International Conference on Policy Simulation
"Connections Japan 2024/25”
Toward the Development of Policy Simulation/Wargaming as a Methodology
Under the current security environment, uncertainty over the existing order is increasing and inter-state competition is becoming more prominent due to the expansion and deepening of interdependence among countries and changes to the global power balance that are accelerating and becoming more complex.
The "Policy Simulation," also known as the Political/Military Wargame, has been gaining global attention as an instrument that can contribute to the formulation of flexible and appropriate responses to these situations, and a series of international conferences called "Connections," which originated in the United States and the United Kingdom, has been held in many developed countries.
The NIDS has been utilizing policy simulation to support policy planning and education since 2015 and held the “Connections Japan” conference twice, in November 2022 and January 2024. This time, “Connections Japan 2024/25” aims to deepen our methodological understanding of analytical and educational policy simulations/wargaming through a public lecture, panel discussions and a strategic game exhibition.
| Date/Time: | January 29, 2025 (Wed) 9:10-17:05 (JST) |
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| Event Format: | Online webinar (Zoom) |
| Language: | Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided |
| Registration: | Free of charge, Please crick
here. Registration will be open on and after December 3, 2024, with first come-first-served basis. |
| Inquiry: | Please email to: seisaku2024@piic-inc.com |
Program (tentative):
9:10-9:15 Opening Remarks
*Opening Remarks
Mr. WAKAMIYA Kenji (Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense)
9:15-9:20 Guidance
9:20-10:00 SESSION 1: Public Lecture
Dr. JIMBO Ken (Professor, Keio University)
10:20-11:50 SESSION 2: Panel Discussion #1 on Analytical Wargaming
Moderator: Dr. KURITA Masahiro (Senior Fellow, Policy Simulation, NIDS)
13:10-14:40 SESSION 3: Panel Discussion #2 on Educational Wargaming
Moderator: Mr. MATSUURA Yoshihide (Director, Policy Simulation, NIDS)
15:00-17:00 SESSION 4: Exhibition and Exercise of Policy Simulation
Facilitator: Dr. KURITA Masahiro (NIDS)
17:00-17:05 Closing Remarks
*Closing Remarks
MG HASHIZUME Yoshitomo (Vice President, NIDS)
Panelists
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
Mr. Michael Bagwell
Mr. Oliver Barton
Mr. Matthew Ader
Center for Applied Strategic Learning (CASL), United States National Defense University
Mr. Hyong Lee
Dr. Selma Gomez Orr
Mr. Nicholas Amato
King’s College London
Dr. David Banks
Hoover Institution
Dr. Jacquelyn Schneider
* The themes of sessions are tentative. The program may be changed without notice.
