A Summit Discussion with Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea
Friday, November 17, 20232:30 PM - 3:10 PM (Pacific)
Hauck Auditorium
David and Joan Traitel Building
Hoover Institution
435 Lasuen Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
This event is at full capacity and has closed for registration. There is no waitlist.
No walk-ins will be accepted.
The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) is honored to host the Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida Fumio, and the President of the Republic of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, for a special summit discussion. The event co-hosts are the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and Hoover Institution.
Following remarks by Prime Minister Kishida and President Yoon on the challenges and future of science and technology, they will engage in a moderated conversation with Secretary Condoleezza Rice, the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution. Discussion topics include decarbonization and clean energy, quantum technology, and startup innovation.
Speakers will also include Professors Gi-Wook Shin and Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Director and Deputy Director of APARC, respectively, and Professor Michael McFaul, Director of FSI.
This historic gathering on the Stanford campus of the leaders of the two key U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific — a convening that would have been almost unthinkable just over a year ago — follows a period in which the two leaders have made extraordinary progress in strengthening Japan-ROK bilateral relations, and is particularly significant in the aftermath of the August 2023 Camp David U.S.-Japan-ROK trilateral summit, which has been touted as the beginning of a new era in trilateral cooperation among the three allies as they seek to advance peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region.
This event is available to in-person attendees and will not be livestreamed.
When registering, please be sure to read carefully the terms and conditions for attendance.
Members of the press should follow the media advisory below. For press/media inquiries, please contact aparc-communications@stanford.edu.
We will keep registrants informed of any program revisions subject to Japanese, Korean, and U.S. government protocols.
1:00 p.m.
Registration check-in opens
1:30 p.m.
Doors to the auditorium open
2:10 p.m.
Audience seated and doors to the auditorium close
2:30 p.m.
Event begins
Welcome
Michael McFaul
Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies, Department of Political Science
Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Remarks
The Honorable Kishida Fumio
Prime Minister of Japan
The Honorable Yoon Suk Yeol
President of the Republic of Korea
Discussion
Moderated by
Condoleezza Rice
Tad and Dianne Taube Director, Hoover Institution
Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy, Hoover Institution
Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Q&A Session
Guided by
Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Professor of Sociology
Henri H. and Tomoye Takahashi Professor and Senior Fellow in Japanese Studies, Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Deputy Director, Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Director, Japan Program
Closing Remarks
Gi-Wook Shin
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Professor of Sociology
William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea
Director, Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Director, Korea Program
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Parking Information
Click here for instructions to purchase visitor parking. The closest visitor parking to the Hauck Auditorium can be found at the following:
- Track House Lot (ParkMobile Parking Zone 7295)
- Memorial Lot (ParkMobile Parking Zone 7213)
- Littlefield Lot (ParkMobile Parking Zone 7282)
- Knight Management Center Garage (ParkMobile Parking Zone 7207)
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