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GZERO Summit Japan convenes top political and business leaders to address current geopolitical challenges and opportunities

Eurasia Group
10 October 2024

Tokyo, 10 October 2024 – Eurasia Group, the world's leading geopolitical research and advisory firm, will host its eighth annual GZERO Summit Japan in Tokyo on Wednesday 23 October.

The event will focus on the dynamic and complex geopolitical relationship between the US, Japan, and the global community. With an emphasis on politics, trade, tech innovation, security, energy, and the environment, the Summit will challenge conventional perspectives and provide senior decision-makers with valuable insights for navigating this geopolitical space.

The GZERO Summit Japan is a gathering of strategic minds and influential leaders. It's a platform for political and corporate thought leaders to engage in constructive dialogue about the most pressing global issues shaping business.

The one-day conference is co-chaired by Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, Tokura Masakazu, Chairman of Keidanren and Niinami Tak, CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Featured speakers include:

  • Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister of Sweden
  • Rahm Emanuel, Ambassador of the United States to Japan
  • Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, CEO, Temasek 
  • Christophe Weber, President and CEO, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
  • Noda Yumiko, Chairman and Representative Director, Veolia Japan
  • Mori Masahiko, CEO, DMG Mori Group
  • Ishiguro Norihiko, Chairman, Japan External Trade Organization

A full list of speakers is available here.

This year's Summit will convene more than 150 top business and policy leaders from Japan and around the world, featuring panels exploring issues including the future of AI governance, the circular economy in Asia, trade and the US election, and technological innovations in supply chains.

Ian Bremmer will deliver his highly anticipated State of the World speech, providing a comprehensive overview of how the latest geopolitical events—from the crisis in the Middle East to the US elections—are influencing elections, policy priorities, and economic trends.

For press—email [email protected] to:

  • Register to attend in-person;
  • Attend the in-person press roundtable with Ian Bremmer following his State of the World speech at 9:35am JST (8:35pm EST October 22)
  • Request access to the livestream.

For more information about the GZERO Summit Japan, visit our webpage.

The 2024 GZERO Summit Japan is supported by Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) PwC, DMG Mori, METI, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) and Keizai Doyukai.

Simultaneous interpretation will be available in English and Japanese.

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About Eurasia Group and GZERO Media

Eurasia Group is the world's leading geopolitical research and advisory firm. We help clients understand, anticipate, and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they do business.

Together with GZERO Media—the go-to source of first insight into geopolitics—and our full-fledged events team, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides a complete political risk solution.

Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, São Paulo, Brasilia, Tokyo, Singapore, and San Francisco, as well as on-the-ground experts in more than a hundred countries in every region of the world.

We are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests. 

Visit us at eurasiagroup.net and gzeromedia.com

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Media inquiries:
Yuko Matsuda
Associate Director, Events & Communications
[email protected]

Anne McPherson
Associate Director, Communications
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