Keynote: Unveiling Progress: Women’s Empowerment and DEI in Japan, and Keidanren’s Forward-Thinking Endeavors Speaker: Teiko Kudo, Chair of Sub-committee on Diversity & Inclusion, Keidanren; Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Featuring: Paul Sheard, Author of The Power of Money; Former Vice Chairman, S&P Global
Featuring: Randall S. Jones, Research Associate, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School; Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins University (SAIS); Former Senior Counselor - East Asia and Head of Japan/Korea Desk, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Featuring: Bernard Hoekman, Professor and Director, Global Economics, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
Dr. Mireya Solís of the Brookings Institution will lead a talk and Q&A session on her new book Japan’s Quiet Leadership: Reshaping the Indo-Pacific scheduled for release on 1 September 2023. The book delves into Japan's transformation into a significant player in the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, highlighting its strengths in democratic resilience, social stability, and proactive diplomacy, while addressing pressing issues such as depopulation, rising inequality, and regional peace threats.
The 2023 Annual Lecture on the Japanese Economy by Professor Takatoshi Ito, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School.
Featuring: Kyoko Matsushita, CEO, WPP in Japan. Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Featuring: Hiroshi Sakurai, Chairman, Asahi Shuzo Co., Ltd. Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School ; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Featuring: Haruhiko Kuroda, Former Governor, Bank of Japan. Welcome Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB); Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
2023 CJEB Annual Tokyo Conference The Need for Innovation: Digitalization, Sustainable Cities, and Reforming Higher Education Monday, May 29, 2023 | 1:15 – 6:30 PM Japan Tim
Bringing Anime to the Global Market: Funimation’s Dragon Ball Z and Entrepreneurship ゲン・フクナガ [ファニメーション・エンターテインメント創業者]
The 2023 Annual Lecture on the Japanese Economy by Professor Takatoshi Ito, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia Business School. Moderated by David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University.