This mini-symposium will feature three main activities. Our keynote speaker, who has come to Tokyo to participate in the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, will first introduce the activities of the Legal Vice Presidency of the World Bank in the area of Law and Development. A panel discussion about possible cooperation between Japan and the World Bank will follow, and will also include conversations about how the Bank can use its current unique roles and strengths, particularly its highly anticipated role as a "Knowledge Bank," to respond to the needs of a world currently facing a wide range of changes and challenges. The symposium will close with a Q&A session, where participants can continue the conversation by sharing their thoughts and comments.

Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012   15:30-17:45 (15:00 Floor Open)
Venue: 18 Goukan Hall, Komaba I Campus, The University of Tokyo
Language: English /Japanese (Simultaneous interpretation available)
Keynote Speaker: Ms. Anne-Marie Leroy, Senior Vice President, Group General Counsel of the World Bank

*This mini-symposium is co-organized by Human Security Program(HSP),  Institute for Advanced Global Studies(IAGS) and the Center for Documentation of Refugees and Migrants  (CDR), The University of Tokyo and JFBA, in cooperation with and the Graduate School of Global Studies, Doshisha University and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted by NPO Human Security Forum and Nagashima, Ohno & Tsunematsu