UK-Japan 21st Century Group
The 17th Group Conference was held on February 15-18, 2001, in Tokyo and on Awaji Island. Thirty-seven participants from Japan and the UK discussed new developments in Japan and Asia as well as in the UK and Europe, the challenges of global governance, and the outlook for international economic institutions. The program also included a reception hosted by Kiyohiro Araki, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, and a luncheon hosted by British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Stephen Gomersall.
Agenda
Thursday, February 15 | |
Session I: Developments in Japan and Asia
Speakers:• Hideya Taida, Senior Vice President and Executive Corporate Officer, Marubeni Corporation • Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Member, House of Representatives; Former Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Finance | |
Friday, February 16 | |
Session II: Developments in the UK and Europe
Speaker:• Anatole Kaletsky, Economic Columnist, The Times | |
Saturday, February 17 | |
Session III: Coping with the Challenges of Global Governance—Role of the UN, US, and UK/Japan
Speakers:• John Chipman, Director, International Institute for Strategic Studies • Masashi Nishihara, President, National Defense Academy • Hatsuhisa Takashima, Director, The United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo | |
Session IV: Challenges of International Economic Organizations—Responding to the Backlash Against Globalization
Speakers:• Koji Watanabe, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange; Executive Advisor, Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) • Sir Alan Budd, Provost of the Queen's College, Oxford; Former Member, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England | |
Sunday, February 18 | |
Session V: Challenge of the New Era
Speakers:• Lord Howell, Opposition Spokesman on Foreign Affairs, House of Lords • Shigefumi Matsuzawa, Member, House of Representatives • Kiyoshi Yamakawa, Corporate Advisor, Sony Corporation | |