Morning Session: 

Topic: CHEMICALS and CHILDREN’S HEALTH

Welcome and Opening Remarks:

Dr. Christine K. Durbak, Conference Chair and Founder, WIT

H.E. Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to UN

Andrei Abramov, Chief, DESA, NGO Division

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Emily K. Shuman, MD, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Div. of Infectious Diseases, U of Michigan

Moderator: Ms. Tania Valerie Raguz, UNCSD 18 Vice-Chair, Eastern European States, Mission of Croatia to UN

Speakers:

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND CHEMICALS

Glenn Wiser, ESQ., Senior Attorney (Chemicals Program), Center for International Environmental Law and Steering Committee Member, International POPs Elimination Network

CHILD HEALTH AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT: COMBATING WATER CONTAMINATION IN RURAL AFRICAN VILLAGES

Kurt Dahlin, Founder and President, Water Wells for Africa

Kristina Dahlin, Volunteer, Water Wells for Africa

Danika Dahlin, Volunteer, Water Wells for Africa

WHO – Werner Obermeyer

Film Screening – Silent Snow

Luncheon Delegates Dining Room, 1-3 PM (by invitation only)

Guest Speaker: 

JAY WALKER, CEO WALKER DIGITAL, Founder of Priceline

Morning Session: 

Topic: Nuclear Energy Update – Chornobyl Review

Opening Remarks: 

H.E. Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN

Moderator: Amb. Valeriy Kuchinsky, former Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN

Speakers:

Belarus Post Chernobyl – Representative from Belarus 

Chornobyl, Government and Society – Prof. Hanna Kapustian – Professor of History, Ukraine

Panel Discussion: 

Nuclear Energy and Media: 

Shaping the Opinion of Youth

Moderator: Ms. Jessica Williamson, Zap Root, Karl Grossman, Ana Griffin, Remy Chevalier

AidData Initiative – Ryan Powers, Project Manager, AidData Initiative

Closing Remarks:

H.E. Yuriy Sergeyev, Permanent Representative of the Ukraine to the UN

Dr. Christine Durbak, Chair and Founder, WIT