[2023/4/21 Hybrid, Free Event] The University Panel Symposium on Planetary Health for the G7 Hiroshima Summit

Overview

In response to the G7 Hiroshima Summit (May 17-21, 2023), The IDEC Insitute will hold the University Panel Symposium on Planetary Health, “Planetary Health for a Sustainable Global Environment: Open Up the Future by Interdisciplinary Research.” This symposium aims to develop an educational and research network foundation that will increase the momentum in the Asian region for putting into practice planetary health, which comprehensively captures the health of humans, social systems, and ecosystems. Specifically, based on the recommendations for the G7 Hiroshima Summit compiled by the Health and Global Policy Institute in November, we will discuss the role of universities in planetary health. For increasing the resolution of global issues, we will particularly focus on the topic of how we should collaborate in the implementation of interdisciplinary research in the fields of health science, science, and engineering ranging from the ecological environment to the social environment. We will Invite experts from universities leading planetary health in different disciplines.

Date & Time: April 21, 2023
Venue: MIRAI CREA 2F, Hiroshima University / ZOOM Hybrid
Simultaneous Interpretation: Japanese / English
PRE-REGISTRATION Required
Participation Fee: Free

Pre-Registration (onsite or online)

Poster PDF (807KB)

Keynote Speech

Antoni Plasència Taradach, Director General of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

Antoni Plasència Taradach is the Director General of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) since October 2014. He is also Medical Consultant at the Department of International Health of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and an Associated Professor at the University of Barcelona.

The University Panel Symposium on Planetary Health

Hokkaido University
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
The University of Tokyo
Nagasaki University
Hiroshima University

Program

Program	Name	Affiliation
Chair	Han Soo LEE	Professor, PHIS, The IDEC Institute, HU
13:00-13:30 : OPENING CEREMONY
Opning Remarks	Shinji KANEKO	Executive Vice President (Global Initiatives), Hiroshima University
	Junko TANAKA	Executive Vice President (Kasumi Campus, Faculty Personnel and Public Relations), Hiroshima University
Guest Remarks	Kiyoshi KUROKAWA	Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute
Explanatory introduction	Saori KASHIMA	Director, Center for the Planetary Health and Innovation Science (PHIS), The IDEC Institute, HU
13:30-14:45 : Keynote Speech
Moderator	Fumito MARUYAMA	Professor, PHIS, The IDEC Institute, HU
Speaker	Antoni Plasència Taradach	Director General of the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)
15:00-16:45 : University Panel
Moderator	Yasuhide NAKAMURA	President of Friends of WHO Japan
Panelists	Yasuhiko SUZUKI	Distinguished Professor, Hokkaido University
	Keiko NAKAMURA	Professor, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
	Masahiro HASHIZUME	Professor, The University of Tokyo
	Chiho WATANABE	Dean, Interfaculty Initiative in Planetary Health, Nagasaki University
	Akimasa FUJIWARA	Professor, PHIS, Hiroshima University
16:45-17:00 : CLOSING CEREMONY
Hiroshima PH Declaration	Yasuhide NAKAMURA	President, Friends of WHO Japan
Closing Remarks	Yoko SHINPUKU	Hiroshima University, Vice President (International Public Relations)