Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 Prospects for Japan's G20 Osaka Summit

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Japan hossted the 2019 G20 summit in Osaka on June 28-29, 2019.  In anticipation of that meeting, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan and the G20 Research Group of the University of Toronto hosted a one-day symposium on May 8, 2019 to survey the agenda for the summit and provide an assessment of its prospects.   In addition to leaders of G20 countries, other leaders and the heads of many international organizations were invited.  It was the largest summit Japan has ever hosted. According to Prime Minister Abe, “At the Osaka Summit, Japan is determined to lead global economic growth by promoting free trade and innovation, achieving both economic growth and reduction of disparities, and contributing to the development agenda and other global issues.  Furthermore, we will discuss how to address the digital economy from an institutional perspective and issues that arise from an aging society. We will introduce Japan’s efforts, including the productivity revolution amid a “Society 5.0” era, towards achieving a society where all individuals are actively engaged.”  The day-long U of T symposium was held in the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Place on May 8, beginning at 9AM.  A range of distinguished officials and scholars from Japan, Canada, Europe, and the United States discussed the evolving G20 agenda.  All were welcome to attend.    View a live webcast of the symposium here.  

PROGRAM | PROSPECTS FOR JAPAN’S G20 OSAKA SUMMIT  8:30AM | REGISTRATION  9:00-9:15AM | WELCOME Consul-General Takako Ito, Consulate-General of Japan in Toronto  OVERVIEW John Kirton, Co-Founder and Director, G7 Research Group Co-Founder and Director, G20 Research Group and Interim Director, International Relations Program, University of Toronto   Louis Pauly, Interim Director, Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy J. Stefan Dupré Distinguished Professor of Political Economy, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto  9:15-10:30AM | G20 SUMMIT PERFORMANCE, 2008-2019 Chair:  John Kirton  Evolution of the G20 Len Edwards, G20 Sherpa for Canada (2008-10)  Japan, the United States, and the G20 Economy Robert Fauver, US G7 Sherpa (1993-94) President, Fauver Associates, LLC  Do G20 Commitments Count? The 2019 Compliance Report Alessandra Cicci and Ji Yoon Han, Co-Chairs, Summit Studies, G20 Research Group (2019 Osaka Summit), University of Toronto   10:30-11:00AM | BREAK  11:00AM-12:15PM | PREPARATION AND PROSPECTS FOR THE OSAKA SUMMIT Chair: Louis Pauly  The Agenda for Osaka Shotaro Oshima, G7 Sherpa (2002) Chairman, Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) Adjunct Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)  Osaka G20 Conception and Hopes Jonathan Fried, Current G20 Sherpa for Canada Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative, World Trade Organization   Japan and Global Economic Challenges in a Rapidly Changing World Motoshige Itoh, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Japan Professor, International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University, Japan  12:15-1:15PM | LUNCH  BREAK  1:15-2:30PM | INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY: CHALLENGES IN TRADE AND FINANCE  Chair: Tiff Macklem, Dean, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto  Challenges in the Trading System Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President; Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, Center for Strategic & International Studies, Washington, DC  The World Economic Outlook & G20 Options Patrick Cirillo, Principal Assistant to the Secretary, International Monetary Fund  Multilateral Cooperation for Financial Stability: A Historical Perspective and Prospect Sara Konoe, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kansai University, Japan    2:30-3:45PM | SOCIETY 5.0: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROMISE OF INCLUSION  Chair: David Welch, University Research Chair and Professor of Political Science, Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation, University of Waterloo  New Frontiers for Economic Governance and the Promotion of Diversity Paola Subacchi, Professor, International Economics, Queen Mary University London Visiting Professor, University of Bologna, Italy   Science in Global Health and Wellness Mal Evans, Chief Scientific Officer, KGK Science, London, ON  Sustainable Oceans and the Management of Plastic Waste Atsushi Sunami, President, Ocean Policy Research Institute of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation Executive Advisor to the President and Adjunct Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan  Performance and Possibilities for G20 Gender Governance Julia Kulik, Director of Research, G20 Research Group, University of Toronto  3:45-4:15PM | BREAK   4:15-5:30PM | SOCIETY 5.0: TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND FUTURE PROSPERITY  Chair: Alan Alexandroff, Director, Global Summitry Project; Senior Editor, Global Summitry: Politics, Economics and Law in International Governance, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto  Governance of AI in Society 5.0: Japan’s Domestic Challenge and International Strategy Hideaki Shiroyama, Professor, Public Administration, Graduate School of Public Policy and Graduate School for Law and Politics, University of Tokyo, Japan  The G20’s Governance of Climate Change Ella Kokotsis, Director of Accountability, G20 Research Groups, University of Toronto  Innovation in a Global Digital Environment Carin Holroyd, Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan  President, Japan Studies Association of Canada   5:30-5:45PM | CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS  The Honourable William C. Graham, Chancellor of Trinity College, University of Toronto   5:45-6:30 | RECEPTION