February 12, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET | Rideau Club, 15th Floor, 99 Bank St, Ottawa, ON

To look at how Japan’s foreign policy approaches security challenges in the Korean Peninsula, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and the Embassy of Japan to Canada is hosting a panel event that will feature Asian foreign policy experts from Canada and Japan. This proposed event will take place on February 12th, 2020 in the dining room of the Rideau Club, 99 Bank Street, 15^th Floor, Ottawa. The panel is intended to offer analysis and offer recommendations going forward.

Agenda

9:15 – 9:45: Registration

9:45 – 9:55: Opening Remarks the Ambassador of Japan to Canada, His Excellency Yasuhisa Kawamura

10:00 – 10:30: Presentation by Professor Junya Nishino, Professor of International Relations and Korean Policy, Keio University

10:35 – 11:30: Panel on Japan and Security in the Koreas

Panelists:

• Marius Grinius, Former Canadian Ambassador to South and North Korea
• Professor Junya Nishino, Professor of International Relations and Korean Policy, Keio University
• Dr. Elliot Tepper, Senior Fellow, Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University
• Moderator: Sarah Goldfeder, Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group

11:30 – 12:00:  Networking Coffee Break