The session also witnessed the launch of the JGU Sustainability Report 2026 by Professor Padmanabha Ramanujam, Dean, Office of Academic Governance, JGU.
The Forum’s Panel Discussion brought together an esteemed gathering of senior leaders from Japan’s leading universities on a single stage. Moderated by Professor (Dr) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor of JGU, the panel featured Professor (Dr) Kaori Hayashi, Executive Vice President, University of Tokyo; Professor (Dr) Shoichiro Iwakiri, President, International Christian University; Professor (Dr) Noriyuki Takahashi, President, Musashi University; Professor (Dr) Miki Sugimura, President, Sophia University; Professor (Dr) Nobuo Haruna, President, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies; Professor (Dr) Matthew Wilson, President and Dean, Temple University, Japan Campus; Professor (Dr) Masahiko Gemma, Vice President, Waseda University; and Justice Michael D. Wilson, Former Judge, Supreme Court of Hawaii.
