the Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ms. Karin Herviou

In her opening remarks, the Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ms. Karin Herviou, said that preparedness does not mean responding to yesterday’s risks, but rather building strong and adaptable systems that continue to function when many of the conditions we take for granted fail at once.