IHRA FORUM

IHRA Forum 2018

IHRA Forum 2018
Overcoming Challenges in a Complex World
— Past, Present and Future —

Opening Session
“Indo Pacific Outlook”

Panelists

Richard L. Armitage
Founder and President, Armitage International, L. C., US
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Group President, Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Sons Limited, India
Bilahari Kausikan
Chairman, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Andrew Robb
Former Minister for Trade and Investment, Australia
Takashi Shiraishi
Professor Emeritus of International Relations,
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan

Moderator

Aiko Doden
Special Affairs Commentator, NHK World, Japan

Special Session
“The Strategic Evolution of HSR in Japan from the Meiji Era to the Present”

Speaker

Roderick Smith
Emeritus Professor, Imperial College London, UK

Commentator

Yoshiyuki Kasai
Chairman Emeritus & Director, Central Japan Railway Company, Japan

Session 1
“Transforming India with HSR”

Panelists

Rajesh Agrawal
Member Rolling Stock & Ex.Officio Secretary to Government of India, India
Kenji Hiramatsu
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to India, Japan
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Group President, Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Sons Limited, India
Tetsuro Tomita
Vice Chair/Chair, Committee on South Asia, Keidanren
Chairman & Director, East Japan Railway Company, Japan

Moderator

Indrani Bagchi
Senior Diplomatic Editor, Times of India, India

Session 2
“High-Speed Rail toward the Future”

Panelists

Toshihiko Aoyagi
President, Representative Director & Executive Officer,
Kyushu Railway Company, Japan
Yao-Chung Chiang
Chairman, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation, Taiwan
Brijesh Dixit
General Manager (Depot & Machines), National High Speed Rail Corporation, India
Shin Kaneko
President & Representative Director, Central Japan Railway Company, Japan

Moderator

Roderick Smith
Emeritus Professor, Imperial College London, UK

Closing Remarks

Syed Hamid Albar
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Former Chairman, Land Public Transport Commission, Malaysia

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