Friday, September 25, 2015
| Date | Friday, September 25, 2015  |
|---|---|
| Venue | Stein Room, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2103 |
| Sponsors | Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Brookings Institution, Global Economy and Development Program |
TopicsJapan-US Forum 2015
"Uncertain Prospects and Policy Challenges for the Global Economy"
9:30am - 10:00am Welcome and Opening RemarksKemal Derviş, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
10:00am - 11:45am Session 1: Challenges to the global economy - Perspectives on advanced economies including US and JapanModerator
Kemal Derviş, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
Panel
John Lipsky, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Former First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Martin Baily, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
Takeo Hoshi, Professor, Stanford University
Presentation
Yasuyuki Sugiura, President and CEO, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Hideo Suzuki, Former Director-General of Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Presentation
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm Session 2: Challenges to the global economy - Perspectives on developing economies including China and IndiaModerator
Takeo Hoshi, Professor, Stanford University
Panel
Ayhan Kose, Director, Development Prospects Group, The World Bank
Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute; Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Presentation
Rakesh Mohan, Executive Director, IMF
David Dollar, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, and Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
2:30pm - 2:45pm Coffee Break
2:45pm - 4:15pm Session 3: Challenges of climate change and energyModerator
Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
Panel
Yoriko Kawaguchi, Professor at Meiji Institute for Global Affairs; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs; Former Minister of the Environment, Government of Japan
Charles K. Ebinger, Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Initiative, Brookings Institution
Timmons Roberts, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution; Professor, Brown University.
4:15pm - 4:30pm Closing RemarksKazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
ParticipantsFriday, September 25, 2015List
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