Economic Seminar Series 5
Key Economic Challenges in Asia

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[Date]	Friday, February 3, 2017, 14:30-17:30 (Doors open at 14:00)
[Venue]	Iino Hall & Conference Center Room A　Map
[Co-organized by]	Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo (PARI) / the IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OAP)
[Language]	English / Japanese simultaneous interpretation

*Targeted to general audience including press.
*Please note that this symposium has reached its full capacity and the registration is closed. Thank you very much.

Program

14:30-16:10	Session 1 Key Economic Challenges: A focus on Asia and Japan
	Speaker: Dr. Chang Yong Rhee, Director, Asia and the Pacific Department, IMF Presentation slides Commentators: Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute Presentation slides Mr. Yoichi Nemoto, President, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance (Former head of AMRO) Presentation slides Ms. Yoko Takeda, Deputy General Manager, Research Center for Policy & Economy, Mitsubishi Research Institute Presentation slides Mr. Chiwoong Lee, Senior Economist, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Presentation slides Moderator: Prof. Naoyuki Shinohara, PARI, the University of Tokyo
16:15-17:30	Session 2 Modernizing China: Investing in Soft Infrastructure
	Speaker: Dr. Alfred Schipke, Senior Resident Representative in China, IMF Presentation slides Commentators: Dr. C.H. Kwan, Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research Presentation slides Prof. Mariko Watanabe, Economics Department, Gakushuuin University Presentation slides Dr. Xiao Minjie, Senior Economist - China, SMBC Nikko Securities Moderator: Ms. Leika Kihara, Chief Correspondent, Reuters Japan