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International University of Japan

[January 20th] Webinar “Digital Garden Cities and Green Transformation: How are rural communities driving Japan forward?”

2023.01.18

On behalf of International University of Japan and the Japan Cabinet Office, I would like to invite you to an upcoming international symposium, “Digital Garden Cities and Green Transformation: How are rural communities driving Japan forward?” This will be a hybrid event presented both at the university and online.

All interested persons can join via online without registration at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZntnxteW1Cw 

Information:
■ Date/Time: Friday, January 20, 2023 15:00 – 17:00 JST
■ Format: Online and in person
■ Venue: International University of Japan, Niigata Pref.
■ Language: English
■ Host: International University of Japan (with support from the Japan Cabinet Office)

■ Programme
-       Opening remarks
-       Guest remarks (video messages)
         Mr. Hideyo Hanazumi, Governor of Niigata Prefecture
         Mr. Shigeo Hayashi, Mayor of Minamiuonuma City
-       Panel Discussion


<Moderator>
Dr. Tomohito Shinoda, Professor at International University of Japan


<Panelists>
Dr. Ayako Kameda, GM, Shell Energy Japan / President, Nagaoka Power Generation Ltd.
Mr. Walter Sim, Japan Correspondent, The Straits Times (Singapore)
Mr. Michihiko Kurokawa, Partner at McKinsey & Company, Leader of McKinsey Digital, and McKinsey Technology in Japan
Prof. Yasumasa Yamamoto, Startup Investor, Specially Appointed Associate Professor at the Kyoto University Graduate School
Dr. Mihoko Sakurai, Senior Research Fellow / Associate Professor at the Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan


-       Q&A session
-       Closing remarks


■ Outline:
This symposium will focus on Prime Minister Kishida’s “Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation” and Japan’s “Green Transformation”—also known as “GX”—as the country’s key policy agendas. The country’s rural communities are now on the forefront of both digital transformation and the new green revolution. But will Japan’s local communities be able to succeed in building digitally friendly, green cities for the future?
To help us answer these questions, we are joined by a panel of globally-minded experts to look at the implications of these policies for both Japan’s rural communities as well as the national and global economy as a whole.
This event will include both discussion from the expert panel led by the moderator as well as Q&A from the audience.

■ How to Join
All interested persons can join via online without registration at the following link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZntnxteW1Cw

■ If you wish to attend in person, please fill out the registration form at the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpi00qs6CN67QtbNy1FHOIS6sb-GewUImGyF6OE_3BqcEzkg/viewform

We hope that you can join us in person or online for what will be an exciting symposium that explores the timely topics of both Japan’s bright digital future and the ongoing green transformation.


[Contact]
Mr. Akahori, Ms. Arakawa
Public Relations Office, Cabinet Office
TEL:03-3581-0101
Email: masato.akahori.t3r@kantei.go.jparakawa.e9j@kantei.go.jp

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