ESD Forum 2012

Japan:

ESD Forum 2012 takes place in Tokyo from 10 to 21 August
(including the International Youth Day on 12 August).

The ESD Forum™ is an international conference on
Economy, Society and Environment. The ESD Forum 2012
will be a summer university program, it is a contribution to the
UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD).

Concept [pdf] | Schedule [pdf] | Poster [pdf]

Topics | Speakers

Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Dr. Hiroshi Fujiwara

Dr. Hiroshi Fujiwara [More]
President, CEO, Internet Research Institute, Inc., Nano-optonics Energy, Inc., Nano-opto Media, Inc.

Revitalizing the Global Economy via Entrepreneurship | Jeff Char

Jeff Char [More]
President and CEO, J-Seed Ventures, Inc.

Start-up Finance | Tetsuya Isozaki

Tetsuya Isozaki [More]
Managing Partner, Tetsuya Isozaki & Associates

Women in Leadership | Barbara Zamora Vaataja

Barbara Zamora Vaataja [More]
85 Broads Japan Chapter Head

The Blue Economy and New Business Models | Prof. Gunter Pauli

Prof. Gunter Pauli [More] [Video]
Founder of ZERI, Designer of the Concept of "The Blue Economy"

Everyday Sustainability | Bernd Nurnberger

Bernd Nurnberger [More]
Management Representative for Quality, TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd.

Global Internet Security | William Saito

William Saito [More] [Video]
CEO, InTecur, K.K.

Building a Global Excellent Company | Takaaki Hata

Takaaki Hata [More]
Kauffman Fellow

Miraikan Science Communication and state-of-the-art Innovation | Yuko Okayama

Yuko Okayama [More]
Science Communicator, Miraikan: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Japan's Peaceful Constitution | Dr. Kenzo Fujisue

Dr. Kenzo Fujizue [More]
Member of the House of Councillors, The National Diet of Japan

Schedule [pdf]

	Session 1
10/08	Arrival and Orientation at National Olympics Memorial Youth Center
11/08	Opening / Keynotes
12/08	International Youth Day
13-17/08	Selected Topics in Economy, Society and Environment; UNU, Meiji Shrine Visit
	Session 2
18-20/08	Departure (18/08) or Visits / Tour including Miraikan, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Political Talk & Parliament
	Extension
21/08	Departure or Extension (21-25/08 with JUNEC)
*Note	ESD Forum 2012 including Economic Talk, Political Talk and Ambassador Meeting™

Links
ESD - What does it mean? [Link] [pdf]
ESD Forum 2011 [Link] | International Youth Day [Link]
UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) [Link] | JUNEC [Link]

Special Thanks
Junior United Nations Eco Workshop (JUNEC)
United Nations University – Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS)
Sponsor: Daimler / Mercedes-Benz