[Event Information]
GSDM 11th Platform Seminar
“Trend in Global Energy Supply and Demand, and Its Implications for Japan and Asia”
21th April, 2014 13:30-15:00 (Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo)

Date : Monday, April 21, 2014, 13:30-15:00 (Open13:30) Venue : Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo Hosted by : Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (GSDM), the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP), the University of Tokyo Co-hosted by : UTokyo Policy Alternatives Research Institute (PARI) Registration : Pre-registration is required.

*Admission is free.
*Language : English / Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation in Japanese and English)
*Open to all, upon registration. Walk-in registration will also be available.

Program

Keynote Speech	“Trend in Global Energy Supply and Demand, and Its Implications for Japan and Asia” Dr. Fatih BIROL, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA) Download
Panel Discussion	Prof. Hideaki SHIROYAMA, Program Coordinator of GSDM / Dean of Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo Download
	Prof. Ryuji MATSUHASHI, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, Graduate School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo Download
Q&A Session

About the speaker

Dr. Fatih Birol is the Chief Economist and Director of Global Energy Economics at the International Energy Agency (IEA). He is responsible for the IEA’s flagship publication, World Energy Outlook (WEO), which is recognized as the most authoritative source of strategic analysis of global energy markets. He is also the founder and chair of the IEA Energy Business Council, which provides a forum to enhance cooperation between the energy industry and energy policymakers, and he is recognized as one of the most influential persons in the field of energy according to Forbes magazine.

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