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Prospects and Possibilities for Japan's 2019 G20 Osaka Summit

December 10, 2018
Soka University, Tokyo, Japan

Sponsored by:
Soka University Peace Research Institute
G20 Research Group, University of Toronto
Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

9:15-9:30 Opening

• MC: Prof. Minoru Koide
• Opening Address: Prof. Jonathan Luckhurst
• Welcome remarks: Mr. Yasunori Tashiro, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Soka University

9:30-10:30 Session 1: "G20 Governance"

• Chair: Minoru Koide, Soka University
• Jonathan Luckhurst, Soka University: "G20 Governance from 2008 to 2019"
• Elizaveta Safonkina, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration: "G20 Compliance: Making Commitments that Count"
• David Welch, Balsillie School of International Affairs: "G20 in the Asian Context"

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:30 Session 2: "Japan's Plans for the Osaka Summit"

• Chair: Caitlin Byrne, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Keynote Addresses
• John Kirton, G20 Research Group: "Prospects for the Osaka Summit"
• Emily Okabe, Girls 20

11:30-12:45 Session 3: "G20 and Global Economic Governance"

• Chair: Nikolas Emmanuel, Soka University
• Daisuke Kotegawa, Canon Institute for Global Studies: "G20 Macroeconomic Economic Governance & Japan's Contribution"
• Jonathan Luckhurst, Soka University: "Decentralizing Global Authority through G20 Economic Governance"
• Naoki Tanaka, Centre for International Public Policy Studies: "Business Perspectives on G20 Economic Governance"

12:45-14:00 Lunch

14:00-15:15 Session 4: "G20 and Global Gender Governance"

• Chair: Madeline Koch, G20 Research Group, University of Toronto
• Nadia Burger, Deputy Head of Mission, Canadian Embassy in Tokyo: "Canada's Contribution to Global Gender Governance"
• Caitlin Byrne, Griffith University: "Shortcomings and Opportunities for the W20 from a Public Diplomacy Perspective"
• Yoriko Meguro, Japan Women 20 Co-Chair, Sophia University: "Japan's Perspectives and Plans for G20 Gender Governance"

15:15-16:30 Session 5: "G20 Climate, Energy and Sustainability Governance

• Chair: Hartmut Lenz, Soka University
• John Kirton, G20 Research Group, University of Toronto: "G20 Climate Change Governance"
• Melissa Conley-Tyler, Australian Institute of International Affairs: "Think Tank Contributions to G20 Governance"
• Mark Elder, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies: "G20 and the Sustainable Development Goals"
• Kazuo Matsushita, Kyoto University, T20 Climate Change Task Force Co-Chair: "T20 Contribution to G20 Osaka Summit on Climate and Environment"

16:30-16:45 Break

16:45-17:55 Session 6: "Possibilities and Prescriptions for Osaka 2019: A Panel"

• Chair: John Kirton
• Bassim Blazey, Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy Tokyo
• Cesar Campoy, Deputy Chief of Mission, Argentine Embassy Tokyo
• Naoko Kawaguchi, Representative of the OECD Sherpa Office for G20 in Tokyo

17:55-18:05 Closing Remarks

• Jonathan Luckhurst, Soka University
• Caitlin Byrne, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University

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