At the GRIPS Forum on November 10, 2008, Dr Bukhary Essam, Saudi Cultural Attaché in Japan, gave a lecture on "Saudi Arabia: The New Challenge for Building the Future." Dr. Essam elaborated on his country's current strategies for economic development presenting a wide range of actual projects that have been nationally promoted.
The lecture was the sixth in a series of forums that feature leaders from government, academia, and business, as well as GRIPS' own faculty to discuss current policy concerns.
The 7th GRIPS Forum (November 17, 2008)
Speaker: Dr. Robert M. Orr (Former President of Boeing Japan, Foreign Policy Advisor for Senator Barack Obama's Campaign)
The 8th GRIPS Forum (December 1, 2008)
Speaker: Speaker: Mr. Jorma Julin (Ambassador of Finland to Japan)
The 9th GRIPS Forum (December 15, 2008)
Speaker: Mr. Toshiro Muto (Former Vice President of Bank of Japan)
The 1st GRIPS Forum (April 28, 2008)
Speaker: Professor Tatsuo Hatta (The President of GRIPS)
The 2nd GRIPS Forum (May 26, 2008)
Speaker: Dr. Lee Geun (Associate Professor, Seoul University)
The 3rd GRIPS Forum (June 23, 2008)
Speaker: Professor Fusae Ota (Visiting Professor of GRIPS, former governor of Osaka Prefecture)
The 4th GRIPS Forum (July 28, 2008)
Speaker: Professor Kiyoshi Kurokawa (Professor of GRIPS, Special Advisor to the Cabinet)
The 5th GRIPS Forum (October 27, 2008)
Speaker: Professor Hiroko Ota (Professor of GRIPS, former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy)
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