Registration Period Extended: [Event Announcement / For Keio students only] Special Dialogue: Living in an Era of Challenge and Transformation—Creating an Exciting Society (February 20, 2023)

February 8, 2023

As a special event for the MUFG Endowed Course and the ZHD Endowed Course (courses offered by the Keio University Global Research Institute, KGRI), a special dialogue will be held exclusively for Keio University students and students of its affiliated schools.

Date & Time: Monday, February 20, 2023, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM (Doors open at 3:30 PM)

Venue: CIC Tokyo (15F, Toranomon Hills Business Tower, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Also available online (exclusively for students of affiliated schools; elementary and junior high school students may only participate online)

Eligibility: Keio University students and students of Keio University affiliated schools

Details:

With the evolution of technology, new values are now emerging.

Our future is not an extension of conventional wisdom; we must create it ourselves.

In this era of challenge and transformation, we want you to carve out the future with excitement, not anxiety.

Three leaders from leading companies in business and academia will share their "vision" and "practice" and engage in a discussion for Keio students.

Program:

■ Special Dialogue

・Hironori Kamezawa (Director, President & Group CEO, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.)

・Kentaro Kawabe (President and Co-CEO, Representative Director, Z Holdings Corporation)

・Kohei Itoh (President, Keio University)

Moderator: Tatsuhiko Yamamoto (Professor, Keio University Law School; Deputy Director, KGRI)

■ Panel Talk

Young and mid-career employees will discuss the future of society.

■ Networking

* MC: Haruna Kawashima (Project Associate Professor, KGRI)

Please register here .

Deadline: Sunday, February 19, 2023

* Registered participants will receive information on how to join the event three days prior.

* You may be asked to present your student ID card, student ID number, etc., on the day of the event.

* Registration will close once the maximum number of participants is reached, regardless of the application deadline.

* To prevent the spread of COVID-19, we ask that you wear a mask at the venue.

Living in an Era of Challenge and Transformation—Creating an Exciting Society.pdf

With donations from MUFG and Z Holdings, the Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI) offers the "MUFG Endowed Course: Re-creation of 'Trust' for a Sustainable Society" and the "ZHD Endowed Course: Platform Economy and a Sustainable Society" for all students (some of which are also open to high school students at affiliated schools). This dialogue is a collaboration between KGRI, MUFG, and ZHD, extending beyond the classroom to put the spirit of "jitsugaku (science)" into practice beyond the confines of the university.

Inquiries:

Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI)

2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project Office

kgri_2040pj@info.keio.ac.jp