GIIS International Forum
“The U.S.-Japan Relationship in the 21stCentury Asia Pacific Era”
1. Date: March 16, Wednesday, 2022
2. Venue: Gakushuin Women’s College [MAP]
3. Format: Hybrid Method (both Offline and Online using Zoom) with Simultaneous Translation
4. Program:
8:45 – 9:00 Registration and Networking (MC : Takashi Ohde, GIIS Adviser)
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks : Toshiyuki Omomo, President of Gakushuin Women’s College
9:10 – 9:20 Video Message from the Japanese Ambassador to the United States : Koji Tomita
9:20 – 10:20 Keynote Addresses
(9:20-9:50) - Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, President & Director General, Japan Institute of International Affairs
(9:50-10:20) -Dr. John Hamre, President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
10:20 – 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 – 12:20 Panel Discussion on “Asia Pacific and the New World Order”
Session I : Perspective from the USA
Moderator : Hiroyuki Takahashi, NHK
(1) Dr. John Hamre, President & CEO, CSIS
(2) Prof. Lawrence Wilkerson, Professor, The College of William & Mary
(3) Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield, Chairman Emeritus, Stimson Center
(10:40-11:20) Panelist Remarks (Prof. Wilkerson & Amb. Bloomfield)
(11:20-12:20) Discussion (Q&A)
12:20 – 13:20 Lunch
13:20 – 16:00
Session II : Perspective from East Asia
Moderator: Hiroyuki Takahashi, NHK
(1) Ambassador Marc Knapper, the U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam
(2) Prof. Shin Kawashima, Professor, The University of Tokyo
(3) Prof. Lim Jaehwan, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
(4) Ms. Keiko Iizuka, Political Writer and Editorial Writer, The Yomiuri Shimbun
(13:20-14:40) Panelist Remarks (Each Panelist 20-min Remarks)
(14:40-15:00) Coffee Break
(15:00-16:00) Discussion (Q&A)
16:00 – 16:15 Closing Remarks : Jun Konno, Director, Gakushuin Institute of International Studies
16:15 Adjourn
