The Future of Social Tech Conference | Panel 3: The Future of Democracy and Digital Media

From climate change action to pandemic response and preparedness, and from sustainable industrialization to lifelong well-being and the workforce of the future, the world is hungry for strategies and solutions that benefit people and the planet while supporting economic growth and prosperity. This kind of innovation for social impact requires societies to promote purpose- and potential-driven approaches to human capital development grounded in agility, creativity, and risk-taking.

Focusing on these issues, the conference seeks to catalyze and cultivate partnerships in social tech between Japan and the United States – two of the most important sources of globally successful technological advancements and contents development in the past half-century. Panel discussions, fireside chats, and Q&A sessions will spotlight practices for igniting enterprising minds and lessons to inspire current and future innovators in both countries and beyond.

Panel 3 – The Future of Democracy and Digital Media

Larry Diamond
Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
William L. Clayton Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution
Stanford University

Francis Fukuyama
Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Director, Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy
Professor by Courtesy, Department of Political Science Stanford University

Ken Suzuki
Founder and CEO, SmartNews
Project Researcher, The University of Tokyo

Moderator: Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
Henri H. and Tomoye Takahashi Professor in Japanese Studies
Director, Japan Program, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Deputy Director, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Co-Director, Center for Human Rights and International Justice
Professor of Sociology
Stanford University