25 - 15:35	Poster Award Ceremony
15:35 - 15:45	Freestyle basketball performance / ZiNEZ & sakkuman
15:45 - 15:55	Short consert / Sendai-Daiichi Junior High School Choir
15:55 - 16:05	Announcement of the Chair’s Summary
16:05 - 16:10	Speech by Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
16:10 - 16:15	Speech by Seiichi Onodera, Director, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
16:15 - 16:20	Speech by Shigeki Inaba, President, T&S Co.,Ltd.
16:40 - 17:00	Guest Artist Performance by May J.
17:00 - 17:05	Closing Remarks.1 by Shinichi Takahashi, Deputy Mayor of Sendai City
17:05 - 17:10	Closing Remarks.2 by Fumihiko Imamura, Chairperson, World Bosai Forum Local Organizing Committee, Director, International Research Institute of Disaster Science(IRIDes), Tohoku University

Excursions

Excursions are planned to learn lessons from the disaster and learn about the recovery efforts.

Course / Dates	Thu. March 9 Natori Course① Sat. March 11 Sendai Course Sun. March 12 Natori Course② Mon. March 13 Minami-sanriku Course

About Excursions

World BOSAI EXPO

World BOSAI EXPO is an exhibition-type event that contributes to improving the world's disaster preparedness through the display of corporate disaster prevention technologies and the introduction of various initiatives.

Venue	Sendai International Center - Exhibition Bldg
Dates	Fri. March 10 - Sun. March 12

World BOSAI EXPO Exhibitors Information (Japanese)

BOSAI Week

BOSAI Week is an online event that delivers a variety of information even before the plenary session.

BOSAI Week Program