G1 Global Conference

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