Asia Leadership Program 2015: Senior-Level Session

Series: Asia Leadership Program

Asia Leadership Program 2015: Senior-Level Session

04 March 2015 to 07 March 2015
Tokyo
Japan

Asia's leaders focused on innovative and advanced technologies in various sectors at the Asia Leadership Program 2015.

The third annual program was held in Tokyo, Japan with Institute for Global Environmental Strategies as partner organization.  Attended by 24 Director Generals, Senior Advisors, and Assistant Secretaries, the program focused on innovative and advanced technologies in energy, transport and urban development, finance, and planning.

Program and Learning Materials: 
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
04 Mar 2015 Opening: Welcome and Introduction to the Program
04 Mar 2015 Welcome Remarks and Lecture Kitakyushu’s Policies and Actions on Sustainable Development and Climate Change
This presentation showcases the good practices of Japan'sKitakyushu City in achieving sustainable development. Through its highly successful development...
Reiji Hitsumoto
04 Mar 2015 Group Session: Guidance by Group Navigators for Team Building Energy Group Anthony Jude
04 Mar 2015 Group Session: Guidance by Group Navigators for Team Building Integrated Urban Development
This graphical presentation shows the integrated sector approach for urban development.
Jingmin Huang
04 Mar 2015 Field Visit Energy Group Anthony Jude
04 Mar 2015 Field Visit Urban Group Jingmin Huang and Javier Coloma Brotons
04 Mar 2015 Field Visit Transport Group Lloyd Wright
04 Mar 2015 Dinner Cocktail with Kitakyushu-City Officials
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
05 Mar 2015 Break-Out Session Energy Group: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Pollution Control and Smart Grid Toshihiko Fujii
05 Mar 2015 Break-Out Session Transport and Urban Groups: Shibuya community bus, Harajyuku Pedestrian Area and Shinjuku Railway Station
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Energy Group: Dialogue with Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) and Private Technology providers Hirokazu Yamaguchi
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Urban Transport: Who Decides What?
This graphical presentation shows the transition and growth of the global urban transport system and infrastructure.
Ki-joon Kim
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Avoid-Shift-Improve
This presentation explains how the Avoid-Shift-Improve principle will help leaders and policy makers achieve sustainable transport in their countries. ...
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Urban Group: Lecture and Discussion on Yokohama and Kitakyushu Toru Hashimoto and Young Uck Kang
06 Mar 2015 Leadership and Communication Communication Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Energy Group Discussions - Business As Usual or Institute Changes?
The presentation reveals the current ASEAN energy sector trends, issues and challenges, as well as the possible policies and initiatives for implementation...
Anthony Jude
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Transit-Oriented Development
This presentation provides a comprehensive explanation about the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) approach in order to control and organize urban growth...
David Margonsztern
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Asian Urbanization: Challenges and Visions
This presentation identifies the emerging problems in urban development and growth in relation to climate change. It also discusses the possibility to...
Jingmin Huang
06 Mar 2015 Breakout Sessions Tsukuba Transit-Oriented-Development Case Study
This presentation explains the use of the Transit-Oriented Development approach in the development of the Tsukuba Express in Japan.
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies IGES
06 Mar 2015 Open Innovation for Infrastructure: Knowledge Matching with Global Private Sector
Date Session / Activity Presentation Material Speaker(s)
07 Mar 2015 Breakout Session Preparation and Practice for the Presentations Energy Group Participants
07 Mar 2015 Breakout Session Preparation and Practice for the Presentations Transport Group Participants
07 Mar 2015 Breakout Session Preparation and Practice for the Presentations Urban Group Participants
07 Mar 2015 Presentations Energy Group Participants
07 Mar 2015 Presentations Transport Group Participants
07 Mar 2015 Presentations Urban Group Participants
07 Mar 2015 Plenary Session with Closing Remarks and Awarding of Certificates

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