OVERVIEW
The second EU-Japan-Asia Journalists Conference followed the successful formula of the previous year, where ASEF’s involvement brought forth the expansion of the annual EU-Japan Journalists’ Conference to include journalists from other parts of Asia within the ASEM membership. Forty-eight journalists — 22 from Europe, 14 from Japan, and 12 from the other Asian member countries — were invited to the conference. In line with the theme of the Aichi World Expo (“Nature’s Wisdom”), the conference was held on the theme “The Greening Of International Co-operation.”
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Emil Salim, former Indonesian Environment Minister
SPEAKERS
Mr. Koh Kheng Lian, Director, Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law
Dr. Soichiro Yoshida, Chairman, Yoshida & Co. Ltd
Mr. Hiroyuki Watanabe, Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation
Ms. Inger Schorling, former Member of the European Parliament
Mr. Frank McDonald, Environmental Editor, The Irish Times
Mr. Satoru Suzuki, Foreign News Editor, TV Asahi
Mr. Cho Hong-sup, Environment Correspondent, Hankyoreh Daily
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Delegation of the European Commission in Japan