We are happy to invite you to "The 7th GRIPS Student Conference", to be held on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. This year's theme is "*Public Policy for Peace and Sustainable Growth*". We will have around 30 students from many universities around the world presenting their research.




Date & Time: September 4 (Tue), 09:30 ~ 18:00

Place: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Room 4AB&F (4F)

7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677

Language: English

Charge: free

Registration: Please register online (https://goo.gl/forms/4xBGmlJiWgPaDoj52), or send an email to studentconference@grips.ac.jp <mailto:studentconference@grips.ac.jp>



For the latest updates please check the student conference website:

http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/education/summer-program/7th_student_conference/



Conference Program (tentative) - full details and a complete list of speakers will become available on our website soon.

09:00~09:30 - Morning registration 09:30~10:20

Keynote Speech I-a:* "*How can we make the most of social capital in achieving sustainability goals?", by Prof. Emiko Kusakabe, Visiting Professor, Rikkyo University Graduate School, and Co-President of the Open City Institute, Inc. * *

Keynote Speech I-b: "A proposal for innovation in education based on the results of the Community Carte System well-being survey" by Prof. Motoo Kusakabe, Founder and Co-President of the Open City Institute, Inc.

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10:40~12:20 Concurrent Morning Session Presentations by various student scholars in Japan and abroad on their research in international relations, development, macroecoeconomics, globalisation, environment, and social & public policy.

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13:30~14:20 - Keynote Speech II: "The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation in meeting Sustainable Developmental Goals", by Prof. Michiko Iizuka, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

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14:40~16:40 - Concurrent Afternoon Session Presentations by various student scholars in Japan and abroad on their research in international relations, development economics and studies, security studies, macroeconomics, globalisation, environment, social & public policy, disaster management innovation & technology

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16:55~17:15 - Wrap-up Session

17:15~18:00 - Presenting certificates & networking reception




[*About the Keynote Speakers*]

*Dr. Emiko Kusakabe *is a visiting professor at Rikkyo University Graduate School, also Co-President of the Open City Institute, Inc. She has a PhD in planning studies from Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, an MSc in geography (environmental planning) and an MSc in human geography research, both from London School of Economics. From 2008 to 2010, she conducted an extensive research in Shiga and Kyoto prefectures, on the role of social capital in creating sustainable and participatory city-building, machizukuri, using both network analysis and qualitative interviews. She identified the existence and the workings of "braising social capital networks" in connecting key players within and across prefectures. She served as a presenter at Windsor Castle Consultation by International Council for Caring Communities supported by the UN HABITAT in 2017, received Pioneer Award from ICCC at UN Headquarters in 2015, was a presenter and panellist at a high-level working session of the HABITAT, UN Headquarters in 2012, and served as a panellist at Windsor Knowledge Management Roundtable by ICCC with the support of UN Public Administration Network. She also served as the Welcoming Committee Chairperson of the World Bank Family Network in 1998-2000 and was a visiting senior research associate at the UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development in 1992-1994.


*Prof. Motoo Kusakabe*, the founder and Co-President of the Open City Institute, Inc, which supports the enhancement of local governance and citizen participation in city development strategies, developed "Community Carte System (CCS)", a system tool that measures and predicts the risk transfer mechanisms of risk/resilience factors, vital information for creating an inclusive society. He has been invited to speak at several UN and European conferences on city and welfare development strategies. He worked for the World Bank (1998-2003) as the Vice-President for Resource Mobilization and Co-financing in charge of creating global partnership to reduce poverty, by promoting ICT cluster development and community-driven initiatives in many developing countries. He also, worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London as the Senior Councillor to the President (1991-1994, 2003-2009), mainly promoting ICT clusters, incubators and seed funds in 14 countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries. He has a BA and MA in Mathematics from the University of Tokyo, and MPhil and PhD Candidateship (1974) in economics from Yale University, USA. He served as a Visiting Professor at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (2003-2014), at Environment Institute, University College London, UK (2008-2009), as an Enterprise Fellow at Essex University, UK (2003-2009). and as a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in 2003. Before he joined the World Bank, he served as the Deputy Commissioner, International Affairs of the National Tax Administration of the Japanese Government (1996-97), Deputy Director-General for Banking Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Japan (1994-96), Director of the Coordination Department, Japan Centre for International Finance (1987-89), Head of the Vice-Minister's Office for International Affairs (1986-87), Chief Economist, Institute of Fiscal & Monetary Policies, MOF(1985-86).



*Dr. Michiko Iizuka*specializes in the policy studies on development, innovation in the area of sustainability, natural resources and agriculture in developing and emerging countries. She is a professor at the National Graduate Research Institute on Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo, Japan from April, 2018. She also holds positions as affiliated fellow at United Nations University Maastricht Economic and social Research and training center for Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and associated fellow at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at University of Sussex. Prior to joining GRIPS, she was a research fellow at United Nations University Maastricht Economic and social Research and training center for Innovation and Technology, as an environmental officer at United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean and a researcher at the International Development Center of Japan. She is currently working for a project on Global Value Chain in mining sector for Inter-American Development Bank. She had contributed works for UNIDO, UNESCO, UNCTAD, GIZ, JICA and SIDA on the issues on Science, Technology and Innovation in developing countries. She holds a DPhil in Science and Technology Policy from Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, an MPhil in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at University of Sussex and a Post Graduate Diploma on Environment Management from the Imperial College, University of London.



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http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/about/access/

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*The 7^th GRIPS Student Conference **Organising Committee*

*National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)*

7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku *|* Tokyo 106-8677 *| *Japan

*Tel *81 (0)3 6439 6047 *|* *Fax* 81 (0)3 6439 6070

*Email* StudentConference@grips.ac.jp <mailto:StudentConference@grips.ac.jp>

*Web *http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/education/summer-program/7th_student_conference/