Growth Commission co-hosts major conference in Tokyo
On Sunday 18th October, more than six hundred people attended a major conference co-hosted by The Growth Commission in Tokyo, bringing together senior economic and political thinkers from Japan and around the world.
The event in the Japanese capital was held in association with The Japan Forum on International Relations and Worldwide Support for Development and was timed to coincide with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marking the first anniversary of her coming to office. The conference – themed “Japan Is Back” – considered a variety of issues relating to Japan’s economy, including:
- How to balance Growth and Economic Security
- Effective Fiscal Policy and Dealing with Debt
- Geoeconomics and the Rise of Minilateral Diplomacy
- Strategies for Advanced Economies in the Age of Economic Security
Speaking from The Growth Commission’s International Advisory Board were the former British and Czech Prime Ministers, Liz Truss and Petr Nečas, alongside former Polish President, Andrzej Duda; while Growth Commission Chairman Shanker Singham was joined on the bill by fellow Commissioners Douglas McWilliams, Mieko Nakabayashi and James Carter. The full line-up and conference programme can be found here.
Meanwhile, The Growth Commission also published a paper, Focus on Japan, which was presented in Tokyo, featuring contributions from Commissioners Shanker Singham, Stephen Entin, Douglas McWilliams and Mieko Nakabayashi.
