This event, held in partnership with Chatham House, invites a panel of experts to Japan House London to discuss how Japan, the UK and other close partners can work together to improve relations with the Global South.

Japan and the UK are increasingly deepening their cooperation through the G7 across a wide range of issues including technology, climate change and competition with China. But, if the G7 members are to maintain global influence, they need to work more closely with developing countries from the Global South and tackle the perception that they are a self-interested club for the US and six wealthy allies.

As China intensifies its outreach to the Global South, how can Japan, the UK and other close partners work together more effectively to improve relations with developing countries and help them tackle the emerging problems they face, from climate change to economic development?

This is the final event in a three-part series held in partnership with Chatham House. You can watch recordings of the previous events on the Chatham House website: the first looked at Southeast Asia and the US-China rivalry, the second the CPTPP and the economic order in the Indo-Pacific.

The in-person event in the Hall is followed by a networking drinks reception.

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About the Speakers:

Professor Suzuki Kazuto

Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo

Dr Chietigj Bajpaee

Senior Research Fellow for South Asia, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House

HE Nimisha Madhvani

High Commissioner, Uganda High Commission

About the Chair

Ben Bland

Director, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House

Introduced by Sam Thorne, Director General & CEO, Japan House London

Booking essential | Admission free