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International Thinktank Forum

-Commemoration Project of the "Japan's 21st Century Vision"-


May 28th, 2005
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
Cabinet Office (CAO), Government of Japan


DateMay 28, Saturday, 2005
VenueNagoya University (Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture)
Participants    List of participants is here(PDF-format 8KB)
Agenda

10:30    Opening

[PART 1]
10:30-12:15    "Future of World Economy in 2030"    Document (PDF-Format 250KB)
Issues:
> Global factors that affect the course of the world economy toward 2030, such as economic integration, energy, environment
> Japan's role in tackling these issues
<Moderator> Mitsuo Hosen (Executive Research Fellow of ESRI)
(a) Keynote Speech (15min)
    Speaker:Min Tang (Deputy country director, Asian Development Bank Resident Mission in PRC, China) (to be confirmed)
(b) Kick off presentation (10 min, 5 minutes each)
    Presentation 1:Paola Subacchi (Head, International Economics Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), GB)
    Presentation 2: Chalongphob Sussangkarn (President, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Thailand)
(c) Round Discussion (75 min)
(d) Closing Remarks for the Session 1 (5 min)
[Lunch] 12:15-13:15
[PART 2]
13:15-15:00    "Japan's Long Term Potential"    Document (PDF-Format 83KB)
Issues:
> Japan's future picture as the front runner of ageing world, such as:
> Economy; Virtuous circle of productivity and income
> Government; rich public services and small government
> Life; healthy life expectancy of 80 years
<Moderator> Takashi Omori (Vice president of ESRI)
(a) Keynote Speech (15min)
    Speaker: William T. Breer (Japan Chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), USA)
(b) Kick off presentation (5 min, 5 minutes each)
    Presentation 1: Barry Bosworth (Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution, USA)
(c) Round Discussion (80 min)
(d) Closing Remarks for the Session 2 (5 min)
[PART 3]
15:10-16:30    "The Role of Think Tank in Policy Making"    Document (PDF-Format 330KB)
Issues:
> How the think-tanks can contribute to an effective policy making
<Moderator> Yutaka Kosai (President of ESRI)
(a) Kick off presentation (25 min, 5 minutes each)
    Presentation 1: Choongsoo Kim (President, Korea Development Institute (KDI), Korea)
    Presentation 2: Hjerppe Reino (Director General, Government Institute for Economic Research (VATT), Finland)
    Presentation 3: Hernan Cortes (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Chile)
    Presentation 4: Kent Calder (Director, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, USA)
    Presentation 5: Kiyoshi Kurokawa (President, Science Council of Japan)
(b) Round Discussion (50 min)
(c) Closing Remarks for the Session 3 (5 min)
[PART 4]
16:45-17:45    "Closing Session"    Document (PDF-Format 28KB)
Issues:
> Presentation of your idea about the course of the 21st Century
<Moderator> Yutaka Kosai (President of ESRI)
(a) Brief Speech: Heizo Takenaka (Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy)
(b) Presentation (2-3 minutes each)
    Presentations by all foreign participants
17:45    Closing
Others
(1) Japanese-English simultaneous Interpreting
(2) Open to journalists
(3) Broadcast via Internet


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