•    19th Edition: 24 - 25, October 2023
  • Tokyo, Japan

The Nineteenth Edition of Roundtable Japan

Time for Japan to Ramp Up its Act?

  • 13:30 – Ongoing

    Registration

  • 14:00 – 14:10

    Welcoming Remarks

  • 14:15 – 14:30

    Keynote speech: Realizing a Tokyo where startups thrive

  • 14:35 – 15:35

    Opening session: Japan’s economic prospects in a vulnerable global environment

  • 15:45 – 17:00

    How could the Stock Market reform revitalize Japan’s corporate landscape

  • 17:00 – 17:15

    Keynote speech

  • 17:15 – 17:30

    Coffee break

  • 17:35 – 17:45

    Keynote speech

  • 17:45 – 19:00

    Sustainability and ESG

  • 19:00 – 20:15

    Dinner Session: “Where does Japan stand on crucial technologies ―― what implications for the future?”

  • 08:45 – Ongoing

    Registration

  • 09:00 – 10:15

    Sustaining the Japan-China relationship in the context of an increasing US-China confrontation

  • 10:20 – 11:30

    Reviewing Japan’s industrial policy

  • 11:35 – 13:00

    Lunch Discussion over Bento Box: Red alert for the talent/demography crisis

  • 13:00 – 14:10

    Powering Japan’s startup ecosystem: Can the land of rising sun also be the land of rising innovation?

  • 14:15 – 15:30

    Japan as a global player: Managing the implications and expectations

  • 15:30 – 15:50

    Coffee break

  • 15:50 – 17:00

    Japan on the Global Investment Map: “Leveraging the Moment”

  • 17:05 – 18:20

    What next for Japan monetary policy? The pros and cons of a cheap yen.

  • 18:30 – 18:50

    Keynote Speech

  • 18:50 – 19:20

    Cocktail reception

  • 19:20 – 21:00

    Session over Seated Dinner: “Vision for Japan, twenty years from now”