G1 Global Conference

2020 has been a year of many surprises. Instead of celebrating the Tokyo Olympics, Japan is battling a pandemic and an economic recession. Globally, issues that were prevalent before COVID-19—US/China tension, the US elections, and the reverberations of Brexit—have intensified, amplifying isolationist tendencies when the world craves collaboration. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Abe's sudden resignation may signify a new turning point for Japan. What type of Disruptive Evolution is in store for Japan? Can the new Suga administration build on Mr. Abe's legacy? Or will it forge a new path? Can it recreate the special "Trump-Abe" friendship with the US? Panelists discuss the global role for Japan now and in the years ahead, setting the stage for today's conference.  

Panelists

Jane Harman

Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Panelists

Taro Kono

Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform
Member of the House of Representatives

Moderator

Heizo Takenaka

Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Professor, Toyo University

In November, Americans will choose between two 70-year-old men to lead them out of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Trump is running on "America First" and "Law and Order," and Vice President Biden never misses a chance to name-drop President Obama. The situation is similar to 2016, with the Democrat leading in the polls, and anything is still possible. Can Biden turn out Bernie Sanders-supporting, left-wing voters? Will Republicans stand with Trump or defect, as several Party leaders have done? Will Black Lives Matter affect voter turnout? Can VP nominee Kamala Harris inspire the Democratic base? Who will control Congress? With much of the election done by postal mail, how long will it be until we actually know the winner? What will the result mean for Japan and its new Prime Minister? Our panelists engage on this important topic.

Panelists

Abdul El-Sayed

Physician, Epidemiologist,
Former City Health Commissioner,
Progressive Activist

Panelists

Mark R. Kennedy

President, University of Colorado

Panelists

Toshihiro Nakayama

Professor, Keio University
Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs

Moderator

Junko Tanaka

Former Washington Bureau Chief
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)

IT and globalization were already changing how we work before COVID-19, but the pandemic has brought forward a new dimension to the workplace by forcing many companies to have employees work remotely. What kind of measures are companies taking to adapt to these changes? What will the role of the office become and what will the right balance be with remote work? How will employees and their families be affected and who will be the eventual winners and losers, as we go through this disruptive evolution in workstyle? Our panel will discuss the future of work in these uncertain times, and what we need to know to be ahead of the curve.

Panelists

Chris Hyams

Chief Executive Officer, Indeed, Inc.

Panelists

Yuka Shimada

HR & GA Director, Unilever Japan Holdings K.K.

Panelists

Maiko Todoroki

President, Poppins Corporation

Moderator

Soichiro Minami

Chief Executive Officer, Visional

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a strong focus on healthcare and the essential role it needs to play in a functioning society. It has also highlighted gaps in the present system. This panel will examine the key innovations needed in healthcare in both the “with-COVID” and “post-COVID” scenarios. The audience will learn about what cutting edge innovations are being accelerated by the pandemic, changes in how we will look at the contribution made to society by healthcare, and the issues surrounding development and access to medicines and vaccines.

Panelists

Alice Graham

Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Japan

Panelists

Sho Okiyama

CEO and Founder, Aillis, Inc.

Panelists

Mio Takaoka

Member of the Board, Medical Note

Panelists

Scott Thomas

 Vice President, Global Commercial Strategy, Data and Analytics, Illumina Japan

Moderator

Ross Rowbury

Former President, Edelman Japan KK

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S.-China relations represented the major geopolitical challenge in Asia. While the pandemic seems to have unleashed China’s aggressiveness in areas such as the status of Hong Kong and the South China Seas, the current US administration seems to be doubling-down on its “America First” policy, seeking to intensify the strategic competition with China. In the midst of this, how can Japan, India, and ASEAN pursue their own interests while responding to the US-China situation? What would be Japan’s own security strategy with its new Prime Minister? How do we envision the Post-COVID international order? Our panelists offer their thoughts on policy directions as well as potential disruptive evolution in coordination among the U.S., Japan, India and ASEAN on China policy and other geopolitical agendas.

Panelists

Darshana M. Baruah

Visiting Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Panelists

Abraham Denmark

 Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Panelists

Nobukatsu Kanehara

Professor, Doshisha University
Former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary

Panelists

Bilahari Kausikan

Chairman, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore

Moderator

Ken Jimbo

Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University

During the last major recession, the 2008 financial crisis, angel investing and funding for startups declined into 2009 and 2010. Will the startup industry experience a similar fate in 2020 and beyond? Or will COVID-19 lead to a new disruptive evolution in new types of startups and tech companies? What can entrepreneurs do to innovate and find new opportunities? On the funding side, in what ways might venture capital (VCs) support them? Where is the growth potential of the VC market, and how will VCs evaluate ventures in this time of uncertainty? We bring entrepreneurs and investors from Silicon Valley and Tokyo to discuss the current and future state of the startup industry.

Panelists

Saima Hasan

Founding Partner, Evolution

Panelists

Miku Hirano

CEO, Cinnamon Inc.

Panelists

Justin Waldron

Co-Founder/President, Playco

Panelists

Emre Yuasa

Director, GLOBIS Capital Partners

Moderator

Takuya Kitagawa

Group Managing Executive Officer, CDO, Rakuten, Inc.

The COVID-19 lockdowns across the globe gave society the opportunity to question its assumptions and rebuild communities, including a new role for cities. How does COVID-19 impact how people live, work and play? What are the key implications for urban planning and development? In particular, what will be the key magnet for a city center to attract people, assuming that remote work becomes a norm, retail outlets disappear, and large events become unpopular? On a deeper level, what will determine the attractiveness of a city in the new paradigm? Furthermore, as COVID-19 seems to be contained, what aspects of our life will return to the old normal, and what will remain as new normal? Our panelists explore these topics and consider how cities may change--and not change--going forward.

Panelists

John Maeda

Chief Customer Experience Officer

Panelists

Hiroo Mori

Director and Executive Vice President, Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Panelists

Toshiko Mori

Founder CEO, Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC
Professor, Harvard University

Panelists

Seiichi Saito

Creative & Technical Director, Rhizomatiks

Moderator

Tak Umezawa

Japan Chairman, A.T. Kearney
Chairman, CIC Japan

For our lunch program, we welcome Shinoharu Tatekawa to present “English Rakugo.” Rakugo is a traditional Japanese storytelling entertainment that has been passed on for more than 300 years. It takes a unique style, where one performer sits on a stage, and acts out all the characters that appear in the story. Some stories are classical, some are original, but they are both quite hilarious. Shinoharu, who lived in the U.S. for seven years, brings this entertainment to non-Japanese speakers and first-timers, as well as Rakugo fans who are eager to experience this art with a different twist. Enjoy!  

Shinoharu Tatekawa

Rakugo Performer

Global monetary policy has evolved most radically. Traditionally, central banks were the proud guardians of sound money, famous for taking the punch bowl away before the party got out of control. Now, Central banks everywhere are focused on pumping-up liquidity; with every crisis triggering new creative ways to buy public and private assets in the pursuit of stopping deflation; and the very attempt at ‘normalization’ or “exit” quickly raising recession fears. How sustainable are these new and radical policies? Are they adding to a rising gap between have and have-nots? Are they the root-cause for the growing disconnect between asset prices rising and the real economy stagnating? Where are the boundaries between fiscal and monetary policy, and how can they evolve further to ensure sustainable prosperity? Japan has been a pioneer of this disruptive evolution of monetary policy; is Japan special, or does Japan offer lessons for global policy makers? Our panelists confront these important questions as the world seeks to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Panelists

Jennifer Corbett

Rio Tinto Fellow, Foundation for Australia - Japan Studies

Panelists

Yusuke Narita

Assistant Professor, Yale University
Founder CEO, Hanjuku-kaso, Inc.

Panelists

Noah Sneider

Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Economist Newspaper Limited

Panelists

Ayako Weissman

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Asia Strategy,
Horizon Kinetics LLC.

Moderator

Jesper Koll

Senior Advisor, WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns globally forced companies to change their business models to survive. Yet at the same time, it can be argued that the demand for corporate sustainability—in the broad sense—has never been higher. How can companies continue to maintain shareholder value while considering the needs of all stakeholders? What aspects has the COVID-19 disruption sped up (e.g., digital transformation?) and slowed down (e.g., investments in SDG?) This panel looks at how corporations are reacting to the pandemic, including new initiatives and opportunities, such as workplace diversity, ecological sustainability & potentially useful technology. As we hope to move forward into a Post-COVID-19 world, we ask our panelists what businesses (and leaders) should keep in mind going forward.

Panelists

Robert Alan Feldman

Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities, Co., Ltd.
Professor, Tokyo University of Science

Panelists

Seiji Inagaki

President, Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Panelists

Masao Torii

Country President, Novartis Pharma K.K.

Moderator

Miki Tsusaka

Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Necessity is the mother of invention. At the heart of invention is creativity, which often flourishes in challenging times like COVID-19. How is COVID-19 changing the way of "creatives" work, as well as businesses and the industry? Are companies looking for new types of creativity? Are there new creative ways that people can communicate (with employees, customers, and other stakeholders)? Is creative collaboration feasible online? Or what are the essential differences between online and offline in creative work? In Post-COVID-19, what type of new creative businesses and art will emerge? Our panel will discuss the types of Disruptive Evolution that will be necessary to breed new forms of creative industries and give advice for business professionals as well.

Panelists

Shiho Fukuhara

Artist
Co-Founder, BCL
Human Awesome Error

Panelists

Tom Kelley

Partner, IDEO

Panelists

Taisei Tanaka

CEO, Geisha Tokyo, Inc.

Moderator

Kinya Tagawa

CEO, Takram

For the last few years, Eurasia Group has identified the US-China tech rivalry as one of the top global risks, not only for government but companies as well. Both countries are increasingly using cyber-related threats to express their displeasure, and COVID-19 seems to be accelerating this phenomenon. What is the current situation, and how can third parties such as Japan, Europe and ASEAN respond? As data security comes to be treated more and more like traditional military and economic security, the strategic statecraft involved becomes even more complex. Europe is seeking to establish a "digital single market," or digital COCOM, while Japan sought to lead with "Data Free Flow with Trust" (DFFT). Other countries may need to choose between US or Chinese technology, as can be seen with Huawei. Our panelists discuss what can be done to protect our data security in these uncertain times.

Panelists

Benjamin Ang

Senior Fellow, Deputy Head
Centre of Excellence for National Security, RSIS, Singapore

Panelists

Mihoko Matsubara

Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation

Panelists

Tatsuya Terazawa

Special Adviser to the Minister,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Panelists

Steven Wilson

CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance

Moderator

Noboru Nakatani

Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer
Yahoo Japan Corporation

The last 20 years has seen the rise of a vibrant commercial space sector propelled by a combination of traditional aerospace giants, a few successful start-ups and many venture companies that are on the cusp of disruptive breakthroughs.  All of this activity is supported by increased government spending and growing global understanding about the importance of space exploration and utilization to our daily lives and to future generations. The coming decade will be a pivotal one for taking the next steps toward exploring, utilizing, working, and eventually living, in space. This panel is made up of a diverse group of experts that will address the role of government, industry, entrepreneurs and investors in this exciting market.

Panelists

Takeshi Hakamada

Founder & CEO, ispace, inc.

Panelists

Lewis Pinault

Founding Partner, Airbus Ventures

Panelists

Atsushi Sunami

President, Ocean Policy Research Institute / The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Panelists

Naoko Yamazaki

Astronaut, Fly to the Future

Moderator

Chris Blackerby

COO, Astroscale Holdings Inc.

Will the COVID crisis help unite the divided world we live in? For years before COVID-19 rocked our lives, the world was struggling to tackle deep social divides and inequalities. With the unprecedented public health and economic crisis brought on by the pandemic, these divisions seem to have become even more intensified. They have manifested themselves in various forms, including racial tensions, rising global nationalism as well as widening income discrepancies. At the same time, the COVID crisis could fast track us to a better world—one where, for example, digitization can be promoted across societies or environmental awareness is shared irrespective of political views. On this panel, we will discuss how the COVID-19 induced crisis can potentially create opportunities to address these social challenges in Japan, Asia, Europe and the U.S.

Panelists

Trista Bridges

 Co-founder and Principal, Read the Air Coalition
Author, "Leading Sustainably: The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything"

Panelists

James Crabtree

Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Panelists

Ken Shibusawa

Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc.
Founder and Chairman, Commons Asset Management

Moderator

Yumiko Murakami

Head, OECD Tokyo Centre

A day’s worth of discussion winds down in this closing session. COVID-19 has disrupted our lives on every level, but with this pandemic, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to truly evolve from this disruption. We can virtually start over from scratch, question all our assumptions, and decide what type of society and world we want to live in. Building on the discussions throughout the day, our panelists discuss these possibilities and actions we can take to make them a reality, both in Japan and globally. We look forward to hearing ideas from the audience about how we, the G1 Community, can move forward together and take actions to create the Disruptive Evolution we need to build a better world post-COVID-19.

Panelists

Rui Matsukawa

Member of the House of Councilors

Panelists

Hiromichi Mizuno

Special Advisor, Japanese Ministry of Economy and Trade
Member of the Board, Tesla Inc.
Member of the Mission Committee, Danone

Panelists

Robin Niblett CMG

Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House

Moderator

Jesper Koll

Senior Advisor, WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.

Congratulations! You made it through a full day of the G1 Global Conference. If you attended in-person, enjoy your trip home. If you are in Japan, please enjoy some tsumami (Japanese snacks) generously provided by Glico. Then, join your fellow participants who attended online in a relaxed, small group to discuss your thoughts on today’s conference. What opportunities for Disruptive Evolution do you see? What panels did you miss? This is an opportunity to network and hear new perspectives. Please share your reflections and how they might affect your daily life. Through these discussions, we hope you can deepen your connections in the G1 Global community, in order to create a better Japan and a better world! 

Trump. Brexit. The geopolitical fractures that emerged in 2016 seem to be deepening every day, aspopulism disrupts the post-WWII international order. Tensions over tariffs flare between the US andChina. Brexit forges ahead, leading to a new era for Europe. Iran, Russia, and North Korea areexercising new influence on the global stage. Amidst all this, global and regional institutions suchas the UN, the EU, and military and trade regimes must adapt or risk becoming obsolete. For somecountries, there are opportunities: Japan’s standing seems to be growing, emerging from thedisruption of allies and neighbors. How do we take advantage of such opportunities via ourcountries, our organizations, and ourselves in a disrupted geopolitical landscape? The panelists willdiscuss what measures can be taken to create sustainable innovation in these uncertain times,setting the stage for today’s conference.

Panelists

John Chipman CMG

Director-General and Chief Executive,
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Panelists

Taro Kono

Minister of Defense
Member of the House of Representatives

Panelists

Mieko Nakabayashi

Professor, School of Social Sciences,
Waseda University

Moderator

Heizo Takenaka

Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Professor, Toyo University

Disruptions such as design thinking have helped every industry focus on people-centric innovations and more efficient business processes. Generally, this has resulted in more satisfied customers and more fulfilled employees. In the most successful cases, designers and traditional business people have come to respect each other and collaborate, though it wasn’t always easy. How will developments in technology impact these delicate relationships? What existing practices will be disrupted, and what innovations will emerge? Will the current trends become mainstream, or will they be swept away by new techniques bolstered by digital advancements? Our panelists will discuss the challenges, pitfalls and opportunities of the future of technology, design, and business.

Panelists

Tom Kelley

Partner, IDEO

Panelists

Takuya Kudo

Managing Director, Chief Innovation Officer,
Global Lead Data Science Innovation Practice, Accenture

Panelists

Kinya Tagawa

CEO, Takram

Moderator

Chiaki Hayashi

Co-founder, Loftwork Inc.

To meet the demands of the global agenda, businesses and societies need to create disruptivesolutions. However, many business people continue to rely on empirical ideation and existing datasets in the innovation processes. The arts have the power to change this, to move us beyond logic, tocome up with unique questions and designs to generate solutions. In the first half of this session,panelists will focus on the unique characteristics of art and how to leverage them for disruptiveinnovation. However, many artists exist outside of the lucrative, insider circle of galleries, curators, andcritics. To harness the full potential of art, a sustainable, inclusive ecosystem is indispensable. In thesecond half of this session, panelists will tackle this conundrum and suggest concrete actions togenerate innovation in a healthy, forward-thinking, and global art ecosystem.

Panelists

Randy Channell Soei

Professor, Chado Urasenke
Ambassador of Hospitality, Kyoto City

Panelists

Mai Miyake

Artist

Panelists

Taihei Shii

CEO, Startbahn, Inc.

Moderator

Takashi Mitachi

Senior Advisor,
The Boston Consulting Group

Japan has passed laws to open up immigration as part of its strategy to balance demographics anddeal with a labor shortage. While net immigration to Japan has increased for six consecutive years,the 2.22 million foreign residents still represent a mere 1.76% of the population. Japan is said to beone of the most homogeneous and high-context cultures in the world. How can Japan successfullyintegrate immigrants into its society? What are the key issues and problems surrounding large scaleimmigration? Will the new laws help Japan create a diverse society, even a new definition of what itmeans to be Japanese? This panel will seek to cover key issues surrounding immigration andsuggest what should happen next.

Panelists

Misa Matsuzaki

CEO, WORK JAPAN Co., Ltd

Panelists

Toshihiro Menju

Managing Director,
Japan Center for International Exchange

Panelists

Jonathan Soble

Visiting Fellow,
Asia Pacific Initiative

Panelists

Taku Tamura

Chief Director, EDAS

Moderator

Ross Rowbury

President, Edelman Japan KK

At the dawn of the Reiwa Era, Japan stands at a crossroads. On one side, the relative domestic calmand stability provided by “Abenomics.” On the other side, increasingly turbulent external threats,global political tensions, and accelerating technological change. This panel aims to provide focusand spark ideas on how to turn threats into opportunities. Experts will offer insights and examplesfrom first-hand experience with local political and economic initiatives. How can we bringsustainable growth and revitalization? What can AI can do to boost productivity employeehappiness? Where does Japan offer opportunities? What potential does “Reiwanomics” have tore-define global best-practices for both private- and public-sector leaders?

Panelists

Peter Fitzgerald

President, Google Japan G.K.

Panelists

Ryuta Ibaragi

Governor, Okayama Prefecture

Panelists

Tomoe Ishizumi

CEO, PALO ALTO INSIGHT, LLC.

Panelists

Joanna Pitman

Former Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Times

Moderator

Jesper Koll

Senior Advisor,
WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.

Across the world, social and digital media have transformed not only the way we distribute, receive,and send information, but the ways in which we inhabit the world and understand ourselves. Thedigital revolution has already engendered profound change, from influencing the outcome ofelections to supporting social movements and new kinds of businesses. It has also thrown updiverse challenges, including the perpetuation of fake news and the violation of individual privacy.How can we best regulate and harness the powerful forces unleashed by digital media to benefitsociety? Our panel will examine the possibilities and perils of this dynamic, brave new world.

Panelists

Faisal J. Abbas

Editor in Chief, Arab News

Panelists

John Lagerling

CEO, Mercari U.S.

Panelists

Norihiko Sasaki

CCO, NewsPicks, Inc.

Moderator

Pallavi Aiyar

Freelance Journalist

With more Michelin stars than any other city, Tokyo is the food capital of the world. Leadingrestaurants attract foodies from across the globe, as some chefs uphold traditional aesthetics andtechniques while others experiment with new ideas to innovate. Meanwhile, with the world'spopulation expected to grow to 9.6 billion by 2050, food security is now one of the most importantglobal issues. However, multiple forces such as climate change, overfishing, marine pollution, andland degradation are negatively impacting agriculture and fisheries. How can chefs continue topursue innovation in gastronomy while supporting food sustainability, and what can consumers doto help? Our panel brings together the world’s No. 1 foodie, two of the most forward-thinkingTokyo-based chefs, and a food journalist/activist to discuss the latest trends in food sustainabilityand gastronomy.

Panelists

Thomas Frebel

Head Chef, INUA

Panelists

Hiroko Sasaki

Representative Director, Chefs for the Blue
Food Journalist

Panelists

Fumio Yonezawa

Executive Chef, THE BURN

Moderator

Takefumi Hamada

Foodie

The Middle East is clearly in the process of massive change. Put mildly, the landscape is clouded:Iran, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are emerging (and competing) as regional powers; US presence maybe declining; and there is increased involvement from revisionist powers such as Russia and China.A potential determinant to all of this turmoil is cyber technology. With Israel as an outlier and Turkey,Saudi Arabia, and Iran as emerging investors in cyber warfare, the field could become a gamechanger in the longstanding confrontations of the Middle East. How would each country’s domesticpolitics be affected? How would the region’s relationship with the rest of the world change? Whatrole would China play? Or Japan? Our panelists shed light on these developments.

Panelists

Isaac Ben-Israel

Professor,
Dir Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Studies Centre,
Tel Aviv University

Panelists

Keiko Kono

Senior Fellow,
The National Institute for Defense Studies

Panelists

Nobuo Tanaka

Chairman,
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Panelists

Ihsan Tolga

Researcher, NATO CCD COE

Panelists

Motohiro Tsuchiya

Professor,
Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University

Moderator

Satoshi Ikeuchi

Professor,
Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Tokyo

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the way people live and work. Technology has been thedriver of growth and prosperity for centuries, but today’s speed and scope are qualitatively differentfrom past advances. This panel will discuss how new technologies make millions of lives easier,cheaper, and more prosperous, but also disrupt both labor markets and social stability. Aregovernments and businesses re-writing the rules fast enough to keep up? Will monopoliesundermine competition—an essential component of capitalism? Where does Japan stand in thebalance between realizing the benefits of new technology and avoiding disruption?

Panelists

Jennifer Corbett

Rio Tinto Fellow,
Foundation for Australia - Japan Studies

Panelists

Alex Moazed

Founder and CEO,
APPLICO INC.

Panelists

Amane Oshima

CEO,
Mizuho–DL Financial Technology Co., Ltd.

Panelists

Tatsuya Terazawa

Special Adviser to the Minister,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Moderator

Yumiko Murakami

Head,
OECD Tokyo Centre

With the emergence of new technologies, diverse “Silicon Valleys” are popping up all around theworld, from China to the US and Israel to Southeast Asia. What is the driving force behind thesehotbeds of innovation? How are unicorns transcending national borders to go global? As techstartups play a more prominent role in society, the old mindset (coined by Facebook) to “move fastand break things” seems less appropriate. Companies are expected to bear increasingresponsibility for data management, sustainable business models, and job opportunities. What arethe social and economic ramifications for Technovate entrepreneurs? Our panelists will discussbest practices they have witnessed in their respective markets, as well as what society can do toensure that Technovate wealth is shared by all.

Panelists

Isaac Ben-Israel

Professor,
Dir Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Studies Centre,
Tel Aviv University

Panelists

Yuan Ding

Vice President and Dean, Cathay Capital Chair Professor in Accounting
China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Panelists

Miku Hirano

CEO, Cinnamon Inc.

Panelists

Arun Sundararajan

Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship and Technology,
NYU Stem School of Business

Moderator

Emre Yuasa

Director, GLOBIS Capital Partners

The Rugby World Cup…the Olympics and Paralympics… Global sporting events are coming toJapan, and the people here are uniting to elevate the country’s global standing, a symbol of itsrecovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Japanese are welcoming the world, breaking downlanguage barriers, making the subway easier to use, and even upgrading anti-smoking laws. Othernations and athletes, too, are excited to make their mark during these events…but there is a fine linebetween a festival of nations and a festival of nationalism. As Japan globalizes, its traditions,reputation, and even identity change. How will Japan, as the host, be perceived during and afterthese events? How will its status as a global leader be when the games are through? Can thegovernment and event organizers leverage today’s momentum to achieve wider social goals andambitions tomorrow? Panelists will discuss how hosting global sporting events may transformJapanese society and its image in the world.

Panelists

Kenneth Berger

Business Development & Sales, IMG Japan

Panelists

Gen Fukushima

Head of Executive Office, JRFU Interface,
Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee

Panelists

David Hackett

Partner, Mindspring Capital

Panelists

Hiromi Kawamura

Public Relations Secretary,
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of
the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Moderator

Martin Newman

Owner, The Newman Partnership

Strategic competition between the U.S. and China continues to be a major geopolitical challenge in Asia. What are the core strategies in the region for each of these superpowers? How does the competition play out in the security, trade, and technology domains? Will the U.S. seriously pursue economic decoupling with China? Does China have policy alternatives? How can Japan, India, and ASEAN pursue their own interests while responding to the US-China situation? Our speakers tackle these disruptions and look for insights on innovation and sustainability for peace and stability in the region.

Panelists

Abraham Denmark

Director, Asia Program,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Panelists

Lynn Kuok

Associate Fellow,
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Panelists

Sanjay Pulipaka

Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum Library

Panelists

Daojiong Zha

Professor, School of International Studies and Institute
of South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University

Moderator

Satoru Mori

Professor, Faculty of Law,
Hosei University

Until recently ESG (environment, sustainability and governance) frameworks were a way for corporations to fulfill their “responsibility” towards society, which often demanded social and ethical leadership from leading corporations. The UN has since upped the ante to a more comprehensive list of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Great companies, leaders and investors now know that there is not a trade-off between doing "good" for the world and doing "well" financially. Additionally, the best talent in the world looks to join enterprises that have a clarity of vision and mission on these issues. How do CEOs balance these interests in their companies? How do investors direct their money towards companies that have successfully incorporated SDGs in their business? In this session, panelists will discuss strategies on how they see these issues playing out in their own corporations and clients as well as in best practice companies.

Panelists

Denes Ban

General Partner,
MD Asia, OurCrowd Ltd.

Panelists

Seiji Inagaki

President,
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Panelists

Thierry Porté

Managing Director,
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC

Moderator

Miki Tsusaka

Managing Director & Senior Partner,
The Boston Consulting Group

Since the beginning of human history, technology has had the power to improve people’s lives.Oftentimes, however, it is also used for destruction, from the invention of weaponry to thedevelopment of hazardous chemical compounds. Today, new technologies such as AI, IoT, bigdata, and machine learning are opening a new world of possibilities for human development.How can they be used for good, to make us happier, personally and professionally? Ishappiness what we as a society really want and need? What does happiness mean exactly?Can it be defined universally? Is it lasting? This panel will discuss the potential of newtechnologies and what we seek from them as a society.

Panelists

Kazuto Ataka

Professor, SFC, Keio University
Chief Strategy Officer, Yahoo! JAPAN

Panelists

Sheena Iyengar

S.T. Lee Professor of Business,
Columbia Business School

Panelists

Yuka Shimada

HR & GA Director,
Unilever Japan Holdings K.K.

Moderator

Kazuo Yano

Fellow, Corporate Officer,
Hitachi, Ltd.

Japan has seen a five-fold increase of inbound tourists in 5 years. In 2020, it will likely achieve itstarget of 40 million visitors, thanks to the Olympic Games. However, another key target for thesame year—tourist consumption of 8 trillion yen—will see a wide miss. Average consumption perinbound tourist has stagnated at 150K yen. Further, increasing dependency on visitors from EastAsia (China, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong) accounts for three-quarters of inboundvisitors, adding the sector’s vulnerability to regional diplomatic tensions. To meet its goals, Japanneeds to attract more affluent tourists and a more diversified portfolio of countries. This meansimproved quality of tourist destinations and experiences, both of which call for the right balanceof traditional uniqueness and infrastructure development. The panelists, who have led the tourismindustry’s transformation and helped the government shape its policy, will discuss how Japanmay realize itself as a sustainable tourism superpower.

Panelists

David Mark Atkinson

CEO,
Konishi Decorative Arts & Crafts

Panelists

Shiori Ryu Harada

Founder, LandReam Inc.

 

Panelists

Yoshiharu Hoshino

CEO,
Hoshino Resorts Co., Ltd.

Moderator

Tak Umezawa

Japan Chairman and Partner,
A.T. Kearney

Three years after the Brexit vote and election of President Donald Trump, the waves of populism show no signs of slowing down. Issues that once simmered below the surface—immigration, health care, job creation—have boiled over to disrupt traditional political alliances, divide societies, and even rattle families at the dinner table. As each side becomes more extreme, compromised levels of politeness and decency erode political discourse, centrism, and collaboration. What are the issues driving this populism? Is it too late to turn back? Will this happen to Japan, too, or can Japan avoid it? Our panelists share their insights.

Panelists

Abdul El-Sayed

Public Health Expert & Progressive Activist

Panelists

Nick Herbert

MP for Arundel & South Downs,
House of Commons, UK

Panelists

Mieko Nakabayashi

Professor, School of Social Sciences,
Waseda University

Moderator

Abigail Friedman

Founder and CEO,
The Wisteria Group

Social debate often sees a trade-off between fairness and efficiency, but gender equality in entrepreneurship offers a unique opportunity to improve both. By eliminating gender bias in entrepreneurship, society can not only use business talent more efficiently, but also accelerate the creation of such talent. A distinguished panel of entrepreneurs and experts come together to discuss how barriers to gender equality have been broken, how new entrepreneurs can replicate successes, and how companies and societies have gained.

Panelists

Sung-Nam Cho

Professor of Sociology,
Ewha Womans University

Panelists

Lin Kobayashi

Founder and Chair of the Board,
UWC ISAK Japan

Panelists

Kathy Matsui

Vice Chair,
Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd

Panelists

Enora Rogers

President, Enora Rogers, Inc

Panelists

Maiko Todoroki

President, Poppins Corporation

Moderator

Robert Alan Feldman

Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.
Professor, Tokyo University of Science

A day’s worth of discussion winds down in this closing session. Despite disruptions, there areopportunities for progress in all sectors of society. The key is to harness those opportunitiessustainably, without turning our backs on innovation. To help us identify the wisest and most effectivepaths toward this goal, we welcome keynote speaker Prof. Sheena Iyengar. Then, in our final panel,we’ll bring global and domestic perspectives to these challenges, building on the day's progress. Welook forward to hearing ideas from the audience about how we, the G1 Community, can move forwardtogether and take action to create a more sustainable, innovative world.

Special Presentation

Sheena Iyengar

S.T. Lee Professor of Business,
Columbia Business School

Panelists

Tom Kelley

Partner, IDEO

Panelists

Ken Mogi

Brain Scientist

Moderator

Jesper Koll

Senior Advisor,
WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.

Strong societal divisions can be seen around the world today. US President Donald Trump's “America First” policy challenges America's traditional alliances and domestic tensions remain high. Meanwhile, China's state capitalism seems to challenge the 70 years of postwar balance in East Asia, as other nations are increasingly forced to ally with China or the US, or forge a new path. In the midst of all this, Japan seems to remain relatively stable and connected in this fractured world. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's close relationship with President Trump has helped balance support for the US while maintaining its own interests. Is Japan's strategy a role model for others? In what spaces might Japan be able to exercise further global leadership and create more connections? This session lays out the theme of today’s conference and how to think about possible next steps.

Panelists

Yoichi Funabashi

Co-founder and Chairman, Asia Pacific Initiative

Panelists

Jane Harman

Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Panelists

Hiromichi Mizuno

Executive Managing Director, CIO,
Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Moderator

Heizo Takenaka

Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Professor, Toyo University

The June meeting between North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump seemed to signify a new momentum in the geopolitical balance in East Asia. A few months later, the warm feelings have cooled off, and the status quo seems to have returned. What will happen next? What does it mean for relations among the US, China, Japan, and South Korea? Meanwhile, China's military buildup on artificial islands in the East China Sea continues, leading to potential conflicts with nations including the Philippines. Flashes of unrest between India and China occur infrequently along their border, while China continues its development with its One Belt One Road Initiative. With a stronger China and an unpredictable US, countries are looking to balance themselves in this potentially new military and economic framework. This panel explores these timely topics in this important region of the world.

Panelists

Chiew-Ping Hoo

Senior Lecturer in Strategic Studies and International Relations, National University of Malaysia

Panelists

Narendra Taneja

Energy Expert and Spokesperson, BJP (India's governing party)

Panelists

Dong Wang

Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University

Moderator

Ken Jimbo

Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University

Within the first weeks taking office in late 2012, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe implemented his two arrows of Abenomics, with a ¥10.3 trillion fiscal stimulus bill, and a 2 percent target inflation rate through quantitative easing. The third arrow of structural reform was always the most ambitious and has been the most difficult to implement. How has it progressed? What challenges remain? Will the consumption tax be raised? What can be achieved while he is still Prime Minister? How will Japan's neighbors and allies be affected? Much debate remains on this pivotal policy in Japanese history, and our panel takes a look at the main policy legacy of someone who may become Japan's longest-serving Prime Minister.

Panelists

Kent Calder

Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs & International Research Cooperation, SAIS (School of Advanced International Studies) Johns Hopkins University

Panelists

Leo Lewis

Tokyo Correspondent, Financial Times

Panelists

Joanna Pitman

Director, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust

Panelists

Heizo Takenaka

Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Professor, Toyo University

Moderator

Jesper Koll

CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK

Thanks to the growing Asian middle class and to favorable policy changes such as the easing of visa conditions, Japan’s inbound tourism is booming. The government seems to be leading Japan into “Kanko Rikkoku” or a tourism-based country, but is it actually possible for tourism to drive economic growth? Travel consumption in Japan peaked in 2006 at around 30 trillion yen and the current figure, despite an impressive growth of inbound travelers, is in the 24-25 trillion yen range. Also, the travel industry has a very high ratio of part-time workers with low salaries. How can we change this contradictory picture and bring real prosperity through inbound growth?

Panelists

Ross Findlay

Managing Director, NAC Niseko Adventure Centre

Panelists

Fumiko Kato

CEO, WAmazing Inc.

Panelists

Terrie Lloyd

CEO, Japan Travel KK

Moderator

Takashi Mitachi

Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group

Japan may not recognize the America it sees today: issues over immigration, racism, nominations to the Supreme Court, taxation, Obamacare, guns and many more have spurred division and unrest. Businesses, hardly immune, are taking sides on issues that a few years ago would have been considered too sensitive. This panel looks at the fractures in the US at both the social and political levels, and in particular how these fractures may impact̶and be impacted by̶the mid-term elections coming in November. Is there a path for the country to live up to its motto: "E pluribus unum (out of many, one)”? What lessons should Japan draw? What might Japan contribute?

Panelists

Hannah Bauman

Deputy Director of Policy, Green New Deal Project, New Consensus

Panelists

Glen S. Fukushima

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists

Alyce Johnson

Manager of Staff Diversity & Inclusion
Interim Institute Community Equity Officer, MIT

Panelists

Mark R. Kennedy

President, University of North Dakota

Moderator

Abigail Friedman

Founder and CEO, The Wisteria Group

Technologies and business models are destroying some jobs and creating new ones. What will the world of work look like in 3 years, 5 years, or 10 years? What skills will workers need? What should companies and governments do to bring income stability to workers without slowing innovation and diffusion of new ideas? What macroeconomic policies are needed to allow and encourage faster productivity growth? Our panelists explore ways to understand the future of work.

Panelists

Daniel P. Ahn

Professorial Lecturer, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Panelists

Soichiro Minami

CEO, BizReach

Panelists

Nobuko Nagase

Professor of Labor Economics and Social Policy, Ochanomizu University

Moderator

Robert Alan Feldman

Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities
Professor, Tokyo University of Science

In 2017, the Monocle named Tokyo the world's most livable city for the third year in a row. It helped signify a rejuvenation, with record numbers of tourists, the coming Olympics, and a new sense of post-modern cool popping up in different neighborhoods around the city. It exemplified a “Creative City,” where creativity and cultural industries are at the heart of sustainable urban development. In light of this, how does Tokyo compare to other creative cities, such as Portland, now known as one of the top places to live in the US, or New York, or London? What should Tokyo do to evolve further as creative city, while addressing its challenges? Our panel includes the former Art Director/Thing Maker for the trendy Ace Hotel in Portland, a world-renowned Japanese architect based in New York, the founder of a leading creative design agency, and the leader of the NEXTOKYO Project. Together they share their insights into leading creative cities and expertise on developing creative hubs.

Panelists

Chiaki Hayashi

Co-founder, Loftwork Inc

Panelists

Toshiko Mori

Founder CEO, Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC
Professor, Harvard University

Panelists

Jeremy Pelley

Co-founder and Creative Director, OMFGCO

Moderator

Tak Umezawa

Japan Chairman and Partner, A.T. Kearney

Under President Donald Trump's "America First" policy, the US has sought to renegotiate major trade deals, including with the EU, China, and NAFTA. Many traditional alliances are becoming fractured. Is a trade war inevitable, or has it already started? What would it look like, and what could be done to prevent it from worsening? Should we promote bilateral deals or multilateral frameworks? How would the global value chain be affected with more protectionism? Japan has the potential to lead a TPP, which, even without the US, could be a potential solution. Is this still realistic? How would business be affected? We gather experts from the US, China, the EU, and Japan to discuss this important issue.

Panelists

Maoliang Bu

Professor, Nanjing University

Panelists

Marjut Hannonen

Head of the Trade Section, Delegation of the European Union to Japan

Panelists

Mark R. Kennedy

President, University of North Dakota

Panelists

Shigehiro Tanaka

Director-General, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry

Moderator

Yumiko Murakami

Head, OECD Tokyo Centre

Is the fintech revolution already dead? Technological breakthroughs in AI, Big Data, and blockchain have revolutionized finance, giving rise to alternatives to traditional banking, cross-border flows, and even currencies. But recent scandals in cryptocurrencies, as well as bans on cryptocurrencies in many countries, have seemed to halt the excitement. What are the risks and opportunities in Fintech? How will businesses use them? How will these new technologies be regulated and what global frameworks will be created? New automation will help cuts costs, but will they be passed on to consumers? How will the rise of big data affect protection of consumer privacy and financial data? Can we avoid another financial bubble and recession? Global leaders in business gather to share what's new in fintech, what it means for business, and what's in store for the future.

Panelists

Denes Ban

General Partner, MD Asia, OurCrowd Ltd

Panelists

Judy Marlinski

President, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®

Panelists

Mamoru Taniya

Chairman and CEO, Asuka Holdings Inc.

Moderator

Makoto Takano

CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Forbes JAPAN

When Christel Takigawa gave her famous "Omotenashi" speech to help Tokyo win the 2020 Summer Olympics bid in 2013, it signaled the start of a shift in the way Japan communicates its image of itself globally. Japan has become a model of soft power, with its culture spreading in diverse ways few other countries can, from anime and otaku culture, to gourmet food, to postmodern art and architectural design. Has something changed? Is this a hint of "Cool Japan 2.0"? A fortunate result of this renaissance is that Japan now means many different things to many different people. What is the best way to continue this positive trend? On this panel, we bring the consultant behind Tokyo’s successful Olympic bid, and other international perspectives on how Japan can help shape its image globally.

Panelists

Martin Newman

CEO, The Leadership Council

Panelists

Masi Oka

Actor/Writer/Producer Mobius Productions

Panelists

Naho Shigeta

Founder & CEO, INFOBRIDGE Marketing & Promotions Co., Ltd.

Panelists

Stefan Wagstyl

Journalist, Financial Times/Nikkei

Moderator

Ross Rowbury

President, Edelman Japan KK

One of the top risks set out for 2018 by Eurasia Group is that of a "Global Tech Cold War." As the pace of technological breakthroughs increase, people become more connected than ever, and the efforts to protect privacy become more and more difficult. AI, Big Data, and IoT are enabling greater access to information. Companies in the US and China are racing to utilize this information and dominate the market, and other countries may be forced to choose their country's standards, infrastructure, hardware and software. Consumers may one day have to choose between Baidu or Google, WeChat or WhatsApp, Weibo or Twitter, Paypal or Alipay. On a government level, countries that want more control of information flows may choose to fashion themselves after the Great Firewall of China. These are some of the elements that the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings forward to us both as challenges and opportunities. The panel will discuss how we can seize the opportunities in this dramatic time that we live in.

Panelists

James Jian Ding

Managing Director, GSR Ventures

Panelists

Yoichi Funabashi

Co-founder and Chairman, Asia Pacific Initiative

Panelists

Joshua Walker

Global Head of Strategic Initiatives and Japan, Office of the President of Eurasia Group

Moderator

Makiko Eda

Chief Representative Officer, Japan, Member of the Executive Committee, Tokyo Office, World Economic Forum Tokyo

Is Tokyo the next Silicon Valley? New policies by the Abe administration have led to more opportunities for entrepreneurs, including one-year startup visas for non-Japanese to immigrate to Japan and start their own businesses. The BBC says Japan is on "the brink of a major cultural shift," as the environment for Japanese and non-Japanese entrepreneurs has warmed, with more incubators, more funding for start-ups, and greater networking among people in the start-up industry. What has been successful for entrepreneurs in the past few years, and what challenges still remain? On this panel, we bring in successful entrepreneurs̶all of whom are non-Japanese̶who were inspired in Japan and are now looking to expand globally

Panelists

Christopher Ax

Founder & CEO, Schmatz

Panelists

José Fernandez Villaseñor

COO, Biointeractive Technologies

Panelists

Jordan Fisher

Co-founder and CEO, Zehitomo Inc.

Moderator

Emre Yuasa

Principal, GLOBIS Capital Partners

The recent waves of globalization since the end of the Cold War have resulted in fractures throughout the world. In response, we emphasize concepts such as "sustainability" and "impact." However, these have come to have different levels of importance to different people: CSR and ESG for businesses, economic growth and environmental protection for governments, and social justice and human rights for non-profits and individuals. While much of humanity is committed to making the world a better place, answers remain elusive and require coordination and creativity. How do we know when we have made a difference? What challenges are next, and where should we focus? Where can Japan take leadership? This panel will explore how to achieve sustainable impact through business, technology, governments and civil society.

Panelists

Lin Kobayashi

Chair of the Board, UWC ISAK Japan

Panelists

Sachiko Kuno

Co-Founder and President, S&R Foundation

Panelists

Peter J. Morgan

Senior Consulting Economist, Co-chair of Research, Asian Development Bank Institute

Moderator

Pallavi Aiyar

Freelance Journalist

A day’s worth of discussion is brought to a conclusion in this closing session. Despite many fractures, there are opportunities for connections. How can we create them, and how would these connections shape Japan? What would the country look like in 2030, ten years after the success of the Tokyo Olympics? How would Japanese be connected with others around the world? Our panel brings global and domestic perspectives to these questions, and looks on how to build on the day's progress. We look forward to hearing from the audience about how we as a G1 Community can move forward together and take action to create friendly and positive relationships in a more connected world.

Panelists

Tom Kelley

Partner, IDEO

Panelists

Sachiko Kuno

Co-Founder and President, S&R Foundation

Panelists

Hiromichi Mizuno

Executive Managing Director, CIO, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Moderator

Jesper Koll

CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK

Panelists

Richard McCormack

Senior Advisor,Center for Strategic and International Studies

Panelists

Hiromichi
Mizuno

Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, GPIF

Panelists

Heizo Takenaka

Professor Emeritus, Keio UniversityProfessor, Toyo University

Moderator

Jesper Koll

CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK

Panelists

Jonathan Berkshire Miller

International Affairs Fellow (Japan),Council on Foreign Relations

Panelists

Narendra Taneja

Energy Expert and Spokesperson BJP (India's governing party)

Panelists

Dong Wang

Associate Professor, School of International Studies,Peking University

Panelists

James Zumwalt

CEO, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

Moderator

Ken Jimbo

Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management,Keio University

Panelists

Paul Bradley

Chairman & CEO, Caprica International

Panelists

Daisuke Murata

President & C.E.O, Murata Machinery, Ltd.

Panelists

Frank-Jurgen Richter

Chairman, Horasis

Panelists

Su-Ming Wong

CEO, CHAMP Ventures Pty Limited

Moderator

Miki Tsusaka

Senior Partner & Managing Director,The Boston Consulting Group

Panelists

Hidetaka Aoki

Space Business Evangelist,Global Brain Corporation

Panelists

Chris Blackerby

COO, ASTROSCALE

Panelists

Guy Bonaud

Representative Director,SAFRAN Helicopter Engines Japan

Panelists

Daniel Tani

Faculty, The American School in JapanFormer Astronaut, NASA

Moderator

Naoko Yamazaki

Astronaut, Fly to the Future

Panelists

Glen S. Fukushima

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists

Rui Matsukawa

Member of the House of Councilors(Liberal Democratic Party of Japan)

Panelists

Yuki Tatsumi

Director, Japan Program, Stimson Center

Moderator

Abigail Friedman

CEO, The Wisteria Group

Panelists

Scott Halliday

Area Managing Partner, Ernst & Young

Panelists

Hiromichi
Mizuno

Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, GPIF

Panelists

Kimberley Stafford

Managing Director and Head, PIMCO Asia-Pacific

Moderator

Makoto Takano

CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Forbes JAPAN

Panelists

Jonathan Epstein

General Manager, Japan, SentinelOne

Panelists

Teruhide Sato

Founder and Managing Partner, BEENEXT PTE. LTD.

Panelists

Emi Takemura

FutureEdu Tokyo and Peatix.com Co-founder,Mistletoe Inc. Fellow

Panelists

Alex Vieux

CEO, Herring International

Moderator

Soichiro Minami

CEO, BizReach

Panelists

Anwar Ali
Al-Naki

Director, Kuwait Industries Company

Panelists

Henri J. Barkey

Cohen Professor of International RelationsLehigh University

Panelists

Katsuhiko Takahashi

Deputy Assistant Minister, Deputy Director-General,Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Moderator

Abigail Friedman

CEO, The Wisteria Group

Panelists

Atsuo Fujimura

Senior Vice President, Media Business Development,SmartNews, Inc.

Panelists

Jonathan Soble

Reporter, New York Times

Panelists

Hidehiko Yuzaki

Governor, Hiroshima Prefecture

Moderator

Ross Rowbury

President, Edelman Japan KK

Panelists

Michael Cusumano

Distinguished Professor of Management,MIT Sloan School of Management

Panelists

David Malkin

AI Architect, Cogent Labs

Panelists

Noboru
Nakatani

Executive Director,INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation

Moderator

William Saito

Special Advisor - Cabinet Office,Government of Japan

Panelists

Nick Herbert

MP for Arundel & South Downs,House of Commons (United Kingdom)

Panelists

Karoline
Postel-Vinay

Research Professor, Sciences Po

Panelists

Patrick Welter

Tokyo Correspondent, Frankfurter Algemeine Zeitung

Moderator

Yumiko Murakami

Head of OECD Tokyo, OECD

Panelists

Yoshimasa Hayashi

Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyMember, House of Councillors

Panelists

Terry Nakatsuka

President and Chief Executive Officer, JATCO Ltd

Panelists

Mireya Solis

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Moderator

Robert Alan Feldman

Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities

Panelists

Mara Prentiss

Professor of Physics, Harvard University

Panelists

Narendra Taneja

Energy Expert and Spokesperson BJP (India's governing party)

Panelists

Hiroyuki Tezuka

Executive Assistant & General Manager,JFE Steel Corporation

Moderator

Nobuo Tanaka

Chairman, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Special Presentation

Seiichi Saito

Creative & Technical Director, Rhizomatiks

Panelists

Chiaki Hayashi

Co-founder, Loftwork Inc.

Panelists

Tom Kelley

Partner, IDEO

Panelists

Tak Umezawa

Japan Chairman and Partner, A.T. Kearney

Moderator

Jesper Koll

CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK

Speaker

Yoshimasa Hayashi

Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnologyMember, House of Councillors

Moderator

Yoshito Hori

Chairperson, G1 Institute, President, GLOBIS UniversityManaging Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

Keynote Speech

Nik Gowing

International Broadcaster, Visiting Professor, King's College London

Panelists

Richard
Edelman

President & CEO, Edelman

Panelists

Taro Kono

Member of the House of Representatives, Former Chairperson of the Japanese National Public Safety Commission

Panelists

Tomohiko Taniguchi

Special Advisor to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Moderator

Nik Gowing

International Broadcaster, Visiting Professor, King's College London

Panelists

Scott Halliday

Area Managing Partner, Ernst & Young

Panelists

Brian Kelly

Managing Partner, Asian Century Quest Capital, LLC

Panelists

Hiromichi
Mizuno

Executive Managing Director, CIO, Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF)

Panelists

Mio Takaoka

Executive Director, Monex Group, Inc.

Moderator

Jesper Koll

CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK

Panelists

Hiroaki Kitano

President &  CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories

Panelists

Meri Rosich

CMO, Marketing Business Intelligence, Oak Lawn Marketing, Inc

Panelists

Shinichi (Shin) Takamiya

Partner, Chief Strategy Officer, GLOBIS Capital Partners

Panelists

Tak Umezawa

Japan Chairman and Partner, A.T. Kearney

Moderator

William Saito

 Special Advisor - Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

Panelists

Vannarith Chheang

Consultant, Nippon Foundation

Panelists

Abigail
Friedman

CEO, The Wisteria Group

Panelists

Glen S.
Fukushima

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists

Timothy
Langley

President & Representative Director, Langley Esquire

Moderator

Ken Jimbo

Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University

Panelists

Abigail
Friedman

CEO, The Wisteria Group

Panelists

Jesper Koll

CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK

Panelists

William Saito

Special Advisor - Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

Moderator

Nik Gowing

International Broadcaster, Visiting Professor, King's College London

Panelists

Jesper Koll

CEO, WisdomTree Japan KK

Panelists

Hiromichi Mizuno

Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Government Pension Investment Fund Japan

Panelists

Heizo Takenaka

Director, Global Security Institute; Professor, Keio University

Moderator

Nik Gowing

International Journalist and Broadcaster

Panelists

Glen S. Fukushima

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists

Kuni Miyake

Research Director, The Canon Institute of Global Studies

Panelists

Xie Tao

Professor of Political Science, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Moderator

Nik Gowing

International Journalist and Broadcaster

Panelists

Binod Chaudhary

Chairman, Chaudhary Group, Nepal

Panelists

Ganhuyag Hutagt

CEO, Ard Holdings, Mongolia

Panelists

Vachara Phanchet

Chairman Emeritus, Pacific Basin Economic Council, Thailand

Moderator

Haruhiko Hirate

Corporate Officer, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Panelists

Bassem Awadallah

CEO, Tomoh Advisory

Panelists

Faisal J. Abbas

Editor-in-Chief of Al Arabiya News (English)

Moderator

Taro Kono

Member of the House of Representatives

Panelists

Monika Merz

President, Toys"R"Us, Asia Pacific

Panelists

Yosuke Yagi

Executive Vice President, LIXIL Group Corporation

Panelists

Haruno Yoshida

President, BT Japan Corporation

Moderator

Kathy Matsui

Vice Chair, Goldman Sachs Japan

Panelists

Fujiyo Ishiguro

President and CEO, Netyear Group Corporation

Panelists

Yumiko Murakami

Head, OECD Tokyo Centre

Panelists

Ankur Sahu

Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia Pacific, Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs

Moderator

Georges Desvaux

Managing Partner, McKinsey Japan

Panelists

Keiichiro Asao

Member of the House of Representatives

Panelists

Lauren Kawasaki

Founder, Best Living Japan KK

Panelists

Soichiro Minami

CEO, BizReach

Moderator

Yoko Ishikura

Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University

Panelists

Junko Inokuma

Deputy Director General for Press Strategy, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Panelists

Adrian Monck

Head of Public Engagement, Member of the Management Committee, World Economic Forum

Panelists

Tak Umezawa

Japan Chairman and Partner, A.T. Kearney

Special Contributor

Koji Inoue

Senior Vice President,Christie’s

Moderator

Ross Rowbury

President and Representative Director, Edelman Japan KK

Panelists

Benjamin Joffe

General Partner, HAX

Panelists

Tadahiro Kawada

President, Kawada Industries

Panelists

Jun Murai

Dean and Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University

Moderator

Hiroaki Kitano

CEO, Sony Computer Science Laboratories

Panelists

David Asher

Adjunct Senior Fellow, Center for a New American Security

Panelists

Brahma Chellaney

Professor of Strategic Studies, Center for Policy Research India

Panelists

Nobuo Tanaka

President, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Moderator

Ken Jimbo

Associate Professor, Keio University

Panelists

Vijay Eswaran

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, QI Group

Panelists

Ken Shibusawa

Chairman, Common Asset Management Inc.

Moderator

Yoshito Hori

President, GLOBIS UniversityManaging Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

Panelists

Robert Alan Feldman

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities

Panelists

Takashi Mitachi

Co-Chairman, Japan, Boston Consulting Group

Panelists

Peter Tasker

Founding Partner, Arcus Investment

Moderator

Nik Gowing

International Journalist and Broadcaster

Panelists

Yoshimasa Hayashi

Member of the House of Councillors

Panelists

Heizo Takenaka

Director, Global Security Research Institute;Professor, Keio University

Moderator

Nik Gowing

International Broadcaster and Journalist

Panelists

Brian Heywood

Chief Executive Officer and Founding Partner, Taiyo Pacific Partners

Panelists

Florian Meyerhoefer

Financial Counsellor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Japan

Panelists

Ken Shibusawa

Chairman, Commons Asset Management Inc.

Moderator

Jesper Koll

Managing Director, JP Morgan Securities Japan

Panelists

Kojiro Fujii

Attorney-at-Law (Japan/New York), Nishimura & Asahi

Panelists

Barbara Judge

Deputy Chair, TEPCO Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee

Moderator

Tatsuo Masuda

Visiting Professor, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business Graduate School

Panelists

Tamzin Booth

Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Economist

Panelists

Fiona Chan

Senior Correspondent, The Straits Times

Panelists

Adrian Monck

Managing Director, Head of Public Engagement, World Economic Forum

Panelists

Yumiko Ono

Managing Editor, WSJ Japan

Moderator

Ross Rowbury

President and Representative Director, Edelman Japan KK

Panelists

Richard Collasse

President and Representative Director, Chanel KK

Panelists

Seiichi Kondo

Director, Kondo Institute for Culture & Diplomacy

Panelists

Nancy Snow

Abe Fellow, Visiting Professor, Keio University

Moderator

Tak Umezawa

Japan Chairman, Director of the Board, A.T. Kearney

Panelists

Robert Eberhart

Assistant Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University

Panelists

Fujiyo Ishiguro

President and CEO, Netyear Group Corporation

Panelists

Allen Miner

Chairman and CEO, SunBridge Group

Special Contributor

Vachara Phanchet

Chairman Emeritus, Pacific Basin Economic Council

Moderator

Georges Desvaux

Managing Partner, McKinsey Japan

Panelists

Hitoshi Asada

Head of Policy Research Bureau, Japan Restoration Party; Chairperson, Osaka Prefectural Assembly

Panelists

Keiichiro Asao

Member of the House of Representatives; President, Your Party

Panelists

Taro Kono

Member of the House of Representatives

Panelists

Isamu Ueda

Member of the House of Representatives, New Komeito Party

Moderator

Dan Slater

Director, Delphi Network

Panelists

Ravi Kumar

Shaw Chair Professor and Dean, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University

Panelists

Tomoya Nakamura

Dean, Graduate School of Management, GLOBIS University

Panelists

Hellmut Schutte

Vice President and Dean, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)

Moderator

Yoko Ishikura

Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University

Panelists

Glen S. Fukushima

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists

Mitchell T. Maki

Vice Provost, California State University Dominguez Hills

Moderator

Taro Kono

Member of the House of Representatives

Panelists

Terry B. Kraft

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Japan

Panelists

Moon Chung-In

Professor of Political Science, Yonsei University

Panelists

Hiroshige Seko

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Member of the House of Councillors

Panelists

Wang Dong

Associate Professor, School of International Studies , Peking University

Moderator

Tomohiko Taniguchi

Special Advisor to the Cabinet of Shinzo Abe’s

Panelists

Robert Alan Feldman

Managing Director, Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities

Panelists

Yoshiaki Fujimori

President and CEO, LIXIL Group Corporation

Panelists

Takashi Mitachi

Co-Chairman, Japan, Boston Consulting Group

Moderator

Nik Gowing

International Broadcaster and Journalist

Keynote Speech

Yoshimasa Hayashi

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Member of the House of Councillors

Panelists

Robert Alan Feldman

Managing Director, Chief Economist, Head of Fixed Income Research Tokyo, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities

Panelists

Yoshimasa Hayashi

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Member of the House of Councillors

Moderator

Nik Gowing

Main Presenter, BBC World News

Panelists

Fujiyo Ishiguro

President & CEO,Netyear Group Corporation

Panelists

Ryo Kubota

Chairman, Prsident & CEO, Acucela Inc.

Panelists

Jiren Liu

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,Neusoft Corporation

Panelists

Dongsik Yoo

CEO, Zionex, Inc.

Moderator

Allen Miner

Chairman and CEO, SunBridge Group

Panelists

Yoriko Kawaguchi

Visiting Professor, Meiji Institute for Global Affairs

Panelists

Nicholas Smith

Strategist, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets

Panelists

Nobuo Tanaka

Global Associate for Energy Security and Sustainability, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

Moderator

Kunihiko Shimada

CEO, KS International Strategies, Inc. Special Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of the Environment

Panelists

Georges Desvaux

Managing Partner, McKinsey Japan

Panelists

Kathy Matsui

Managing Director, Chief Japan Equity Strategist, Global Investment Research, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.

Panelists

Akira Tsuchiya

Executive Director, Head of Japan, World Economic Forum

Special Contributor

Etsuko May Okajima

Chief Executive Officer, ProNova Inc.,

Moderator

Hiroko Kuniya

Anchor, NHK-TV

Panelists

Shawn D Baldwin

Chairman, Capital Management Group

Panelists

Jesper Koll

Managing Director and Head of Japanese Equity Research, JP Morgan Securities Japan

Panelists

Oki Matsumoto

Chairman & CEO, Monex Goup, Inc.

Panelists

Thierry Porte

Managing Director, J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC

Moderator

Hiromichi Mizuno

Partner, Coller Capital

Panelists

Masaru Arakida

Senior Researcher, Asian Disaster Reduction Center

Panelists

George Krhoda

Associate Professor, Geography and Environment Studies, University of NairobiManaging Director, REDPLAN Consultants Ltd.

Panelists

Satish Selvanathan

Director, Premium Nutrients Pte. Ltd.

Moderator

Satoru Nishikawa

Director-General of Audit, Japan Water Agency

Panelists

Glen S. Fukushima

Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress

Panelists

Moon Chung-in

Professor of Political Science, Yonsei University; Editor-in-chief, Global Asia

Panelists

Tomohiko Taniguchi

Councillor, Prime Minister’s Office

Moderator

Dan Slater

Director, Delphi Network

Panelists

Keiichiro Asao

Member of the House of RepresentativesSecretary-General, Your Party

Panelists

Michael Cucek

Author, Shisaku BlogResearch Associate, M.I.T. Center for International Studies

Panelists

Taro Kono

Member of the House of Representatives

Moderator

Jonathan Soble

Tokyo Bureau Chief, Financial Times

Panelists

Vachara Phanchet

Chairman Emeritus, Pacific Basin Economic Council

Panelists

Ted Tan

Deputy Chief Executive, SPRING Singapore

Panelists

Sanjeev Sinha

President, Sun and Sands Group

Moderator

Yoko Ishikura

Professor, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University

Panelists

Misha Janette

Fashion Director/Journalist/Blogger

Panelists

Naomitsu Kodaka

Co-Founder & CFO, Tokyo Otaku Mode Inc.

Panelists

Fumio Nanjo

Director, Mori Art Museum

Moderator

Takaaki Umezawa

Director of the Board; Managing Director Japan, A.T. Kearney

Panelists

Richard Edelman

President & CEO, Edelman

Panelists

Ken Shibusawa

President and CEO, Japan Center for International ExchangeChairman, Commons Asset Management, Inc.

Panelists

Yasuhisa Shiozaki

Member of the House of Representatives

Moderator

Nik Gowing

Main Presenter, BBC World News

Panelists

Yasuchika Hasegawa

Chairman, Japan Association of Corporate Executive (Keizai Doyukai);President and CEO, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company;Member, Global Agenda Council on Japan

Panelists

Sir David Wright

Vice-President, Barclays, United Kingdom

Panelists

Ian Bremmer

President & founder, Eurasia Group, USA

Panelists

Victor L. L. Chu

Chairman & CEO, First Eastern Investment Group, Hong Kong

Moderated by

Nik Gowing

Main Presenter, BBC WORLD NEWS, United Kingdom

Closing Remarks

Yoshito Hori

President, GLOBIS University;Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners