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As an official side-event to the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), where African heads of state gather, the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition will hold a discussion panel to provide African government officials and other attendees with a clear explanation of the importance of holding Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. The event, titled Contribution of Expo2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan for African Countries, will be held on Wednesday, August 28.

The discussion panel's speakers will include individuals who have been involved with work in Africa and have ties to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. They include Kyoto Seika University President Oussouby Sacko, who is from the Republic of Mali. The speakers will share ideas on how Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai can help address issues facing Africa and the world.


■Overview
Discussion Panel: Contribution of Expo2025, Osaka, Kansai, Japan for African Countries

 (1) Date, time: Wednesday, August 28, 2019  10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
 (2) Venue: Exhibition Hall B08, Pacifico Yokohama (1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama)
 (3) Organizer: Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition　　
 (4) Capacity: 200 people
 (5) Admission: Free (first come, first served; advance registration required)
 (6) Registration: https://www.expo2025.or.jp/ticad7/
 (7) Program: Sharing ideas about how Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai can help address issues 
                           facing  Africa and the world
 (8) Speakers: - Katsumi Hirano, Executive Vice President, Japan External Trade Organization
                      - Nagi Yoshida, photographer
                      - Haruka Wazaki, Professor of Cultural Anthropology, College of International Studies,
                            Chubu University
                      - Oussouby Sacko, President, Kyoto Seika University
                      - Hiroyuki Ishige, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition

■Inquiries 
International Relations Department, International Relations Bureau
Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
Liaison: Shibata, Inukai  
Tel: +81-6-6625-8721
E-mail: intl@expo2025.or.jp