Events

Young Professional Series: Lecture by FUTI Scholarship Recipient and Current Harvard/MIT Graduate Student, Tomohito Okuda (In Japanese only)  [2月11日（木）Zoom, 7pm~ EST] 申込締切：2 月8日 (月) Harvard 大学(Master in Public Administration in International Development [MPA/ID]プログラム）/MIT (Master of Business Administration (MBA)プログラム)在学中の奥田朋仁さん（東大OB）を囲む講演・懇親会を企画致しました。奥田さんは2020-21年度米国伊藤財団—FUTI奨学金を受賞されています。ヤングプロフェッショナルの将来性と熱気のある革新的な講演に皆様、是非御参加ください。お友達、ご家族の参加も大歓迎です。

Satsuki-kai America and Friends of UTokyo (FUTI) are pleased to present an online dialogue with Ms. Akiko Sakaedani, formerly with UNICEF’s Rwanda Office. She has recently published a book titled “Do you hear the sound of hope?” which discusses how she started Rwanda’s first radio program for children. ABSTRACT Rwanda is a beautiful country with thousands of green hills. Many families in the villages do not own a TV, and radio is the main media. Back in 2013, there was no radio programme for small children, however. It was all about news, sports, and pop songs. As a believer in Early Childhood Development, Akiko decided to create the first children’s radio programme in Rwanda. Date/Time Saturday, September 12, 2020 10am-11.30am (EDT UTC-4) [Sept. 12, 11pm, Japan Standard Time] Format Zoom invite will be sent to people who RSVP. Language Japanese RSVP Required. Please RSVP by September 9, 2020, by emailing to satsukiamerika[at]gmail.com with 1) your name, 2) email address, 3) major and year of graduation at Tokyo, 4) current affiliation, and 5) questions for the presenters. Organizer Satsuki-kai America Co-organizer Friends of UTokyo Photos Photos taken during the session may be used in FUTI’s online and offline publications. Please inform the organizer prior to the lecture if you do not wish to be included in the photos. Note: The opinions expressed during the dialogue may not necessarily represent those of the organizer or co-organizer. Biography Akiko Sakaedani Petrovic is an international development worker with 16 years of experience in Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East. She mostly works in the area of health communication, partnership and donor relations. She was the co-director of Egypt Japan Education Partnership in 2019-2020, and currently works at UNICEF Regional Office for Eastern and Southern Africa to coordinate the communication response to COVID-19. Based on her experience in Rwanda from 2013-2018, she published a book in June 2020 from Chobunsha publishing company titled Kibo Kikoeru (Do you hear the sound of hope?). She was born in Tokyo, and graduated from University of Tokyo in 2001 majoring in anthropology. She holds a Master of Art’s Degree in Intercultural Communication, and Master of Science in Public Health. She is married and has a son.

Friends of UTokyo (FUTI) is pleased to present an online dialogue between Prof. Peter J. Macotullio (Director, Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College; UTokyo professor, 2001-2006) and Dr. Geeta Mehta (Adjunct Professor, Architecture and Urban Design, Columbia University; UTokyo, PhD). Together they have several decades of experience about global cities in America, Asia, Africa and Europe. This is the inaugural talk in a series created to bring together UTokyo international alumni in the US and others interested in FUTI’s work. ABSTRACT Covid19 infection and death rates have been very different in New York and Tokyo, the two mega-cities with among the highest densities in the world. While the two cities are not lacking in financial capital, could social capital be the reason for such different outcomes? The speakers will present their research and analysis of the possible answers to this and show how social capital is the essential wealth of communities in not only preparing for future health or climate shocks, but also in addressing the ongoing issues of social inequity and social justice. Date/Time July 29, 2020, Wednesday, 8pm-9.30pm (EDST-USA) Format Zoom invite will be sent to people who RSVP Language English RSVP Required. Please RSVP by Monday, July 27, using the online registration form. Or email to satsukiamerika [at] gmail.com with 1) your name, 2) email address, 3) major and year of graduation at Tokyo, 4) current affiliation, and 5) questions for the presenters. [If you would like more information about ways to become involved in FUTI, please indicate so.] Organizer Friends of UTokyo Co-sponsor Satsuki-kai America Photos Photos taken during the session may be used in FUTI’s online and offline publications. Please inform the organizer prior to the lecture if you do not wish to be included in the photos.

This lecture will be in Japanese プリンストン大学社会学部、博士課程在学中の打越さん（東大OB）を囲む講演・懇親会を企画致しました。打越さんは2016年の東大友の会の奨学生で、FUTIグローバルリーダーシップ賞も受賞されています。ヤングプロフェッショナルの将来性と熱気のある革新的な講演に皆様、是非御参加ください。お友達、ご家族の参加も大歓迎です。

This lecture will be in Japanese 伊藤隆敏先生のご講演と懇親会 タイトル：「日本企業の建値通貨選択と為替リスク管理 Managing Currency Risk ：How Japanese Firms Choose Invoicing Currency」 コロンビア大学教授（兼）政策研究大学院大学（夏季）特別教授でおられる伊藤 隆敏教授が共著された、『Managing Currency Risk』が第62回日経・経済図書文化賞を受賞されました。受賞を記念して伊藤教授を囲む講演・懇親会を企画致しました。 皆様、是非御参加ください。お友達、ご家族の参加も大歓迎です。教授はコロンビア大学School of International Public Affairs (SIPA)　でProfessor of International and Public Affairsをしておられ, また、東大友の会の理事もされています。