On Sunday 20 September 2009, Rolf Ekéus and Gareth Evans joined other speakers at a public forum on nuclear disarmament.
Opening remarks
Statement by Japanese for Peace- Kandori Shizuka: Japanese for Peace.
Keynote speakers
The present moment in the task of abolishing nuclear weapons- Rolf Ekéus: Chair, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The challenge of getting to zero: The role of the Australia-Japan International Commission in Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament- Gareth Evans: Co-chair, International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament
Speakers
New climate science and the urgency of zero- Tilman Ruff: Australian NGO advisor – International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.
Challenging the myth that we need nuclear weapons- Marianne Hanson: Reader in International Relations, University of Queensland.
Why are nuclear weapons so persistent?- Patrick Morgan: Tierney Chair, Peace & Conflict Studies, University of California, Irvine.
What is to be done? By whom? When? and How? - Joseph Camilleri: Director, Centre for Dialogue, La Trobe University.
New dynamics: nuclear relations in Northeast Asia- Jimbo Ken: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
New developments in Nuclear Weapon-Free Zones- Michael Hamel-Green: Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts, Education and Human Development, Victoria University.
Towards an arc of disarmament: the Australia-Japan connection and post-nuclear security- Tessa Morris-Suzuki: Professor of Japanese History, Australian National University
Can Japan change? New government, civil society and the region- Kawasaki Akira: Japanese NGO advisor – International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament.
A global abolition treaty: getting us to zero- Dimity Hawkins: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).
Fuelling uncertainty: Uranium and Australia’s nuclear landscape- Dave Sweeney: Australian Conservation Foundation.
The nuclear fuel cycle and Australia’s energy future- Hugh Saddler: Managing Director, Energy Strategies.
Transnational linkages for peace- Yi Kiho: Director, Nautilus Institute ARI, Seoul.