Karen Daifuku is Executive Director of the I2EN since January 2022 and was its Deputy Director from 2019.

Between 2011 and 2019, she was a Senior Advisor in the EDF Group, and contributed to the strategy for the development of new business and services for embarking countries. From 2016, she developed training offers mainly for ASEAN countries that were in the process of building their human capacity in the nuclear sector. She also advised on nuclear communications and stakeholder involvement activities.

Ms. Daifuku has been involved in the work of the IAEA over many years mainly on issues important to embarking countries, including the 2015 revision of the Milestones document.

Between 2009 and 2011, Karen Daifuku was senior advisor in the joint venture between EDF and Enel to build four EPRs in Italy with respect to the communication and stakeholder involvement aspects.

From 2004 to 2009, she worked for the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) as Chief of Cabinet, Head of the Central Secretariat, External Relations and Public Affairs.

She was the European Atomic Forum’s (now Nuclear Europe) International Affairs and Communications Director from 1999 to 2003 in Brussels, Belgium.

Prior to her post in Brussels, she was International Communication Manager for EDF beginning in 1990.