2018-2019
May 2019
CJEB Annual Tokyo Conference
U.S.-Japan Relations in a New Era: Trade, Governance, and the Global Economy
Tuesday, May 28, 2019 | 1:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Cosponsored by the Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Agenda
Keynote Speakers:
His Excellency Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister; Minister of Finance; Minister of State for Financial Services, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Glenn Hubbard, Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School
Panels:
- America and the New Protectionism
- Shareholder Engagement: How Investors Talk to Companies
His Excellency Taro Aso Keynote (Text): Speech by Minister Aso at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business' Annual Tokyo Conference (Ministry of Finance Japan Website)
麻生財務大臣 基調講演原稿 (英語): コロンビア大学ビジネススクール日本経済経営研究所主催年次東京カンファレンスにおける麻生財務大臣講演 (出典:財務省ウェブサイト)
April 2019
Leading After a Nuclear Disaster
Thursday, April 18, 2019 | 12:00-2:00 PM
Location: Seminar Room, 2nd floor, Faculty House, Columbia University
Featuring:
Naomi Hirose, Executive Vice Chairman, Fukushima Affairs, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO)
Moderator: Hugh Patrick,Director, CJEB
Cosponsor:Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Outreach Partner: APEC Study Center, Columbia University
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Location: Seminar Room, 2nd floor, Faculty House, Columbia University
Featuring:
Naomi Hirose, Executive Vice Chairman, Fukushima Affairs, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO)
Moderator: Hugh Patrick,Director, CJEB
Cosponsor:Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Outreach Partner: APEC Study Center, Columbia University
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The Puzzle of Japan's Low-For-Long
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Room 209, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Hiroshi Nakaso, Chairman of the Institute, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.; Immediate Past Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Cosponsor: Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
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Location: Room 209, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Hiroshi Nakaso, Chairman of the Institute, Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd.; Immediate Past Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Cosponsor: Central Banking and Financial Policy @ SIPA
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March 2019
Sustainability and Promotion of Long-term Investing: The Role of Investors and the Stock Exchange
Thursday, March 28, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Room 332, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Ryota Kimura, Chief Representative, General Manager, New York Representative Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Shin Furuya, Impact Investment Strategist,Domini Impact Investments LLC
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
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Location: Room 332, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Ryota Kimura, Chief Representative, General Manager, New York Representative Office, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Shin Furuya, Impact Investment Strategist,Domini Impact Investments LLC
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
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Japan Economic Seminar
Friday, March 8, 2019 | 1:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Room 301, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Agenda
Papers:
"The Impact of E-Commerce on Prices and Welfare" by David Weinstein
"Scarcity and Spotlight Effects on Term Structure: Quantitative Easing in Japan" by Jun Uno
"Forgiveness versus financing: The determinants and impact of SME debt forebearance in Japan" by Arito Ono
"Free for Children? Patient Cost-Sharing and Health Care Utilization" by Toshiaki Iizuka
Location: Room 301, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
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Papers:
"The Impact of E-Commerce on Prices and Welfare" by David Weinstein
"Scarcity and Spotlight Effects on Term Structure: Quantitative Easing in Japan" by Jun Uno
"Forgiveness versus financing: The determinants and impact of SME debt forebearance in Japan" by Arito Ono
"Free for Children? Patient Cost-Sharing and Health Care Utilization" by Toshiaki Iizuka
February 2019
Breaking Generational Curses in Corporations
Thursday, February 28, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Shinichi Matsuda, Senior Management Consultant, Nomura Research Institute. Ltd
Moderator: Hugh Patrick, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
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Location: Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Shinichi Matsuda, Senior Management Consultant, Nomura Research Institute. Ltd
Moderator: Hugh Patrick, Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
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Practical Applications of ESG in Japan: How Investors Make Companies Better Global Citizens
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 | 6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Featuring:
Fabiana Fedeli, Managing Director; Global Head of Fundamental Equities, Robeco
Laura Nishikawa, Managing Director, ESG Research, MSCI Inc.
Fiona Stewart, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB, Columbia Business School
Location: Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Featuring:
Fabiana Fedeli, Managing Director; Global Head of Fundamental Equities, Robeco
Laura Nishikawa, Managing Director, ESG Research, MSCI Inc.
Fiona Stewart, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB, Columbia Business School
Have We Seen this Movie Before? China, Japan, Industrial Policy, and Trade Conflict
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Robert Dohner, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of the Treasury
Moderator: Hugh Patrick, Director, CJEB
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Location: Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Robert Dohner, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of the Treasury
Moderator: Hugh Patrick, Director, CJEB
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Closing the Gender Gap in Japan: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Room 209, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Asako Osaki, Director, Gender Action Platform; Visiting Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Policy Studies
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International & Public Affairs; Faculty Advisor, Empowering Asian Women, Columbia University
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Location: Room 209, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Asako Osaki, Director, Gender Action Platform; Visiting Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, School of Policy Studies
Moderator: Dr. Yumiko Shimabukuro, Director, Urban and Social Policy Program, School of International & Public Affairs; Faculty Advisor, Empowering Asian Women, Columbia University
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Aggressive Use of Tax Shelters by the Wealthy and General Anti-Avoidance Rules
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Location: Room 209, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Minoru Nakazato, Professor of Law, Graduate School of Law, University of Tokyo; Chairman, Tax Commission of the Government of Japan
Moderator: Hugh Patrick, Director, CJEB
Special Note: While this event was open to the public, content is off the record.
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Location: Room 209, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring:
Minoru Nakazato, Professor of Law, Graduate School of Law, University of Tokyo; Chairman, Tax Commission of the Government of Japan
Moderator: Hugh Patrick, Director, CJEB
Special Note: While this event was open to the public, content is off the record.
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December 2018
Conference on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds
Thursday, December 6, 2018 | 1:00-5:20 PM
Location: The Italian Academy, Columbia University
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Keynote speakers:
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA; Nobuchika Mori, Former Commissioner, Financial Services Agency, Japan; Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Other participants include:
Kee Chong Lim, Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer and President, Americas, GIC; Ekaterina (Katya) Gratcheva, Lead Financial Officer in Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice, World Bank Group; Takatoshi Ito, Professor, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB; William Kinlaw, CFA, Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Exchange; Jacob J. Lew, Former Secretary of the Treasury; Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs, SIPA; Catherine Mann, Global Chief Economist, Citigroup; Athanasios Orphanides, Professor of the Practice of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management; Hugh Patrick, Director, CJEB, Columbia Business School; Sanjay Peters, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Lukasz Pomorski, Managing Director, AQR Capital; Geoffrey Rubin, Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Norihiro Takahashi, President, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF); Ayako Yasuda, Professor of Finance, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
Location: The Italian Academy, Columbia University
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Keynote speakers:
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA; Nobuchika Mori, Former Commissioner, Financial Services Agency, Japan; Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Other participants include:
Kee Chong Lim, Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer and President, Americas, GIC; Ekaterina (Katya) Gratcheva, Lead Financial Officer in Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice, World Bank Group; Takatoshi Ito, Professor, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB; William Kinlaw, CFA, Senior Managing Director, State Street Global Exchange; Jacob J. Lew, Former Secretary of the Treasury; Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs, SIPA; Catherine Mann, Global Chief Economist, Citigroup; Athanasios Orphanides, Professor of the Practice of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management; Hugh Patrick, Director, CJEB, Columbia Business School; Sanjay Peters, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Lukasz Pomorski, Managing Director, AQR Capital; Geoffrey Rubin, Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Norihiro Takahashi, President, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF); Ayako Yasuda, Professor of Finance, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
November 2018
Financial Regulation in Japan, the U.S., and Europe: CANCELLED - Due to unforeseeable circumstances, this event has been cancelled.
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
6:30-8:00 PM
Room 142, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Richard Berner, Former Director, Office of Financial Research (OFR); Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance, Finance Division, Columbia Business School; Tomoko Amaya, Deputy Secretary-General, Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC), Japan
Moderator: José Alexandre Scheinkman, Charles and Lynn Zhang Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Welcome Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy; Executive Director, Program for Economic Research; Director of Research, CJEB
Co-Sponsored by the Program for Economic Research (PER), Columbia University
6:30-8:00 PM
Room 142, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Richard Berner, Former Director, Office of Financial Research (OFR); Tano Santos, David L. and Elsie M. Dodd Professor of Finance, Finance Division, Columbia Business School; Tomoko Amaya, Deputy Secretary-General, Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC), Japan
Moderator: José Alexandre Scheinkman, Charles and Lynn Zhang Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Welcome Remarks: David E. Weinstein, Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy; Executive Director, Program for Economic Research; Director of Research, CJEB
Co-Sponsored by the Program for Economic Research (PER), Columbia University
Private Equity Coming of Age in Japan
Thursday, November 8, 2018
12:30-2:00 PM
Room 207, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Richard Folsom, Representative Partner, Advantage Partners
Moderator: David Weinstein, Director of Research, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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12:30-2:00 PM
Room 207, Warren Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Richard Folsom, Representative Partner, Advantage Partners
Moderator: David Weinstein, Director of Research, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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October 2018
Japan's Politics and Economy: What Next?
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
12:00-1:50 PM
Seminar Room (2nd Floor), Faculty House, Columbia University
Featuring: Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Hugh Patrick, R.D. Calkins Professor of International Business Emeritus; Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Presented by CJEB and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI), Columbia University
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12:00-1:50 PM
Seminar Room (2nd Floor), Faculty House, Columbia University
Featuring: Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Hugh Patrick, R.D. Calkins Professor of International Business Emeritus; Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Presented by CJEB and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI), Columbia University
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Rakuten: How to Promote Global Innovation
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Yaz Iida, President, Rakuten USA, Inc.
Moderator: David Weinstein, Director of Research, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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12:30 – 2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Yaz Iida, President, Rakuten USA, Inc.
Moderator: David Weinstein, Director of Research, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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Shareholder Activists Take on Corporate Japan
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Marc Goldstein,Head of U.S. Research, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.; Benjamin Adams, General Manager, NY Branch, IR Japan, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
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Marc Goldstein PowerPoint Slides
Benjamin Adams PowerPoint Slides
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Marc Goldstein,Head of U.S. Research, Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.; Benjamin Adams, General Manager, NY Branch, IR Japan, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
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Marc Goldstein PowerPoint Slides
Benjamin Adams PowerPoint Slides
The Rise of Japanese Cross-Border M&A in a New Era of Shareholder Scrutiny
Monday, October 15, 2018
12:30 – 2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Satoshi Kitada, Managing Director, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
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12:30 – 2:00 PM
Room 303, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Satoshi Kitada, Managing Director, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
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Agenda for 2020: Can Japan Win Gold For its Economic Performance?
Thursday, October 4, 2018
6:00 – 7:30 PM
Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Featuring: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Moderator: David Weinstein, Director of Research, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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6:00 – 7:30 PM
Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University
Featuring: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Moderator: David Weinstein, Director of Research, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University
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September 2018
Special Lecture with Minister Katsunobu Kato
Thursday, September 27, 2018
10:30-11:45 AM
Seminar Room (2nd Floor), Faculty House, Columbia University
Featuring: Katsunobu Kato , Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; Minister for Working-style Reform; Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue; Minister of State for the Abduction Issue, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
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10:30-11:45 AM
Seminar Room (2nd Floor), Faculty House, Columbia University
Featuring: Katsunobu Kato , Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; Minister for Working-style Reform; Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue; Minister of State for the Abduction Issue, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
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