A Bilateral Dialogue
Agenda
9:00-9:05 Welcoming Remarks
John Hamre, CSIS
9:05-9:15 Opening Remarks
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
9:15-10:15 Outlook for the Japanese Economy
Akira Kojima, Trustee and Senior Fellow, Japan Center for Economic Research
Yoshikazu Goto, Director-General for Manufacturing Industries Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)
Commentator: Richard Katz, Editor-in-Chief, Oriental Economist Report
Moderator: Derek Scissors, Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 Outlook for the U.S. Economy
Michael Mussa, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Commentator: Akira Kojima, Trustee and Senior Fellow, Japan Center for Economic Research
Moderator: Steve Schrage, Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
11:30-12:30 Panel Discussion: Agenda for Bilateral Cooperation
Grant Aldonas, Senior Adviser, CSIS
Kevin Nealer, Principal, Scowcroft Group
Shunji Yanai, Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea; Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States
Ryo Kubota, Chairman, President & CEO, ACUCELA, Inc.
Moderator: Amy Searight, Adjunct Fellow, CSIS
12:30-13:50 Luncheon: Economic Outlook and U.S.-Japan Relations
Matthew P. Goodman, Senior Adviser to the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Moderator: Amy Searight, Adjunct Fellow, CSIS
13:50 Closing Remarks
Amy Searight, Adjunct Fellow, CSIS
14:00 Adjourn
