September 15, 2026
A policymaker’s view on the Japanese banking sector
Speaker:
Minoru Aosaki
Director of International Affairs Office at the Financial Services Agency of Japan JFSA
Director of International Affairs Office at the Financial Services Agency of Japan JFSA
Location:
Online
Organiser:
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
September 24, 2026
Swiss-Japanese Relations in the Watch Business since 1864
Speaker:
Professor Pierre-Yves Donzé
Professor of Business History from Osaka University Graduate School of Economics
Professor of Business History from Osaka University Graduate School of Economics
Location:
Zurich, University of Zurich
Organiser:
Swiss-Japanese Society
November 5, 2026
STATE OF ASIA 2026 A Conference on the World’s Most Dynamic Region
Speakers:
Kevin Rudd
Global President & CEO, Asia Society
Gedaliah Afterman
Head of the Asia Policy Program at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and International Relations
Khairy Jamaluddin
Malaysian politician, radio presenter, and podcaster
Taro Kono
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Arvind Subramanian
Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Tara Varma
Managing Director, Foresight Program, German Marshall Fund (GMF)
Qing Wang
China and the World Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
Yanmei Xie
2026 TOY Senior Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
James Crabtree (Moderator)
Geopolitical Analyst, Author and Senior Advisor at Asia Society Switzerland
Simona Grano (Moderator)
Senior Fellow on Taiwan at the Asia Society Policy Institute
Milan Vaishnav (Moderator)
Director, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Michaela Malenchini (Host)
Executive Director at Asia Society Switzerland
Remko Tanis (Moderator)
Managing Editor at Asia Society Switzerland
Global President & CEO, Asia Society
Gedaliah Afterman
Head of the Asia Policy Program at the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and International Relations
Khairy Jamaluddin
Malaysian politician, radio presenter, and podcaster
Taro Kono
Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
Arvind Subramanian
Former Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India
Tara Varma
Managing Director, Foresight Program, German Marshall Fund (GMF)
Qing Wang
China and the World Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
Yanmei Xie
2026 TOY Senior Fellow, Asia Society Switzerland
James Crabtree (Moderator)
Geopolitical Analyst, Author and Senior Advisor at Asia Society Switzerland
Simona Grano (Moderator)
Senior Fellow on Taiwan at the Asia Society Policy Institute
Milan Vaishnav (Moderator)
Director, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Michaela Malenchini (Host)
Executive Director at Asia Society Switzerland
Remko Tanis (Moderator)
Managing Editor at Asia Society Switzerland
Location:
Rüschlikon, Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue
Organiser:
Asia Society
November 15, 2026
Encounter between Contemporary Music and Calligraphy
Speakers:
Toshio Hosokawa
World-famous Japanese Composer and Connoisseur of callygraphy
Suishū T. Klopfenstein-Arii
Calligraphy Master
World-famous Japanese Composer and Connoisseur of callygraphy
Suishū T. Klopfenstein-Arii
Calligraphy Master
Location:
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Festsaal Chipperfield-Bau
Organiser:
Toshio Hosokawa, Eduard and Suishū T. Klopfenstein
