Monday 12 September, 2011

• H.E. Mr. Ahmet Üzümcü, Director-General, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• H.E. Mr. Uri Rosenthal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands (TBC)
• Prof. Dr. Paul J. Crutzen, Nobel Laureate, Chemistry (1995)

• H.E. Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
• H.E. Maj. Gen. J.K. Bansal, VSM, Chikitsa Ratan, Honourable Member of National Disaster Management Authority, India
• Mr. Jungui Zhao, Vice-Chairman, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF), China
• Chemistry for Sustainability. Dr. Nancy B. Jackson, President, American Chemical Society (ACS),
• Prof. Berhanu Abegaz, Executive Director, African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
• Prof. Shintaro Furusaki, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
• Prof. David Black, Secretary-General, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
• Dr. Robert Parker, CEO, Royal Society of Chemistry

• The CWC and International Cooperation. David Faraday, Lead Team, UK
• Women in Chemistry. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Centre for Phytotherapy and Research (CEPHYR), Ebene, Mauritius
• Industry Applications from Natural Products Chemistry. Prof. Ramlan Aziz, Director, Institute of Bioproduct Development, University Teknologi, Malaysia
• Enhancing the Effectiveness of International Cooperation Programmes. Prof. Ana María Cetto, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
• Effective implementation of the CWC – Genesis and Implementation of the Action Plan on Article VII. Mr. Santiago Oñate, Director, Office of the Legal Adviser, OPCW.

• Responsible Care and Small Scale Enterprises. Rene van Sloten, CEFIC
• Emerging Areas in Chemistry – from the Informal Sector to Frontier Science. Barry Kistnasamy, National Institute of Occupational Health, South Africa
• Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM). Mr. Neil Harvey, Chemical Industry Association, UK
• Ethics in Chemistry. Alastair Hay, University of Leeds, UK
• Challenges in Implementing Responsible Care in India. Mr. Ravi Kapoor, Heubach Colours, India
• Mr. David Moore, AcuTech, US

• Threat Reduction Programmes. Amb. Bonnie Jenkins, US State Department
• Programmes on Safety and Security of chemical plants and transportation of chemicals in South East Asia. Mr. Isroil Samihardyo, ASEAN
• WHO International Health Regulations and Health Security. Dr. Kersten Gutschmidt, Department for Public Health and Environment (PHE), World Health Organisation
• IAEA experience in the development of nuclear security standards and practices at relevant facilities and in transportation. IAEA representative (TBC):
• Verification since entry into force of the CWC: lessons learned for preventing the misuse of toxic chemicals at OPCFs., Mr. John Walker, Foreign Office, UK

Tuesday 13 September, 2011

Facilitator: TBD

• International Cooperation for Promoting Centres of Excellence. Prof. Nelson Torto, Rhodes University, South Africa
• Regional Cooperation. Prof. Volodymyr Zaitsev, Chair of the Analytical Chemistry Department, Tarasschevchenko National University, Ukraine
• Agriculture and the Safe Use of Chemicals. Prof. Kamal Hadidi, University of Jordan
  

Facilitator: TBD

• Green Chemistry: Equipping and Strengthening Chemical Sciences for Sustainable Development. Prof. Jonathan Okwonkwo, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
• Integrated approach for Safety, Health, Environment (SHE) training. Dr. Mark Cesa, IUPAC Committee on Chemistry and Industry.

Facilitator: TBD

• The US Chemical Countermeasures Corporate Outreach Program. Ms. Nohemi Zerbi, Chemical Sector Specific Agency, US Homeland Security
• Strengthening chemical security: Creating Public Private Partnership. J van Vugt, Dutch National Coordinator for Counter-terrorism
• Management of Chemical Terrorism Disaster in India. India National Authority (TBC)
• UK Engagement Programme on Chemical Security. Ms. Anne-Marie Fry, Policy Lead Hazardous Sites and Substances, CBRNE Unit, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, UK Home Office: (TBC)
• The experience of the United States in the implementation of the Chemical Security Engagement Program Ms. Kathryn Insley, Deputy Director, Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, US Department of State
• Cooperation between stakeholders in promoting chemical safety and security. Mr. W. Wielezynski, President of Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry/PIPC (TBC):
• Security Code for Chemical Facilities. Mr. Wicher Mintjes, Emergency Services & Security Expertise Center Dow Benelux B.V
• The Role of Article VI of the CWC in preventing the Misuse of Toxic Chemicals. Mr. Henry de Croutte, Director of Verification, OPCW TS

• Reports from the working sessions