Webcast: Next Generation Nuclear Security: Meeting the Global Challenge

On demand videos from the April 12, 2010 Summit. Brought to you by the:

Fissile Materials Working Group (FMWG) www.fmwg.org

Welcome and Opening Remarks & Opening Keynote: The Nuclear Terrorism Threat. Review of the global threat of nuclear terrorism and how every state has a stake in prevention.

Alexandra Toma, Program Director, Connect U.S. Fund & Co-Chair, Fissile Materials Working Group
Kenneth Luongo, President, Partnership for Global Security, United States
Alexandra Toma, Program Director, Connect U.S. Fund, United State

Regional Progress and Challenges to Securing Vulnerable Nuclear Materials in Four Years. Regional overview of the practical steps, technical tools, and political considerations impacting implementation of President Obama’s four year effort.

Moderator / Commentator: Kevin O’Shea, Minister of Political Affairs, Embassy of Canada to the U.S.
South America: Irma Arguello, President, Nonproliferation for Global Security Foundation Global
U.S/EU.: Matthew Bunn, Associate Professor of Public Policy; Co-Principal Investigator, Project on Managing the Atom, Harvard University
East Asia: Li Hong, Secretary General, China Arms Control and Disarmament Association
South Asia: Pervez Hoodbhoy, Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University
Russia/FSU: Gennady Pshakin, Head of Analytical Center for Nonproliferation, Institute for Physics and Power Engineering

Rethinking Multilateral Approaches to Fissile Material Security. Discussion of how existing tools and structures should be expanded upon to build stronger fissile material security mechanisms that enhance global collaboration and cooperation.

Moderator / Commentator: Elizabeth Turpen, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Marcos Catrioto de Azambuja, Vice President, Centro Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais
Roger Howsley, Executive Director, World Institute for Nuclear Security
R. Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor of Physics, School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Anita Nilsson, Director, Office of Nuclear Security, Department of Nuclear Safety and
Security, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria

Keynote Lunch: The Necessity and Benefits of Improved Fissile Material Security. Analysis of the broader transparency, nonproliferation, and accountability benefits to be gained from improved fissile material security.

Gareth Evans, Co-Chair, International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and
Disarmament and Chancellor, Australian National University, Australia

Rationale and Challenges of Eliminating the Civil Use of HEU. Examination of the security benefits of phasing out HEU from the civil sector and challenges that must be overcome to make its elimination viable.

Moderator / Commentator: Mark Fitzpatrick, Senior Fellow for Non-proliferation, International Institute for Strategic Studies
Rob Adam, CEO, South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA)
Thomas B. Cochran, Senior Scientist, Nuclear Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Ole Reistad, Research Scientist, Department for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection, Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority and Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Defining a “Next Generation Nuclear Security Initiative”: Where Do We Go from Here? Exploration of the new mindsets, partnerships, and tools needed to advance nuclear security in a globalized world.

Moderator / Commentator: Ariel Levite, Nonresident Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
O’Neil Hamilton, CARICOM Coordinator for UNSCR 1540, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat
Caroline Jorant, Director for Non-Proliferation and International Institutions, AREVA
Kenneth N. Luongo, President, Partnership for Global Security

Summary of the day & closing remarks