The Fourth Annual CSIS-JETRO Conference on East Asian Economic Integration and U.S.-Japan Relations

Date: Wednesday, Mar 4, 2009

Location:

B1 Conference Center
CSIS
Washington DC

The CSIS Japan Chair and the Japan External Trade Organization hosted a conference on the East Asian Economic Integration and U.S.-Japan Relations.

The conference highlighted both Japanese and U.S. perspectives and included high-level speakers. Please see below for a full agenda:

9:00	Welcoming Remarks Dr. John Hamre, President & CEO, CSIS Audio Welcome to Break (01:55:00) Video Welcome to Stokes (01:18:44)
9:15-9:45	Opening Remarks Mr. Yasuo Hayashi, Chairman & CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
9:45-10:15	The U.S. Trade Debate and Asia Bruce Stokes, Staff Correspondent, National Journal
10:15-10:45	Japan and Economic Integration in East Asia Shujiro Urata, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (Presentation)
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-12:30	Panel Discussion: Regional Cooperation and the Role of the United States Audio Panels (01:29:01) Security: Dr. Sheila Smith, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Finance: Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Professor, Keio University (Presentation) Energy and Environment: Mr. Hajime Ito, President, JETRO New York (Presentation) Sustainable Growth and Development: China’s Perspective: Dr. Huang Weiping, Professor, School of Economics, Renmin University of China (Presentation) ASEAN’s Perspective: Dr. Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) Moderator: Michael Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, Georgetown University
12:30-13:45	Luncheon Address: Economic Outlook in East Asia and U.S.-Japan Relations Matthew Goodman, Managing Director, Stonebridge International L.L.C. Audio Lunch to Adjourn (00:35:45) Video Lunch to Adjourn (00:31:50)
13:45	Closing Remarks Mr. Yasuo Hayashi, Chairman, JETRO
14:00	Adjourn