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Opening Up "Oppenheimer"

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Join the Council for a screening of Christopher Nolan’s "Oppenheimer," hosted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Robert Downey Jr, Christopher Nolan, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, and Matt Damon pose for a photo at an Oppenheimer promotional event in London.
Jul
29
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Speakers
Sara Kutchesfahani
Yuki Miyamoto
Stephen I. Schwartz
Saira Chambers
Rachel Bronson
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About This Event

Please join us for a special screening of Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the Ploughshares Fund's Sara Kutchesfahani, DePaul Humanities Center director Yuki Miyamoto, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Stephen I. Schwartz. The panel will be moderated by ​​Saira Chambers, executive director of the Japanese Arts Foundation and director of the Japanese Culture Center, with welcoming remarks from Bulletin President and CEO Rachel Bronson.

This event is hosted by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, in partnership with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and other local organizations. 

Event Schedule

Time Agenda
1:30 p.m. CT Ticket Pick-Up
2:00 p.m. Film Screening
5:00 p.m. Panel Discussion and Q&A
6:00 p.m. Adjournment
About the Speakers
Sara Kutchesfahani
Director of Programs at the Ploughshares Fund
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With close to 20 years of professional and academic experience in the fields of nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security, Sara Kutchesfahani has held positions at a national nuclear weapons laboratory, as well as NGOs, universities, and various think tanks around the world.
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Yuki Miyamoto
Peace Ambassador to Hiroshima and Director of DePaul Humanities Center
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Yuki Miyamoto is an ethicist whose work centers on nuclear discourse and environmental ethics through the framework of comparative ethics.
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Stephen I. Schwartz
Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Stephen I. Schwartz analyzes, writes, and speaks publicly about the history and costs of US nuclear weapons and weapons-related programs.
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Saira Chambers
Director of the Japanese Culture Center and Executive Director of the Japanese Arts Foundation
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Saira Chambers is a curator, educator, producer, and curriculum developer. An advocate for nuclear nonproliferation, she has worked with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on various projects.
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President and CEO, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Rachel Bronson is the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. She oversees the publishing programs, management of the Doomsday Clock, and a growing set of activities around nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies. Before joining the Bulletin, Bronson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.