IPUR held its inaugural conference on risk on 27 October 2017. The one-day conference was a significant step made by the institute on its journey to establish itself as an open, trusted, independent and authoritative voice on the public understanding of risk. It saw over 100 attendees and gathered many eminent speakers from around the world to discuss a diverse range of topics.
A key highlight of the conference was the launch of the Foresight Review on the Public Understanding of Risk. The foresight review provides a better sense of the issues related to the public understanding of risk, and outlines recommendations on areas of focus for IPUR, which was established in October 2016. The report was produced in collaboration between the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and NUS, and in consultation with an advisory panel comprising twenty international and cross-sectoral experts.
Details of the conference be found at the IPUR Inaugural Conference Proceedings, media coverage by the Straits Times can be found here and details of the foresight review can be found here.
