Thursday, October 25, 2018  09:30-18:00 (open at 09:00)

Friday, October 26, 2018  09:30-18:00 (Open at 09:00）

The University of Tokyo Hongo Campus

Daiwa House Ishibashi Nobuo Memorial Hall

(Daiwa Ubiquitus Conputing Research Building)

English

Englis-Japanese translation service will be provided.

Stress and fear influence our ability to make sound decisions amidst rapid changes and new risks. Trust determines who we turn to for information and guidance. The Risk Quotient is an annual conference presented by LRFI to improve the understanding of risk and ground better decisionmaking. In this year's conference, we will explore the latest academic research and practice surrounding decisionmaking in the face of fast changing environments and uncertainty.

National University of Singapore (NUS)

LRFI (Lloyd's Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk)

Policy Alternatives Research Institute, University of Tokyo

Science, Technology and Innovation Governance (STIG), University of Tokyo

Education Program GraSPP, University of Tokyo

Through this WEBSITE

Up to 100 seats - Early registration recommended before being full.

Contact: STIG@pp.u-tokyo.ac.jp 

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Theme: Fast and Furious - Decisionmaking in Rapidly Changing Environments

●　Decisionmaking under scarcity

●　Measuring risk

●　Is fast-thinking undermining our collective ability to make good decisions?

●　Data visualization and its impact on decision

●　Impact^driven risk communication - best practices used in disaster management

Friday, October 26, 2018

Theme: Off the Charts - Managing Unprecedented Events and Uncertain

●　Causes of failure and management issues in Fukushima

●　How do we respond to and manage unp;recedented events and uncertainty?

●　Risk Communication: the human element of uncertainty in events

●　Rethinking the unprecedented as the new normal

●　political consequences of known unknowns