Hiroyuki Ishige
Position: Vice-Minister for International Affairs, METI, Japan
Hiroyuki Ishige started his professional career at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1974. In 1988, he became Director of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) Affairs Office of MITI. One year later, he was appointed First Secretary and in 1991, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organisations in Geneva. From 1992 to 2000, he was director of several divisions of the international trade policy bureau of MITI including the tariff division, the trade agreement administration division and the international economic affairs division. In 2002 he was appointed assistant Vice-Minister, in 2008 Vice-Minister for International Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Hiroyuki Ishige graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in Economics in 1974.
Will participate to
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Driving global Recovery : what can Europe learn from Asia?
Wednesday 30 June 10 - 09:30 am to 10:45 am
Moderator : Soumitra Dutta, Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology, INSEAD
Speakers : Annette Nijs, Executive Director Global Initiative, China Europe International Business School - Balasubramanian Muthuraman, CEO, Tata Steel - David O'Sullivan, Director General DG Trade, European Commission - Hiroyuki Ishige, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, METI, Japan - Mikael Hagström, President EMEA and Asia Pacific, SAS Institute Inc