The 18th Group Conference was held on February 21–24, 2002, in Ditchley Park, UK, under the joint chairmanship of Yasuhisa Shiozaki (member, House of Representatives and former parliamentary vice-minister for finance) and the Rt. Hon. Peter Mandelson MP (member, House of Commons). Approximately 40 participants discussed UK-Japan relations, international affairs after September 11, approaches to common challenges such as the provision of welfare and other public services, and the contribution of technology to sustainable development.
February 22
Session I: The Political and Economic Environment in the UK and Japan
Speakers:
PHILIP STEPHENS, Financial Times
TAKASHI KIUCHI, Economic Advisor, Shinsei Bank
FUMIHIKO YOSHIDA, Editorial Writer, The Asahi Shimbun
February 23
Session II: The Provision of Welfare and Public Services: Striking an Appropriate Balance Between the Government and the Private Sector
Speakers:
MICHAEL BARBER, Prime Minister’s Chief Adviser on Delivery, Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit
MIKIKO ETO, Professor of Political Science, Hosei University
Session III: Redefining Global Order in the Post-September 11 Era—The Superpower Role of the United States, the Position of Japan and the UK, and the Relationship with China and Russia
Speakers:
JOHN LLOYD, Associate Editor, New Statesman
KOJI WATANABE, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange
February 24
Session IV: The Contribution of Science and Technology to Sustainable Development and the Application of Environmental Technology to Industry
Speakers:
JACQUELINE McGLADE, University College London, Natural Environment Research Council
TATSUJIRO SUZUKI, Senior Research Scientist, Socio-economic Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
UK PARTICIPANTS | |
CHAIRMAN | |
PETER MANDELSON MP | Member of the House of Commons, Labour |
PARTICIPANTS |
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VISCOUNT BLAKENHAM | Director, Japan 2001 |
VICTOR BULMER THOMAS | Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs |
THE LORD BURNS OF PITSHANGER GCB | Member of the House of Lords |
MENZIES CAMPBELL QC, MP | Liberal Democrat Spokesman on Foreign Affairs; Member of the House of Commons |
ANDREW FRASER CMG | Senior Advisor, Mitsubishi Corporation (UK) plc |
ROGER GODSIFF MP | Chairman British-Japanese Parliamentary Group; Member of the House of Commons, Labour |
SIR STEPHEN GOMERSALL | British Ambassador to Japan |
JANE GRIFFITHS MP | Member of the House of Commons, Labour |
MELVILLE GUEST | Chief Executive, Asia House |
FABIAN HAMILTON MP | Member of the House of Commons, Labour |
LORD HOWELL OF GUILDFORD | Opposition Spokesman on Foreign Affairs, House of Lords |
HELENA KENNEDY QC | Chair, British Council |
LORD LAMING OF TEWIN CB | Member of the House of Lords |
ANTHONY LOEHNIS | Executive Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group |
DENIS MACSHANE MP | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
SIR RICHARD NEEDHAM | Vice Chairman NEC Europe Ltd; Deputy Chair of Dyson Plc |
SIR PETER PARKER KBE LVO | Chairman, Mitsubishi Electric Europe BV |
ROBIN ROWLAND | Voluntary Sector Consultant |
LORD SAINSBURY OF TURVILLE | Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science and Innovation |
GISELA STUART MP | Member of the House of Commons, Labour |
STEWART WHITE | Director of Public Policy, Vodafone plc |
TONY YOUNG | President, Trades Union Congress (TUC) |
SPEAKERS | |
MICHAEL BARBER | Prime Minister’s Chief Adviser on Delivery, Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit |
SIR CHRIS GENT | CEO, Vodafone plc |
JOHN LLOYD | Associate Editor, New Statesman |
JACQUELINE MCGLADE | University College London, Natural Environment Research Council |
PHILIP STEPHENS | Financial Times |
JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS | |
CHAIRMAN | |
YASUHISA SHIOZAKI | Member, House of Representatives; Former Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance |
PARTICIPANTS | |
MIKIKO ETO | Professor of Political Science, Hosei Univeristy; Visiting Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge |
SHINJI FUKUKAWA | Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu Institute for Human Studies |
TORU HASHIMOTO | Chairman, of the Board, Fuji Bank, Ltd. |
MASAKO HOSHINO | Director, Japan NPO Center |
HIROYA ICHIKAWA | Professor, Sophia University |
TAKASHI KIUCHI | Economic Advisor, Shinsei Bank, Ltd. |
YASUO KUBOTA | Assistant General Secretary, Japanese Trade Union Confederation (JTUC-RENGO) |
SEIJI MAEHARA | Member, House of Representatives |
MASAKI ORITA | Japanese Ambassador to UK |
TADAHIRO SEKIMOTO | Chairman Emeritus, NEC Corporation |
TATSUJIRO SUZUKI | Senior Research Scientist, Socio-economic Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry |
HATSUHISA TAKASHIMA | Director, The United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo |
ISAMU UEDA | Member, House of Representatives |
KOJI WATANABE | Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange; Executive Advisor, Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) |
TADASHI YAMAMOTO | President, Japan Center for International Exchange |
FUMIHIKO YOSHIDA | Editorial Writer, The Asahi Shimbun |
