Report: Previous Summits

Friday, February 11 (national holiday)
10:00-11:45
Workshops (Optional Program)
“G1 Initiatives for a Stronger Japan” – Actions to follow the “Athlete Society”
IT & the Internet    
Discussion Leaders Jiro Kokuryo Dean and Professor, Keio University’s Faculty of Policy Management
  Noboru Hachimine Chief Executive Officer, OPT
  Shuji Honjo Managing Director of Honjo International
  Takeshi Natsuno Professor, Keio University
NPOs and Social Entrepreneurship    
Discussion  Leaders Kumi Fujisawa Vice President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum
  Haruo Miyagi President, NPO ETIC
  Daigo Sato Chief Operation Officer, NPO Just Giving Japan
Tourism & Regional Revitalization    
Discussion  Leaders Yasushi Furukawa Governor of Saga Prefecture
  Yoshiharu Hoshino President, Hoshino Resort
  Yoshio Sato President, CAREER BANK
  Suguru Tomizuka Executive Officer, RECRUIT
Education    
Discussion  Leaders Kazuhiro Fujihara Visiting Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University
Shinji Isshiki Schoolmaster, Yoyogi High School
Noriyuki Yanagawa Associate Professor, Tokyo University
Cool Japan

 

 
Discussion  Leaders Takaaki Umezawa Partner and Managing Director A.T. Kearney
Shujiro Kusumoto President & CEO, Cafe Company
Retailing & Distribution    
Discussion  Leaders Hiroshi Aoi President, Marui
  Ryuta Ibaragi Chairman of the board, TENMAYA STORE
  Junro Ito Director, Seven & i Holdings
Food    
Discussion  Leaders Yoshiji Hamada President, Masuya
  Junichi Mogi Accountant, Kikkoman
  Amane Nakashima Managing Director, Q.P. Corporation
Sports    
Discussion  Leaders Hideaki Inoue CEO, Park Corporation
  Yoshitaka Taguchi President and Chief Operating Officer, Seino Holdings Company
  Dai Tamesue Athlete
Politics    
Discussion  Leaders Yosuke Kondo Member of the House of Representatives
  Kouta Matsuda Member of the House of Councillors
  Kenji Nakanishi Member of the House of Councillors
  Tsutomu Okubo Member of the House of Councillors
  Masaaki Taira Member of the House of Representatives
Agriculture    
Discussion  Leaders Yoshiteru Akita Founder, Kakaku.com
  Hirokazu Kiuchi President, WAGOEN
  Hiroyuki Matsumoto President, Japan Agri Management
13:00-15:00
Part 1: Plenary Session
What we should Keep, Change, and Create for the Future - I
Speaker Yoshimi Watanabe Member of the House of Representatives , President of Your Party
Speaker Heizo Takenaka Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
Panelists Tetsuro Fukuyama Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
  Heizo Takenaka Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
  Yoshimi Watanabe Member of the House of Representatives , President of Your Party
Moderator Hiroshige Seko Member of the House of Councillors
15:15-16:45
Part 2: Plenary Session
What we should Keep, Change, and Create for the Future - II
Speaker Yasuchika Hasegawa President, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
Panelists Yasuchika Hasegawa President, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
  Yoshimitsu Kobayashi Representative Director, Member of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
  Seiichi Shimada President, Japan Housing Finance Agency
Moderator Takashi Mitachi Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
16:45-18:00
Part 3: Plenary Session
What we should Keep, Change, and Create for the Future – III
Panelists Yoshikazu Tanaka Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GREE
  Kazuhiko Toyama Chief Executive and Representative Director, Industrial Growth Platform
  Miki Watanabe Founder, Watami
Moderator Etsuko May Okajima Chief Executive Officer, ProNova
19:00-21:00
Dinner (18:30-19:00 Cocktails)
An evening with wine and music
  Tadashi Agi Manga storywriter, the author of “The Drops of God”
  Takuro, Tatsumi Actor
21:00-21:30
Piano Recital
  Yukio Yokoyama Pianist
21:45-23:00
After Hours
Follow-up reception
Saturday, February 12
8:00-9:15
Part 4: Section Meetings
Reviving Japanese Manufacturing: Beyond the Myth of a Manufacturing Nation
Panelists Sakie Akiyama Founder Chairman and CEO, Saki Corporation
  Hiroshi Hamada Chief operating officer, HOYA
  Fumiaki Sato Representative Director, Co-founder, Sangyo Sosei Advisory
Moderator Hiroyuki Sawada Senior Partner, Booz & Company
Part 4: Section Meetings
Opening the Japanese Economy
Panelists Masahiro Hayafuji Director of the WTO's Trade Policy Review Division
  Goshi Hosono Member of the House of Representatives
  Hirohiko Izumida Governor, Niigata Prefecture
  Hirokazu Kiuchi President, WAGOEN
Moderator Noriyuki Yanagawa Associate Professor, Tokyo University
Part 4: Section Meetings
Turning Japan into a Sports Nation
Panelists Nobuharu Asahara Athlete, Beijing Olympics bronze medalist
  Miho Takeda Athlete,who received 5 Olympic medals
  Dai Tamesue Athlete
Moderator Hideaki Inoue CEO, Park Corporation
9:30-10:45
Part 5: Section Meetings
Doing Business in Emerging Countries: Ideals and Reality
Panelists Yoshimitsu Kobayashi Representative Director, Member of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
  Yasutoshi Nishimura Member of the House of Representatives
  Kunio Yamada Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rohto Pharmaceutical
Moderator Chikatomo Hodo Country managing Director and geographic unit lead for Japan, Accenture
Part 5: Section Meetings
Will Japan Collapse? A Roadmap to Ending Deflation and Fiscal Reconstruction
Panelists Keiichiro Asao Member of the House of Representatives
  Robert Alan Feldman Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
  Hiroshi Ohgushi Member of the House of Representatives
  Tooru Umemori Deputy Director-General, Bank of Japan
Moderator Takeshi Yamawaki Chief Editor, Asahi Shimbun GLOBE
Part 5: Section Meetings
Japanese Culture and Cool Japan I: Japan’s Food Culture
Panelists Kunimitsu Masui Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  Izumi Okabe President, Taikyoku-sha
  Kunio Tokuoka Four-Michelin-starred Chef
Moderator Shujiro Kusumoto President & CEO, Cafe Company
11:00-12:15
Part 6: Section Meetings
The Internet and the Changing Media
Panelists Hiroyuki Fujishiro Journalist
  Takeshi Natsuno Professor, Keio University
  Andrew Tamon Niwa Producer, Tokyo Broadcasting System
Moderator Jiro Kokuryo Dean and Professor, Keio University’s Faculty of Policy Management
Part 6: Section Meetings
A New Power Balance and Japan’s Diplomatic Strategy
Panelists Ken Jimbo Assistant professor of Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
  Yoshimasa Hayashi Member of the House of Councillors, Former Minister of Defense
  Akihisa Nagashima Member of the House of Representatives
Moderator Tsuneo Watanabe Adjunct Fellow, CSIS
Part 6: Section Meetings
Japanese Culture and Cool Japan II: Cool Japan as a Growth Strategy
Panelists Shujiro Kusumoto President & CEO, Cafe Company
  Kaname Tajima Member of the House of Representatives , Member of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry
  Minoru Yoshikawa Executive Vice President, RESTIR Holdings
Moderator Takaaki Umezawa Partner and Managing Director A.T. Kearney
12:15-13:30
Lunch
Presentation by TABLE FOR TWO
Presenter Keiichiro Asao Member of the House of Representatives
  Kumi Fujisawa Vice President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum
  Kouta Matsuda Member of the House of Councillors
  Kohey Takashima Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Oisix
13:30-14:45
Part 7: Section Meetings
Sources of Innovation: Conditions for Nurturing Entrepreneurship
Panelists Yoshiteru Akita Founder, Kakaku.com
  Soichi Kariyazono Founding Partner, Apax Globis Japan Fund and Globis Fund III
  Allen Miner Founder of Sunbridge Group
Moderator Shigeo Kagami Professor and General Manager, Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (SEED), University of Tokyo
Part 7: Section Meetings
Challenging the guarded world of the Supreme Court and the Public Prosecutors’ Special Investigation Unit
Panelists Nobuo Gohara Attorney, Professor at Meijo University
  Hideaki Kubori Attorney, Chairman of Hibiya Park Law Office
  Masahiko Shibayama Member of the House of Representatives
Moderator Shingo Miyake Senior Staff Writer at Nikkei Shimbun
Part 7: Section Meetings
A Tourism Nation
Panelists Yoshiharu Hoshino President, Hoshino Resort
  Hiroshi Mizohata Commissioner, Japan Tourism Agency
  Suguru Tomizuka Executive Officer, RECRUIT
Moderator Takashi Mitachi Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
15:00-16:15
Part 8: Section Meetings
Cyber Security as National Security: Combating a New War
Panelists Hiroaki Kawamura Chief Executive Officer, Symantec Japan
  Jun Murai Professor, Keio University
  Akira Saka Director General, Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters
Moderator Ken Jimbo Assistant professor of Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
Part 8: Section Meetings
The Future of Japan: Views from Young Politicians
Panelists Yosuke Kondo Member of the House of Representatives
  Kenji Nakanishi Member of the House of Councillors
  Masaaki Taira Member of the House of Representatives
  Kenji Tamura Member of the House of Representatives
Moderator Yuri Okina Counselor, Japan Research Institute
Part 8: Section Meetings
Science and Technology: Human Dreams and Innovation
Panelists Kan Suzuki Member of the House of Councillors, Member of the Committee on Education, Culture and Science
  Keiji Tachikawa President, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA)
  Shinya Yamanaka Professor / Director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
Moderator Kiyoshi Kurokawa Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Professor at the University of Tokyo
16:30-18:00
Part 9: Plenary Session
Japan with Pride: What Actions to Take Now and What to Pass on to Future Generations
Speaker Shinzo Abe Former Prime Minister of Japan
  Yoshiko Sakurai Journalist
Interviewer Yoshitaka Taguchi President and Chief Operating Officer, Seino Holdings Company
19:15-21:15
Dinner
Tasting Hakushu Sake
Enjoy dinner at Suntory Hakushu Distillery.

Poolside Dinner (for families)
Sunday, February 13
6:30-7:30
Optional Activity
Train your Inner Muscles! (*This is a session for physical exercise.)
Presenter Hideaki Inoue CEO, Park Corporation
  Yu Yumoto President, Just Giving Japan
8:00-9:15
Part 10: Section Meetings
Leaders and the Power of Words
Speaker Hiroshi Tasaka President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum, Professor at Tama University
Interviewer Kumi Fujisawa Vice President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum
Part 10: Section Meetings
The Third Way for Japan: Can reinforced Social Security coexist with Economic Growth?
Panelists Motohisa Furukawa Member of the House of Councillors
  Yoshikazu Kenjo Professor, Keio University
  Yuji Yamamoto Fellow,Japan Science and Technology Agency
Moderator Kiyoshi Kurokawa Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Professor at the University of Tokyo
Part 10: Section Meetings
Boosting Japan’s Communication Capabilities
Panelists Yoshimitsu Kaji International Media Strategy Officer, Cabinet Office Public Relations Office
  Hiromichi Mizuno Partner, Coller Capital
  Toshiko Mori Architect, Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Moderator Shin Tanaka President, Fleishman Hillard Japan
9:30-10:45
Part 11: Section Meetings
Depression and Organizational Health: Fundamentals for Company Heads
Speaker Shinichiro Tomitaka Psychiatrist, Panasonic Health Care Center
Interviewer Yu Yumoto President, Just Giving Japan
Part 11: Section Meetings
Reforming Japan from Local Communities
Panelists Masanao Ozaki Governor of Kochi Prefecture
  Yasushi Furukawa Governor of Saga Prefecture
  Hidehiko Yuzaki Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture
Moderator Shinichi Ueyama Professor, Keio University
Part 11: Section Meetings
Japan’s Cultural Policy: Preserving the Cultural Capital of Beauty
Panelists Seiichi Kondo Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
  Seigo Matsuoka Director, Editorial Engineering Laboratory
  Yutaka Mino Director, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Moderator Koji Matsui Member of the House of Councillors
11:00-12:30
Part 12: Plenary Session
What we should Keep, Change, and Create for the Future
Speaker Seigo Matsuoka Director, Editorial Engineering Laboratory
  Ikujiro Nonaka Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University Graduate School
  Hiroshi Tasaka President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum, Professor at Tama University
Moderator Yoshito Hori President and Dean, GLOBIS University, Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners
12:30-12:55

Closing Session

13:00-14:00

Farewell Luncheon

Adjourn
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