The first-of-its-kind event, hosted by the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations at Reichman University on 16 March 2022, in cooperation with RCAST of the University of Tokyo, brought together high-level speakers from academia, government, and business in Israel, Japan, and the Gulf to discuss global and regional developments and ways in which trilateral cooperation, ranging from business and technology to infrastructure, could create new opportunities for countries in the region and assist in maintaining regional stability.

 

The conference saw a full house in-person attendance of more than 100 of the most relevant players in the Japan-Israel relationship including leading businesspeople, senior representatives of Japanese companies in Israel, government officials, academics and researchers, Ambassadors, and members of the international diplomatic community in Israel, as well as representatives of economic bodies, chamber of commerce and trade associations.

The event was also broadcast online to a wide audience in Israel, Japan, and the Gulf. The event also   featured as the closing event of the 2022 Israel month at Tokyo University.