Upcoming Events 2019-2020
March 2020
Is Korea Following in Japan's Footsteps? An OECD Perspective on the Two Economies (POSTPONED)**
**This event will not take place at this time per University guidelines in response to COVID-19. Thank you for your kind understanding and support during this challenging time. We will update our event website as we learn more about the situation.
Tuesday, March 31, 2020 | 12:30- 1:45 PM (Lunch will be provided.)
Room 140, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Randall S. Jones, Non-resident Fellow, Korea Economic Institute of America; Former Senior Counselor - East Asia and Head of Japan/Korea Desk, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Cosponsor: APEC Study Center, Columbia University
Outreach Partner: The Korea Society
April 2020
A Wave of Shareholder Activism Hits Japan's Shores (POSTPONED)***
*** This event will not take place at this time per University guidelines in response to COVID-19.
Thank you for your kind understanding and support during this challenging time. We will update our event website as we learn more about the situation.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | 12:30 - 1:45 PM
Room 140, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Josh Black, Editor-in-Chief, Activist Insight; Timothy Foley, Director of Research, Chalkstream Capital Group, L.P.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Director, Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, CJEB
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and the Role of Japan (POSTPONED) ****
****This event will not take place at this time per University guidelines in response to COVID-19.
Thank you for your kind understanding and support during this challenging time. We will update our event website as we learn more about the situation.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020 | 12:30-1:45 PM
Room 140, Uris Hall, Columbia Business School
Featuring: Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University; Former CEO and Former Executive Vice President, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Moderator: Takatoshi Ito, Professor, SIPA, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Cosponsor: School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
550 Years in Bloom: Revitalizing a Traditional Flower Arranging Family Business in Modern Era Japan (POSTPONED) *****
***** This event will not take place at this time per University guidelines in response to COVID-19.
Thank you for your kind understanding and support during this challenging time. We will update our event website as we learn more about the situation.
Friday, April 24, 2020 | 2:00- 3:30 PM
Room 607B, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School
Featuring: Mika Ikenobo
May 2020
(Note) We deeply regret that we have canceled our 2020 Tokyo conference, “The Future of Global Interdependence: Environment, Trade, and Politics” on May 18 as all Columbia business travel, both international and domestic, is now suspended for all affiliates per University guidelines. We continue to be grateful for our community and hope to see you at future CJEB events. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us at cjeb@columbia.edu, (As of March 20, 2020)
(CANCELLED)
CJEB Annual Tokyo Conference
The Future of Global Interdependence: Environment, Trade, and Politics
Monday, May 18, 2020 | Afternoon
Location: Otemachi Financial City Conference Center, Tokyo, Japan
Co-sponsored by the Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Simultaneous translation provided
Please see a list of currently confirmed speakers and panels below:
Keynote: U.S. Politics and Foreign Policy at the Crossroads
Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University
Panels:
• ESGs and SDGs in 2020 and Beyond
• Bilateralism Resurgent: The Changing Nature of Trade Relations
Other Participants:
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, CJEB
Fukunari Kimura, Professor, Keio University
Dennis Novy, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
Hugh Patrick, Chairman, CJEB; R.D. Calkins Professor of International Business Emeritus, Columbia Business School
Robert Staiger, Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
José A. Scheinkman, Charles and Lynn Zhang Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Keiko Tashiro, Deputy President and Member of the Board, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
David E. Weinstein, Director, CJEB; Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University