2017年8月12日

Date	Tuesday, June 2, 2014
Venue	German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Rauchstraße 17/18, 10787 Berlin, Germany
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

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TopicsThe 2nd JEF-DGAP International Conference
"How to get out of the crisis? Different approaches in Japan and the EU towards growth"

10:00-10:30am OFFICIAL WELCOMEBaron Paul von Maltzahn, Secretary General, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

10:30-12:00am SESSION 1: MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY"Abenomics" and Austerity Policy as a way towards Growth

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
Presentation
Dr. Reinhard Felke, Head of Directorate E B, Federal Ministry of Finance
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Dr. Klaus Günter Deutsch, Senior Economist, Head of Berlin Office, Deutsche Bank (DB) Research
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Moderator: Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, JEF

1:00-2:30 pm SESSION 2: GROWTH STRATEGIESPart 1: Increasing Productivity and Competitiveness through Trade (EU-Japan FTA, TTIP, and TPP)

Speakers:
Toshiyuki Shiga, Representative Director, Vice Chairman, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Presentation
Jun Arima, Director General, Japan External Trade Organization, London
Presentation
MinDirig Christian Berger, Director for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Jens Nagel, Director, Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider, Director of the Research Institute, DGAP

3:00-4:30 pm GROWTH STRATEGIESPart 2: The Challenge of ageing Societies

Speakers:
Kazuhiko Toyama, Representative Director and CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
Presentation
Nicola Brüning, Head of BMW Representative Office Berlin
Dr. Steffen Angenendt, Senior Associate, Research Division: Global Issues, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Presentation
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider Director of the Research Institute, DGAP

4:30-4:50 pm CLOSING CEREMONYBaron Paul von Maltzahn
Kazumasa Kusaka

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Dr. Steffen Angenendt	Senior Associate, Research Division: Global Issues, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
Jun ARIMA, Director General	Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) London
MinDirig Christian BERGER	Director for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Dr. Friederike BOSSE	Secretary General, Japanese-German Center Berlin
Nicola BRUNING	Head of BMW Representative Office Berlin
Hans Joachim DAERR	Ambassador (ret.)
Dr. Klaus Gunter DEUTSCH	Senior Economist, Head of Berlin Office, Deutsche Bank (DB) Research
Dr. Reinhard FELKE	Head of Directorate E B, Federal Ministry of Finance
Naoyuki HARAOKA	Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation
Kazumasa KUSAKA	Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Baron Paul von Maltzahn	Secretary General, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Jens NAGEL, Director	Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA)
Shinichi SAITO	Executive Director, International Affairs, Japan Economic Foundation
Prof. Dr. Eberhard SANDSCHNEIDER	Otto Wolff-Director of the Research Institute, Head of the China/Asia-Pacific Program, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Toshiyuki SHIGA	Representative Director, Vice Chairman, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Kazuhiko TOYAMA	Representative Director and CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi YOSHIKAWA	Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
Dr. Takashi UNAYAMA	Principal Economist, Public Policy Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan

Date	Friday, 12 July, 2013
Venue	Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Institut Aspen France

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TopicsThe 10th Japan-Europe Conference
"EU-Japan Economic Relations: Present and Future"

WELCOMING WORDS
Mr. Pierre-Antoine GAILLY, Chairman of the Paris Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry

OPENING REMARKS
Mr. Kazumasa KUSAKA, Chairman and CEO of Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

SESSION 1: ECONOMIC SESSION"DIVERGING EUROPEAN AND JAPANESE STRATEGIES"

*What are the lessons from the Eurocrisis? How are European countries going to manage this challenge?
*Assessment of Abenomics: what are the major effects witnessed so far and what should we expect?
*What kind of structural reforms are required in both Japan and Europe?

Moderator:
Mr. Christian SAUTTER, Former Finance Minister

Japanese Speaker:
Prof. Takatoshi ITO, Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, and Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo
"Abenomics: Episode II"
Presentation

EU Speakers:
Mr. Satoshi IMAI, President, Nomura Bank France
"The impact of Abenomics on Japanese household financial assets"
Presentation

Mr. Jean-Yves COLIN, Former Banker, Member of the Asia Centre
"Abenomics, Abelitics or Abegeddon?"

SESSION 2: TRADE SESSION"INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION"

*Free trade agreements, a new hope for growth?
*China's rise: opportunity or challenge?

Moderator:
Mr. Naoyuki HARAOKA, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Japanese Speakers:
Mr. Michitaka NAKATOMI, Consulting Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
"The Era of mega FTAs - Challenges and global governance"
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Mr. Tomohiro KANEKO, Principal Director, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
"The emergence of a global value chain and Japan's trade policy"
Presentation
Presentation

EU Speakers:
Mr. Etienne OUDOT DE DAINVILLE, Ministry of Economy and Finance
"The EU trade agenda in Asia: a French perspective"

Prof. Patrick MESSERLIN, Professor at Sciences Po
"Negotiating mega-FTAs: a new game"
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Mrs. Alice EKMAN, Research Fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), Associate Professor at Sciences Po
Mrs. Céline PAJON, Research Fellow at the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI),
"China-Japan relations under the new leaderships - A Beijing-Tokyo comparative perspective"
Presentation

SESSION 3: FUTURE PROSPECT SESSION"MIDDLE TO LONG TERM IMPEDIMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH"

*Energy and environment: What kind of impact will the US's strive for energy independency (thanks to the shale gas revolution) have on both "energy consuming" and "energy exporting" countries?
*Ageing Society: Is an ageing society an opportunity or an impediment for sustainable economic growth?

Moderator:
Mr. Nicolas TENZER, Member of the Managing Board of Aspen Institute France, and President of the Initiative for the Development of French Expertise

Japanese Speaker:
Mr. Jun ARIMA, Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), London
"Shale gas revolution & Japan's energy & climate challenges"
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EU Speakers:
Dr. Fatih BIROL, Chief Economist and Director of Global Energy Economics, the International Energy Agency in Paris
"Energy and environment: impacts of the shale gas revolution"

Mr. Philippe WAECHTER, Economic Research Director, Natixis
"Ageing, job market, and growth"

Mr. Patrick AUBERT, General Secretary of the French Pensions Advisory Council
"Reforming the French pension system in the context of an ageing society"

CLOSING REMARKS
Mrs. Martine BIZOUARD-HAYAT, Co-chairman of the Managing Board of Aspen Institute France

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PARTICIPANT : 40

MS. CECILE ANDRE	Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Equipment Finance Business Line Member, Paris Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR-PIDF)
MR. JUN ARIMA	Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), London
MR. PATRICK AUBERT	(Conseil d'orientation des Retraites-COR)
MR. JEAN-FRANCOIS BALLORAIN	Owner & Managing Director, THE JF STEEL HUB
MR. FATIH BIROL	Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency, Paris
MRS. MARTINE BIZOUARD-HAYAT	Co-Chairman of the Managing Board, Aspen Institute France Founder and President, Terra Incognita
MME. NORIKO CARPENTIER TOMINAGA	Director, Comite d'Echanges Franco-Japonais (CEFJ)
MR. FREDERIC CHICHE	Partner, Benoit & Associes
MR. BENOIT COEURE	Member of the Board Executive, European Central Bank
MR. JEAN-YVES COLIN	Former Banker, Member, Asia Center
MR. JEAN-FRANCOIS DI MEGLIO	President, Asia Center
MME. ORIANNE DUPRAT-BRIOU	President Managing Board, Aspen France Chief of Tax Bureau, Personal Tax, Ministry of Finance, France
MS. ALICE EKMAN	Research Fellow, China, Center for Asian Studies, French Institute of International Relations
MR. KUNIKAZU FUJIWARA	Directeur General of Corporate Communication, Shiseido International Europe
MR. PIERRE-ANTOINE GAILLY	Chairman, Paris Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIR-PIDF) and Comite d'Echanges Franco-Japonais (CEFJ)
MR. RENAUD GUIDEE	Member of the Managing Board, Aspen Institute France Executive Director Goldman Sachs, Paris
MR. NAOYUKI HARAOKA	Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
MR. SATOSHI IMAI	President, Nomura Bank, France
PROF. TAKATOSHI ITO	Dean, Graduate School of Public Policy, and Professor, Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo
MR. JEROME ITTY	Secretary General, Japan European Conference Aspen Mission Leader, General Inspection, Ministry of Finance, France
MR. TOMOHIRO KANEKO	Principal Director, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
MS. FRANCOISE KLEIN	Chief Asia Bureau, Treasury, Ministry of Finance, France
MR. KAZUMASA KUSAKA	Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
MR. OLIVIER MELLERIO	President Mellerio International, President Interfinexa Member, CCIR-PIDF, and Vice-Chairman, CEFJ
MR. PATRICK MESSERLIN	Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Sciences Po, Paris Director, "Groupe d'Economie Mondiale" (GEM), Sciences Po
MR. CLAUDE MEYER	Senior Research Fellow, "Groupe d'Economie Mondiale" (GEM), Sciences Po Professor CFJM (French-Japanese Management Center), Rennes University Member, Scientific Committee, Europe-Asia Program, Sciences Po
MS. ISABELLE NAHUM	Deputy Director Legal Service, Artemis
MR. MICHITAKA NAKATOMI	Consulting Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
MR. ETIENNE OUDOT DE DAINVILLE	Trade and Investment Policy, Economic Counselor, Treasury, Ministry of Finance, France
MS. CELINE PAJON	Research Fellow Specializes in Japan's Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy, and Defense Posture, Ifri Center for Asian Studies
MR. MINEAKI SAITO	Deputy CEO, Hermes International
AMB. SHINICHI SAITO	Executive Director, International Affairs, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
MR. CHRISTIAN SAUTTER	Former Finance Minister, France
MS. JANET STEINMETZER	Member of the Managing Board, Aspen Institute France
MR. NICOLAS TENZER	Member of the Managing Board, Aspen Institute France President, The Initiative for the Development of French Expertise
MR. KOJI TOYOKUNI	Director General, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Paris
MR. PATRICE VIAL	Senior Advisor, Hawkpoint Partners Limited
MR. FRANCOIS VIDAL	Deputy Editor at Les Echos, The French Economic Daily
MR. PHILIPPE WAETCHER	Chief Economist, Natixis Bank, Paris
MS. HELENE ZWANG	Head of Institutional Affairs and Business Diplomacy Department at the International European Affairs Division

Date	Friday, March 22, 2013
Venue	The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
Sponsors	apan Economic Foundaion (JEF) The Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)

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TopicsWelcoming Remarks
-Paola Subacchi, Research Director, International Economics, Chatham House
-Kazumasa Kusaka, Senior Adviser, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Session 1: Economic Integration between Asia and Europe: Opportunities and Challenges*The negotiations for an EU-Japan FTA
*Is further integration with East-Asian countries possible?
*The role of China and its relationship with Japan

Chair:
Paola Subacchi, Research Director, International Economics, Chatham House

Speakers:
-Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, Director, European Centre for International Political Economy
-John Cooke, Chairman, Liberalisation of Trade in Services Committee, The City UK
-Amb. Jonathan Fried, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the WTO, Geneva

Session 2: Regional and International Coordination of Monetary Policies*Should Asia move towards a coordination of exchange rate policies, in the sense of collective currency appreciation vis-à-vis the USD?
*What are the regional implications of the increased regional use of the Chinese RMB?
*What are the future prospects for the role of the Japanese yen?

Chair:
Yosuke Kawakami, Minister for Financial Affairs, Embassy of Japan in the UK

Speakers:
-Takatoshi Kato, President, Japan Center of International Finance
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-Masaaki Kanno, Chief Economist, JP Morgan, Japan

Session 3: Rising Public Debt: Challenges and Risks to Developed Economies*Major differences and characteristics witnessed between Japanese debt and European debt, and risks thereof
*Shall the Japanese experience be compared to the European situation?
*Can highly indebted European countries learn a lesson from the Japanese experience?

Chair:
Shigeto Nagai, Chief Representative in London, General Manager for Europe, Bank of Japan

Speakers:
-Sebastian Barnes, Counsellor to the Chief Economist, OECD
-Keiro Kitagami, Parliamentary Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan (2011-12) and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (2012), Japan
Presentation

Session 4: Asia and Europe: Which Lessons to Learn for Regional Integration? Moderator: Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

*Which lessons to learn from the European integration?
*Will a protracted Euro crisis impact attempts at regional integration in the Eurozone and derail future integration in Asia and worldwide?
*Is economic integration the preliminary condition for tighter political relations in Asia and Europe?

Chair:
Andrew Fraser, Council Member, Chatham House and Senior Adviser, Mitsubishi Corporation

Speakers:
-Jun Arima, Director General, Japan External Trade Organisation, London
-Jacques Cailloux, Chief European Economist, Nomura International
-Kazumasa Kusaka, Senior Adviser, Japan Economic Foundation
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Special Speaker:
Yoshiyuki Kasai, Chairman and Representative Director, Central Japan Railway Company

Closing Remarks
Paola Subacchi, Research Director, International Economics, Chatham House

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Date	Friday, November 30, 2012
Venue	The Delegation of the European Union to Japan
Sponsors	The Delegation of the European Union to Japan Japan Economic Foundation(JEF) EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

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TopicsOpening Remarks:
Maeve Collins, Minister, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to Japan
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman & CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Keynote 1: "EU Responses to the European Sovereign Debt Crisis"Peter Bekx, Director of International Economic and Financial Affairs, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
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Keynote 2: "Growth Strategies and Fiscal Consolidation in Japan"Sahoko Kaji, Professor, Keio University
Presentation

Keynote 3: "Achieving Sustainable Growth Paths in the EU"Moreno Bertoldi, Head of the Unit for Countries of the G-20, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Presentation

Q & A
Coffee Break

Panel Discussion (comments by 2 panelists followed by discussion with all speakers and panelists)Moderator: Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Panelists:
- Eiji Yamashita, Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University
Presentation

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- Sayuri Itoh, Senior Economist, NLI Research Institute
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Keynote speakers:
- Peter Bekx, Director of International Economic and Financial Affairs, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
- Sahoko Kaji, Professor, Keio University
- Moreno Bertoldi, Head of the Unit for Countries of the G-20, DG Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission

Closing Remarks:
Hiroshi Tsukamoto, General Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

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Date	Thursday, February 16, 2012
Venue	German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) Rauchstraße 17/18, 10787 Berlin, Germany
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

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Topics"How Japan and Germany Cooperate in Major World Issues?"
JEF-DGAP International Symposium

OFFICIAL WELCOME
Amb. Paul Freiherr von Maltzahn, Executive Vice President, DGAP
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, JEF; Former Chairman and CEO, JETRO; Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs, MITI (METI as of now)

SESSION 1: THE FTA BETWEEN THE EU AND JAPAN: BENEFITS AND RISKSSpeakers:
Yorizumi Watanabe, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
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Hubert Knirsch, Head of Division, International Economic and Financial Policy, Federal Foreign Office (AA)

Friedolin Strack, Head of Asia and Africa Department, Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Moderator:
Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director of JEF

LUNCH
Key-note Speaker: Amb. Andreas von Stechow

SESSION 2: THE NUCLEAR INCIDENT IN FUKUSHIMA: CONSEQUENCES FOR THE ENERGY MIX IN GERMANY AND JAPANSpeakers:
Nobuo Tanaka, Global Associate for Energy Security and Sustainability, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan; Former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
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Prof. Dr. Diethard Mager, Director for Fundamental Energy Questions; Energy Research; Renewable Energies; Coal, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi)

Dr. Eberhard von Rottenburg, Senior Manager and Energy Expert in the Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider, Director of the Research Institute, DGAP

SESSION 3: HOW JAPAN AND GERMANY CAN COOPERATE TO BUILD UP A COMMON FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE?Speakers:
Amb. Mutsuyoshi Nishimura, Visiting Fellow at Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA); Former Special Advisor to the Cabinet, in charge of Climate change; Former Ambassador in charge of for Global Environment and Chief Climate Negotiator in Japan; Former Ambassador to OECD and to Mexico
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Dr. Karsten Sach, Director for International Climate
Cooperation, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)

Daniel Klingenfeld, MPP, M.Sc., WBGU Research Analyst, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)
Presentation

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider

CLOSING CEREMONY
Amb. Paul Freiherr von Maltzahn
Noboru Hatakeyama

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Participants from Japan: 6

Mr. Noboru Hatakeyama	Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
Mr. Naoyuki Haraoka	Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
Amb. Mutsuyoshi Nishimura	Visiting Fellow at Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA); Former Special Advisor to the Cabinet, in charge of Climate change; Former Ambassador in charge of Global Environment and Chief Climate Negotiator in Japan; Former Ambassador to OECD and to Mexico
Amb. Shinichi Saito	Executive Director, International Affairs, Japan Economic Foundaion (JEF)
Mr. Nobuo Tanaka	Global Associate for Energy Security and Sustainability, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan; Former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Prof. Yorizumi Watanabe	Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University

Participants from Europe: 9

Mr. Daniel Klingenfeld	Research Analyst for Professor Schellnhuber, German Advisory Council on Global Change to the Federal Government (WBGU)
Mr. Hubert Knirsh	Head of Division for International Economic and Financial Policy, Federal Foreign Office
Prof. Dr. Diethard Mager	Deputy Director-General for General issues of Energy Policy, Energy Research, Renewable Eergies, and Coal, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology
Amb. Baron Paul von Maltzahn	Executive Vice President, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Dr. Eberhard von Rottenburg	Senior Manager and Energy Expert in the Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Dr. Karsten Sach	Deputy Director-General for International Cooperation, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider	Director of the Research Institute, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Amb. Andreas von Stechow	Ambassador (rtd), Advisory to the German Foreign Office
Mr. Friedolin Strack	Head of Asia and Africa, Foregin Trade Promotion, Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Date	Friday, December 10,2010
Venue	French Economic, Social and Environmental Council 9, place d'Iena, 75775 Paris cedex 16, France
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Institut Aspen France (ASPEN)

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Topics"Is the world economy's recovery sustainable? A viewpoint from Europe and Japan"

Welcome address by Institut Aspen France and JEF
Institut Aspen France: Mr. Frank Bancel, Member of the Managing Board, Institut Aspen France, and Professor, ESCP Europe business School

Japan Economic Foundation: Mr. Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director,Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Session 1: How do Japan and Europe stand in the world economy's tentative recovery?In the short run: crisis exit strategies
Moderator: Ms. Sayuri Shirai, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Speakers (7 minutes each)
Europe: Mr. Thierry Moulonguet, Senior Advisor to the President of Renault Nissan Alliance;
Mr. Philippe Waechter, Head of economic research, Natixis Asset Management
Japan: Mr. Akinari Horii, Special Adviser to the President, Canon Institute for Global Studies

In the longer run: is capitalism changing in nature?
- Capitalism regulation (including financial regulation), government intervention, nationalization, business competition
- Future direction of capitalism
Moderator: Mr. Franck Bancel, Member of the Managing Board, Institut Aspen France, and professor, ESCP Europe Business School
Speakers (7 minutes each)
Europe: Mr. Satoshi Imai, Chairman of the Board, Banque Nomura;
Mr. Jacques Gravereau, President of HEC Eurasia Institute,
Japan: Mr. Naohiro Yashiro, Professor, International Christian University

Working luncheon hosted by Institut Aspen France and Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
Chaired by Mr. Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Institut Aspen France and Chairman of the French securities regulator

Session 2: Europe-Japan relations and positioning in a context of growing regional integration and global shiftsThe centripetal and centrifugal forces of the regional economic integration and their impact on Europe-Japan relations
- EU-Japan Economic integration agreement (EIA)
- Regional integration in time of crisis
- The latest Asia-Pacific free-trade agreements movements and their impact on Europe-Japan relations
Moderator: Mr. Kiichiro Fukasaku, Head of Division, Regional Desks, OECD Development Centre
Speakers (7 minutes each)
Europe: Mr. Jean-François Di Meglio, President of Asia Centre
Japan: Mr. Takashi Shimada, Director-General, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade Policy bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

Global political governance of macropolicies in the medium run
- Macroeconomic policies
- The role of coordinating and supranational bodies: G20, UN, IMF, OECD...
- Europe-Japan cooperation for contributing to solving global challenges such as climate change
Moderator: Mr. Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation(JEF)
Speakers (7 minutes each)
Europe: Mr. Claude Meyer, Associate Professor, Sciences Po, and Senior Research Fellow, G.E.M. Sciences Po
Japan : Ms. Sayuri Shirai, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University;
Mr. Shinji Kowase, General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Research Department, Mitsubishi Corporation

Japan and Europe as mature economies in a changing world
- How can Europe and Japan build a new competitive edge based on innovation to enhance their growth potential?
- What can be said of consumer habits in Japan and Europe, not only as drivers for future market growth, but also as reflection of similar cultural patterns?
Moderator: Mr. Raphaël Hadas-Lebel, President of Pensions Advisory Council (Conseil d'orientation des retraites, Paris) and Vice-President of the Advisory Board of Institut Aspen France
Speakers (7 minutes each)
Europe: Mr. Jean-Pierre Duprieu, Member of the General Management of Air Liquide Group;
Mr. Mineaki Saito, Executive Vice President of Hermès International, in charge of Marketing
Japan : Mr. Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

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Europe: 18

Mr. Franck BANCEL	Professor-ESCP Europe Business School; Member of the Managing Board, Institut Aspen France
Ms. Noriko	CARPENTIER-TOMINAGA, Director, Comite d'Echanges Franco-Japonais
Mr. Pierre CUNEO	Chairman of the Managing Board, Institute Aspen France
Ms. Elisabeth DAHAN	Director of International Relations, Council Economique, Social et Environmental
Mr. Jean-Francois DI MEGLIO	President, Asia Centre
Mr. Jean-Pierre DUPRIEU	Member of the General Management, Air Liquide Group
Mr. Kiichiro FUKASAKU	Counsellor, Head of Regional Desks, OECD Development Centre
Mr. Jacques GRAVEREAU	President, HEC Eurasia Institute
Mr. Renaud GUIDEE	Inspecteur des Finances, Ministry of Finance and Budget
Mr. Raphael HADAS-LEBEL	President - Pension Advisory Council (Conseil d'Orientation des Retraites, Paris); Vice-President of the Advisory Board, Institut Aspen France
Mr. Satoshi IMAI	Chairman of the Board, Banque Nomura France
Mr. Jean-Pierre JOUYET	Chairman, Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF); Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Institut Aspen France
Mr. Olivier MELLERIO	President ? Mellerio International; Member of the Supervisory Board, Institut Aspen France
Mr. Claude MEYER	Associate Professor - Sciences Po; Senior Research Fellow, GEM Sciences Po
Mr. Thierry MOULONGUET	Senior Advisor to President Carlos Ghosn, Renault and Nissan Alliance
Mr. Mineaki SAITO	Executive Vice-President in charge of Marketing, Hermes International
Mr. Philippe WAECHTER	Head of Economic Research, Natixis Asset Management
Mr. Shigenobu WATANABE	Deputy Managing Director, JETRO Paris

Japan: 7

Mr. Naoyuki HARAOKA	Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
Mr. Akinari HORII	Special Adviser to the President, Canon Institute for Global Studies
Mr. Shinji KOWASE	General Manager, Corporate Strategy & Research Department, Mitsubishi Corporation
Mr. Takashi SHIMADA	Director-General, Multilateral Trade System Department, Trade
Policy Bureau	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Ms. Sayuri SHIRAI	Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Mr. Naohiro YASHIRO	Professor, International Christian University
Mr. Masaru INOUE	Director, International Affairs, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)