Civil Aviation Symposium 2023
-Achieving Aviation Sustainability: Challenges and Necessary Cooperation-
- Symposium etc.
- Aviation and Airport
| Date / Time | Fri, Oct 06,2023 4:00～7:15 AM (JST) Thu, Oct 05, 2023 3:00- 6:15 PM (EST) |
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| Venue | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center/ Virtually hosted in English and Japanese |
| Theme | 1.Opening Remarks Masafumi Shukuri Chairman, Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI) Chairman, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) 2.Greetings by Guest of Honor：Koji Tomita Ambassador of Japan to the United States 3.Keynote Speeches Carol A. (Annie) Petsonk Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation Toshiyuki Onuma Deputy Director General, JCAB, Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan Heidi Gomez Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, U.S. Department of State Jeff Marootian Senior Advisor for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy 4.Panel Discussion #1: Airline Initiatives to Reach Carbon Neutral Goals by 2050 Moderator: Steve Csonka Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative Panelists: Cherie Wilson Vice President, Government Affairs- Sustainability, Delta Air Lines Tom Michels Director, Government Affairs, United Airlines Tadashi Matsushita Executive Vice President, ANA Group Corporate Strategy – Airline Management, and Okinawa Region, ANA Holdings, Inc Makoto Maezawa Senior Vice President, The Americas, Japan Airlines 5.Panel Discussion #2: Expanding and Securing Sustainable Aviation Fuel Moderator: Steve Csonska Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative Panelists: Jimmy Samartzis Chief Executive Officer and Board Director, LanzaJet Saburo Takeuchi General Manager -Policy Research & Government Relations, Next Generation Energy Business Group, Mitsubishi Corporation Binyam (Ben) Reja, Ph.D. Global Practice Manager, Transport Practice, Infrastructure Vice Presidency, World Bank Carol A. (Annie) Petsonk Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation Toshiyuki Onuma Deputy Director General, JCAB, Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan Heidi Gomez Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, U.S. Department of State Jeff Marootian Senior Advisor for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy |
Event Summary
Due to the pandemic, multi-layered and extensive people-to-people exchanges between Japan and the United States have been severely restricted. During this time, international circumstances changed rapidly, including the military invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the expansion of China's hegemonic movements. In light of this, our research institute held the 1st JTTRI-JITTI USA Global Seminar “A Rapidly Changing Post Pandemic World Order and the New Japan-U.S. Relationship Hereafter” last December, virtually connecting Japan and the U.S., and invited leading figures in Japan-U.S. diplomacy and security to discuss the need for further evolution and development of Japan-U.S. relations in the future. Furthermore, as a continuation of the Global Seminar, JITTI USA presented the “U.S.-Japan International Exchange and Tourism Symposium 2023” face-to-face in Washington, D.C. in March, and hosted a discussion reconsidering the significance of, and how to rebuild and strengthen, U.S.-Japan people-to-people exchanges. On the other hand, circumstances have changed drastically from before and after the coronavirus pandemic for air transportation, which can be said to be the bedrock of international exchange. Furthermore, current circumstances of air transportation between Japan and the United States do not allow for discussions purely on the premise of growth, as was done in the past, but rather the greatest matter is how to realize sustainable aviation even in the midst of increasing situational uncertainty in aviation.
Considering the importance of air transport between Japan and the United States, particularly as there is great economic security in the North America and Asia connections via Japan, this symposium will focus on these two nations’ responses to climate change, which is the most urgent and important issue to aviation professionals around the globe today. There will also be discussion on the strategies and measures needed to realize aviation sustainability, as well as what kind of role public and private stakeholders in both Japan and the United States will play to accurately communicate the significance and challenges of responding to climate change issues to the world.
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