JAPANESE-GERMAN CENTER BERLIN [JDZB]

KEIZAI KOHO CENTER [KKC]

FRIEDRICH EBERT FOUNDATION [FES]

Supported by

GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR JAPANESE STUDIES [DIJ]



TENTATIVE PROGRAMME

for the symposium

Work style reform – how will home, company and society shine more and how can gender equality (alternatively: equal opportunities for men and women) contribute?

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

at Keidanren Kaikan, Tokyo

Languages: English and Japanese



14:00 h Opening

Mr. Makoto WATANABE, Senior Managing Director, Secretary General, KKC

14:05 h Prof. Dr. Michiko MAE (Duesseldorf University, JDZB, Foundation Council)

14:15 h Key-Note I: Work-style reform and Gender Equality in Germany

Colette RUECKERT-HENNEN (Member of the Board, EJOT Holding GmbH & Co. KG)

14:35 h Configuration change and restroom break

14:40 h Session 1 Challenges for industry and business and labor relations

Chair: TBD (with introduction from chair)

14:45 h PD Dr. Elke HOLST (DIW)

15:00 h Michiko ACHILLES, Vice President, SAP Japan

15.10 h Discussant: Colette RUECKERT-HENNEN (Member of the Board, EJOT Holding GmbH & Co. KG)

15:15 h Discussion / QA open to floor

15:35 h Wrap-up

15:38 h Change speakers

15:40 h Session 2: Challenges for government: regulation Chair: Dr. Martin POHL, Counsellor, Labor and Health Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Tokyo (with introduction from Chair) 15:45 h Ralf KLEINDIEK (Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group, former State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth)

16:00h Yasuko MATOBA, Executive Researcher, Life Design Research Department, Dai-Ichi Life Research Institute Inc.

16:10 h Rie KUROKI, Director, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office of Japan

16:20 h Discussion / QA open to floor

16:40 h Wrap-up

16.45 h Adjourn

Website:https://www.jdzb.de/en/events/single-view/id/1825/