Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) Special Symposium "The Future of Civil Society in Asia"

The International House of Japan and the Japan Foundation have been inviting nearly 100 Asian intellectuals who have demonstrated leadership in various fields to Japan to create a human network that would contribute to enhancing civil society. We will hear how the ALFP fellows, who are leaders in their region, address issues evolving around Asia to think about the role of Asian public intellectuals and of civil society.

Date: February 6, 2013 (Wednesday) 1:00 to 6:00 pm
Venue: Iwasaki Koyota Memorial Hall, International House of Japan
Admission: Free (reservation required)
Language: English/Japanese (with simultaneous
interpretation)
Organizers: International House of Japan/ The Japan Foundation In cooperation with JANIC

Panel 1 "New Politics and Civil Society in Asia"

Speakers: Chito Gascon (Undersecretary, Office of the President, Phillipines/ Philippines), Imtiaz Gul (Executive Director, Centre for Research and Security Studies/ Pakistan), Vinod Raina (Activist in the educational movement Bharat Gyan Vigyan
Samiti/India)
Commentator: Huang Ping (Professor & Director General, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences/China)
Moderator: Suzuki Yuji (Professor, Hosei University)

Panel 2 "The Future of Asia, the World and Humanity
from Japan after 3.11"

Speakers: Lee Seejae (Co-President, The Korea
Federation for
Environmental Movement/ Korea),
Huang Jiansheng (Professor, Yunnan University of
Nationalities/ China),
Ohashi Masaaki(President, Japan NGO Center for
International
Cooperation/ Japan)
Commentator: Diana Wong (former Deputy Director,
Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies/Malaysia)
Moderator: Ashiwa Yoshiko (Professor, Hitotsubashi
University/ Japan)

Wrap up panel "Challenges and Possibilities of ALFP:
What Can Civil
Society in Asia Do for the Next Decade?"

Speakers: Goenawan Mohamad (founder of Tempo
magazine/Indonesia)
Chandra Kishor Lal (Independent Columnist and
Commentator/ Nepal),
Fouzia Saeed (Director, Mehergarh/ Pakistan),
Marco Kusumawijaya (Director, Rujak Center for Urban
Studies/ Indonesia)
Moderator: Takenaka Chiharu (Professor, Rikkyo
University/Japan)

For profiles of speakers and details of the program,
please access below,
http://alfpnetwork.net/en/network/

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