JAPAN AND MEXICO: OPPORTUNITIES TO ENHANCE REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS IN ASIA PACIFIC
Keio Symposium Mexico and Japan: Opportunities to Enhance Regional Competitiveness in Asia Pacific on November 6
Venue: East Research Building Hall (8th Floor), Mita Campus, Keio University
PROGRAM
10:00 Inauguration Ambassador Miguel Ruiz-Cabañas
Mr. Satoru Sato (Director-General, Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
10:30-12:30 Session I: The Political Economy of FTA/EPA in East Asia
Moderator:
Prof. Yorizumi Watanabe (Faculty of Policy Management & Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
Panelists:
Dr. Mireya Solis (Resercher, American University)
Prof. Fukunari Kimura (Faculty of Economics, Keio University)
Dr. Kazuhito Yamashita (Senior Fellow, RIETI, Tokyo)
12:30-13:45 Lunch Break
13:45-15:00 Session II: Impact of Japanese FDI in Latin American Development
Moderator:
Prof. Junichi Yamamoto (Faculty of Environment and Information Studies & Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)/ Prof. Yorizumi Watanabe (Faculty of Policy Management & Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University) (to be confirmed)
Panelists:
Dr. Carlos Alba (Researcher & Professor, El Colegio de México)
Mr.Kenichiro Matsui (Lead Economist, Economic Research Division, Institute for International
Monetary Affairs)
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-17:00 Session III: Regional Perspectives for North America
Moderator: Prof. Yorizumi Watanabe (Faculty of Policy Management & Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University)
Panelists: Gustavo Vega (Researcher & Professor, El Colegio de México)
Mr. Hiroshi Shiraiwa, Former Counselor, Japan
International Agriculture Council, Former Director, Mitsui & Co.
17:00-17:10 Break
17:10-18:30
Session IV: Wither the Mexican Japanese Economic and Diplomatic Relationship?
Moderator: Ambassador Miguel Ruiz-Cabañas
Panelists: Victor Kerber (Director, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Instituto Tecnológico de Estutios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico)
Mr. Mutsuyoshi Nishimura (Special Advisor to the Cabinet & Former Ambassador for Global Environmental Affairs)
18:30 Closing
