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Schedule

Day 1 ( March 26 )

9 : 30 - 12 : 00 

Facilities Tour of “Kumejima Model”​

※The Facilities Tour of the “Kumejima Model” on Day 1 and Day 2 has the same content.

■ Transportation / Facility Tour Transfer
09:20 Departure from Watermark Hotel Okinawa Kume Island (Meeting place: Lobby)
09:30 Departure from EN RESORT Kumejima EEF Beach Hotel (Meeting place: Lobby)

12 : 00 - 14 : 00 

 Lunch / Event Preparation

International Academic Summit
14 : 00 - 

Greetings from the Ministry of Education,

Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (tent.)

Greetings from the Mayor of Kumejima

Greetings from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary  of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Greetings from the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment Republic of Palau

14 : 20 - 

Keynote Speech

Masayuki Mac Takahashi

President, Japan Science Society (JSS)
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo

14 : 50 - 

Break

15 : 20 -

Keynote Speech

Tshilidzi Marwala

Rector of the United Nations University; Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations

16 : 00 - 

Panel Discussion

Presentations of six initiatives from universities and research institutions (10 minutes per speaker)
Panel discussion (30 minutes)

17 : 30 -

Closing

18 : 30 -

Welcome Reception

Day 2 ( March 27 )

9 : 20 - 

Greetings from the Executive Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of JICA

9 : 30 - 

Keynote Speech

Tishka Hope Francis

Senior Programme Management Officer (SIDS Team Lead)
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

10 : 00 - 

Invited lecture

7 minutes Presentation with 3 minutes for questions
Presentations by total of 9 Universities/Research Institutes

11 : 45 - 

Poster exhibition and free discussion

12 : 25 - 12 : 30

Wrap-up & Closing Remarks

12 : 30 - 

Lunch break

13 : 30 - 16 : 00

Facilities Tour of “Kumejima Model”

※The Facilities Tour of the “Kumejima Model” on Day 1 and Day 2 has the same content.

■ Transportation / Facility Tour Transfer

1:20 PM Departure from Watermark Hotel Okinawa Kume Island
(Meeting point: Lobby)
1:30 PM Departure from EN RESORT Kumejima EEF Beach Hotel
(Meeting point: Lobby)

The program is subject to change without notice.

Contact 

お問い合わせ

International Academic Summit Secretariat

Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University

Photo Credit: Aso Harunari

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