Asia Leadership Program 2015: Senior-Level Session
4 to 7 March 2015

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
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Opening: Welcome and Introduction to the Program
Welcome Remarks and Lecture Kitakyushu’s Policies and Actions on Sustainable Development and Climate Change
This presentation showcases the good practices of Japan's Kitakyushu City in achieving sustainable development. Through its highly successful…
Reiji Hitsumoto
Group Session: Guidance by Group Navigators for Team Building Energy Group Anthony Jude
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
Field Visit Energy Group Anthony Jude
Field Visit Urban Group Jingmin Huang and Javier Coloma Brotons
Field Visit Transport Group Lloyd Wright
Dinner Cocktail with Kitakyushu-City Officials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Break-Out Session Energy Group: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Pollution Control and Smart Grid Toshihiko Fujii
Break-Out Session Transport and Urban Groups: Shibuya community bus, Harajyuku Pedestrian Area and Shinjuku Railway Station
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Breakout Sessions Energy Group: Dialogue with Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) and Private Technology providers Hirokazu Yamaguchi
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
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…
Breakout Sessions Urban Group: Lecture and Discussion on Yokohama and Kitakyushu Toru Hashimoto and Young Uck Kang
Leadership and Communication Communication Tim Ward and Teresa Erickson
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…
Anthony Jude
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…
David Margonsztern
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…
Jingmin Huang
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
Open Innovation for Infrastructure: Knowledge Matching with Global Private Sector
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Breakout Session Preparation and Practice for the Presentations Energy Group Participants
Breakout Session Preparation and Practice for the Presentations Transport Group Participants
Breakout Session Preparation and Practice for the Presentations Urban Group Participants
Presentations Energy Group Participants
Presentations Transport Group Participants
Presentations Urban Group Participants
Plenary Session with Closing Remarks and Awarding of Certificates

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Leah Arboleda

ADB Organizer/s

  • Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Partner Organization/s

  • Ministry of the Environment of Japan, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Urban Development
  • Capacity Development
  • Knowledge Management