The 6th Tokyo Global Dialogue

7/15 Wed

13:00-13:10	Opening Remarks by JIIA President Kenichiro Sasae Kenichiro Sasae President, JIIA / Former Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.

13:10-14:50	Session 1 “Strategic Choices for an Uncertain Era” 【Moderator】 TBC 【Speakers】 TBC

15:00-16:30	Session 2 ”Peace Through Strength：Strategic Adaptation and Preparedness” 【Moderator】 Yuichi Hosoya Professor, Keio University 【Speakers】 Barak Kushner Professor of East Asian History, University of Cambridge Hiroshi Nakanishi Professor, Kyoto University Naoko Shimazu Professor, The University of Tokyo

16:40-18:10	Session 3 “Reframing Economic Statecraft: National Strategy for Economic Power and Order” 【Moderator】 Noah Sneider East Asia Bureau Chief, The Economist 【Speakers】 Marie-Doha Besancenot Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Division, NATO Bill Emmott Chairman, The Institute for International Strategic Studies (IISS) Federica Mogherini Rector, The College of Europe / Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy H. E. Mr. Hanno Pevkur Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia

16:40-18:10

Session 3 “Reframing Economic Statecraft: National Strategy for Economic Power and Order”

【Moderator】

Noah Sneider East Asia Bureau Chief, The Economist

【Speakers】

Marie-Doha Besancenot Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Division, NATO

Bill Emmott Chairman, The Institute for International Strategic Studies (IISS)

Federica Mogherini Rector, The College of Europe / Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

H. E. Mr. Hanno Pevkur Minister of Defence of the Republic of Estonia

18:30	Keynote remarks(tbc) 【Speakers】 H.E. Mr. ISHIBA Shigeru Prime Minister of Japan

7/16 Thu

9:00-	Keynote remarks (tbc) 【Moderator】 Nobumasa Akiyama Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, JIIA 【Speakers】 Ren Ito The Co-Founder and COO, Sakana AI Izumi Nakamitsu Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Vipin Narang Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:00-

Keynote remarks (tbc)

【Moderator】

Nobumasa Akiyama Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, JIIA

【Speakers】

Ren Ito The Co-Founder and COO, Sakana AI

Izumi Nakamitsu Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Vipin Narang Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:30-11:00	Session 4 “In Pursuit of Japan’s Grand Design in Turbulent Times” 【Moderator】 Joshua W. Walker President & CEO, Japan Society 【Speakers】 Victor Cha President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS / Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University H.E. Mr. Justin Hayhurst Australia’s Ambassador to Japan H.E. Dr. Cheol-hee Park South Korea’s Ambassador to Japan Junhua Wu Senior Research Counselor, The Japan Research Institute Ltd.

9:30-11:00

Session 4 “In Pursuit of Japan’s Grand Design in Turbulent Times”

【Moderator】

Joshua W. Walker President & CEO, Japan Society

【Speakers】

Victor Cha President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS / Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University

H.E. Mr. Justin Hayhurst Australia’s Ambassador to Japan

H.E. Dr. Cheol-hee Park South Korea’s Ambassador to Japan

Junhua Wu Senior Research Counselor, The Japan Research Institute Ltd.

14:00-15:15	Re-constructing Global Architecture 【Moderator】 Kenichiro Sasae President, JIIA / Former Ambassador of Japan to the U.S. 【Speakers】 Bill Emmott Chairman, The Institute for International Strategic Studies (IISS) Bilahari Kausikan Honorary Fellow, The Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore Hemant Krishan Singh Director General, The Delhi Policy Group (DPG) / Former Ambassador of India to Japan Joshua W. Walker President & CEO, Japan Society

14:00-15:15

Re-constructing Global Architecture

【Moderator】

Kenichiro Sasae President, JIIA / Former Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.

【Speakers】

Bill Emmott Chairman, The Institute for International Strategic Studies (IISS)

Bilahari Kausikan Honorary Fellow, The Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore

Hemant Krishan Singh Director General, The Delhi Policy Group (DPG) / Former Ambassador of India to Japan

Joshua W. Walker President & CEO, Japan Society

15:15-15:30	Closing Remarks by JIIA President Kenichiro Sasae Kenichiro Sasae President, JIIA / Former Ambassador of Japan to the U.S.

Breakout Session

The breakout sessions will not be livestreamed.
Participation in each breakout session is by invitation only.
Thank you for your understanding.

Breakout Session

1/29(Wed) 19:30-21:30	Economic Security: Towards Building Resilient Economy 【Keynote Address】 H.E. Mr. KIUCHI Minoru Minister in Charge of Economic Security 【Moderator】 Shin Oya Chief Analyst, Sojitz Research Institute 【Speakers】 Victor Cha President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS / Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University Navin Girishankar President, Economic Security and Technology Department, CSIS Shingo Kayama Strategy, Risk & Transactions Leader, Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC / Technology Sector Leader, Deloitte Asia Pacific Shigeru Kitamura Former Secretary-General, National Security Secretariat

1/29(Wed)
19:30-21:30

Economic Security: Towards Building Resilient Economy

【Keynote Address】

H.E. Mr. KIUCHI Minoru Minister in Charge of Economic Security

【Moderator】

Shin Oya Chief Analyst, Sojitz Research Institute

【Speakers】

Victor Cha President of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS / Distinguished University Professor, Georgetown University

Navin Girishankar President, Economic Security and Technology Department, CSIS

Shingo Kayama Strategy, Risk & Transactions Leader, Deloitte Tohmatsu LLC / Technology Sector Leader, Deloitte Asia Pacific

Shigeru Kitamura Former Secretary-General, National Security Secretariat

1/29(Wed) 19:30-21:30	Disinformation and National Security: Debunking vs Prebunking 【Moderator】 Kyoko Kuwahara Research Fellow, JIIA 【Speakers】 Jean-Christophe Boucher Associate Professor, University of Calgary Ofer Fridman Senior Lecturer in War Studies, King's College London

Breakout Session

1/30(Thu) 12:15-13:45	Nuclear Strategy and Asia’s Security: The Security Environment in Europe and the Indo-Pacific “Entangled” through Nuclear Weapons and the Responses of Japan, the U.S., and Europe 【Moderator】 Nobumasa Akiyama Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, JIIA 【Speakers】 Patrick M. Cronin Asia-Pacific Security Chair, The Hudson Institute / Scholar in Residence, Carnegie Mellon University Hideya Kurata Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan / Adjunct Fellow, JIIA Tomasz Lukaszuk Former Ambassador and lecturer/PhD at the Warsaw University

1/30(Thu)
12:15-13:45

Nuclear Strategy and Asia’s Security: The Security Environment in Europe and the Indo-Pacific “Entangled” through Nuclear Weapons and the Responses of Japan, the U.S., and Europe

【Moderator】

Nobumasa Akiyama Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, JIIA

【Speakers】

Patrick M. Cronin Asia-Pacific Security Chair, The Hudson Institute / Scholar in Residence, Carnegie Mellon University

Hideya Kurata Professor, National Defense Academy of Japan / Adjunct Fellow, JIIA

Tomasz Lukaszuk Former Ambassador and lecturer/PhD at the Warsaw University

1/30(Thu) 12:15-13:45	Emerging Technologies and Modern Warfare: The Role and Significance of AI and Drone 【Keynote Address】 Keiichi Ichikawa Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary / Deputy National Security Adviser, Cabinet Secretariat 【Moderator】 Ken Jimbo Professor, Keio University 【Speakers】 Brendan Groves The Chief Legal Officer at Skydio / Former Associate Deputy Attorney General, US DOJ Kazuhiro Horie Vice-Commissioner & Chief Technology Officer, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) Jakub Jakóbowski Deputy Director, Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)

1/30(Thu)
12:15-13:45

Emerging Technologies and Modern Warfare: The Role and Significance of AI and Drone

【Keynote Address】

Keiichi Ichikawa Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary / Deputy National Security Adviser, Cabinet Secretariat

【Moderator】

Ken Jimbo Professor, Keio University

【Speakers】

Brendan Groves The Chief Legal Officer at Skydio / Former Associate Deputy Attorney General, US DOJ

Kazuhiro Horie Vice-Commissioner & Chief Technology Officer, Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA)

Jakub Jakóbowski Deputy Director, Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)

The 6th Tokyo Global Dialogue - Program

Opening Remarks by JIIA President Kenichiro Sasae

Session 1 “Strategic Choices for an Uncertain Era”

Session 2 ”Peace Through Strength：Strategic Adaptation and Preparedness”

Session 3 “Reframing Economic Statecraft: National Strategy for Economic Power and Order”

Keynote remarks(tbc)

Keynote remarks (tbc)

Session 4 “In Pursuit of Japan’s Grand Design in Turbulent Times”

Re-constructing Global Architecture

Closing Remarks by JIIA President Kenichiro Sasae

Breakout Session

Economic Security: Towards Building Resilient Economy

Disinformation and National Security: Debunking vs Prebunking

Breakout Session

Nuclear Strategy and Asia’s Security: The Security Environment in Europe and the Indo-Pacific “Entangled” through Nuclear Weapons and the Responses of Japan, the U.S., and Europe

Emerging Technologies and Modern Warfare: The Role and Significance of AI and Drone