[Asahi Shimbun Co., Ltd.] Recruiting participants for Asahi Earth Conference 2024 starting October 25th!
*Asahi Shimbun Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 2, 2024
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Asahi Earth Conference 2024 opening on October 25th – Recruiting participants! *Tokyo Midtown Yaesu real session, online session main lineup decided* -For everyone involved in the press-
Asahi Shimbun Co., Ltd. (President: Katsu Tsunoda) will hold the international forum “Asahi Earth Conference 2024” from October 25th (Friday) to October 31st (Thursday). The main theme is “Exploring through dialogue”
A future of symbiosis.” A real session will be held on the 25th and 26th at Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Conference (2-2-1 Yaesu, Chuo-ku, Tokyo). Online sessions will be distributed sequentially from the 27th. Applications for participation and viewing are accepted on the official website.
Asahi Earth Conference 2024 Visual (Performer Pickup)
■Main session themes and scheduled speakers (titles omitted) *Subject to change. For the latest information, please visit the official website (https://t.asahi.com/prawf).
[October 25th (Friday)] Venue: Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Conference 16:45~
Greetings from the host Katsu Tsunoda (President of Asahi Shimbun) Greetings from the guest Melissa Fleming (United Nations
Under-Secretary-General)
Lecture: Yuriko Koike (Governor of Tokyo) = video appearance 17:50-18:50
◇For a healthy future for the earth and women – From African issues Mayumi Katsube (Chairman of JOICFP Foundation), Mina Suzuki
(Obstetrician and Gynecologist from Médecins Sans Frontières), Coordinator: Yuka Takeshita (Editor-in-Chief of Asahi Shimbun with Planet)
19:00-20:30
◇The end of “postwar”? Darkness or Utopia? Takumi Itabashi (Professor at the University of Tokyo), Aiko Nishikita (Professor at Keio University), Coordinator: Tomoko Nagano (Caster)
[Saturday, October 26th] Venue: Tokyo Midtown Yaesu Conference 10:00-11:00
◇Starting with “Hate?” How can we and the world change? Erika Yoshida (screenwriter), Sonoe Shigeta (Professor at Meiji University), Coordinator: Seiko Mimaki (International Politics Scientist) 12:30-13:30
◇Living in an “8-edge society” ~ Tips for maintaining hope
Seito Furuya (Senior Researcher, Recruit Works Institute), Rie Kudan (Author), Genki Kawamura (Novelist), Coordinator: Saori Kuroda (Reporter, Asahi Shimbun Network News Headquarters)
13:30-13:45
◇Towards the realization of a well-being society Kyoko Morisawa (Mayor of Shinagawa Ward)
14:00-15:30
◇What does it mean to be “human” in an era where AI surpasses humans? Mansai Nomura (Kyogen performer), Hiroshi Yamakawa (Representative of the Whole Brain Architecture Initiative), Coordinator: Hiroko Yamaguchi (Reporter, Asahi Shimbun Opinion Editorial Department) 15:50-16:50
◇ Connecting cities and forests: Japan changed by wooden buildings Mikio Koshihara
(Professor at the University of Tokyo), Yoshitaka Morishita (Director of Mitsubishi Estate-related Business Promotion Department and Director of the Timber Refining Business Promotion Office), and others, Coordinator: Eitaro Takeyama (Editor-in-Chief of Asahi Shimbun SDGs ACTION!)
17:00-18:00
◇Earth is boiling – our responsibility and hope to overcome the crisis Jinko Hirata (Representative Director of Climate Integrate), Hiroko Ida (weather forecaster), Satoru Mimura (Special Counselor, Japan International Cooperation Agency), Coordinator: Keisuke Katori (Deputy Director, Science Future Department, Asahi Shimbun)
*There will be no live streaming of the real venue session.
[Sunday, October 27th, 12:00pm] Online distribution (Theme = Sustainability) ◇ Civilization and the World 2024 told by Kohei Saito Kohei Saito (Associate Professor, University of Tokyo), Interviewer: Toru Ishii (Asahi Shimbun)
Editorial Committee), Haruka Takashige (Asahi Shimbun Editorial Committee)
[October 28th (Monday) from 12:00pm] Online distribution (Theme = Sustainability)
◇Let’s imagine the Earth in 2100. What will we do?
Sakana-kun (Honorary Doctorate/Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology), Takuya Shimamura (AGC Director and Chairman, Asahi Glass Foundation Chairman), Coordinator: Tama Ichino (Asahi Shimbun Science Future Department Reporter)
◇Meiji makes everyone smile with cacao Hidekazu Hagiwara (Director of Meiji Global Cocoa Business Headquarters)
◇Survival techniques in the new NISA era – Reality of an asset management nation Manabu Tauchi (Social Financial Educator), Kaede Yokogawa
(Financial/Economic Analyst), Coordinator: Toshiki Horikago (Asahi Shimbun Economics Department Reporter)
[October 29th (Tuesday) 12:00pm] Online distribution (Theme = Innovation) ◇Shitamachi nuclear fusion? ～Japanese technology that supports the transformation of civilization history
Takayoshi Ohmae (ITER Chief Strategist), Naoko Ashikawa (Kyoto Fusioneering Fusion Engineer), Genjiro Hagino (President of Yamato Gokin), Coordinator: Ryu Itakura (Newton Editorial Manager)
◇Japanese innovation will save the world! (Maybe) Sayaka Oki (Professor at the University of Tokyo), Hiroki Futagawa (Professor at Hiroshima University), and others, Coordinator: Naoko Murai (Asahi Shimbun Economics Department reporter)
[Wednesday, October 30th, 12:00pm] Online distribution (Theme: International Relations/Peace)
◇Report from Ukraine – The reality of “war and peace” as seen by Japanese students
Tadashi Sugiyama (Asahi Shimbun Europe Director General),
approximately 10 university and high school students, Coordinator: Akiyoshi Komaki (Asahi Shimbun Editorial Committee)
[October 31st (Thursday) 12:00pm] Online distribution (Theme = Symbiosis/Diversity)
◇Can’t we understand the world with AI? Society viewed through anthropology and literature
Gillian Tett (Financial Times Editorial Committee/Columnist), Keiichiro Hirano (Novelist), Coordinator: Kuniko Akiyama (Asahi Shimbun Editorial Committee)
◇Toward making PET bottles “100% sustainable” Masaaki Fujiwara (Director of Sustainability Management Promotion Headquarters, Suntory Holdings)
◇Gender equality: First, universities must change Hiromi Yokoyama (Professor at the University of Tokyo) and others, Coordinator: Akari Ito (Kagami Yokagami Editor-in-Chief)
◇ Urban development that is friendly to people, the city, and the earth “TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY” Harumi Nakagawa (Director of JR East Marketing Headquarters)
*Online sessions can be viewed until the end of the year (excluding some)
-Sponsored by Asahi Shimbun Co., Ltd. -Co-sponsored by TV Asahi -Special Sponsors- Asahi Glass Foundation, Suntory Holdings, JR East, Japan Tobacco, Mitsui Fudosan, Mitsubishi Estate, Meiji
-Sponsor- MS&AD Insurance Group
-Special cooperation- Shinagawa Ward
– Cooperation – Global Compact Network Japan, Asahi Student Newspaper, CNET Japan, Huffington Post Japan Edition, Forest Culture Association, Zero Board, Pola Traditional Culture Promotion Foundation
-Special co-sponsor- The Japan Foundation
-Sponsored- Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (planned), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
To apply for attendance and viewing, please visit the official website. By registering, you will be able to ask questions to the performers and receive the latest information via email. The deadline for visitor applications is October 16th (Wednesday).
If you wish to be interviewed, advance registration is required. Please apply using the registration form for journalists on the official website. The deadline for real session coverage is October 22nd (Tuesday) at 17:00, and for online session coverage (scheduled to be pre-recorded from October 1st to 3rd) it is September 27th (Friday) at 17:00.
■Asahi Earth Conference 2024 official website: https://t.asahi.com/prawf
Official website QR code
■Contact us
Asahi Earth Conference 2024 Management Office (within Freestyle Co., Ltd.) E-mail: awf2024@freestyle2004.com