January 29th Nikkei will hold a symposium “The Future of  Journalism” at the University of Tokyo Yasuda auditorium. Experts in media research and veteran journalists from Japan, the U.S. and UK will discuss how to report in the digital era, including utilization of artificial intelligence (AI).
Simultaneous interpretation is available.

Schedule:
15:30-15:40, Opening Remark
Naotoshi Okada, President & CEO, Nikkei Inc.
15:40-16:05, Key-Note Speech
Steve Coll, Dean of Columbia Journalism School 
16:05-16:30, Special Presentation
Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times
16:35-17:45, Panel Discussion :  Mission of Journalism in the era of Digital News
Lionel Barber  Steve Coll  Tsuyoshi Hasebe, Editor-in-Chief, Nikkei
Moderator: Kaori Hayashi (Ms.), Professor, University of Tokyo (Media and Journalism Studies)
17:45-18:05, Break
18:05-19:30, Panel Discussion :  The Future of Journalism with AI/Digital Technology
Steve Coll  Kaori Hayashi  Ken Naemura, Professor, University of Tokyo (Communication Engineering)   Hiroyuki Watanabe, Executive Managing Officer, Nikkei Inc.
Moderator: Osamu Sakura, Professor, University of Tokyo (Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies)