April
Outlook for the Japanese Economy and the Normalization of Monetary Policy
Monday, April 1, 2024 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Board Rooms 320 & 330, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Haruhiko Kuroda, Former Governor, Bank of Japan; Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Note: We are unable to accommodate media representatives at this event.
The Future of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production
Wednesday, April 3, 2024 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 590 (NEW ROOM), Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Hiroki Koga, Co-Founder and CEO, Oishii
Moderator: Dan Wang, Lambert Family Associate Professor of Social Enterprise in the Faculty of Business, Columbia Business School
Hosted by: Center on Japanese Economy and Business and Japan Business Association, Columbia Business School
Note: This in-person event is only for Columbia University affiliates. A Columbia UNI is required for registration.
Please note our April 3 event is sold out.
Alternative Investing at Public Pension Funds
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 640, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University
Macky Tall, Partner and Chair of Global Infrastructure, The Carlyle Group
Opening Remarks: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, SIPA; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Note: This April 10 event is off the record, and we are unable to accommodate media representatives.
Promoting Social Equality through AI since 2010: The Case of Baobab
Thursday, April 11, 2024 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
Room 440, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Miori Sagara, President & CEO, Baobab Inc.
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Faculty, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Co-Founder, Japanese Management Leadership Program, CJEB
Note: This event is part of CJEB’s Japanese Management Leadership Program.
Fashion Industry’s Challenges and Opportunities: Local and Global Sustainability and Social Impact
Monday, April 15, 2024 | 6:00 – 7:15 PM (Reception to follow)
Cooperman Commons, Geffen Hall, Columbia Business School
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Featuring:
Kikka Hanazawa, Trustee, Columbia University; Fashion Social Entrepreneur; and Nonprofit Founder
Miki Higasa, Founder, Kaleidoscope Consulting
Ngozi Okaro, Founder and Executive Director, Custom Collaborative
Wendy Waugh, Global Head and SVP of Sustainability, Theory LLC
Moderator: Constance White, Award-winning journalist and author of How to Slay
Opening Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Note: This event is part of the Women’s Career Advancement Initiative of CJEB’s JMLP Program.
June
2024 CJEB Annual Tokyo Conference
Navigating Global Challenges: AI, Innovation, Monetary Policy, and Trade
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 | 1:15 p.m. – 6:25 p.m. (Reception to follow) (Registration starts at 12:30 p.m.)
Location: Otemachi Financial City Conference Center, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Co-sponsored by: Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Fee: 15,000 JPY | Simultaneous translation provided
Agenda
Keynote: AI, Growth, and Productivity
Costis Maglaras
Dean; David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business
Columbia Business School
Other Sessions:
● How Japanese Business Leaders Can “Think Bigger” by Professor Sheena S. Iyengar
● Fireside Chat on AI and Innovation
● Evolving Monetary Policy in Japan and the United States
● The Future of the Global Trading System
Confirmed Participants (As of 3/18/24):
Laura Alfaro, Warren Alpert Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Ryozo Himino, Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan
Bernard Hoekman, Professor, European University Institute
Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Sheena S. Iyengar, S.T. Lee Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Fukunari Kimura, Senior Professor, Keio University
Patricia C. Mosser, Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Tsutomu Watanabe, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Alan Wm. Wolff, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Former Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO)
December
Save the Date
A Special Lunchtime Seminar with Mr. Uotani ’83, Chairman and CEO of Shiseido Company
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 12:45 – 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided)
TBC, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Masahiko Uotani ’83, Chairman and CEO, Shiseido Company, Limited
Moderator: David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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