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2019 G1 Global Conference Speakers

 #1 Plenary Session 09:15-10:15 

#1 Plenary Session
09:15-10:15

  • John Chipman CMG
    John Chipman CMGPanelist
    Director-General and Chief Executive,
    The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
  • Taro Kono
    Taro KonoPanelist
    Minister of Defense
    Member of the House of Representatives
  • Mieko Nakabayashi
    Mieko NakabayashiPanelist
    Professor, School of Social Sciences,
    Waseda University
  • Heizo Takenaka
    Heizo TakenakaModerator
    Professor Emeritus, Keio University
    Professor, Toyo University

 #2 Breakout Sessions 10:30-11:30 

#2 Breakout Sessions
10:30-11:30

  • Tom Kelley
    Tom KelleyPanelist
    Partner, IDEO
  • Takuya Kudo
    Takuya KudoPanelist
    Managing Director, Chief Innovation Officer,
    Global Lead Data Science Innovation Practice, Accenture
  • Kinya Tagawa
    Kinya TagawaPanelist
    CEO, Takram
  • Chiaki Hayashi
    Chiaki HayashiModerator
    Co-founder, Loftwork Inc.
  • Randy Channell Soei
    Randy Channell SoeiPanelist
    Professor, Chado Urasenke
    Ambassador of Hospitality, Kyoto City
  • Mai Miyake
    Mai MiyakePanelist
    Artist
  • Taihei Shii
    Taihei ShiiPanelist
    CEO, Startbahn, Inc.
  • Takashi Mitachi
    Takashi MitachiModerator
    Senior Advisor,
    The Boston Consulting Group
  • Misa Matsuzaki
    Misa MatsuzakiPanelist
    CEO, WORK JAPAN Co., Ltd
  • Toshihiro Menju
    Toshihiro MenjuPanelist
    Managing Director,
    Japan Center for International Exchange
  • Jonathan Soble
    Jonathan SoblePanelist
    Visiting Fellow,
    Asia Pacific Initiative
  • Taku Tamura
    Taku TamuraPanelist
    Chief Director, EDAS
  • Ross Rowbury
    Ross RowburyModerator
    President, Edelman Japan KK
  • Peter Fitzgerald
    Peter FitzgeraldPanelist
    President, Google Japan G.K.
  • Ryuta Ibaragi
    Ryuta IbaragiPanelist
    Governor, Okayama Prefecture
  • Tomoe Ishizumi
    Tomoe IshizumiPanelist
    CEO, PALO ALTO INSIGHT, LLC.
  • Joanna Pitman
    Joanna PitmanPanelist
    Former Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Times
  • Jesper Koll
    Jesper KollModerator
    Senior Advisor,
    WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.

 #3 Breakout Sessions 11:45-12:45 

#3 Breakout Sessions
11:45-12:45

  • Faisal J. Abbas
    Faisal J. AbbasPanelist
    Editor in Chief, Arab News
  • John Lagerling
    John LagerlingPanelist
    CEO, Mercari U.S.
  • Norihiko Sasaki
    Norihiko SasakiPanelist
    CCO, NewsPicks, Inc.
  • Pallavi Aiyar
    Pallavi AiyarModerator
    Freelance Journalist
  • Thomas Frebel
    Thomas FrebelPanelist
    Head Chef, INUA
  • Hiroko Sasaki
    Hiroko SasakiPanelist
    Representative Director, Chefs for the Blue
    Food Journalist
  • Fumio Yonezawa
    Fumio YonezawaPanelist
    Executive Chef, THE BURN
  • Takefumi Hamada
    Takefumi HamadaModerator
    Foodie
  • Isaac Ben-Israel
    Isaac Ben-IsraelPanelist
    Professor,
    Dir Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Studies Centre,
    Tel Aviv University
  • Keiko Kono
    Keiko KonoPanelist
    Senior Fellow,
    The National Institute for Defense Studies
  • Nobuo Tanaka
    Nobuo TanakaPanelist
    Chairman,
    The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • Ihsan Tolga
    Ihsan TolgaPanelist
    Researcher, NATO CCD COE
  • Motohiro Tsuchiya
    Motohiro TsuchiyaPanelist
    Professor,
    Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
  • Satoshi Ikeuchi
    Satoshi IkeuchiModerator
    Professor,
    Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology,
    The University of Tokyo
  • Jennifer Corbett
    Jennifer CorbettPanelist
    Rio Tinto Fellow,
    Foundation for Australia - Japan Studies
  • Alex Moazed
    Alex MoazedPanelist
    Founder and CEO,
    APPLICO INC.
  • Amane Oshima
    Amane OshimaPanelist
    CEO,
    Mizuho–DL Financial Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Tatsuya Terazawa
    Tatsuya TerazawaPanelist
    Special Adviser to the Minister,
    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • Yumiko Murakami
    Yumiko MurakamiModerator
    Head,
    OECD Tokyo Centre

 #4 Breakout Sessions 14:00-15:00 

#4 Breakout Sessions
14:00-15:00

  • Isaac Ben-Israel
    Isaac Ben-IsraelPanelist
    Professor,
    Dir Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Studies Centre,
    Tel Aviv University
  • Yuan Ding
    Yuan DingPanelist
    Vice President and Dean, Cathay Capital Chair Professor in Accounting
    China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
  • Miku Hirano
    Miku HiranoPanelist
    CEO, Cinnamon Inc.
  • Arun Sundararajan
    Arun SundararajanPanelist
    Harold Price Professor of Entrepreneurship and Technology,
    NYU Stem School of Business
  • Emre Yuasa
    Emre YuasaModerator
    Director, GLOBIS Capital Partners
  • Kenneth Berger
    Kenneth BergerPanelist
    Business Development & Sales, IMG Japan
  • Gen Fukushima
    Gen FukushimaPanelist
    Head of Executive Office, JRFU Interface,
    Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee
  • David Hackett
    David HackettPanelist
    Partner, Mindspring Capital
  • Hiromi Kawamura
    Hiromi KawamuraPanelist
    Public Relations Secretary,
    The Tokyo Organizing Committee of
    the Olympic and Paralympic Games
  • Martin Newman
    Martin NewmanModerator
    Owner, The Newman Partnership
  • Abraham Denmark
    Abraham DenmarkPanelist
    Director, Asia Program,
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • Lynn Kuok
    Lynn KuokPanelist
    Associate Fellow,
    The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
  • Sanjay Pulipaka
    Sanjay PulipakaPanelist
    Senior Fellow, Nehru Memorial Museum Library
  • Daojiong Zha
    Daojiong ZhaPanelist
    Professor, School of International Studies and Institute
    of South-South Cooperation and Development, Peking University
  • Satoru Mori
    Satoru MoriModerator
    Professor, Faculty of Law,
    Hosei University
  • Denes Ban
    Denes BanPanelist
    General Partner,
    MD Asia, OurCrowd Ltd.
  • Seiji Inagaki
    Seiji InagakiPanelist
    President,
    Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
  • Thierry Porté
    Thierry PortéPanelist
    Managing Director,
    J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC
  • Miki Tsusaka
    Miki TsusakaModerator
    Managing Director & Senior Partner,
    The Boston Consulting Group

 #5 Breakout Sessions 15:15-16:15 

#5 Breakout Sessions
15:15-16:15

  • Kazuto Ataka
    Kazuto AtakaPanelist
    Professor, SFC, Keio University
    Chief Strategy Officer, Yahoo! JAPAN
  • Sheena Iyengar
    Sheena IyengarPanelist
    S.T. Lee Professor of Business,
    Columbia Business School
  • Yuka Shimada
    Yuka ShimadaPanelist
    HR & GA Director,
    Unilever Japan Holdings K.K.
  • Kazuo Yano
    Kazuo YanoModerator
    Fellow, Corporate Officer,
    Hitachi, Ltd.
  • David Mark Atkinson
    David Mark AtkinsonPanelist
    CEO,
    Konishi Decorative Arts & Crafts
  • Shiori Ryu Harada
    Shiori Ryu HaradaPanelist
    Founder, LandReam Inc.
     
  • Yoshiharu Hoshino
    Yoshiharu HoshinoPanelist
    CEO,
    Hoshino Resorts Co., Ltd.
  • Tak Umezawa
    Tak UmezawaModerator
    Japan Chairman and Partner,
    A.T. Kearney
  • Abdul El-Sayed
    Abdul El-SayedPanelist
    Public Health Expert & Progressive Activist
  • Nick Herbert
    Nick HerbertPanelist
    MP for Arundel & South Downs,
    House of Commons, UK
  • Mieko Nakabayashi
    Mieko NakabayashiPanelist
    Professor, School of Social Sciences,
    Waseda University
  • Abigail Friedman
    Abigail FriedmanModerator
    Founder and CEO,
    The Wisteria Group
  • Sung-Nam Cho
    Sung-Nam ChoPanelist
    Professor of Sociology,
    Ewha Womans University
  • Lin Kobayashi
    Lin KobayashiPanelist
    Founder and Chair of the Board,
    UWC ISAK Japan
  • Kathy Matsui
    Kathy MatsuiPanelist
    Vice Chair,
    Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd
  • Enora Rogers
    Enora RogersPanelist
    President, Enora Rogers, Inc
  • Maiko Todoroki
    Maiko TodorokiPanelist
    President, Poppins Corporation
  • Robert Alan Feldman
    Robert Alan FeldmanModerator
    Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.
    Professor, Tokyo University of Science

 #6 Plenary Session 16:30-17:50 

#6 Plenary Session
16:30-17:50

  • Sheena Iyengar
    Sheena IyengarSpecial Presentation
    S.T. Lee Professor of Business,
    Columbia Business School
  • Tom Kelley
    Tom KelleyPanelist
    Partner, IDEO
  • Ken Mogi
    Ken MogiPanelist
    Brain Scientist
  • Jesper Koll
    Jesper KollModerator
    Senior Advisor,
    WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.