Japan-U.S. Common Agenda Seminar III
Partnerships among governments, businesses and NGOs in the area of environment
Since July, 1993, Japan and the United States have been actively promoting the bilateral cooperation under the framework of "Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective" (the Common Agenda) in order to tackle the global issues such as population, health and environment conservation in close cooperation with other countries and achievements in a variety of areas.
This year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Common Agenda Roundtable (CART) will host the third Japan-U.S. Common Agenda Seminar on Tuesday, October 10.
1. Themes
This seminar will focus on Japan-U.S. cooperation in the area of environment with special focus on the private-sector participation, public-private partnership, business participation and partnership between business and NGOs, as private-sector has come to play an increasingly important role in the Common Agenda activities.
2. Date and Place
Date: October 10, 2000 09:30-16:40
Place: Koji-machi Kaikan "Royal Crystal Room" 2nd fl.
(2-4-3 Hirakawa-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, TEL: 03-3265-5365)
(Free of charge)
3. Organized by:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Common Agenda Round Table (CART)
4. Schedule/Participants
| 09:00- | Registration | |
| 09:30-10:00 | Opening remarks | |
| Part 1 Keynote speech and Presentation on two specific projects | 10:10-11:00 | Keynote Speech (including Q & A) Speaker: Ms. Tokiko Kato, Councillor, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee break | |
| 11:15-11:45 | Presentation on the Project on environmental education in Indonesia Presenter: Committee for "Environmental Education Project in Indonesia" |
|
| 11:45-12:00 | Q & A session | |
| 12:00-12:15 | Presentation on the CI-UNESCO Project on Building Technical Capacity for Biosphere Reserves Presenters: Mr. Hitoshi Suzuki, Department Manager, Social Contributions Department, Corporate Communication Division, NEC Corporation Ms. Fumiko Fukuoka, Director, CI Japan Program |
|
| 12:15-12:30 | Q & A session | |
| Part2 Panel Discussion (Partnerships among government, business and NGOs in the area of environment) | 14:15-16:00 | Panel Discussion Representatives from Japanese and U.S. governments Mr. Hissho Kitamura, Executive Managing Director, The Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Mr. David Olsen, Senior Vice President, Starbucks Coffee Company Mr. Kenji Kawamura, NPO staff, Global Environment Partnership Plaza Mr. Richard Forrest, Coordinator, US-Japan Common Agenda Public-Private Partnership (P3) |
| 16:00-16:45 | Closing |
(Note)
1. Simultaneous Interpretation will be available.
2. There will be a reception, which is planned to be hosted by Mr. Kiyohiro Araki, Senior State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, for all the participants and guests starting at 12:45.
Entry FormBack to Index