You’re cordially invited to the official hand over the C7 presidency from VENRO and German NGO Forum on Environment and Development, which were in charge of this year's German C7, to the Japan Civil Society Coalition on G7 Summit 2023, which will be in charge of hosting next year's C7 in Japan. Three members of the German C7 will join us to discuss expectations for the G7 Hiroshima Summit and the role of civil society. We look forward to your participation.
-Date&Time: Thursday, November 24, 2022, 10:00-12:00 JST (8:00-10:00 BKK time)
-Format: Hybrid
Face-to-face - World Bank Tokyo Office (Fukoku Seimei Building 14F, 2-2-2 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan)
Online - Zoom meeting
-Eligibility: members of the Japan Civil Society Coalition on G7 Summit 2023, media, and general public
-Registration: https://bit.ly/20221124-C7handover
-Program: *Subject to change depending on the availability of speakers
1. Opening remarks
2. Panel discussion with German C7 members and the Coalition secretariat organizations
-Evaluation of the G7 Elmau Summit 2022
-Expectations for the G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023
-The role of civil society
3. Explanation of the status of preparations for the C7 in Japan
4. Activity reports from civil society in Hiroshima and the host cities of the ministerial meeting across Japan
5. Q&A
6. Handover ceremony
7. Closing remarks
-Language: Japanese and English (simultaneous interpretation available)
-Information Assurance: Japanese sign language interpretation available
-Organizers: VENRO, German NGO Forum on Environment and Development, Japan Civil Society Coalition on G7 Summit 2023
-Cooperation: World Bank
-Contact: Japan Civil Society Coalition on G7 Summit 2023
Aoi Horiuchi, janic-advocacy [@] janic.org
Kyoka Oimatsu, g7-2023 [@] sdgs-japan.net
