Announcement
The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) and The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) signed an MOU in 2014 and have co-hosted the symposium annually.
This year's symposium will be held under the theme of "Future of Global Trade Order and Economic Security."
As economic globalization is reversed by the U.S.-China confrontation and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the world trade order and economic security have become important themes in today's international community.
The symposium will feature speakers including Dr. Beatrice WEDER di MAURO, Director of CEPR, Dr. Jeffrey SCHOTT of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Dr. URATA Shujiro, Chairman of RIETI among others. Participants will discuss how the EU and Japan can restore the troubled global trade order and how they can cooperate in economic security area.
Information
- Time and Date: 13:30-15:35, Tuesday, April 16, 2024 (JST)
- Venue: IINO Hall & CONFERENCE CENTER ＋ Online (Live Stream)
(4F IINO BUILDING, 2-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) - Languages: Japanese / English (with simultaneous interpretation)
- Admission: Free
- Hosts: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) / Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
- Contact: Ms. UENO Conference Section
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Program
13:30-13:35 Opening Remarks
URATA Shujiro (Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI / Professor Emeritus, Waseda University / Senior Research Advisor, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))
13:35-13:40 Special Remarks
MATSUO Takehiko (Director-General, Trade Policy Bureau, METI)
13:40-14:35 Session 1 "Trade Policy, Industrial Policy and the Economic Security"
Presentation
Jeffrey Joseph SCHOTT (Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE))
Discussants (Alphabetical order)
Simon J. EVENETT (Research Fellow, CEPR / Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, St. Gallen University / Founder of the St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade)
TAMURA Akihiko (Senior Adviser, RIETI)
Session Chair
URATA Shujiro (Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI / Professor Emeritus, Waseda University / Senior Research Advisor, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA))
Q&A
14:35-15:30 Session 2 "Multilateral Rule-based Liberal Trading Order and Supply Chains"
Presentation
KAWASE Tsuyoshi (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Faculty of Law, Sophia University)
Discussants (Alphabetical order)
INOMATA Satoshi (Chief Senior Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO)
Beatrice WEDER di MAURO (President, CEPR / Professor, the Graduate Institute of Geneva)
Session Chair
Simon J. EVENETT (Research Fellow, CEPR / Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, St. Gallen University / Founder of the St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade)
Q&A
15:30-15:35 Rapping up and Final Remarks
Beatrice WEDER di MAURO (President, CEPR / Professor, the Graduate Institute of Geneva)
*Agenda is subject to change
