METI-RIETI Policy Symposium

New Industrial Structure Vision: Japan’s strategies and challenges for establishing new economic and social systems

Information

  • Time and Date: 14:00 - 16:00, Wednesday, August 23, 2017
  • Venue: Nadao Hall, Japan National Council of Social Welfare (Zenshakyo) (Tokyo Shin-Kasumigaseki Bldg 1F, 3-3-2)
  • Language: Japanese
  • Admission: Free
  • Hosts: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) / Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Program

14:00-14:05 Opening Remarks

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)

14:05-14:20 Keynote Speech

KASUTANI Toshihide (Director-General, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI)

14:20-16:00 Panel Discussion

Panelists (in alphabetical order)

ITOH Motoshige (Chair, New Industrial Structure Committee, Industrial Structure Council / Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo / Professor, Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University)

MIURA Takatoshi (Director, Industrial Revitalization Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI)

NISHIKAWA Toru (President & CEO, Preferred Networks, inc.)

YANO Makoto (President and CRO, RIETI / Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

Moderator

SEKIGUCHI Hiroyuki (Senior Commentator, NHK)