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Symposium “The Future of International Cooperation on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War ll”

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Symposium “The Future of International Cooperation on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War ll”

　On Thursday, March 6, 2025, the Ministry of Finance, Japan will hold a one-day symposium titled, “The Future of International Cooperation on the 80th Anniversary of the End of World War ll.”
　Division within domestic societies are widening across the world, including in advanced economies. The growing sense of stagnation and dissatisfaction within societies is contributing to social instability and fostering a hotbed for excessive nationalism, exclusivism, and populism. Reflecting these trends, economic policies around the world are leaning toward "big government" raising concerns about soaring debt levels.
　On the international stage, the rise of protectionism and heightened geopolitical tensions have made global cooperation more challenging than ever. Furthermore, international organizations, which have served as the foundation of the global liberal economic system since the post-war era, are now being urged to re-define their roles in addressing multiple challenges.
　This year marks 80 years since the end of World War ll, a conflict born out of economic bloc formation. Against this backdrop, this discussion will explore how to promote international cooperation and the roles of international organizations to stabilize the global economy and to achieve sustainable growth.
　With these issues in mind, this international symposium will invite experts from various countries. Please join us and listen to experts’ and policy makers’ sincere discussion.
* Each session details and participating panelists will be updated.

  • 【Outline】
  • Date         ：Thursday, March 6, 2025
  • Venue      ：The Main Banquet Floor "Room Fuyo", Hotel New Otani Tokyo, Japan
  • Language ：Simultaneous Interpretation (English and Japanese)
  • Schedule  ：
    • 　　　　Please note：All times below are in Japanese Standard Time and the time of all sessions are subject to change.
    • 　　　　10:00-10:10am        Opening:     Mimura Atsushi (Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan)
    • 　　　　10:10-10:30am        Keynote Speech: Nigel Clarke (Deputy Managing Director (IMF))
    • 　　　　10:35-11:50am        Panel Discussion 1
    •                              　              Domestic instability and increasing government debt worldwide
    • 　Moderator: Rohinton Medhora (Distinguished fellow, Centre for International Governance Innnovation(CIGI), Canada)
    •    Panelists:   Mimura Atsushi (Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Japan)
    •   　   　         Maurice Obstfeld (Senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics(PIIE))
    •            　　   Ishac Diwan (Reserch Director at the Finance for Development Lab at the Paris School of Economics)
    •                 　 Atif Mian (Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, and Director, Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance, Princeton University)
    • 　　　　2:00-3:15pm          Panel Discussion 2
    •                              　  　      The changing face of international cooperation amidst rising geopolitical tension and increased protectionism
    •  Moderator: Paul Samson (President of the Centre for International Governance Innovation(CIGI), Canada)
    •   Panelists:   Creon Butler (Director, Global Economy and Finance Programme at Chatham House)
    •           　       Shannon K, O'Neil(senior vice president, director of studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg chair at the Council on Foreign Relations(CFR))
    •                  　Shiro Armstrong (Director, Ausralia-Japan Reseach Center; Director, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research; Professor, Crawford School)
    •                      Mari Elka Pangestu (Former Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships,World Bank)
    • 　　　　3:30-4:40pm      　Panel Discussion 3
    •                                            The role of internaitional institutions as the global economy faces various crises
    • Moderator: Sunjoy Joshi (Chairman of Observer Research Foundation, India)
    • Panelists:  Joaquim Levy(Former Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Financial Officer)
    •                   Martin Mühleisen (Nonresident senioir fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center)
    •                   Jomo Kwame Sundram (Assistant Director General for Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Reserch Advisor at Khazanah Research Institute and Visiting Fellow at the Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University)
    •                   Pascal Saint-Amans (Former director of the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration at the OECD; Professor of Taxes at Lausanne University)
    • 　　　　4:40-4:50pm     Closing
  • *Please be noted that session topics, panelists, and schedule could be changed without any prior notice.
Capacity：200 people
※Registration will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached.
※This symposium will be held on-site only.

  • 【Requests to Participants】
  • Please refrain from recording any part of the event using audio and/or video recording devices.
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