Japan Economic Foundation

Japan-US Forum

1.Date Wednesday, November 16, 2011
2.Venue

The Ritz Carlton Chicago Hotel, The Concorde Room, 12F
160 East Pearson Street
Chicago IL 60611 U.S.A.

3.Sponsors Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA)
4.Participants List  
5.Topics

"SHAPING NEW ECONOMIC AGENDAS"
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Japan Economic Foundation Seminar

WELCOME REMARKS:
Marshall M. Bouton, President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

INTRODUCTION: FRAMING THE ISSUES AND DISCUSSION:
Japan Cochair - Noboru Hatakeyama, Japan Economic Foundation
US Cochair – Michael H. Moskow, Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

SESSION I: Regaining Economic Growth in Developed Economies - The Situation and Outlook for the U.S., Japan and the EU

Chair - Michael H. Moskow, Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

-15 minute overview – Japanese Perspective: Naohiro Yashiro, Visiting Professor, International Christian University
Presentation
-15 minute overview – U.S. Perspective: Martin Eichenbaum, Co-Director, Center for International Economics and Development, Northwestern University
-1 hour group discussion

SESSION II: Emerging Market Growth Prospects and Trends

Chair – Marshall M. Bouton, President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

-15 minute overview – Japanese Perspective: Long Ke, Senior Research Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute, Economic Research Center
Presentation
-15 minute overview – U.S. Perspective: David Hale, Chairman, David Hale Global Economics
-45 minute group discussion

Paper

SESSION III: Identifying New Sources of Growth – Agenda Items for the 2012 Chicago G8 Summit

Chair – Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

-15 minute overview – Japanese Perspective: Michitaka Nakatomi, Principal Trade Negotiator, Trade Policy Bureau, METI; Senior Fellow, RIETI
Presentation
-15 minute overview – U.S. Perspective: P. Zachary Egan, Director of International Research and Co-Portfolio Manager, Colombia Wanger Asset Management
-1 hour group discussion

CONCLUDING DISCUSSION
U.S. Cochair – Michael H. Moskow, Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Japan Cochair – Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

CLOSING REMARKS
Marshall M. Bouton, President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

ADJOURNMENT


Program

Summary
Summary in Japanese

6.Conference Summary  
7.Chairman's Speech