The Keio Center for Strategy (KCS) at Keio University, the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) at the Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Japan Office are pleased to host a public symposium titled “Navigating in a World of Uncertainty: Challenges for Japan and Europe”.

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues and the world enters into an ever more uncharted period, Europe and Japan – or more broadly Europe and the Indo-Pacific region – face increasingly connected challenges. The symposium will explore two of the key tasks for Japan and Europe, namely the need to enhance deterrence and to address the China challenges, while awaiting the US elections.

As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues and the world enters into an ever more uncharted period, Europe and Japan – or more broadly Europe and the Indo-Pacific region – face increasingly connected challenges. The symposium will explore two of the key tasks for Japan and Europe, namely the need to enhance deterrence and to address the China challenges, while awaiting the US elections.

Date & Time: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 14:45 – 17:30

Venue: North Building Hall (1F),
            Mita Campus, Keio University
            (2-15-45, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073)
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Language: English and Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation) 

Agenda: 

14:15 – 14:45 Registration

​​​​​​14:45 – 14:55 Opening remarks 

• Michito Tsuruoka, Deputy Director, KCS / Associate Professor, Keio University 
• Luis Simon, Director, CSDS 
   

14:55 – 15:05 Keynote address  

• Petra Sigmund, Ambassador-Designate of Germany to Japan 
   

15:05 – 15:15 Keynote address 

• Katsuro Kitagawa, Director-General / Assistant Minister, European Affairs Bureau, MOFA 
   

15:20 – 16:20 Session 1: “Enhancing deterrence” 

Speakers: 

• Luis Simon, Director, CSDS 
• Satoru Mori, Deputy Director, KCS / Professor, Keio University 
• Moderator: Michito Tsuruoka, Deputy Director, KCS / Associate Professor, Keio University 
   

16:25 – 17:25 Session 2: “Addressing China Challenges” 

Speakers: 

• Eva Pejsova, Japan Chair, CSDS 
• Shinji Yamaguchi, Senior Research Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) 
• Marcin Jerzewski, Head of Taiwan Office, European Values Center for Security Policy (EVC) / Marcin Król Fellow, Visegrad Insight 
• Moderator: Giulia Tercovich, Assistant Director, CSDS 

Registration: Please sign up here by Friday, October 11th.
*Registration will be closed once the number of participants reaches the capacity.