UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Held in the UK on March 27-30, over thirty leaders took part in the 24th UK-Japan 21st Century Group forum. Starting the program off the participants met with UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband. The participants then engaged in a series of roundtables on international economics, domestic and regional developments, climate change, and UK-Japan cooperation on African development.
Agenda
Thursday, March 27 |
Session I: Latest Developments in Japan & East Asia Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange |
Friday, March 28 |
Session II: Latest Development in the UK & Europe Rt. Hon Denis MacShane MP, former Minister for Europe |
Session III: The Growth of Asian Developing Economies: How this may affect the strategic interests of the UK and Japan JapanAmbassador Yoshiyasu Sato, former Ambassador to Beijing UKPhilip Stephens, Associate Editor & Senior Commentator, Financial Times |
Session IV: International Development: Challenges for the UK and Japan in their development assistance effort in Africa and other areas JapanMasaki Miyaji, Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation UKPaul Batchelor, Chairman, Crown Agents |
Saturday, March 29 |
Session V: Climate Change JapanTaizo Yakushiji, Cabinet Council for Science & Technology Policy UKSimon Buckle, Director of Climate Policy, The Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London |