The Shinzo Abe Initiative 2nd Conference – Make the Economy of Japan Great in the Age of Global Enlightenment

by Editor | Apr 3, 2023 | News

Time: April 5^th, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Tokyo time (UTC+9)
Venue: Okura Salon at The Okura Tokyo
6 F, 2-10-4 Toranomon Minato-ku Tokyo Japan     

Agenda 

9:00
Introduction, Nobue Mita, Representative of Boston Global Forum in Japan
Opening Remarks, Kotaro Suzuki, Consul General of Japan in Boston
Honoring and Memorializing Prime Minister Abe as a Global Enlightenment Leader, Governor Michael Dukakis
A Song Honoring and Memorializing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Renowned Singer Bui Thi Thuy
Make the Economy of Japan Great in the Age of Global Enlightenment, Nguyen Anh Tuan, CEO of Boston Global Forum, Co-founder of the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security

Moderator: Ichiro Fujisaki, Former Japanese Ambassador to the USA, The president of Nakasone Peace Institute

Key Speakers:
Adam Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for international Economics
Cameron Kerry, Former US Acting Secretary of Commerce
Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs
Taro Kono, Japanese Minister of Digital Affairs

Panel “Make the Economy of Japan Great in the Age of Global Enlightenment”
Part 1: Building Japan as a pillar of AI and digital economy alliance between Japan, US, India, Europe

Moderator: Jesper Koll, Senior Advisor, WisdomTree Investments Inc.; Founding Member and Head of Policy Committee, Asia Society Japan Center

Panelists of panel 1:
Governor Michael Dukakis, Chair of Boston Global Forum
Alex Pentland, MIT Professor, Board Member of Michael Dukakis Institute, Distinguished Contributor to the book “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”
Thomas Patterson, Harvard Professor
Dr. David Silbersweig, Harvard Professor
Nazli Choucri, MIT Professor
Adam Posen, President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics
Etsuro Honda, Former Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland, former Special Advisor to the Abe Cabinet for “Abenomics”, former Staff Member of the MOF, Japan
Masazumi Wakatabe, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan (3/20~) Waseda professor
Tatsuo Hatta, Executive Board Chair, Asian Growth Research Institute; Former president of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; “Mr. Abenomics”
Koichi Hamada, Yale professor, Special Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Shiro Armstrong, Professor of Australian National University
Waichi Sekiguchi, President of MM Research Institute, Former Editorial Writer of Nikkei
Newspaper
John Henry Clippinger, Co-Director of the Law Lab at Harvard University
Thomas Kehler, Technology pioneer in AI (Chief Scientist, CrowdSmart, CEO, IntelliCorp) and eCommerce (CEO Connect)
Shyamal Sharma, Brandeis Scholar

Part 2: How to build economic security and protect against China’s economic threat
Speakers:
Etsuro Honda, Former Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland, former Special Advisor to the Abe Cabinet for “Abenomics”, former Staff Member of the MOF, Japan,“Mr. Abenomics”
Masazumi Wakatabe, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan (3/20~) Waseda professor
Tatsuo Hatta, Executive Board Chair, Asian Growth Research Institute; Former president of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Sanjay Anandatam, iSPIRT Foundation, India

Panel 2: How to build economic security and protect against China’s economic threat

Moderator: Ichiro Fujisaki, Former Japanese Ambassador to the USA, The president of Nakasone Peace Institute

Panelists of panel 2:
Yasuhide Nakayama, Former State Minister, Ministry of Defense and Foreign Affairs
John Quelch, Charles Edward Wilson Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
Tsuneo Watanabe, Fellow of Sasakawa Peace Foundation/CSIS
Etsuro Honda, Former Japanese Ambassador to Switzerland, former Special Advisor to the Abe Cabinet for “Abenomics”, former Staff Member of the MOF, Japan
Masazumi Wakatabe, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan (3/20~) Waseda professor
Tatsuo Hatta, Executive Board Chair, Asian Growth Research Institute; Former president of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; “Mr. Abenomics”
Kazuto Suzuki, Professor of Tokyo University
Shiro Armstrong, Professor of Australian National University
Jesper Koll, Senior Advisor, WisdomTree Investments Inc.; Founding Member and Head of Policy Committee, Asia Society Japan Center
Noburu Okabe, Sankei editorial writer, Former London Bureau Chief
Peter landers, Wall Street Journal Tokyo Bureau Chief
Akiko Yoshida, Former Director General, MLIT, a member of America Japan Society
Yuji Ukai, President, FFRI Inc.
Hiroshi Ito, the former captain of the Ministry of Defense, the first cyber unit of the Self-Defense Forces
Toshio Nawa, a Cybersecurity Expert.

11:30
Q&A by Audience to Speakers & Panelists

11:55
Concluding Remarks, Nguyen Anh Tuan
Thank you, Nobue Mita

Honoring and Memorializing Prime Minister Abe as a Global Enlightenment Leader at the Shinzo Abe Conference on April 5 in Tokyo

by Editor | Mar 20, 2023 | News

The Boston Global Forum (BGF) is set to honor and memorialize former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a Global Enlightenment Leader at the upcoming Shinzo Abe Conference, which will take place on April 5th in Tokyo. The conference will be centered around the theme “Make the Economy of Japan Great in the Age of Global Enlightenment”.

PM Abe, who served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and 2012 to 2020, will be recognized for his outstanding contributions to promoting peace and security in the world. In 2015, PM Abe was honored with the BGF World Leader for Peace and Security Award, in recognition of his role in strengthening Japan’s relationship with other countries and his efforts to promote global peace and security.

The Shinzo Abe Conference will bring together distinguished leaders from Japan, USA, India to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Japan’s economy in the age of globalization. The event will also serve as a platform to celebrate PM Abe’s legacy as a global statesman and his vision for a more prosperous and peaceful world.

By honoring Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as a Global Enlightenment Leader, BGF hopes to inspire others to follow in his footsteps and work towards a more secure and prosperous world.

PM Abe speaking at an Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo event

Japanese former Defense Minister Yasuhide Nakayama named the coordinator of the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security

by Editor | Jan 23, 2023 | News

On January 20, 2023, Boston Global Forum announced that Yasuhide Nakayama has been named the coordinator of the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security. The Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security is an initiative which focuses on promoting peace and security in the region and around the world.

Yasuhide Nakayama, as a former Defense Minister of Japan, brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in the field of international security and defense. His appointment as coordinator of the initiative indicates the significance and importance of Japan’s role in promoting peace and security in the region and the world.

The Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, under the leadership of Yasuhide Nakayama, aims to address the most pressing security challenges facing the world today through dialogue, research, and policy recommendations. The initiative will convene experts, policymakers, and leaders from around the world to discuss and develop solutions to these challenges, with the goal of creating a more stable and peaceful world.