Tuesday, August 29

• Opening Remarks

MOGI Yuzaburo, Japanese Chairman

GONG Ro-myung, Korean Chairman

• Session I: The Political, Economic, and Social Developments in Korea and Japan

• Japan

CHINO Keiko, Chief Editorial Writer, The Sankei Shimbun

• Korea

On politics and society:

KWON Young-bin, President, JoongAng Ilbo

On economy:

BAE In-joon, Chief Editorial Writer, The Donga Ilbo

Wednesday, August 30

• Session II: Security Issues in East Asia and Korea-Japan Cooperation
• Korean and Japanese Perspectives on the Role of the United States
• Korean and Japanese Response to the Growing Chinese Presence
• Prospects of Security Challenges in the Korean Peninsula and Korea-Japan Cooperation

Speakers:

MAEHARA Seiji, Member, House of Representatives (DPJ)

HYUN In-taek, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University

• Session III: Economic Development in East Asia and Korea-Japan Cooperation
• Responding to Energy Security Issues in Korea and Japan and the Prospects for Bilateral Cooperation
• Policy Measures for Dramatic Expansion of Korea-Japan Economic Relations
• Korea-Japan Cooperation Towards East Asia Community Building

Speakers:

SHIOZAKI Yasuhisa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs; Member, House of Representatives (LDP)

CHO S. R., Chairman, Hyosung Group; Chairman, The Korea-Japan Economic Council

• Session IV: Open Dialogue: Fundamental Challenges of Korea-Japan Relations and Future Prospects
• The Respective Domestic Responses in Korea and Japan to Current Issues of Dispute
• Major Constraints to Constructive Development of Korea-Japan Relations and Effective Means to Remove Them

Speakers:

OKONOGI Masao, Dean, Faculty of Law, Keio University

GONG Ro-myung, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Thursday, August 31

• Session V: The Significance and Challenges of the New Cultural Contacts Between Korea and Japan
• The New Popular Trends of "Hanryu" (Korean Pop-culture Boom in Japan) and "Ken-Hanryu" (anti-Hanryu) and their Impact on Bilateral Relations
• Prospects for Regional Level Exchange and Development of Tourism
• Assessing the Impact of Emerging New Dimensions of Korea-Japan Exchange with the Development of New Communication Tools

Speakers:

OGOURA Kazuo, President, The Japan Foundation

LEE Chi-won, Assistant Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, Hallym University