Program

Program

Program Book

2025.03.07 Closing Speaker Updated

2025.03.08 Mar. 8 Oral Sessions Schedule Updated

WBF2025 is working toward a paperless conference. The program books will not be distributed at the venue, so please check the program in the PDF below or on this website.

Schedule

WBF2025 Schedule

Pre-Opening

Fri. March 7  08:30-09:20 - Tachibana, Conference Building 2F, Sendai International Center
08:15 Open  
08:30 Speech Kenichi Kurosawa

Secretary General, "Ganbaro! Ishinomaki no kai", Citizen groups working on conveying lessons of Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

08:40 Tripartite Talk Renato U. Solidum, JR

Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines


Sujit Mohanty

Chief of Branch, Intergovernmental Processes, Interagency Cooperation and Partnerships, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)


Kimio Takeya

Distinguished Technical Advisor on Disaster Risk Reduction, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)


Yuichi Ono

Facilitator, Representative Director, World Bosai Forum

09:10 Speech Yuichi Ono

Representative Director, World Bosai Forum

Opening

Fri. March 7  09:30-10:10 - Tachibana, Conference Building 2F, Sendai International Center
09:30 Opening Address Shinichi Kuriyama

Director of World Bosai Forum 2025 Local Organizing Committee/Director, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDes)

09:31 Speech Sujit Mohanty

Chief of Branch, Intergovernmental Processes, Interagency Cooperation and Partnerships, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)


Kamal Kishore(Video)

Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)


Teiji Tominaga

President, Tohoku University


Yoshihiro Murai(Video)

Governor, Miyagi Prefecture


Katsuhiko Kita

Director for Disaster Management, Cabinet Office, Japan


Thomas Schneider

Chief Executive, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)


Ayako Aida

General Manager, Hokkaido & Tohoku Regional Business Headquarters, AIG General Insurance Company, Ltd.


Rajesh Sharma

Programme Specialist (Disaster Risk Information & Application), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Oral Sessions

Dates Fri. March 7 - Sun. March 9
Venue Sendai Interational Center, Conference Bldg
Total number of sessions 50

2025.03.08 Oral sessions List Updated

Poster Sessions

Dates Fri. March 7 - Sat. March 8
Venue Sendai Interational Center, Conference Bldg
Total number of sessions 40

2025.02.25 Poster Sessions List Updated

Flash Talk Presentations

Dates Fri. March 7
Venue Sendai Interational Center, Conference Bldg
Total number of sessions 16

2025.02.25 Flash Talk Presentations List Updated

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 Interational Center,Conference Bldg
Dates Fri. March 7, 10:00-17:00
Sat. March 8, 10:00-16:00

The Welcome party for related persons only will be held on Friday, March 7, 18:00-20:00 at Ryokusaikan Visitor Center..

Total number of exhibitors 45 Exhibitors, 81 Booths

World Bosai Forum Online

World Bosai Forum Online is an online event that delivers a variety of information even before the plenary session.

Venue Sendai Interational Center,Conference Bldg
Dates Mon January 6 - Mon March 31
Total number of exhibitors 34 Sessions

Welcome Reception

Dates Fri. March 7 18:30-20-30
Venue Ryokusaikan Visitor Center

Screening of Films on the Great East Japan Earthquake
-The day will not be forgotten-

IKURU, I'm back home "Tsunakan"

Dates Sat. March 8 10:00 - 16:00

※Late Entry Allowed

Venue Sendai International Center - Main Hall
Language English translation is available using apps on the More Information link below
Ticket

The Drifting Post

Dates Fri. March 7 16:30 - 17:00
Venue Sendai International Center Conference Building 3F - Shirakashi
Language Japanese
Participation Fee Free

Blue Carbon - Unleashing Nature’s Superpower

Dates Sat. March 8 16:30 - 18:30
Venue Sendai International Center - Main Hall
Language English
Participation Fee Free

Inclusive Bosai Festival

Dates Fri. March 7 - Sat. March 8
Venue Ryokusaikan Visitor Center - Hall
Participation Fee Free

Excursions

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

Detailed itineraries and fees are on the link below.

March 9th afternoon Ruins of the Great east Japan earthquake : Sendai Aarahama elementary school, Yuriage
March 10th all day Onagawa, Ishinomaki, Ruins of the Great east Japan earthquake : Ishinomaki Okawa elementary school
March 10th all day Mt. Bandaisan Eruption Memorial Museum, Aizu Wakamatsu
March 10th all day Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum,Rikuzentakata, Kesennuma, Minamisanriku

Closing

Sun. March 9  15:45-16:55 - Tachibana, Conference Building 2F, Sendai International Center
15:45 Speech Kazuko Kohri

Mayor, Sendai City

15:55 Review Satoru Nishikawa

JICA国際協力専門員

16:00 World Bosai Award Introduction
Awarding
16:25 Poster Award Awarding
16:35 Speech Hayato Shinjo
Ayako Takeda
Shoichi Sawamura

能登半島応援龍頭プロジェクト, Citizen group working on recovery from 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake

16:40 Chair's Summary Yuichi Ono

Representative Director, World Bosai Forum

16:50 Closing Remarks Shinichi Kuriyama

Director of World Bosai Forum 2025 Local Organizing Committee / Director, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDes)