The Chey Institute for Advanced Studies and The University of Tokyo co-hosted the fourth annual Tokyo Forum on December 1st and 2nd, 2022. Under the overarching theme of “Shaping the Future,” Tokyo Forum 2022 focused on tackling various global challenges such as war, pandemic, and climate change, and building a sustainable society for the future.
At this forum, distinguished speakers including BAN Ki Moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations, delivered keynote addresses. Esteemed scholars such as Markus GABRIEL and OOGURI Hiroshi had an active discussion during the high-level talk session entitled “Dialogue between Philosophy and Science.”
With renowned panelists from all around the world, the forum addressed various issues including global commons stewardship, ways to confront global crises based on world philosophy, transformative changes necessary for sustainable development, what future society might look like with robots and AI, and complex challenges arising from interconnections of security and climate change.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the forum was held in a hybrid format with both in-person and online participation.
DAY 1
Opening Ceremony
FUJII Teruo (President, The University of Tokyo)
CHEY Tae-won (Chairman, SK Group)
Keynote Addresses
BAN Ki-Moon (Former Secretary General, The United Nations)
HASEGAWA Mariko (President, Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
Paul ALIVISATOS (President, The University of Chicago)
High Level Talk Session: Dialogue between Philosophy and Science: Towards a New Enlightenment
NAKAJIMA Takahiro (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Markus GABRIEL (Professor, University of Bonn)
LEE Sukjae (Professor, Seoul National University)
OKI Sayaka (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
OOGURI Hiroshi (Director, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, The University of Tokyo ∣ Fred Kavli Professor and Director, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, California Institute of Technology)
Panel Discussion 1: Global Commons Stewardship as a World Common Value
ISHII Naoko (Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo)
Jeffrey SACHS (Professor, Columbia University∣President, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network)
Johan ROCKSTRÖM (Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research ∣ Professor, Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University)
JIUNG Tae Yong (Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University)
Joyeeta GUPTA (Professor, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam)
DAY 2
Panel Discussion 2: How Does World Philosophy Confront the Various Challenges in the World?
NOTOMI Noburu (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
KIM Heisook (Professor Emerita, Ewha Womans University)
Dermot MORAN (Professor, Boston College)
Suwanna SATHA-ANAND (Professor, Chulalongkorn University)
Panel Discussion 3: Toward Transformative Change for a Sustainable Future: Understanding the Diverse Values of Nature and Its Contributions to People
HASHIMOTO Shizuka (Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Unai PASCUAL (Professor, Basque Center for Climate Change)
AHN SoEun (Chief Research Fellow, Sustainability Research Strategy Group, Korea Environment Institute)
Carolyn LUNDQUIST (Associate Professor, The University of Aukland)
Panel Discussion 4: What Future for the Society with Robots and AI? Economy, Ecology and Politics beyond Human Beings
Gentiane VENTURE (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
HARAYAMA Yuko (Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University)
Dominique LESTEL (Associate Professor, École Normale Supérieure Paris)
KIM Hyoun Jin (Professor, Seoul National University)
KIM Yoon (Partner, Saehan Venture Capital ∣ Former Chief Technology Officer, SK Telecom)
Panel Discussion 5: Complex Challenges of Security and Climate Change: Understanding Interconnections and Charting Future Responses
Nazia HUSSAIN (Assistant Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)
LEE Jae-Seung (Professor, College of International Studies, Korea University)
SAITO Kohei (Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Lisa SCHIPPER (Professor, University of Bonn)
Wrap-up Session
ISHII Naoko (Executive Vice President, The University of Tokyo)
NOTOMI Noburu (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
HASHIMOTO Shizuka (Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Gentiane VENTURE (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Nazia HUSSAIN (Assistant Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)
Closing Remarks
PARK In-kook (President, The Chey Institute for Advanced Studies)
FUJII Teruo (President, The University of Tokyo)
*Side Event (Special Session): Youth Session
SOHN Jie-ae (ROK Ambassador for Cultural Cooperation∣Professor, The Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University)
YAGI Nobuyuki (Professor, The University of Tokyo)
10 Students from Korea and Japan