Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden &
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew co-present
Peace Symposium London 2022
“Peacemaking at the Intersection of Culture, Art, and Nature”

Japan Institute is the global cultural initiative of Portland Japanese Garden, created to facilitate and inspire conversations about peace, art, and the human relationship with the natural world.

Our public Peace Symposia series features leaders from numerous cultural, intellectual, and diplomatic fields, coming together to discuss the evolving role of public spaces as the platform for peacebuilding and community engagement.

Keynote Speaker: Kjersti Fløgstad, Nobel Peace Center Director
Congratulatory address by Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, Japan (via video)
Moderator: James Chau, Host of the China Current, WHO Goodwill Ambassador
Panel Speakers: (Session 1)
Shiro Nakane, President, Nakane Garden research and Landscape
Robert Ketchell, President, Japanese Garden Society of UK
Joseph Grimaldi, Vice-President, European Association of Japanese Gardens
Panel Speakers: (Session 2)
Richard Deverell, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Simon Kaner, Executive Director, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture
Kate Robertson, Co-Founder, One Young World

No fee public event. Registration is required to attend.