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Thailand's New Political Generation: Forward to the Future?
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Monday, November 30, 2020 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM (EST)
Featuring: Duncan McCargo, Director, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies; Professor of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
Moderated by: Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI), Columbia University; the New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN); the Nordic Institute for Asian Studies (NIAS); and the Southeast Asian Student Initiative (SEASI), Columbia University
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New Developments in China’s Financial and Economic System in the 2nd Edition of China Macro Finance: A US Perspective
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Friday, November 6, 2020 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM (EST)
Featuring: Ronald Schramm, Visiting Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Moderated by: Shang-Jin Wei, N. T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy and Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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After the US Presidential Election: Gauging the Results for Korea and Northeast Asia
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Thursday, November 5, 2020 | 12:00 PM (EST)
Featuring: Keith Luse, Executive Director of the National Committee on North Korea; Frank Jannuzi, President and CEO of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Moderated by: Stephen Noerper, Senior Director for Policy, The Korea Society; Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by The Korea Society
Live Webinar
Investing in Infrastructure in Developing Asia after COVID-19: Navigating Geopolitics to Generate Long-Term Value, Growth, and Returns
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Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM (EDT)
Featuring: Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group; Glenn Hughes, Head of Vietnam, LOGOS Group; Samir Saran, President, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Moderated by: Dr. Alexis Crow, Head of Geopolitical Investing at PwC; Senior Fellow at the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University
Co-sponsored by the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy, Columbia University and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Optional related reading material: Article by Dr. Alexis Crow and Samir Saran
Live Webinar
Whither the Suga Administration—a Conversation with Gerald Curtis & Takenaka Heizo
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Featuring: Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society; Core Faculty, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Heizo Takenaka, Professor Emeritus, Keio University; Professor, Toyo University; Member of the Policy Council under the Abe administration; former Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Communication and for Economic and Fiscal Policy in the Koizumi administration
Co-sponsored by Japan Society; the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
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The Role of Central Banks in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The U.S., Japan, and Beyond
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Friday, May 1, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:30 PM (EDT)
Featuring: Patricia Mosser, Director, MPA Program in Economic Policy Management; Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Koji Nakamura, General Manager for the Americas, Bank of Japan
Moderated by: Kathleen Hays, Global Economics & Policy Editor, Bloomberg Television and Radio
Co-sponsored by Japan Society and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
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COVID-19: Economic Implications for Japan & the United States
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM (EDT)
Featuring: Glenn Hubbard, Dean Emeritus; Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School; Takeshi Komoto, Minister, Embassy of Japan in the United States of America; Keiko Tashiro, Deputy President / Member of the Board, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Moderator: Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Co-sponsored by Japan Society and the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
China’s Foreign Policy and Relations on the Korean Peninsula
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Friday, April 3, 2020 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Free Live Webcast
Featuring: Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director, Center on US-China Relations, Asia Society; Yun Sun, Senior Fellow; Co-Director, East Asia Program; Director, China Program, Stimson Center
Moderator: Stephen Noerper, Senior Director for Policy, The Korea Society; Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Organized by The Korea Society
Is Korea Following in Japan's Footsteps? An OECD Perspective on the Two Economies (POSTPONED)**
**This event will not take place at this time due to a Columbia Business School mandate regarding the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Thank you for your kind understanding and support during this challenging time. CJEB will update their event website as they learn more about the situation.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | 12:30 - 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided.)
Room 140, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Randall S. Jones, Non-resident Fellow, Korea Economic Institute of America; Former Senior Counselor - East Asia and Head of Japan/Korea Desk, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organized by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
The Invisible Minority: Are Asians Under-Represented in Leadership Positions in the United States?
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | 12:30 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia University
Featuring: Jackson G. Lu PhD '18, Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Moderator: Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International & Public Affairs; Faculty Advisor, Empowering Asian Women, Columbia University
Organized by the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Note: This seminar is off the record.