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UNIDO Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2018 Launch Event on 18 April, 2018

UNIDO Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2018 Launch Event on 18 April, 2018

The UNIDO Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2018 Launch Event will be held on Wednesday, 18 April 2018 at the United Nations University in Tokyo.

UNIDO publishes “Industrial Development Report (IDR)” on the occasion of UNIDO General Conference every two years. The launch event in Tokyo will focus on the highlights of the recently published IDR 2018.

UNIDO officials will present the analyses of IDR 2018, followed by panel session represented by experts from research institutes and academia. The roles of demand for manufacturing to be played in the context of inclusive and sustainable industrial development will be discussed.

Outline of the UNIDO Seminar

Date/Time 18 April 2018 (Wednesday), 14:00-18:00 (Registration: 13:30)
Venue United Nations University HQs, Tokyo, 5F, Elizabeth Rose Hall
5-53-70 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001, JAPAN
Organizer United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Co-organizer

United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) Tokyo
Supporter Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Language English & Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
Registration Please register through the form below

Programme

14:00 Opening Remarks
– Mr. LI Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
14:15 Welcome Remarks

– Mr. Jun Yanagi, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organization in Vienna
-Mr. Satoshi Kurimoto, Director, Technical Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Burau,
 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
UNIDO’s Industrial Development Report (IDR) 2018
14:25

“Key Findings of UNIDO Industrial Development Report 2018”
– Dr. Cecilia Ugaz, Director, Department of Policy, Research and Statistics (PRS), UNIDO
14:45

“Industrialization, Consumption and Sustainable Development”
– Dr. Alejandro Lavopa, Industrial Development Analyst, PRS, UNIDO
15:00 Coffee Break
15:15

Panel Discussion
Chairperson: Dr. Cecilia Ugaz, Director, PRS, UNIDO
Panelists:
– Dr. Akio Hosono, Senior Research Advisor, JICA Research Institute
– Dr. Tatsufumi Yamagata, Chief Senior Researcher, Development Studies Center,
  Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization
– Prof. Masachika Suzuki, Ph.D. Professor, Sophia University/Senior Research Fellow, UNU Institute
   for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
– Mr. Hossam Negm, First Secretary, Head of the Economic & Commercial Bureau, Embassy of Egypt

Questions and comments from the audience
16:30

Networking session

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo（Mr. Gelegen, Ms. Maeda）
Tel：03-6433-5520
E-mail: itpo.tokyo@unido.org