Of among a variety of events such as symposium, talk events, photo exhibition, “NEW VISIONS OF AFRICA – Africa, Italy and Japan, Tokyo International Conference” will be conducted.

Under the initiative of Japan and Italy, leaders of politics, religions, international society, and civil society exchange ideas on urgent humanitarian issues such as poverty, education, medical care and public health in Africa, and we seek the possibility of collaboration for better future of Africa.

For more details and registration, please visit:
https://pro.form-mailer.jp/lp/bc24d096138623

General Information

• DATE & TIME
  Saturday, May 19th 2018, 9:15am-6:00pm
  
  
• VENUE
  Sophia University Yotsuya Campus Auditorium in Bldg. No.10
  -5 minute walk from JR and Tokyo Metro Yotsuya Station
  -No parking space available on campus. Please use the public transport
  
  
• Co-organized by Community of Sant’Egidio, Sophia University, and Rissho Kosei-kai
  
  

Speakers and panelists

Session 1 “Italian and Japanese Cooperation for Africa”

• Yoshiaki Terumichi
  President of Sophia University
• Kosho Niwano
  President-designate of Rissho Kosei-kai
• Alberto Quattrucci
  Secretary General of P&R, Community of Sant’Egidio
• Miki Sugimura
  Vice President for Global Academic Affairs, Sophia University
  
• Giorgio Starace
  Ambassador of Italy to Japan
• Massimo Gaiani
  Director General for Global Affairs (MFA), Italy
• Hiroshi Kato
  Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan
  

Session 2 “Politics, Religions and Civil Society: Together for Africa”

• Mbuli Charles Boliko
  Director Food and Agriculture -Organization of the United Nations, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Katherine Marshall
  Director of the Georgetown’s World Faiths Development Dialogue, USA
• Hiroshi Taniyama
  President of Japan International Volunteer Center (JVC)
• Samia Nkrumah,
  MP,Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party, Ghana

Session 3 “Voice of Africa”

• Isao Yama Kikuchi
  SVD, Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan
• John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan
  Cardinal, Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Nigeria
• Pacem Karongua
  Activist of the Community of Sant’Egidio, Malawi
• Nobuhiro Nemoto
  Rissho Kosei-kai

■Session 4 “What can we do for Africa?”

• Ichiro Aisawa
  President of Japan-Africa Friendship Parliamentarian Association, Japan
• Gianni Guidotti
  Coordinator of African actions, Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy
• Masaki Inaba
  Director of Global Health Programme, Africa Japan Forum
• John Joseph Puthenkalam, S.J.
  Trustee, Global Academic Affairs and Professor of Sophia University, Japan
• Yoshinori Shinohara
  Director of Peace Department, WCRP Japan, Rissho Kosei-kai
• Masaya Kobayashi
  Professor, Graduate School of Chiba University

Presentation of “New Visions of Africa”

• Tsutomu Sakuma,S.J.
  Chancellor of Sophia School Corporation
• Takeshi Kawabata
  Chairperson of Rissho Kosei-kai
• Alberto Quattrucci
  Community of Sant’Egidio