IFTC Program






July 01, 2025 (Tuesday)
TIME PROGRAM (Japan Standard Time UTC+9)
08:45 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:20 OPENING SESSION
Opening Remarks

LEE Hee-sup |Secretary-General, Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat

Congratulatory Remarks

Representative from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
WU Jianghao | Ambassador of China to Japan
PARK Cheol-hee | Ambassador of ROK to Japan

Keynote Speeches

KAWAGUCHI Yoriko |Former Minister of the Environment; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
WU Hailong |President of China Public Diplomacy Association
KIM Jin-pyo | Chariman of Global Innovation Studies; Former Speaker of the ROK National Assembly

10:20 - 10:35 BREAK
10:35 - 12:20 SESSION I.
Revitalizing Regional Connectivity: Institutionalizing Trilateral Cooperation for a Stable and Peachful Northeast Asia
[Moderator]
LEE Hawon |National Security Editor, Chosun Ilbo
[Speakers]
1) SOEYA Yoshihide|Professor Emeritus, Keio University
2) CHEN Dongxiao|President, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies
3) KIM Hyun-Wook|President, Sejong Institute
[Discussant]
KAUSIKAN Bilahari|Distinguished Fellow, Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore & Former Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore

Discussion and Q&A with floor
12:30 - 13:40 LUNCHEON
13:45 - 14:00 Cultural Performance
14:00 - 15:45 SESSION II.
Driving Inclusive Growth: In Pursuit of More Prosperous Northeast Asia amid Global Challenges
[Moderator]
IJUIN Atsushi|Lead Economist, Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER)
[Speakers]
1) SHIRAHASE Sawako|Senior Vice-Rector of UNU, Assistant Secretary General of UN
2) YUAN Bo |Director, Asian Institute, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CAITEC), Ministry of Commerce, China
3) HONG jong-Ho | Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University (SNU)
[Discussant]
GIM Huay Neo | Managing Director, Member of the Managing Board, World Economic Forum

Discussion and Q&A with floor
15:45 - 15:50 CLOSING SESSION
Closing Remarks
LEE Hee-sup |Secretary-General, Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat