Key-Panel Discussion*1
18:00-18:50 Dec 8 EST / 8:00-8:50 Dec 9 JST
Roundtable Discussion*2
19:00-20:15 Dec 8 EST / 9:00-10:15 Dec 9 JST
We are now almost a year into the global pandemic and the largest global economic shock since the Great Depression. Coronavirus has created both changes and challenges to the geopolitical landscape in the GZERO world.
What are the impacts and implications of the coronavirus pandemic? How does the outcome of the US presidential election affect the global geopolitical landscape, including key bilateral relationships such as that between the US and Japan? What are the proper roles of governments, international institutions, and corporate executives in the post-coronavirus world?
What are the impacts and implications of the coronavirus pandemic? How does the outcome of the US presidential election affect the global geopolitical landscape, including key bilateral relationships such as that between the US and Japan? What are the proper roles of governments, international institutions, and corporate executives in the post-coronavirus world?
Guiding Questions
Once the pandemic recedes and a new US administration is in place, what are the changes to the GZERO world we should watch for in 2021 and beyond? What will they mean to your company/sector/country?How will the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" strategy affect the foreign policies of countries such as the US, Japan, and Australia? How should the new leaderships in both the US and Japan view this strategy? What does it mean to your company/sector/country?
Key-Panel Speakers
Ian BREMMER PRESIDENT, EURASIA GROUP AND GZERO MEDIA 
Jane HARMAN DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, AND CEO, WILSON CENTER
KONO Taro MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, JAPAN
Kevin RUDD PRESIDENT, ASIA SOCIETY POLICY INSTITUTE (26TH PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA).jpg)
TANAKA Junko[MODERATOR] FORMER WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF, NHK
Roundtable Participants
- Ian BREMMER PRESIDENT, EURASIA GROUP AND GZERO MEDIA
Stephen KARPINSVP AND COUNTRY MANAGER FOR JAPAN, VISA, INC.- KONO Taro MINISTER IN CHARGE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM, JAPAN
KOSHIBA Mitsunobu CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, JSR CORPORATION
MITACHI Takashi SENIOR ADVISOR, THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP
MORI Masahiko PRESIDENT, 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 YOUNGCHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES AD INTERIM, U.S. EMBASSY TOKYO
GASHA Kyoko (MODERATOR) Anchor / SENIOR PRODUCER, REUTERS
*1Key-Panel Discussion is an on-the-record panel discussion that is open to the pre-registered audience. The video will be available at gzeromedia.com post-summit.
*2Roundtable discussion is a discussion among VIP participants which is open only to pre-registered summit audience.
*Last name in alphabetical order
*2Roundtable discussion is a discussion among VIP participants which is open only to pre-registered summit audience.
*Last name in alphabetical order