[Call for Participants] "Asahi Global Conference 2020: Five Days for a New Future"
The Asahi Shimbun will host the international symposium "Asahi Global Conference 2020" online for five days from Sunday, October 11 to Thursday, October 15 to discuss solutions to global social issues and the SDGs.
Approximately 30 lectures and panel discussions are planned, and viewers are currently being recruited (free of charge, deadline October 10).
For the program, speaker details, and registration, visit the official website.
Organized by: The Asahi Shimbun Company
Co-hosted by TV Asahi
Special Sponsors: Asahi Glass Foundation, Aderans, NTT Group, Suntory Holdings, SodaStream, Toppan Printing, Panasonic
Sponsors: Sumitomo Forestry, Toyota Motor Corporation
Cooperation: Global Compact Network Japan, Japan Marketing Association, Asahi Student Newspaper, CNET Japan, HuffPost Japan
Special Co-organizer: The University of Tokyo Future Vision Research Center
Supported by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment
Message from the Organizers
This marks the fifth iteration of the Asahi Global Conference, which was renamed from the Asahi Global Environment Forum held from 2008 to 2015.
This year's theme is "Five Days for a New Future." The spread of the novel coronavirus has profoundly impacted not only our lifestyles but also international relations and the global economy. When the pandemic subsides, can we return to our former daily lives? If not, what changes must we make and how should we proceed to build a better world? Through discussions with domestic and international experts, policymakers, and representatives from corporations and NPOs, we hope the Asahi Global Conference will serve as a forum for all participants to consider pathways toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
【Asahi Global Forum 2020】 Main Program
*Titles and speakers are subject to change.
October 11 (Sun)
Lecture: "Promoting Sustainable Recovery with an Eye on 'Future Tokyo'"
Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike
Dialogue: "New Ways of Living and Dying: How the Pandemic Quietly Turns Us into Animals"
Yoichi Ochiai, CEO, Pixie Dust Technologies
Moderator: Ryuichiro Takeshita, Editor-in-Chief, HuffPost Japan
Panel Discussion: "The Power of the Non-Essential and Non-Urgent: Considering the Olympics and the Value of Music in the Pandemic Era"
Writer: Jinsei Tsuji
International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member: Morinari Watanabe
Coordinator: Asahi Shimbun Editorial Writer, Kosuke Inagaki
Panel Discussion: "The Future of Online Education"
Dwango President and CEO: Tsuyoshi Natsuno
Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education Superintendent Rie Hirakawa
Moderator: Asahi Shimbun Education Reporter Asako Miyasaka
Tripartite Discussion: "Aren't You Going to SDGs?"
Actress and Creative Artist: Non
Kaoru Nemoto, Director, United Nations Information Centre
Interviewer: Shōjirō Okuyama, Editor-in-Chief, Asahi Shimbun withnews
Monday, October 12
Guest Address
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Toshimitsu Motegi
German Ambassador to Japan, Ina Repper
Dialogue: "Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy?"
American Political Economist Glenn Weyl
Moderator: Professor Yutaka Sakai, Keio University Faculty of Economics
Panel Discussion: "COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis (1): Where Are the World and Japan Heading?"
〈Video Lecture〉British Ambassador to Japan Paul Madden
Model: Ririan Ono
Professor Yukari Takamura, Center for Future Vision Studies, The University of Tokyo
Rintaro Tamaki, Chairman, International Finance Information Center
Moderator: Toru Ishii, Editorial Writer, The Asahi Shimbun
Panel Discussion: "The Coronavirus Crisis and Culture"
Writer: Yoko Tawada
Keiko Nakamura, Honorary Director, JT Life Sciences Museum
Moderator: Chiaki Yoshimura, Head of Lifestyle & Culture Department, Asahi Shimbun Osaka Headquarters
Special Lecture: "Realizing a Sustainable Society through Energy × ICT"
NTT Executive Officer, Head of Technology Planning Department, Atsuko Oka
October 13 (Tuesday)
Panel Discussion: "Toward a Circular Economy"
Tom Szaky, CEO and Founder, TerraCycle
Melati Wiesen, Founder, Bye Bye Plastic Bags
Chika Aogaki, Senior Researcher, Sustainable Consumption and Production Division, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Moderator: Broadcaster Yuko Kuniya
Special Lecture: "Value Co-creation Environmental Initiatives for SDGs"
Aderans, Senior Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Overseas Business Division, Group CSR & Public Relations Office
Mutsuo Minowa
Special Lecture: "The Challenge of Sustainable PET Bottles"
Suntory Holdings, Corporate Sustainability Promotion Division
Director, Sustainability Promotion Department, Kitamura Nobuyasu
Panel Discussion: "Creating Resilient Spaces: Lessons from Children's Cafeterias"
Yoko Matsushima, Representative Director, Uwajima Grandma
Makoto Yuasa, Chairperson, National Children's Cafeteria Support Center Musubie
Moderator: Kumiko Nakatsuka, Asahi Shimbun Staff Reporter (Children, Poverty)
Panel Discussion: "Challenging Global Issues: Your Actions Shape the Future"
AGC Representative Director, President & CEO, Chairman of the Asahi Glass Foundation, Takuya Shimamura
Toshihiro Nakamura, Co-founder and CEO, Copernic
Video Creator Mizutamari Bond
Moderator: Masataka Toda, Science and Medical Department Reporter, The Asahi Shimbun
Panel Discussion: "Clean and Smart: The Hydrogen Society is Almost Here"
Panasonic Appliances Company, Smart Energy Systems Business Division Manager
Terasaki Atsushi
Director, International Research Center for Hydrogen Energy, Kyushu University Kazunari Sasaki
Manabu Tsuyoshi, Managing Executive Officer & General Manager, Hydrogen Division, Iwatani Corporation
Coordinator: Katsuhiko Tagaya, Economic Department Manager, Asahi Shimbun Osaka Headquarters
Special Lecture: "Recycling: Is It Truly a Smart Solution?"
David Nathan Katz, President & CEO, SodaStream
Wednesday, October 14
Panel Discussion: "Food Tech and a Sustainable Society"
Scrum Ventures Partner Hitoshi Tomomura
Eriko Sekiya, Assistant Leader, Business Development Group, Technology Strategy Planning Department, Nichirei Corporation
Fuji Oil Group, ESG Management Group, CSR Team, Assistant Manager, Yao Yamada
Coordinator: Manami Takahashi, Editor-in-Chief, "SDGs ACTION!", The Asahi Shimbun
Panel Discussion: "Creating the Future with 'Avatar Technology': Can It Change the World Amid the Pandemic?"
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. Information Communication Business Division, Social Innovation Business Unit & Head of Advanced Expression Technology Development Division Takashi Suzuki
Junichi Rekimoto, Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Talent: Manabe Kaori
Moderator: Asahi Shimbun Editorial Writer, Tatsuya Sudo
Panel Discussion: "What is Totalitarianism in the 21st Century?"
Professor, University of Bonn: Markus Gabriel
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo: Sang-chung Kang
Moderator: Jun Takaku, Reporter, Asahi Shimbun Opinion Editorial Department
October 15 (Thursday)
Panel Discussion: "Japan's Post-COVID Economy: Can Fiscal Collapse Be Avoided?"
Keichiro Kobayashi, Senior Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation Policy Research Institute
President, Fujimaki Japan, Takeshi Fujimaki
Moderator: Masato Hara, Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun
Panel Discussion: "Closing the Gender Gap: What We Can Do"
Cybozu President and CEO Aono Yoshihisa
Talent: SHELLY
Moderator: Sawa Okabayashi, Economic Affairs Reporter, The Asahi Shimbun
Panel Discussion: "Dignity and Solidarity: Lessons from the UK and Japan"
Writer/Columnist Mikako Brady
Associate Professor, University of Tokyo Koichiro Kokubu
Moderator: Kyoko Fushio, Reporter, Culture and Lifestyle Department, Asahi Shimbun
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