The Twenty-first Edition of Roundtable Japan
“Managing a convergence of changes: Economy, Politics, Geopolitics”
- 12:30 – Ongoing
Registration of participants
- 12:50 – 13:00
Welcoming Remarks
- 13:00 – 13:30
Placing Japan in the Global AI Race — Tokyo’s strategy
- 13:35 – 14:45
A risk assessment of the world economy and implications for Japan
- 14:50 – 16:00
The Takaichi cabinet: An initial balance sheet
- 16:00 – 16:20
Networking break
- 16:20 – 17:10
One-on-One conversation: The end of politics as usual for Japan?
- 17:20 – 18:20
Leveraging the shift of households’ savings
- 18:30 – 19:15
Cocktail reception
- 19:30 – 21:00
Dinner
- 08:30 – Ongoing
Registration of participants
- 09:00 – 10:15
Accelerating Japan’s digitalization (DX)
- 10:25 – 11:25
Riding the M&As wave in Japan: How does the M&A picture 2026 look like?
- 11:30 – 12:30
What now for Japan’s monetary policy: implications for the Yen?
- 12:30 – 14:00
Discussion over Bentobox lunch: How will Japan sustain its attractiveness to foreign investors?
- 14:10 – 15:25
What strategic positioning for Japan at the regional and global levels in the new geopolitical context?
- 15:25 – 15:45
Networking break
- 15:45 – 17:00
Adjusting to the implications of a purely transactional relationship with the US
- 17:10 – 18:20
Sources of economic renewal
- 18:20 – 19:00
Farewell reception
