JIIA Center for Global Outreach
(CGO) Inaugural Symposium
The JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) will hold its inaugural symposium in Tokyo on Monday, November 17, 2025. The event will bring together policy makers, intellectual leaders, and experts from around the world to discuss pressing global issues. The symposium will also be streamed online.
Event Overview
| Date & Time | Monday, November 17, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
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| Venue | The Imperial Hotel, Tokyo (in-person attendance by invitation only) |
| Format | Hybrid (In-person / Online) |
| Registration |
This event will be held as a Zoom webinar. Please register using the “Register Here” button. A viewing URL for the day of the event will be sent to the email address you provide via the Zoom system. |
| Language | Japanese-English Simultaneous Interpretation |
| Fee | free |
| Contact | CGO@jiia.or.jp |
Program
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Opening
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Opening Remarks – The Imperial Hotel
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Keynote Speech
Ren Ito
The Co-Founder & COO, Sakana AI
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Panel 1: Politics and Security
Moderator
YAMADA Takio
CGO Executive Director
Panelist
Happymon Jacob
Director, Council on Strategic and Defense Studies, India
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Former President / Japan Chair, Hudson Institute （USA）
Nguyen Minh Vu（TBD）
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam
Tetsuo Kotani
Chief Research Fellow & JIIA CGO Fellow /
Professor, Meikai University -
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Intermission
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Panel 2: Economy and Trade
Moderator
Panelist
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Intermission
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Panel 3: Regional Cooperation and Global Issues
Moderator
AKIYAMA Nobumasa
Director, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology
Panelist
FUSA Koji
President, GVE
Bilahari Kausikan
Special Envoy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
TAKEUCHI Sumiko
Director & Chief Research Fellow, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
KITAOKA Shinichi
Former President / Special Advisor, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Oba Mie
Professor, Kanagawa University
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Closing Remarks
YAMADA Takio
CGO Executive Director
