UNU Conversation Series

A public platform for influential experts to share personal insights on contemporary global affairs

Conversation Series Event

Discussing key issues with key players

The UNU Conversation Series provides a unique public platform for influential experts, world leaders and respected scholars and authors to share personal insights on contemporary global affairs, politics, and media. Held in Tokyo at UNU Headquarters, the conversations are hosted and moderated by UNU Rector and UN Under-Secretary-General Tshilidzi Marwala. The events are free and open to the public, and offer a distinctly cordial atmosphere allowing the audience to engage with featured guests, ask questions and share their ideas, both during the conversations and at casual receptions that follow each event.

Key issues

Conversation Series topics span the full breadth of UNU’s work, touching on matters of critical importance to Japan and the world. Topics of discussion have included peace and security, international relations, migration, governance, sustainable development, climate change, employment, higher education and many others.

Key players

UNU has welcomed more than 100 notable speakers to the Conversation Series stage, including ambassadors, members of the Japanese government, United Nations leaders, distinguished academics, and public personalities from media and civil society.

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Conversation Series Event
“Reimagining Higher Education for a Complex World”, a Conversation with Professor Adam Habib, Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Photo: C. Christophersen / UNU

Upcoming and previous conversations

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José Ramos Horta

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Honour International Law and Save Multilateralism

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Ven. Kodo Nishimura, Buddhist Monk and Artist; and Mr. Juan Pablo Reyes

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Building Co-Existence: Towards an Inclusive Japan

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Prof. C. Raj Kumar and Dr. Abishek Singhvi

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India and the World: Democracy, Development and Justice

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Ms. Gabriela Ramos, former UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Social Sciences, OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20 and the G7

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The Future of Education, Culture and Science in the Digital Age

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Dr. Khaled El-Enany

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Egyptian Archaeology and Museums: Preserving World Heritage

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Dr. Nobuhiro Hayashi, Vice President for International Strategy and Engagement at the Institute of Science Tokyo

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Art and Science: Towards a New Framework

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Dr. Eva Kraus, Artistic Director of the Bundeskunsthalle

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Sustainability Strategies for a Better Future

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Photo of Caroline McGrath

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AI Skilling for Everyone

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