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The aim of the Global-Link Forum is to form stronger links with Kobe University’s intellectual resources, which include the international network of alumni and partner universities in the world. Kobe University strives for the development of a global community based on academic excellence and the wisdom of humanity.

December 5 & 6, 2014Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Kobe UniversityGlobal-Link Forum in Kuala Lumpur

[Registration: 8:30~9:20]Opening Ceremony

9:20-9:30 MC: Prof. Kazunori Uchida, Executive Vice President of Kobe University Opening Address: Prof. Dr. Hideki Fukuda, President of Kobe University

Mr. Yoshinori Kodama, Minister, Embassy of Japan in Malaysia

Session 1 : Natural & Environmental Hazards9:30-11:00 Chairperson:

・ Severe Rainfall Prediction using X-Band Radar Prof. Satoru Oishi (Kobe University)

・ Membrane Technology for Water PurificationsProf. Hideto Matsuyama (Kobe University)

・ Hazards and Risk Reduction in MalaysiaProf. Lee Yook Heng (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

・ Activities of Disaster Research Nexus at Universiti Sains MalaysiaAssoc. Prof. Taksiah A. Majid (Universiti Sains Malaysia) [Q&A, Discussion]

11:00-11:15 Short Break

Session 2 : Health and Medical Issues11:15-12:45 Chairperson:

・ Child Care and Health: Activities in Indonesia based on the experiences gained after the Hanshin-Awaji EarthquakeProf. Satoshi Takada (Kobe University)

・ Emergency and Disaster Medicines in MalaysiaDr. Ridzuan Bin Dato’ Mohd Isa (Ampang Hospital Malaysia)

・ Psychological First Aid in DisastersDr. Hariyati Shahrima Abdul Majid (International Islamic University Malaysia)

・ Health & Disaster Management: Human ecology perspectives on risk management (Based on Solomon Islands experiences)Prof. Minato Nakazawa (Kobe University)

[Q&A, Discussion]

12:45-14:45 Lunch Break

Session 3 : Regional & Local Collaboration on DRR14:45-15:05 Keynote Speech: Regional & Local Collaboration

Prof. Dr. Hideki Fukuda (President, Kobe University)

15:05-17:00 Chairperson: Dr. Wang Chan Chin (Tunku Abdul Rahman University)・ Representative of National Security Council・ Prof. Dr. Samsul Rizal (Rector, Syiah Kuala University)・ Mr. Ahmad Faezal Mohamed (MERCY Malaysia)・ Ms. Kyoko Okubo (JICA Malaysia Office)・ Mr. Asfaazam Kasbani (United Nations Development Programme)・ Prof. Yasuo Tanaka (Tunku Abdul Rahman University)[Panel Discussion]

17:00 MC: Prof. Kazunori Uchida, Executive Vice President of Kobe University Closing Remarks: Prof. Kenichi Shoji, Executive Vice President of Kobe University

Regional & Local Collaboration on DRRDate： Fri, December 5, 2014 9:20-17:00Venue： Plenary Theatre, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur 50088 (http://www.klccconventioncentre.com/)

Organizer： Kobe University Language： English

Econo-Legal Studies for Advancing Market SocietiesPossibilities of Interdisciplinary Explores

Date：Sat, December 6, 2014 9:30-17:20Venue：Plenary Theatre, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur 50088 (http://www.klccconventioncentre.com/)

Organizer：Kobe University Language：English

[Registration: 8:30~9:30]Opening and MOU Conclusion Ceremony

9:30~10:00 Opening Address: Prof. Kenichi Shoji (Exective Vice President, Kobe University)MOU Concluding Ceremony with UKM and UTAR

Session 1 : Public Policy Challenges in the Market Societies 10:10-12:10 Chairperson: Mr. Jeff Leong (Senior Partner, JLPW)

・ Resale Price Maintenance from the viewpoint of Econo-Legal Studies Prof. Takashi Yanagawa (Kobe University)

・ Competition Law and Policy in Malaysia Mr. Ragunath Kesavan (Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC))

・ Legal Governance of Urban Space and the Role of Judiciary Prof. Narufumi Kadomatsu (Kobe University)

・ Economics of Climate Change & Environmental Policy Approach Prof. Rawshan Ara Begum (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

[Q&A, Discussion]

12:10-14:00 Lunch Break

Session 2 : Private Ordering Challenges: Value Creation by Complex Transaction 14:00-15:00 Chairperson: Prof. Akira Saito (Director, Kobe University Center for Asian Studies)

・ Joint Venture as a tool for Value Creation in Cross-border Businesses Mr. Kenny Poon (Jeff Leong Poon & Wong)

・ Corporate Governance for Value Creation: Japanese View Prof. Hidefusa Iida (Kobe University)

・ Legal Aspects of Islamic Project Financing in Malaysian SME Banking Mr. Aminurasyed Mahpop & Prof. Ruzian Markom (Faculty of Law, UKM)

15:00-15:25 Short Break

15:25-15:45 [Discussion]

Session 3 : Econo-Legal Studies and Interdisciplinary Education 15:50-17:10 Chairperson: Prof. Takashi Yanagawa (Director, IISS, Kobe University)

・ Econo-Legal Education: the experience of Kobe UniversityProf. Hiroshi Takahashi (Kobe University)

・ Econo-Legal Studies from a viewpoint of Legal Practice Mr. Jeff Leong (JLPW Malaysia)

[Discussion]Closing Address

17:10-17:20

Kobe University Global Link Forum 2014 in KL, Day 2 Profiles of the Speakers

Econo-‐Legal Studies for Advancing Market Societies: Possibilities of Interdisciplinary Explores:

[Session 1] Public Policy Challenges in the Market Societies

Professor Dr Takashi Yanagawa (Kobe University) Professor Dr Takashi Yanagawa has been a professor at the Graduate School of Economics at Kobe University since 2004 and the Director of Interfaculty Initiative in the Social Sciences at Kobe University since 2014. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993. He worked at Nagoya Gakuin University from 1992-‐99, and has been a faculty at Kobe University since 1999. He was a visiting researcher at the London School of Economics from 1996-‐97, the University of California at Berkeley 2004-‐05, and the Japan Fair Trade Commission 2008-‐11. He has been a managing director of the Japan Economic Policy Association since 2010.

Mr. Ragunath Kesavan (Commissioner of Competition Law Commission, Malaysia) Ragunath has been a legal practitioner for more than 23 years and has previously served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council from 2009 to 2011. He had previously served as Secretary of the Bar Council. He qualified as a Barrister-‐at-‐Law at Gray’s Inn, London and was called to the Bar of England & Wales in 1990. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree (Genetics) from University of Malaya in 1985, LLB from University of Wales Abertyswyth in 1989 and LLM from University of Malaya in 1995. He was awarded the Calcott Pryce Award in Public International Law in his LLB finals and graduated with a 2.1 degree.

Professor Narufumi Kadomatsu (Kobe University) Professor Narufumi Kadomatsu is a Professor of Administrative Law at Graduate School of Law, Kobe University. After graduating from University of Tokyo in 1986, he studied at Master’s and Doctoral Program at Graduate School. He also worked as a Research Associate at Institute of Social Science. He was appointed as Associate Professor at Kyushu University in 1996 and transferred to Kobe University as a Professor in 2005. He also studied one year at the University of Hamburg (1998-‐1999) and taught Japanese Law at the University of Munich (2003-‐2004).

Professor Dr. Rawshan Ara Begum (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) Dr. Rawshan Ara Begum is currently an associate professor at the Institute of Climate Change (IPI) in the National University of Malaysia (UKM). She received her PhD in Environment & Development from the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), UKM. Her research interests are in the areas of environmental and natural resource economics specifically environmental valuation; waste management; economics of climate change; and issues of sustainability. She served as Contributing Author (CA) for Chapter 24: Asia, of the Working Group II to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment (2011-‐2014). She has published more than 100 articles in the refereed international and national journals, chapters in Book as well as conference proceedings.


[Session 2] Private Ordering Challenges: Value Creation by Complex Transaction Mr. Kenny Poon (Senior Partner, Jeff Leong Poon & Wong) Kenny Poon is a senior partner of Messrs Jeff Leong, Poon & Wong in Kuala Lumpur and he has been in active legal practice for over 20 years. He read law at the University of Leeds in the UK where he was the recipient of the Hughes Discretionary Award in 1987. He was called to the English Bar in 1990, the Malaysian Bar in 1991 and the Singapore Bar in 1994. He practised for several years with a regional law firm in Singapore before returning to Malaysia in 1996. Kenny currently advises on initial public offerings and listings, foreign direct investment, joint ventures, acquisitions, takeovers and corporate restructurings.

Professor HIdefusa Iida (Kobe University) Professor Hidefusa Iida is the Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Law, Kobe University. He received his LL.M from Harvard Law School and University of Tokyo, and LL.B. from University of Tokyo. Before joining Kobe University, he was an associate at Iida, Kuriu & Wasemoto, specializing in business law and patent law for six months, and a research associate at University of Tokyo for two years. His research focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, securities regulation, and law and economics. He coauthored a chapter on corporate law in Econo-‐Legal Studies: Thinking through the Lenses of Economics and Law.

Mr. Aminursyed Mahpop (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) Aminurasyed Mahpop is a Fellow in Law at the Faculty of Law, The National University of Malaysia (UKM) and also an Associate Member of the Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS-‐UKM). He is also an Accredited Mediator of Malaysian Mediation Centre. Prior to joining UKM in 2012, he was an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and Syarie Counsel of the Federal Territories for 13 years practising, among others, banking (both conventional and Islamic), commercial contracts and litigation matters. He received his LLB (Hons) and Diploma in Islamic Judicial Administration and Legal Profession and Masters in Islamic Economics from UKM; and Masters in Law from University of Malaya. During his practice, he was instrumental to the preparing and drafting Islamic and conventional banking legal documentation of various products for Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad and OCBC Al-‐Amin Bank Berhad. He was also responsible for the advisory of a wide range of banking and financing facilities for a number of Malaysian financial institutions, ranging from retail to syndicated loan/financing. Currently, he is undertaking consultation works for United Overseas Bank (M) Berhad for review and translation of the banking documentation of various products. His current researches are Governance of Contract Documentation in Islamic Banking Products and Harmonization of Contractual Relationship in Mudarabah Investment.


Professor Ruzian Markom (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) Professor Ruzian Markom obtained her PhD in Law from the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) on her thesis of Financing Build Operate Transfer (BOT) Projects: An Islamic Legal Analysis. She is currently an Associate Professor and the Deputy Dean of Undergraduates, Alumni and Society Relations at the Faculty of Law Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia), where she teaches Muamalat (Islamic Transaction), the Law of Islamic Banking and Takaful and Islamic Financial System at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interest is in financial consumer protection, Islamic law of transactions and Islamic financial services. Her publications include articles in some journals and periodicals in Malaysia and international. She received prestigious awards for her writing and research in the area of Islamic finance.


[Session 3] Econo-‐Legal Studies and Interdisciplinary Education Professor Hiroshi Takahashi (Kobe University) Professor Hiroshi Takahashi studied the sociology of law and received Master’s degree in Laws from the University of Tokyo. He lectured at Kwansei Gakuin University, and is now professor at Kobe University, Graduate School of Law. His research interests include the sociological analysis of ADR, legal profession and judicial statistics. His publications include: “Career Patterns of Japanese Judges,” Choi & Rokumoto (eds.) Judicial System Transformation in the Globalizing World (Seoul National University Press, 2007); “Career Judiciary, Judicial Reform and Practicing Attorney,” Journal of Japanese Law, No. 27 (2009); and “Toward an Understanding of the “Japanese” Way of Dispute Resolution,” Vanoverbeke (et al) (eds.) The Changing Role of Law in Japan (Edward Elger, 2014).

Mr. Jeff Leong (Senior Partner, Jeff Leong Poon & Wong) Mr Jeff Leong has been collaborating with Kobe University on research related to value creation by business lawyers, transaction cost economics, relational contracts and interdisciplinary problem solving. He has been a visiting lecturer for Kobe University’s Asian Law Course since 2010 and is supervising a highly successful visiting internship program for law students from Kobe University. To date, some 80 law students from Kobe University and other universities in the Kansai region have been trained through the program. He has also travelled extensively throughout Japan for over 15 years, and enjoys various aspects of Japanese society, food and culture. In his work as a business lawyer in ASEAN, he specialises in IPOs, capital raisings and other corporate exercises on Stock Exchanges as well as domestic and cross-‐border merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures, venture capital investment and foreign investment transactions in ASEAN.

Professor Akira Saito (Kobe University) *Chair of Session 2/3 Professor Akira Saito is the Director of Kobe University Center for Asian Studies as well as a professor of international business law in Kobe University School of Law. He graduated from Kobe University. After working in Mitsui OSK Lines, he decided to resume his law studies in the graduate school of Kobe University. Then, he continued his academic exploration in the University of Aberdeen, which keeps its distinct tradition of Civil Law as well as Common Law. His thesis on comparative analysis of the duty to mitigate damages led to his receiving LL.M in Scots Law. The experience gave him the capacity to deal with legal problems from wider context of cultural, historical and economical background. As a practitioner, he has been working as Mediator in the Kobe Family Court for 12 years. He also was appointed as Expert Witness of Japanese Law in a large ICC international arbitration case concerning cross border M&A between Asian companies.

Organized by : Kobe University Institute of Promoting International Exchange ProgramsCo-hosted by : Kobe University Alumni Association in Malaysia

神戸大学 KOBE UNIVERSITY1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan TEL: +81-78-803-5044 FAX: +81-78-803-5049E-mail: [email protected] http://www.office.kobe-u.ac.jp/ipiep/kugl/index_en.html

KU Alumni Networking in Kuala Lumpur

Date： Fri, December 5, 2014 19:00-22:00Venue： Saloma Theatre Restaurant

Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC), No. 139, Jalan Ampang, 68000 Kuala Lumpur

(http://www.foodstreet.com.my/food-street/opage.s?outlet=Saloma+Theatre+Restaurant)

Supporting Institutions: JICA MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaUniversiti Tunku Abdul RahmanJeff Leong, Poon & Wong (Advocates and Solicitors); JLPW Econo-Legal Studies Research Centre

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