Discussing key issues with key players
The ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Conversation Series provides a unique public platform for influential experts, world leaders and respected scholars and authors to share personal insights on contemporary global affairs, politics, and media. Held in Tokyo at ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Headquarters, the conversations are hosted and moderated by ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ Rector and UN Under-Secretary-General Tshilidzi Marwala. The events are free and open to the public, and offer a distinctly cordial atmosphere allowing the audience to engage with featured guests, ask questions and share their ideas, both during the conversations and at casual receptions that follow each event.
Key issues
Conversation Series topics span the full breadth of ²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ¡¯s work, touching on matters of critical importance to Japan and the world. Topics of discussion have included peace and security, international relations, migration, governance, sustainable development, climate change, employment, higher education and many others.
Key players
²ÝÁñÊÓÆµ has welcomed more than 100 notable speakers to the Conversation Series stage, including ambassadors, members of the Japanese government, United Nations leaders, distinguished academics, and public personalities from media and civil society.
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Upcoming and previous conversations


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Technology, Cash and the 21st Century Welfare State: Reflections from India

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The Future of the University: A New Era of Open Science



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Trends and Developments in Global Health in Africa

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Emerging Threats and Security Challenges Facing the United Nations

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The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in a Multipolarizing World

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International Academic Cooperation in a Geopolitically Changing World


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Navigating Economic Cooperation: Reflections on 80 Years Since Bretton Woods



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One Hundred Years of the International Drug Prohibition Regime in Latin America

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Lessons from Japanese Education and Health Care


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Robotics and AI: The Future Today

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Human Rights in Asia: Has Authoritarian Governance Undermined Progress?


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