People
The International Academic Forum is a confederation of leaders and opinion formers around the globe who have one thing in common: a desire to make a difference.
IAFOR's current advisers includes:

Academics and University Administrators
Members of Research and Policy Units ("Think Tanks")
Senior Members of the Armed Forces
Government Officials
Business Leaders
Journalists and Broadcasters


Chairman of the IAFOR Board of Directors

Mr Takayuki Yamada


President of the IAFOR Board of Directors

Professor Norio Hasebe, Nagoya Institute of Technology (Rtd), Japan


International Advisory Board

Revd. Professor Stuart D. B. Picken, Chairman of the Japan-Scotland Society (Chair), UK

Mr Marcus Chidgey, Captive Minds Communications Group, London, UK

Professor Michiko Nakano, Waseda University, Japan

Ms Karen Newby, Director, Par les mots solidaires, Paris, France

Principal Masayasu Kano, Tsukuba International School, Japan

Professor Kensaku Yoshida, Sophia University, Japan





  • The Asian Conference on Education 2009
    October 2009
    Our Inaugural conference took place in Osaka this year.
  • The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities
    June 2010
    Our Inaugural conference takes place in Osaka next year.
  • The Asian Conference on Financial Planning
    June 2010
    Our Inaugural conference takes place in Osaka next year.