Engaging the Global South: a challenge for Japan, France and Europe

FRS is pleased to invite you to its Japan Program webinar: "Engaging the Global South: a challenge for Japan, France and Europe", which will be held online on Thursday, September 28, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (CET), Japan time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

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Moderator

Valérie Niquet, Japan Program director, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique 



9:00 am - 9:05 am

Japan time: 4:00 pm - 4:05 pm

Welcome remarks

Xavier Pasco, Director general, FRS



9:05 am - 10:00 am 

Japan time: 4:05 pm - 5:00 pm

Roundtable one: The relevance of the concept of Global South

Japanese speaker: Yuichi Hosoya, Professor, Keio University 

French speaker: Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Director, CAPS, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, TBC



10:00 am - 11:00 am

Japan time: 5:00 pm-6:00 pm

Roundtable two: Engaging the ASEAN countries: the concept of common values

Japanese speaker: Ambassador Masafumi Ishii, Adjunct Professor, Gakushuin University

European speaker: Klaus Welle, Former Secretary general of the European Parliament, Martens Center academic council chair



11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Japan time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Roundtable three: The role of Japan and France in Africa: understanding local expectations for better solutions

Japanese speaker: Sayako Uesu, Visiting researcher, Institute of African studies, Meiji University

French speaker: Djenabou Cisse, Research Fellow, FRS, TBC