GraSPP Research Seminar
For registration
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
17:00-18:30 (Tokyo time)
The seminar aims at a comparative study of International Financial Institutions (IFIs) with a focus on innovative features of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in governance and international standards to address challenges and opportunities beyond COVID-19 as well as United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Program
17:00-17:10 Opening remarks by Ms. Lauren Suzanne Power
Introduction and framing by Prof. Yasunobu Sato
17:10-17:40 Keynote speech by Mr. Gerard Sanders
17:40-18:10 Panel discussion joined by Mr. Arthur M. Mitchell and Prof. Toshiro Nishizawa; and moderated by Prof. Yasunobu Sato
18:10-18:25 Q&A
18:25-18:30 Concluding remarks by Prof. Yasunobu Sato
Keynote Speaker
Mr. Gerard Sanders, Senior Advisor to the President and General Counsel Emeritus, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Moderators
Ms. Lauren Suzanne Power, Research Fellow, University of Tokyo
Prof. Yasunobu Sato, Ph.D., Graduate Program on Human Security (HSP), Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, University of Tokyo
Discussants
Mr. Arthur M. Mitchell, Senior Advisor, White & Case and former General Counsel, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Prof. Toshiro Nishizawa, Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), University of Tokyo
ABOUT AIIB
“The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing the Infrastructure for Tomorrow—infrastructure with sustainability at its core. We began operations in Beijing in January 2016 and have since grown to 103 approved members worldwide. We are capitalized at USD100 billion and Triple-A-rated by the major international credit rating agencies. Working with partners, AIIB meets clients’ needs by unlocking new capital and investing in infrastructure that is green, technology-enabled and promotes regional connectivity.”
