The UNIDO Seminar on Sustainable Industrialization for Shared Prosperity will be held on Thursday May 14th, 2015 at the United Nations University in Tokyo, on the occasion of the expected visit to Japan of UNIDO’s Director General LI Yong.

The seminar will focus on “Public-Private Partnerships in the Era of Post 2015 Development Agenda” and will highlight UNIDO’s ongoing programmes in Africa, namely in Ethipoia, Senegal and the East African Community (EAC).

For further information, please see the outline of the seminar programme below, and for registration, please access here (in Japanese only).

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to itpo.tokyo@unido.org or call 03-6433-5520.

Outline of the UNIDO Seminar

Date:      Thursday, May 14th, 2015 (14:00 – 17:15)
Venue:    United Nations University HQs, Tokyo, 3F U Thant International Conference Hall
Theme:   Sustainable Industrialization for Shared Prosperity
             “Public-Private Partnerships in the era of Post-2015 Development Agenda”

Organizer:   United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Supporter*: East African Business Council (EABC),
                 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA),
                 Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),
                 Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC),
                 Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),
                 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
                 Japan Business Federation (Keidanren),
                 Japan Association of Business Executives (Keizai Doyukai),
                 United Nations University (UNU)
                 * To be confirmed

Language:     English and Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)
Participation: Free of charge
Registration:  Please access the URL (only in Japanese)
                   http://www.unido.or.jp/coming/2015/
Contact:       UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
                   E-mail: itpo.tokyo@unido.org / TEL: 03-6433-5520  

Programme

14:00  Opening Addresses

14:10  Key Note Speech:
         “UNIDO’s new global mandate in the context of the post-2015 Agenda and its operationalization”
         – Mr. LI Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization

14:55  Session I: UNIDO’s new “Pilot Country Program” – in Ethiopia and Senegal
         Presentations/interventions by:
         – H.E. Dr. MARKOS Tekle Rike, Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
         – H.E. Mr. Cheikh NIANG, Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal
         – Mr. Tidiane BOYE, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO

16:00  Session II: Promoting Business Opportunities in the East African Community (EAC)
         Panel Discussion (Moderator: Ferda Gelegen, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo)
         – Mr. Takeshi FURUTANI, Head of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
         – Mr. Kake Dhariwal, Avco Investments Ltd (logistics, construction materials)
         – Mr. BUSINGE Wilson Rwabwogo, EABC, Mukwano Group (manufacturing, agriculture,
                 property development, logistics supply chain management and packaging)
         – Mr. Junji KOIKE, Group Manager and Senior Consultant, Nomura Research Institute (NRI)
         – Mr. Tidiane BOYE, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO

17:10  Closing Remarks
         – Mr. Taizo NISHIKAWA, the Deputy to the Director General, UNIDO

17:15  End of Seminar