TICAD PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

As of May 30, 2008

On the occasion of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference
on African Development (TICAD IV) in Yokohama

STS forum Special Session
“Science and Technology Collaboration between
Developed and Developing Countries”

Date:	Thursday, May 29, 2008
Time:	15:00 - 18:00
	● 15:00 - 17:00	Session
	● 17:00 - 18:00	Reception
Venue:	Pan Pacific Hotel Yokohama Queen’s Grand Ballroom C&D (B2F)

PROGRAM (** confirmed speakers)

Simultaneous translation in English, French and Japanese will be provided

15:00	Opening Address
	**	Koji Omi, Member, House of Representatives; Founder and Chairman, STS forum; Former Minister of Finance, JP

	Keynote Address
	**	Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, RW

15:15 – 16:00	Session I -- “Benefit Deriving from North-South Collaboration in Science and Technology”
CHAIR	**	Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), JP
SPEAKERS	**	Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard University, KE
	**	Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, RW
	**	Fumio Kishida, Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Quality-of-Life Policy, and Regulatory Reform, JP
	**	Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Special Advisor to the Cabinet, JP
	With discussion (including audience)

16:00 – 16:45	Session II -- “Learning from Good Practices: Concrete Collaboration Examples”
CHAIR	**	Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), JP
SPEAKERS	**	Hiroshi Akimoto, Managing Director, Member of the Board, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., JP
	**	George Hara, UN IIMSAM Permanent Observer Mission Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Economic and Social Council; Prime Minister's Special Commissioner on Government Tax Panel (Government of Japan), JP
	**	Hiroyuki Watanabe, Senior Technical Executive, Toyota Motor Corporation, JP
	With discussion (including audience)

16:45 – 17:00	Concluding Keynote Address
	**	Jean Ping, Chairman of the Commission, African Union, GA

17:00 – 18:00	Reception