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The Annual U.S.-Japan Roundtable Virtual Washington Conference
Mapping Pathways to Net Zero and Energy Security
Co-sponsored by The Howard Baker Forum and The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center
It is our pleasure to invite you to attend the virtual meeting of the U.S.-Japan Roundtable’s three-day Annual Washington Conference, from:
Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at 7:00 pm EST – Thursday, December 17th, 2020, at 7:00 pm EST
Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 9:00 am JST – Friday, December 18, 2020 at 9:00 am JST
The U.S.-Japan Roundtable is co-hosted by the Howard Baker Forum and the Atlantic Council. This is the 13th year for the Roundtable and its Washington Conference, which was founded by Senator Howard Baker. It has served an important role as the leading assembly of American and Japanese business executives and government officials devoted to expanding safe, secure nuclear power worldwide, to securing cyber security in the energy sector, and to encouraging innovation in energy technologies.
This year our focus will be on the role of nuclear energy in decarbonization and energy security. The discussions at this year’s U.S.-Japan Roundtable will—over the course of three days—center on forging the path to net zero, achieving energy security in the Asia-Pacific, and redefining geopolitical relationships in the 21st century.
The audience will consist of approximately 175 American and Japanese energy industry stakeholders. The Howard Baker Forum, which sponsors the Washington Conference, provides a platform for examining specific, immediate, critical issues affecting the nation’s progress at home and its relations abroad. Established under the leadership of Senator Baker, the Forum continues to organize a variety of programs and research projects to examine and illuminate public policy challenges facing the nation today.
Welcome and Introduction
Mr. Scott Campbell, President, The Howard Baker Forum
Mr. Masanao Moriwaki, General Manager, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy
Keynote Remarks
The Honorable Dr. Rita Baranwal, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Nuclear Energy, United States Department of Energy
The Honorable Yota Ono, Director-General for Energy and Environmental Policy of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Panel Discussion
The Honorable Sherri Goodman, Board Member, Atlantic Council; Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Environmental Security, United States Department of Defense
Dr. Llewelyn Hughes, Associate Dean for Research at the College of Asia and the Pacific, Australia National University
Mr. Shinichi Kihara, Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Inudstry (METI)
Dr. Lara Pierpoint, Director of Technology Strategy, Exelon Corporation; Board Chair, Nuclear Innovation Alliance
Moderated by: Dr. Jennifer T. Gordon, Managing Editor and Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Closing Remarks
Mr. Scott Campbell, President, The Howard Baker Forum
Welcome and Introduction
Mr. Scott Campbell, President, The Howard Baker Forum
Mr. Frederick Kempe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlantic Council
Introductory Remarks
Admiral Dennis Blair, USN (Ret.), Knott Professor of the Practice, University of North Carolina
Keynote Remarks
Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama, Japan’s Ambassador to the United States
Senator-elect William Hagerty, Former United States Ambassador to Japan
Panel Discussion
Commander John Bradford, USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow in the Maritime Security Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
Professor Tetsuo Kotani, Senior Fellow,Japan Institute of International Affairs
Ms. Clara Gillispie, Senior Advisor, The National Bureau of Asian Research
Ms. Emma Chanlett-Avery, Asian Affairs Analyst, Congressional Research Service
Moderated by: Ms. Margaret Jackson, Deputy Director for Climate and Advanced Energy, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Closing Remarks
Mr. Scott Campbell, President, The Howard Baker Forum
Welcome and Introduction
Mr. Scott Campbell, President, The Howard Baker Forum
Mr. Ralph Hunter, Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Nuclear Partners; Vice President, Exelon Generation
Fireside Discussion
Dr. Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Markit
Moderated by: Mr. Ralph Hunter, Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Nuclear Partners; Vice President, Exelon Generation
Closing Remarks
Mr. Ralph Hunter, Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Nuclear Partners; Vice President, Exelon Generation
Mr. Masanao Moriwaki, General Manager, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy
Dr. Jennifer T. Gordon, Managing Editor and Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
Mr. Scott Campbell, President, The Howard Baker Forum