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.

Forthcoming GRIPS Forums

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)

Past GRIPS Forums

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)