TOKYO FORUM 2020 Online
Thursday 3, Friday 4 December 2020
Online
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Tokyo Forum 2020 Overview
Shaping the Future” is the grand, overall theme for the annual international conference organized by the University of Tokyo (“UTokyo”) and Chey Institute for Advanced Studies (“Chey Institute”) since last year.
Our world is facing unprecedented crisis of the global environment compounded by the COVID-19. Our current economic system has pushed the carrying capacity of the earth system, our Global Commons, to its limit. We have only 10 years to drastically change the course if we are to pass on the healthy planet to the next generation. Tokyo Forum 2020 Online will be focusing on “Global Commons Stewardship in the Anthropocene”. Leaders from all over the world and across different sectors –academia, government, industry and CSOs –will come together virtually to assess the current state of the global challenge, discuss ways to unlock the systems transformation, and agree on actions to safeguard Global Commons. Taking advantage of our virtual settings, we will invite participants to join the discussion, aiming at creating a new, interactive forum. We await your participation.
Thursday 3, Friday 4 December 2020
Online
*For all press-related inquiries (including, but not limited to, requests for interviews and releases), please contact our team.
DIGEST VIDEO
Global Commons Stewardship
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INFORMATION
GONOKAMI Makoto
KEYNOTE ADDRESSES
Thursday 3 , December
20:25-21:00 (JST) / 11:25-12:00 (GMT) / 06:25-07:00 (EST)
Keynote Addresses: Jeffrey Sachs
University Professor, Columbia University and President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN)
HIGH LEVEL SPECIAL DIALOGUE
Photo © M. Axelsson/Azote
Johan Rockstrom
Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)and Professor, Earth System Science, University of Potsdam
Photo © Jimena Mateo
Christiana Figueres
Founding Partner, Global Optimism and former Executive Secretary, Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- GONOKAMI Makoto : President, UTokyo
- Chey Tae-Won : Chairman, SK Group
- Jeffrey Sachs : University Professor, Columbia University and President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN)
- LEE Hoesung : Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Dominic Waughray : Managing Director, World Economic Forum (WEF)
- Johan Rockstrom : Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)and Professor, Earth System Science, University of Potsdam
- Christiana Figueres : Founding Partner, Global Optimism and former Executive Secretary, Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Paul Polman : Co-founder and Chair, IMAGINE, Honorary Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce and Former CEO, Unilever
- Vera Songwe : UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa
- Naoko ISHII : Executive Vice President and Director, Center for Global Commons, UTokyo
- Helen Mountford : Vice President, Climate and Economics, World Resources Institute (WRI)
- David Nabarro : Co-Director, Imperial College Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, Strategic Director, 4SD and Special Envoy of WHO Director General on COVID-19
- Nigel Topping : High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26
- John Murton : UK COP26 Envoy, Cabinet Office, UK
- FUJIWARA Kiichi : Director, Institute for Future Initiatives, and Professor, UTokyo
- Diane Holdorf : Managing Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- KANG Sung Jin : Professor, Department of Economics, Korea University
- Jeremy Oppenheim : Founder and Senior Partner, SystemIQ
- Guido Schmidt-traub : Executive Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network(UN SDSN)
- Daniel Esty : Professor, Yale School of the Environment and Yale Law School
- Janez Potocnik : Co-chair, UN Environment Programme International Resource Panel (IRP)
- Pavan Sukhdev : Founder and CEO, GIST Impact and President, World Wide Fund for Nature International
- TAKAMURA Yukari : Professor, UTokyo
- SHIN Jhin Young : President, Korea Corporate Governance Service
- Andrew Steer : President and CEO, World Resources Institute (WRI)
- Sunny Verghese : Co-Founder and Group CEO, Olam International Ltd. and Chair, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Agnes Kalibata : UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit
- FAN Shenggen : Professor and Dean of Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University and Former Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
- SHIROYAMA Hideaki : Professor, UTokyo
- Gunhild Stordalen : Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Foundation
- JUNG Tae Yong : Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University
- James Arbib : Co-Founder, RethinkX and Founder, Tellus Mater
- KITSUREGAWA Masaru : Director-General, National Institute of Informatics and Professor, UTokyo
- Cherie Nursalim : Co-founder, United in Diversity Foundation and Vice Chairman, Giti Group
- KIM Yoon : Chief Technology Officer, SK Telecom
- PARK In-Kook : President, Chey Institute for Advanced Studies
- KUNIYA Hiroko : Journalist
DAY1
Thursday 3 , December
20:00-20:25(JST) / 11:00-11:25(GMT) / 06:00-06:25(EST)
Opening
20:00-20:25 (JST) / 11:00-11:25(GMT) / 06:00-06:25(EST)
Opening Remarks
- Chairman Chey Tae-Won: Chairman, SK Group
- President Makoto Gonokami: President, UTokyo
Keynote Addresses: 20:25-21:00(JST) / 11:25-12:00(GMT) / 06:25-07:00(EST)
20:25-21:00 (JST) / 11:25-12:00 (GMT) / 06:25-07:00 (EST)
Keynote Addresses: Jeffrey Sachs
University Professor, Columbia University and President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN)
20:25-21:00 (JST) / 11:25-12:00 (GMT) / 06:25-07:00 (EST)
Keynote Addresses: LEE Hoesung
Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
21:00-22:00(JST) / 12:00-13:00(GMT) / 07:00-8:00(EST)
21:00-22:00 (JST) / 12:00-13:00 (GMT) / 07:00-8:00 (EST)
High Level Special Dialogue
- ※Moderator: Dominic Waughray: Managing Director, World Economic Forum(WEF)
- Johan Rockstrom: Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)and Professor, Earth System Science, University of Potsdam
- Christiana Figueres: Founding Partner, Global Optimism and former Executive Secretary, Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
- Paul Polman: Co-founder and Chair, IMAGINE, Honorary Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce and Former CEO, Unilever
- Vera Songwe: UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa(ECA)
- Naoko ISHII: Executive Vice President and Director, Center for Global Commons, UTokyo
22:00-23:00 (JST) / 13:00-14:00 (GMT) / 08:00-09:00 (EST)
22:00-23:00 (JST) / 13:00-14:00 (GMT) / 08:00-09:00 (EST)
Panel Discussion1
Is Covid-19 a game changer to Global Commons?
- *moderator: Helen Mountford: Vice President, Climate and Economics, World Resources Institute (WRI)
- David Nabarro: Co-Director, Imperial College Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London, Strategic Director, 4SD and Special Envoy of WHO Director General on COVID-19
- Nigel Topping: High Level Climate Action Champion, COP26
- John Murton: UK COP26 Envoy, Cabinet Office, UK
- FUJIWARA Kiichi: Director, Institute for Future Initiatives, and Professor, UTokyo
- Diane Holdorf: Managing Director, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- Kang Sung Jin: Professor, Korea University
DAY2
Friday 4 , December
20:00-20:55 (JST) / 11:00-11:55 (GMT) / 06:00-06:55 (EST)
20:00-20:55 (JST) / 11:00-11:55 (GMT) / 06:00-06:55 (EST)
Panel Discussion 2
How Index helps stewarding Global Commons?
- Jeremy Oppenheim: Founder and Senior Partner, SystemIQ
- Guido Schmidt-traub: Executive Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network(UN SDSN)
- Daniel Esty: Professor, Yale School of the Environment and Yale Law School
- Janez Potocnik: Co-chair, UN Environment Programme International Resource Panel (IRP)
- Pavan Sukhdev: Founder and CEO, GIST Impact and President, World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature International
- TAKAMURA Yukari: Professor, UTokyo
- Shin Jhin Young: President, Korea Corporate Governance Service
*Report on the pilot version of the Global Commons Stewardship Index (GCSi) (PDF, 8.7MB)
20:55-21:50 (JST) / 11:55-12:50 (GMT) / 06:55-07:50 (EST)
20:55-21:50 (JST) / 11:55-12:50 (GMT) / 06:55-07:50 (EST)
Panel Discussion 3
Global Commons Stewardship in Practice
- *moderator: Andrew Steer: President and CEO, World Resources Institute (WRI)
- Sunny Verghese: Co-Founder and Group CEO, Olam International Ltd. and Chair, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Agnes Kalibata: UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the 2021 Food Systems Summit
- FAN Shenggen: Professor and Dean of Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University and Former Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
- SHIROYAMA Hideaki: Professor, UTokyo
- Gunhild Stordalen: Founder and Executive Chair, EAT Foundation
- Jung Tae Yong: Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University
21:50-22:25 (JST) / 12:50-13:25 (GMT) / 07:50-08:25 (EST)
21:50-22:30 (JST) / 12:50-13:30 (GMT) / 07:50-08:30 (EST)
Panel Discussion 4
Cyber Global Commons
- ※Moderator: Jeremy Oppenheim: Founder and Senior Partner, SystemIQ
- James Arbib: Co-Founder, RethinkX and Founder, Tellus Mater
- KITSUREGAWA Masaru: Director-General, National Institute of Informatics and Professor, UTokyo
- Cherie Nursalim: Co-founder, United in Diversity Foundation and Vice Chairman, Giti Group
- KIM Yoon: Chief Technology Officer, SK Telecom
22:30-22:50 (JST) / 13:30-13:50 (GMT) / 08:30-08:50 (EST)
22:30-22:50 (JST) / 13:30-13:50 (GMT) / 08:30-08:50 (EST)
Student Session
Global Commons for the Future Generations - Reflecting back with students
- *Moderator: KUNIYA Hiroko: Journalist
- The University of Tokyo / Seoul National University / Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies
22:50-23:00 (JST) / 13:50-14:00 (GMT) / 08:50-09:00 (EST)
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