[Call for Participants] "Asahi Earth Conference 2021: Hope and Action Change the World"

The Asahi Shimbun will hold the international symposium "Asahi Earth Conference 2021" online over five days from Sunday, October 17 to Thursday, October 21.
This year's main theme is "Hope and Action Change the World." The event will be streamed online only, without inviting general attendees to the venue.
Details on speakers and programs, the latest information, and viewing registration are available on the official website.

<Organizer> The Asahi Shimbun Company <Co-organizer> TV Asahi
＜Special Sponsors＞Asahi Glass Foundation, Aderans, AEON Environmental Foundation, Suntory Holdings, JT, Taiwan External Trade Development Council
＜Sponsor＞Sumitomo Forestry
＜Special Cooperation＞The Imperial Hotel, TV Asahi Visual
＜Collaborators＞Global Compact Network Japan, Japan Marketing Association, Asahi Student Newspaper, CNET Japan, HuffPost Japan
＜Special Co-hosts＞The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, The University of Tokyo Future Vision Research Center
<Supported by> 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

■Main Session Themes and Scheduled Speakers (Titles Omitted)

【October 17 (Sun)】
◇"Learning SDGs with Non"
Non (Actress/Creative Artist)
◇ "Humanity and Society in the Post-COVID Era: Considering 'New Knowledge' Now"
Michael Sandel (Professor, Harvard University, USA) / Shinichi Fukuoka (Biologist) / Tomoko Nagano (Broadcaster) *Special Co-host: Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
◇ "Space Exploration and Development: The Future Path"
Yuichi Tsuda (Hayabusa2 Project Manager) and others
◇"Our Home 'Earth': What We Want to Leave for Our Children"
Ebizo Ichikawa (Kabuki Actor) / Ann MacDonald (Professor, Sophia University Graduate School) / Daiki Oki (Hydrologist)

【Monday, October 18】
◇"Climate Security and Geopolitics"
Yasuko Kameyama (Director, Social Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies) et al.
◇"At Least the Universe Was New"
Mitsunobu Okada (CEO, Astroscale Holdings) / Tomoe Shinohara (Designer/Artist) / Akira Fujishima (Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science) and others
◇ "Considering Japan's Strained Healthcare System Amid COVID-19"
Kenji Kutsuna (Professor, Graduate School of Osaka University) et al.

【Tuesday, October 19】
◇"Rethinking Democracy from the Ground Up"
Colin Woodard (American Historian) / Shigeki Uno (Professor, University of Tokyo)
◇"Sisterhood for Survival: The Present and Future of Women and Politics"
Mikako Brady (Writer)
◇Public Lecture: "Digital Nature: What Am I?"
Yoichi Ochiai (CEO, Pixie Dust Technologies) and others

【Wednesday, October 20】
◇"Where Is America Headed?"
Tomohiro Machiyama (Film Critic) / Mineko Nonomachi (Writer)
◇"It's Not Just Climate Change!"
Yukari Takamura (Professor, University of Tokyo) and others *Special Co-host: University of Tokyo Future Vision Research Center
◇"Taiwan, Digital, Democracy"
Audrey Tang (Minister without Portfolio for Digital Affairs, Taiwan)

【Thursday, October 21】
◇"The Pandemic and Civilization"
Koichi Goka (Director, Ecological Risk Assessment and Countermeasures Research Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies) et al.
◇"Osaka-Kansai Expo: How to Envision Future Society"
Keiko Sakai (Director of Public Relations Strategy, Japan International Exposition 2025 Association) and others
◇"Metabolism of the Japanese Economy"
Tomoko Minami (Chairperson, DeNA; Vice Chairperson, Keidanren) and others
◇"Let's Pour Our Love into the 'Future'—For a Slightly Better World"
Kazuto Ataka (Professor, Keio University) / Momoko Nojo (Representative Director, NO YOUTH NO JAPAN) and others