Seminars

The 5th JEF-KRA Global Risk Symposium 

‘Managing the global politico-economic crisis under the COVID-19 pandemic and searching for solutions’    

As North East Asian and Indo-Pacific countries respond to the growing influence of China in the new international order, could the UK’s post-Brexit “Global Britain” strategy end up being a “White Knight” for the democratic camp? 

Opening Remarks by Mr Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation 

 Guest Speaker: Minister Kuniko Inoguchi, Member of the Parliament, the House of Councillors, Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs of Japan (2005-2006)

Concept of this Global-Risk Symposium: Dr Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal, Komatsu Research & Advisory (KRA)

Speaker: Minister Peter Sinon, Seychellois Minister for Industry, Investments and Natural Resources (2010-2015), High Commissioner to South Africa and Namibia, Executive Director at the African Development Bank (2004-2010)

Speaker: Mr Mike King, former British police officer

Speaker: Dr Dong Yong Sueng, Former member of Council of Policy Advisors to the President of the Republic of Korea as well as a member of Council of Advisors on foreign and security policy to the BLUE HOUSE; Secretary General of Good Farmers (NGO)

Closing Remarks by Mr Toyoda, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

Summary

25 November 2020 15:00-16:30 (JST), 10:00-11:30 (Mauritius time)

Economic Development Board Mauritius (EDB Mauritius)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of Mauritius
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo 
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI)
Japan Business Council for Africa (JBCA)

Japanese/English (Simultaneous interpretation)

Mr Vinay Guddye, Head of Department, Logistics & Africa Desk, EDB

15:00 Opening Remarks
Mr Yuko Yasunaga, Head of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

15:05 Welcome Address
H.E. Mr Mikio Mori, Director-General/ Assistant Minister (Ambassador), African Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
H.E. Mr Haymandoyal Dillum, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade, Mauritius

15:15 Presentation on “Mauritius: Africa’s Investment Hub” 
Mr Ken Poonoosamy, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, EDB

15:45 Testimonial
Mr Paritosh Gupta, Chief Executive Officer – Kukuza Project Development Company (KPDC)

15:55 Remarks
Mr Yoshiaki Ishihara, Executive Director, JETRO Johannesburg
Dr Keiichiro Komatsu, Strategic Advisor to EDB

16:15 Q & A Session

16:25 Closing Remarks
Mr Ken Poonoosamy, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, EDB

“Global risks and opportunities under the “with-corona” global order ”

Day 1

Speaker 1: Sir Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford and a Director of the International Growth Centre, and the ESRC research network, Social Macroeconomics.

Speaker 2: Professor Hassan O. Kaya, Ph.D. in Sociology of Development and International Political Economy, Director of the DSI-NRF Centre in Indigenous Knowledge Systems, the University of Kwazulu-Natal

Day2

Speaker 1: Mr Nigel Inkster CMG, Senior Adviser to IISS and former Assistant Chief and Director of Operations and Intelligence at the British SIS (also known as MI6).

Speaker 2: Dr Dong Yong Sueng, Former member of Council of Policy Advisors to the President of the Republic of Korea as well as a member of Council of Advisors on foreign and security policy to the BLUE HOUSE; Secretary General of Good Farmers (NGO)

Summary

“The importance of the Indo – Pacific Economic zone as a potential key to solving the issues behind Brexit, North Korea and Iran”

Opening Remarks: Mr Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman & CEO, Japan Economic Foundation Guest Speech: Mr. Teruo Asada, Chairman, British Market Council

13:45~14:00 Moderator: Dr Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal, Komatsu Research & Advisory

14:00~15:30 Session 1 ”Contrasting policies regarding North Korea and Iran”

Speaker: Mr Mark Fitzpatrick, Former senior diplomat at the US Department of State, Associate Fellow of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

“The North Korean Economy after Economic Sanctions”

Speaker: Dr Dong Yong Sueng, Former member of Council of Policy Advisors to the President of the Republic of Korea

Q&A

Coffee Break

Session2 ”Japan-UK relations after Brexit“

Speaker: Sir David Wright, Former British Ambassador in Japan, Former first Chief Executive of UK Trade and Investment in the UK, Global Advisor of

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group “The EU and the Indo-Pacific: navigating power politics“

Speaker: Dr Eva Pejsova, Senior Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) Q&A 17:20~17:30 Closing Remarks: Mr. Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman & CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

Date/Time: Wednesday, 5th June 2019, 15:30-17:30
Venue: Elizabeth Rose Hall, 5th Floor, United Nations University
Organisers: UNIDO ITPO Tokyo, Economic Development Board of Mauritius
Co-organiser: Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)
Supporters: Japan Institute for Overseas Investment (JOI)
Language: English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)

15:30  Opening Remarks
            Dr Yuko Yasunaga, Head, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo

15:35  Presentation: “Mauritius: Your Strategic Partner for Investing in Africa “
            Mr. Arvind Radhakrishna, Head, Global Outreach Strategic Business Unit, Economic Development Board (EDB)

15:50  Presentation: “Investment Projects in Mauritius “
            Mr. Radhakrishna Neelayya, Manager, Market Development, EDB

16:00  Short Movie on Trade & Investment Opportunities in Mauritius

16:05  Presentation: “Japan-Mauritius Strategic Relations: Major implications to growth and development for Mauritius’s economy “
            Dr Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal, Komatsu Research & Advisory (KRA)

16:25  Q & A

16:40  Closing Remarks
            Dr Katsumi Hirano, Executive Vice-President, JETRO

16:45  Networking

The seminar was closed by Dr. Katsumi Hirano, Executive Vice-President of JETRO, and the participants and speakers continued active interaction in a networking session.

Further details on the UNIDO ITPO Tokyo websites

in English

“Japan-Africa Strategic Relations: Major implications to growth and development for Africa’s national economies”

in English with simultaneous interpretation to French

12th Kumamoto University Bioethics Roundtable

Available to watch on Youtube （click here for AUSN YouTube）

Global Career Seminar

Sendai, Japan

 Detailed report (English summary on p.22-36)

13:30-13:40　Opening Remarks: Mr Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO of the Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Moderator: Dr Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal, Komatsu Research & Advisory

13:40-15:20　Part 1 “Looking at Future Geopolitical Risks and Opportunities”

Speakers：
Sir Graham FRY,
Awarded Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Spring 2018),
British Ambassador to Japan (2004-2008),
British High Commissioner to Malaysia (1998-2001)

Mr Raj MAKOOND,
Chairman of Business Mauritius Regional Energy Working Group,
CEO of Business Mauritius (2015-2018), Senior Economist at the Ministry of Economic Planning & Development and was seconded to the Ministry of Commerce and Deputy Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Tourism (1976-1990)

15:20-15:40 Coffee Break

15:40-17:20　Part 2  “Looking at Rapidly Changing North Korea: Background and Prospects” 

Speakers：
Dr DONG Yong Sueng,
Former member of Council of Policy Advisors to the President of the Republic of Korea

Dr James HOARE,
Associate Fellow, Asia Pacific Programme, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House),
Chargé d’Affaires and Consul General, British Embassy, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (at the time of establishment of the Embassy)

17:20-17:30: Closing remarks

Co-organised by Japan Economic Foundation and Komatsu Research & Advisory

Support: Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), Keizai Koho Center,　International House of Japan

For further details click here (jumps to JEF website)　

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Honouring 100 years of Nelson Mandela’s legacy

「Ethical issues posed by the “War on Terror” Implications on Global Public Healthcare」

For further details click here (University of Kwazulu-Natal website)

“Human Security, War, Peace & Ethics : Importance of effective and accurate communication”

Southall, England

Available to watch on American University of Sovereign Nations

 Youtube channel

11th Kumamoto University Bioethics Roundtable (KBR11)

Session 5: Bioethics and Disasters

“Ethical issues posed by the War on Terror ”

Available to watch on American University of Sovereign Nations

 Youtube channel

Dr Komatsu was the moderator and speaker at the symposium organised by the Japan Economic Foundation (JEF). 

“Prospects of Increasing Geopolitical Risks and Its Solutions
–How To Live in an Era of New Normal” on 11 July 2017 at the International House of Japan.

 For further information, click here

“JAPAN TODAY”

THE ‘RETURN’ OF JAPAN: ABENOMICS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS – A DIALOGUE WITH EUROPE

Roundtable 4 “Investing in Infrastructure: Boosting Growth in Japan and  in Europe”

Session2 – Investing Japan

Seminar title: “Africa  from the Japan – US perspective”

Venue: London, U.K.

Speaker1:  Mr. Stephen Hayes, President and CEO of The Corporate Council on Africa

“Africa seen from the US”

Speaker2: Dr. Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal, Komatsu Research & Advisory

“Africa seen from Japan”

Followed by Panel discussion

Chair: 

Mr. Jun Arima, Director General of JETRO London

Panelists:

Mr. Stephen Hayes, President and Chief Executive Officer of CCA

Dr. Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal, Komatsu Research & Advisory

Mr. Shinji Kowase, Director Chief Administration Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation International

Venue: Don Benito, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain

Session title: “The Challenges of Africa”

5:00PM-6:00PM,  25 January 2012

Details: (Spanish) http://www.infostock.es/es/noticia.php?id=82

 2011 8th Biennial U.S.- Africa Business Summit

“What will it take to get greater U.S. investment in Africa?”

Dates: 5 October –7 October 2011

Venue: Washington, DC

Panel: Closing Dinner 7:30 PM  –  9:30 PM, 7 October

Panelists:

Ambassador Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa;

Mr. Grant Harris, National Security Council Advisor on Africa;

Dr. Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal of Komatsu Research and Advisory;

Mr. Frank Nweke, Director General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and

Mr. Fernando Matos Rosa, Secretary General of the European Business Councils on Africa and the Mediterranean.

Details:  http://www.cvent.com/events/8th-biennial-u-s-africa-business-summit/event-summary-8c44ecbbdeec4caaa5436dcc186eb40a.aspx

“Can Japan-Africa Cooperation Learn From the Japan-South East Asia Model?”,

a special presentation by Keiichiro Komatsu, Principal, Komatsu Research & Advisory (Japan)

[pdf] Panel Presentation

“A Dialogue on Creating Win-Win Partnerships for Investing in Africa”

International Partnerships Conference: Doing Business with Africa

“African Potential & the Global Financial Crisis”, 989th Wilton Park Conference “Managing Risk in Africa: Responding to Political, Social and Economic Challenges”

“The Recovery of Japan after the Second World War & The Future of Japan in The 21st Century”