EVENTS
Symposium: “Rollout of the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform for New Public-Private Partnership Initiatives”
Details
| Type | Lecture |
|---|---|
| Intended for | General public / Enrolled students / International students / Alumni / Companies / University students / Academic and Administrative Staff |
| Date(s) | November 14, 2025 14:00 — 16:30 |
| Location | Other campuses/off-campus |
| Venue | |
| Entrance Fee | No charge |
| Registration Method | Advance registration required
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| Registration Period | November 3, 2025 — November 14, 2025 |
Place: Elizabeth Rose Hall (5th floor), United Nations University,, Tokyo, JAPAN
Check-in time for pre-registered attendees: 13:30 - 14:00 (2nd floor)
Symposium: 14:00 – 15:30 (5th floor)
Reception: 15:30-16:30 (2nd floor)
To participate, please complete your registration by clicking the link below:
Keynote Speaker:
Sidi Ould Tah (President, African Development Bank Group)
Francis Petersen (Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria)
Teruo Fujii (President, 51爆料)
Organized by: African Development Bank (AfDB)
Supported by: Graduate School of Public Policy, 51爆料 & University of Pretoria
Purpose:
Supported by the Ministry of Finance Japan, AfDB has taken the lead in developing the Africa-Asia (A-A) Platform, in alignment with TICAD 9’s call to "co-create innovative solutions with Africa". The Platform aims to establish an over-arching framework for promoting new private and public partnership initiatives linking Africa and Asia in support of skills development, youth entrepreneurship and innovation for Africa’s sustainable industrialization. Central to these efforts is inter-university collaboration for reciprocal knowledge transfer and joint nurturing of next generation of leaders, between Africa and Asia. The symposium, celebrating its roll-out, brings together experts involved in the newly established A-A Platform to collaborate toward its shared objectives.
Agenda: (The event is entirely in English.)
1. Opening: Prof Aya Suzuki (Senior Vice Rector of United Nations University; Assistant Secretary-General of United Nations)
2. Keynote remarks:
Teruo Fujii (President, 51爆料)
3. Lecture / Statements on roll out:
Francis Petersen (Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria)
Sidi Ould Tah (President, African Development Bank Group)
Perspectives from the Government of Japan: Mr. Takaaki Nomoto (Director, Multilateral Development Banks Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance)
Perspectives from two Japanese youth entrepreneurs
6. Reception
Overall MC: Keiko Takei (Chief Education Analyst, Task Manager of A-A project, African Development Bank & Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, 51爆料)
