2020 GZERO Summit: State of the World
2020 GZERO Summit:Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide







December 9, 2020 JST
December 10, 2020 JST
December 11, 2020 JST
2020 GZERO Summit:Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide
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Speakers
WELCOMING REMARKS
- SUGA Yoshihide
Prime Minister, Japan
CO-CHAIRS
- Ian BREMMER
President, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media - KAJIYAMA Hiroshi
Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan - KOIZUMI Shinjiro
Minister of the Environment, Japan - KONO Taro
Minister in charge of Administrative Reform, Japan - NAKANISHI Hiroaki
Chairman, KEIDANREN - NISHIMURA Yasutoshi
Minister for Economic Revitalization, Japan
KEY-PANEL SPEAKERS
- Sherry AHN
Anchor for Daybreak Asia, Bloomberg News - Larry BRILLIANT
CEO, Pandefense Advisory / Epidemiologist / Philanthropist - Dawn FARRELL
CEO, TransAlta Corporation - Gargee GHOSH
President, Global Policy and Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Jane HARMAN
Director, President, and CEO, Wilson Center - Angela HWANG
Group President, Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group - Robert JOHNSTON
Executive Advisor and Managing Director, Global Energy & Natural Resources, Eurasia Group - Alexander KAZAN
Managing Director, Global Strategy, Eurasia Group - KOIKE Yuriko
Governor of Tokyo - Jane HOLL LUTE
President and CEO, SICPA North America - MAEDA Tadashi
Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) - Bob MORITZ
Global Chairman of the PwC network - NIINAMI Takeshi
Representative Director, President & Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited - Seamus O'REGAN,
Minister of Natural Resources, Canada Government - Kevin RUDD
President, Asia Society Policy Institute (26th Prime Minister of Australia) - Eric SCHMIDT
Former CEO & Executive Chairman, Google / Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures - TANAKA Junko
Former Washington Bureau Chief, NHK - YOSHIDA Kenichiro
Director, Chairman, President and CEO, Representative Corporate Executive Officer, Sony Corporation
VIP Roundtable Participants
- ASAI Eriko
Presidnet and CEO, GE Japan - Andrew BROWNE
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, BLOOMBERG NEW ECONOMY - Robert FELDMAN
Professor, Management of Technology Program, Tokyo University of Science - Patricia FLOR
AMBASSADOR, EU DELEGATION TO JAPAN - GASHA Kyoko
Anchor / Senior Producer Reuters - Peter GASSMANN
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PwC'S STRATEGY& EUROPE/ESG PRACTICE LEADER OF PwC GLOBAL - HARADA Akihisa
Presidnet & Representative Director, Pfizer Japan Inc. - Melissa HATHAWAY
PRESIDENT, HATHAWAY GLOBAL STRATEGIES LLC - HIRANO Nobuyuki
CHAIRMAN, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MUFG (MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP) - IIZUKA Keiko
SENIOR POLITICAL WRITER/EDITORIAL WRITER, YOMIURI SHIMBUN - INADA Seiji
Global Head of Strategic Initiatives & Japan Country Representative, Eurasia Group - ITO Hitoshi
Vice Presidentand Executive Officer, Hitachi, LTD. - Stephen KARPIN
SVP and Country Manager for Japan, VISA, Inc. - KASHIWAKURA Mihoko
Head of Japan Relations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - KIMURA Koichiro
CHAIRMAN, PwC JAPAN GROUP - KITAOKA Shinichi
PRESIDENT, JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY - KOSHIBA Mitsunobu
Chairman of the Board, JSR Corporation - Chris MARLIN
President, Lennar International - Catherine McKENNA
MIinister of Infrastructure and Communities, Canada Government - MITACHI Takashi
Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group - MORI Masahiko
Presidnet, DMG MORI CO., LTD. - NODA Yumiko
CHAIRMAN & REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR, VEOLIA JAPAN K.K. - Scott ROSENSTEIN
Special Advisor, Global Health, Eurasia Group - SAITO Atsushi
SENIOR FELLOW, KKR GLOBAL INSTITUTE - SASAKI Nobuhiko
Chairman, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) - SHIMADA Taro
EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CORPORATE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CDO, TOSHIBA CORPORATION - TANABE Yasuo
MANAGING DIRECTOR, EU-JAPAN CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION - TANAKA Shigehiro
VICE-MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, METI JAPAN - TERAZAWA Tatsuya
Special Advisor to the Minister / Former Vice-Minister, METI Japan - Nicholas THOMPSON
EDITOR IN CHIEF, WIRED - Paul TRIOLO
PRACTICE HEAD, GEO-TECHNOLOGY, EURASIA GROUP - Joshua W Walker
Presidnet & CEO, Japan Society - WASHIO Eiichiro
State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan - Christophe WEBER
President and Chief Executive Officer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited - YAMASHITA Yukari
MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE INSTITUTE OF ENERGY ECONOMICS, JAPAN (IEEJ) - Joseph YOUNG
Chargé d’affaires AD Interim, U.S. Embassy Tokyo
Agenda
December 8, 2020 JST
19:00 JST | State of the World: Keynote Speech Keynote: Ian BREMMER (Eurasia Group) |
December 9, 2020 JST
07:45 JST | Welcoming Remarks Keynote: SUGA Yoshihide, Prime Minister, Japan |
08:00 JST | Keynote Panel Discussion GZERO Summit on Post-Covid Geopolitics Moderator: TANAKA Junko, Former Washington Bureau Chief, NHK Panelists: Ian BREMMER, President, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Jane-HARMAN, Director, Presidnet, and CEO, Wilson Center KONO Taro, Minister In Charge of Administrative Refore, Japan Kevin RUDD, President, Asia Society Policy Institute (26th Prime Minister of Australia) |
09:00 JST | VIP Roundtable Discussion GZERO Summit on Post-Covid Geopolitics Moderator: GASHA Kyoko, Anchor / Senior Producer Reuters Panelists: Ian BREMMER, President, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Stephen KARPIN, SVP and Country Manager for Japan, VISA, Inc. KONO Taro, Minister In Charge of Administrative Refore, Japan Catherine McKENNA, MIinister of Infrastructure and Communities, Canada Government KOSHIBA Mitsunobu, Chairman of the Board, JSR Corporation MITACHI Takashi, Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group MORI Masahiko, Presidnet, DMG MORI CO., LTD. Kevin RUDD, President, Asia Society Policy Institute (26th Prime Minister of Australia) SAITO Atsushi, SENIOR FELLOW, KKR GLOBAL INSTITUTE TERAZAWA Tatsuya, Special Advisor to the Minister / Former Vice-Minister, METI Japan Joseph YOUNG, Chargé d’affaires AD Interim, U.S. Embassy Tokyo |
10:30 JST | Keynote Panel Discussion GZERO Summit on the Fight Against Covid-19 Moderator: Alexander KAZAN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, GLOBAL STRATEGY, EURASIA GROUP Panelists: Larry BRILLIANT, CEO, PANDEFENSE ADVISORY / EPIDEMIOLOGIST / PHILANTHROPIST Gargee GHOSH, PRESIDENT, GLOBAL POLICY & ADVOCACY, BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION Angela HWANG, GROUP PRESIDENT, PFIZER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS GROUP NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, MINISTER IN CHARGE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, JAPAN |
11:30 JST | VIP Roundtable Discussion GZERO Summit on the Fight Against Covid-19 Moderator: KASHIWAKURA Mihoko, Head of Japan Relations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Panelists: ASAI Eriko, Presidnet and CEO, GE Japan Robert FELDMAN, Professor, Management of Technology Program, Tokyo University of Science HARADA Akihisa, Presidnet & Representative Director, Pfizer Japan Inc. INADA Seiji, Global Head of Strategic Initiatives & Japan Country Representative, Eurasia Group ITO Hitoshi, Vice Presidentand Executive Officer, Hitachi, LTD. Chris MARLIN, President, Lennar International Scott ROSENSTEIN, Special Advisor, Global Health, Eurasia Group SASAKI Nobuhiko, Chairman, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Joshua W Walker, Presidnet & CEO, Japan Society WASHIO Eiichiro, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Christophe WEBER, President and Chief Executive Officer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited |
December 10, 2020 JST
08:00 JST | Letter from Mr. NAKANISHI Hiroaki, Chairman, Keidanren Author: Mr. NAKANISHI Hiroaki, Chairman, Keidanren |
08:30 JST | Keynote Panel Discussion GZERO Summit on Geo-Technology Moderator: Shery AHN, ANCHOR FOR DAYBREAK ASIA, BLOOMBERG NEWS Panelists: Ian BREMMER, President, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media KAJIYAMA Hiroshi, MINISTER OF ECONOMY, TRADE, AND INDUSTRY, JAPAN Jane HOLL LUTE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, SICPA NORTH AMERICA Bob MORITZ, GLOBAL CHAIRMAN OF THE PwC NETWORK Eric SCHMIDT, FORMER CEO & EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, GOOGLE / CO-FOUNDER, SCHMIDT FUTURES |
10:00 JST | VIP Roundtable Discussion GZERO Summit on Geo-Technology Moderator: Kevin ALLISON, DIRECTOR, GEO-TECHNOLOGY, EURASIA GROUP Panelists: Andrew BROWNE, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, BLOOMBERG NEW ECONOMY Melissa HATHAWAY, PRESIDENT, HATHAWAY GLOBAL STRATEGIES LLC IIZUKA Keiko, SENIOR POLITICAL WRITER/EDITORIAL WRITER, YOMIURI SHIMBUN KIMURA Koichiro, CHAIRMAN, PwC JAPAN GROUP KOSHIBA Mitsunobu, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, JSR CORPORATION MORI Masahiko, PRESIDENT, DMG MORI CO LTD. SHIMADA Taro, EXECUTIVE OFFICER & CORPORATE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & CDO, TOSHIBA CORPORATION TANAKA Shigehiro, VICE-MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, METI JAPAN Nicholas THOMPSON, EDITOR IN CHIEF, WIRED Paul TRIOLO, PRACTICE HEAD, GEO-TECHNOLOGY, EURASIA GROUP |
December 11, 2020 JST
08:30 JST | Remarks Remarks by: KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo, Japan |
08:45 JST | Keynote Panel Discussion GZERO Summit on Sustainability Moderator: Robert JOHNSTON, EXECUTIVE ADVISOR AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, ENERGY, CLIMATE & RESOURCES, EURASIA GROUP Panelists: Dawn FARRELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRANSALTA CORPORATION MAEDA Tadashi, GOVERNOR, JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION Seamus O’REGAN, MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CANADA GOVERNMENT YOSHIDA Kenichiro, DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, REPRESENTATIVE CORPORATE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SONY CORPORATION |
10:00 JST | VIP Roundtable Discussion GZERO Summit on Sustainability Moderator: Robert JOHNSTON, EXECUTIVE ADVISOR AND MANAGING DIRECTOR, ENERGY, CLIMATE & RESOURCES, EURASIA GROUP Panelists: Dawn FARRELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRANSALTA CORPORATION Patricia FLOR, AMBASSADOR, EU DELEGATION TO JAPAN Peter GASSMANN, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PwC'S STRATEGY& EUROPE/ESG PRACTICE LEADER OF PwC GLOBAL HIRANO Nobuyuki, CHAIRMAN, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MUFG (MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP) KITAOKA Shinichi, PRESIDENT, JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY MAEDA Tadashi, GOVERNOR, JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION NODA Yumiko, CHAIRMAN & REPRESENTATIVE DIRECTOR, VEOLIA JAPAN K.K. TANABE Yasuo, MANAGING DIRECTOR, EU-JAPAN CENTER FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION YAMASHITA Yukari, MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE INSTITUTE OF ENERGY ECONOMICS, JAPAN (IEEJ) YOSHIDA Kenichiro, DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, REPRESENTATIVE CORPORATE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SONY CORPORATION |