Central Banking Series: Japan

Tokyo

This November GIC is returning to Asia for the next program in our Central Banking Series, supported by Asset One Management Co. and featuring Patrick Harker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

GIC is returning to Asia for the next program in our Central Banking Series, supported by Asset One Management Co. and featuring Patrick Harker, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. 

The dual-city program will begin on Friday, November 10 with a roundtable session in Kyoto, followed by a public conference in Tokyo on Monday, November 13. 

 

November 9-11, 2017 – GIC Kyoto
Thursday November 9 – Arrival in Osaka (KIX)/Ground transportation to Kyoto
Friday November 10th – AM Roundtable/PM Dinner
Saturday November 11th – Bullet Train to Tokyo

November 11-13 – GIC Tokyo
Saturday  November 11 – Arrival in Tokyo
Sunday November 12 – City Tour/Welcome Dinner
Monday November 13 – Central Banking Series Conference

 

Agenda | Monday, November 13

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration and Coffee 

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM | Welcoming Remarks

  • Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments and Chairman of GIC

9:10 AM – 10:30 AM | Session 1 : Monetary Policy : How to Cope with Unconventional Policy

  • Patrick T. Harker, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Gudrun Monika Moede, Deutsche Bundesbank, Head of the Representative Office in Tokyo
  • Yoshinori Nakata, Director General, International Department, Bank of Japan
  • Moderator: Akinari Horii, Special Advisor, Canon Institute for Global Studies

10:30AM – 10:40AM | Break

10:40AM – 12:10PM | Session 2 : Asian Political Economy in Trumpian World

  • Masashi Adachi, Member, House of Councilors. Director, Foreign Affairs Division, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party
  • Torkel Patterson, a Member of the Board of Central Japan Railway Company, former Special Assistant to the President for Asia, Senior Country Director for Japan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Masanori Nishi, Special Advisor to the Minister of Defense, former Vice Minister of Defense
  • Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments and Chair, GIC
  • Moderator : Kozo Koide, Chief Economist, Asset Management One

12:10 PM – 12:20 PM | Break

12:20 PM – 12:50 PM | Keynote Address : Green Finance

  • Rintaro Tamaki, Former Deputy Secretary General of OECD, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs of Japan

12:50PM – 1:50PM | Lunch

1:50PM – 3:20PM | Session 3 : Navigation in Global Economy

  • Chikahisa Sumi, Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, IMF (Global/Asia)
  • Bill Strauss (US), Senior Economist & Economic Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Michael Drury (China), Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments and Chair
  • Kozo Koide (Japan), Chief Economist, Asset Management One
  • Moderator: Yoichi Takita, Senior Staff Writer, Nikkei Newspaper

3:20PM – 3:30PM | Break

3:30PM – 5:15PM | Session 4 : “Wisdom for Investment by Institutional Investors”

  • Bill Stone, Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Strategist, PNC Asset Management
  • Kozo Koide, Chief Economist, Asset Management One
  • Shigeki Kimura, Former Managing Executive Officer & Global Head of Industry Finance Group of Japan Bank of International Cooperation
  • Hidemi Moue, President & CEO, Japan Industrial Partners, Inc
  • Mikihide Katsumata, President & COO, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, Inc
  • Moderator : Kozo Koide, Chief Economist, Asset Management One

5:15PM – 5:25PM | Concluding Remarks

  • Michael Drury, Chief Economist, McVean Trading & Investments and Chair, GIC

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