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International Symposium

Development and Resources in Pacific Island Countries: A Sustainable Development and Strategies for Survival

The IDE-JETRO is planning to have a symposium titled “Development and Resources in Pacific Island Countries: A Sustainable Development and Strategies for Survival” in Tokyo on Friday, May 22, 2015. The objective of this symposium is to have an intellectual exchange among the experts to cognize the problems and explore the better solutions for achieving the sustainable development for pacific island countries.

Date&time:

May 22, 2015 (Friday) 13:30-16:45 (Registration opens at 13:00)

Venue:

5ABCD Seminar Room, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
(5th Floor, Ark Mori Building (1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo))

Program:
13:30-13:40
Opening Remarks
Tadayuki Nagashima (Executive Vice President, JETRO)
Keynote Speech
13:40-15:00
  1. "FEEDING THE DRAGON: China and Natural Resource Development in Oceania"
    Tarcisius Kabutaulaka（Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, The University of Hawaii）
  2. "Sustainability for the Pacific Islanders－Subsistence-oriented Development－"
    Hisao Sekine (Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba)
Break
Panel Session
15:10-16:40 ＜Panel Discussion＞
Moderators:
Michikazu Kojima (Chief Senior Researcher, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, IDE-JETRO)
Panelists:
Tarcisius Kabutaulaka
Hisao Sekine
Yoko Ogashiwa (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Hiroshima University)
Kunitoshi Sakurai (Professor Emeritus, Okinawa University)
Hiroyuki Sato (President, AMITA Institute for Sustainable Economies Co., Ltd.)
16:40-16:45
Closing Remarks
Hiroshi Sato (Chief Senior Researcher, Research Planning Department, IDE-JETRO)
Languages:

English and Japanese simultaneous interpretation will be available

Organizer:

IDE-JETRO

Participation fee:

Free

Contact:
External Relations Division, Research Promotion Department, IDE-JETRO
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