Theme : Inochi Kaigi x “SDGs +beyond” – What we must do now for the future –

Date and time : March 21st (Thursday) 14:30-17:30

Venue : Keizo Saji Memorial Hall, 10th floor, Osaka University Nakanoshima Center (online streaming available)

Sponsored by : “Inochi Kaigi” Business Promotion Council

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Purpose of the event

In preparation for the Osaka-Kansai Expo to be held in 2025, Osaka University and the three Kansai economic organizations will confirm the philosophy and implementation status of the SDGs, and will discuss measures and science to realize a society where “no one will be left behind.” In March 2023, together with three Kansai economic organizations, we launched the “Inochi Conference” project to present the role that technology will play and then discuss the goals that humanity should aim for after the SDGs, that is, after 2031.

The “Inochi Kaigi” Project Promotion Council, which promotes the “Inochi Kaigi” project, organizes “Inochi Kaigi” by theme, where companies, national governments, NPOs, NGOs, academia, etc. participate and discuss across organizational and generational boundaries. We plan to actively promote this event in cooperation with other organizations, and we plan to disseminate the results of the discussions to the world in the form of the “Declaration of Life” at the “Osaka-Kansai Expo.”

This “Inochi Kaigi” kick-off symposium will bring together all the actors from industry, government, academia, and the private sector who are participating in the “Inochi Kaigi” projects in preparation for FY2024, when various activities of the “Inochi Kaigi” will accelerate. This event will be held as an opportunity to discuss the actions that should be taken, expand the number of participants in the activities of the “Inochi Kaigi” project, reconfirm its direction and collaborative measures, and accelerate various future activities. .

program

Opening speech
: Mr. Shojiro Nishio (President of Osaka University, Chairman of the “Inochi Kaigi” Project Promotion Council)

Purpose explanation
: Mr. Takuo Doume (Assistant to the President of Osaka University, Vice Chairman of the “Inochi Kaigi” Project Executive Committee)

keynote speech

・Mr. Akihiko Tanaka (Chairman, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), “Inochi Kaigi” Project Promotion Council)

Providing topics

・Mr. Kaoru Nemoto (Director, United Nations Information Center)
・Mr. Keiji Kakumoto (Representative Secretary, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives (Vice Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation), “Inochi Kaigi” Business Promotion Council)
・Mr. Kiyoko Ikegami (Public Interest) (Chairman of Plan International Japan, Executive Director of the Asian Population and Development Association, Inochi Kaigi Business Promotion Council), Yasuhiro Kawazoe
( Glocal Coordinator in charge of Ama town village development, Shimane Prefecture)
, Nicola Kawawa (Japan Youth Platform for a Sustainable Society (JYPS) Policy Advocacy Department, Faculty of Law, Tohoku University)

Panel discussion with topic speakers

・Moderator: Mr. Takuo Doume (Assistant to the President of Osaka University, Vice-Chairman of the “Inochi Kaigi” Project Executive Committee)
　“ What is a “future society where all lives shine” (a society where all lives shine)?
　　What kind of thinking and actions are necessary to build this?
　　What are we aiming for as Inochi Kaigi towards 2025 and 2030? “

Closing remarks

・Mr. Manabu Tanaka (Osaka University Director/Vice President, “Inochi Kaigi” Project Executive Committee)

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