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EU-Japan Cooperation on Critical Raw Materials & Supply Chains Under Geopolitical Risks

KAS-NPI Seminar

The second joint seminar on economic security, organized by the Nakasone Peace Institute (NPI) and the Japan office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, focused on critical raw materials and supply chains. In the first part a collaboratively developed joint paper with policy recommendations was presented, while the second part featured a panel discussion with experts from both Japan and Europe.

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Agenda: 

16:30 / 08:30 Opening remarks 

  • Paul LINNARZ, Country Representative Japan / Director of Economic Programme Asia (SOPAS), KAS Japan
  • Hirofumi NAKASONE, President of NPI, Member of the House of Councillors
     

Greeting

  • Minoru KIUCHI, Minister in charge of Economic Security
     

16:35 / 08:35 Part 1: Outline of the KAS-NPI Joint Paper "EU-Japan Critical Raw Materials Alliance" 

  • Tim Peter, Policy Advisor for the Competitiveness of Europe, Department of Economy and Innovation, Division Analysis and Consulting, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 
     

16:45 / 08:45 Part 2: Panel Discussion "EU-Japan Current Status and Future Actions on Critical Raw Materials & Supply Chains" 

  • Moderator: Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University 
  • Panelist: Adeline Hinderer, Minister Counsellor, Head of Trade, Economic Affairs, and Green Transition Section, Delegation of the European Union to Japan 
  • Panelist: Tsuyoshi Kawase, Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Legal Studies of the Global Environment, Sophia University 
  • Panelist: Jürgen Matthes, Head of International Economic Policy, Financial and Real Estate Markets Research Unit, German Economic Institute (IW) 
  • Panelist: TANAKA Kazushige, Director-General, Trade Policy Minister's Secretariat / Deputy Director-General (Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau & Manufacturing Industries Bureau), Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 
     

17:30 / 09:30 Q&A Session 

18:00 / 10:00 End of the event 

18:10 Opening of Networking Event for On-Site Participants

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Naoki Takiguchi

Naoki Takiguchi

Senior Programme Manager, Country Programme Japan

naoki.takiguchi@kas.de +81 3 6426 5061
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November 20, 2024
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