Date: Friday, July 16, 2021

Time: 19:00-20:20 (CST)

Agenda:

18:55 (CST): Introduction of the Speakers

19:00 (CST): Welcome, Center for Professional Exchange (CEPEX) Chairman Yukio Tada (Moderator)

Opening Remarks: Kayoko Fukushima, Consul General of Japan in Nashville

19:05 (CST) Panel Discussion: Fluctuating International Situation – ‘Honne’ of the U.S., China, and Europe

• Asuka Tatebayashi, Manager & Chief Analyst, Consulting & Research Group, Sojitz Research Institute
• Sawako Yasuda, Assistant Manager/Analyst, Public & Government Relations, Sojitz Research Institute
• Akihiko Yokoo, Analyst, Consulting & Research Group, Sojitz Research Institute

19:50 (CST) Q&A [Japanese/English]

20:20 (CST) Closing

Closing Remarks: Kazuomi Sakai, President, Sojitz Research Institute

Languages: Lectures are in Japanese; Q&A available in Japanese and English

Capacity: 300 people, no participation fee