Opening Session

30 January 2018 (Tuesday) 13:00–15:30

Organizers Welcoming Addresses:

KAWAI Masahiro, Representative Director, ERINA

YONEYAMA Ryuichi, Governor, Niigata Prefecture

SHINODA Akira, Mayor, the City of Niigata

 

Guest Welcoming Addresses:

KIRIBE Hitoshi, Director, Korea Office, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

HAYASHI Naoki, Principal Deputy Director, Japan-Russia Economic Affairs Division, European Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

Keynote Addresses: Toward Northeast Asian Economic Integration

WATANABE Hiroshi, President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs

Financial Cooperation toward Northeast Asian Economic Integration

Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia (PPT)

PETRI Peter, Professor, Brandeis University, USA

The New Geopolitics of Northeast Asian Regional Integration

Northeast Asian Solutions to Rising Protectionism (PPT)

SAWADA Yasuyuki, Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Strong Asian Intraregional Trade and Investment Improve Economic Resilience

Strong Asian Intraregional Trade and Investment Improve Economic Resilience (PPT)