Report: Previous Summits

Day 1
21:00-23:00

Welcome Supper

Day 2
11:00-11:15 Opening Session
11:15-12:15
Part 1: Keynote Speech “The Development and Potential of IPS Cells: International Competitiveness in Science and Technology
Speaker Shinya Yamanaka Professor, Kyoto University
12:15-13:15
Part 2: Lunch Session “Japan and the World in 2020”
Speaker Takashi Mitachi Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group
  Yuri Okina Counselor, Japan Research Institute
  Noriyuki Yanagawa Associate Professor, Tokyo University
13:30-14:45
Part 3: Politics “The Challenges and Prospects for Politics in Japan”
Panelists Seiji Maehara Member of the House of Representatives
  Hiroshige Seko Member of the House of Councillors
Moderator Shingo Miyake Senior Staff Writer at Nikkei Shimbun
14:45-16:00
Part 4: Management “A Prescription for Energizing the Japanese Economy”
Panelists Masayuki Makino Representative Director & Chief Executive Officer, WORKS APPLICATIONS
  Yasutoshi Nishimura Member of the House of Representatives
  Takaaki Umezawa Partner and Managing Director A.T. Kearney
  Genichi Tamazuka President, REVAMP
Moderator Etsuko May Okajima Chief Executive Officer, ProNova
16:15-17:00
Part 5: Keynote Speech “My Expectations for the Next Generation of Leaders”
Speaker Yoshiko Sakurai Journalist
17:00-18:00
Part 6: Japan’s Identity “The Role of Next Generation Leaders”
Panelists Toshiharu Furukawa Member of the House of Councillors
  Yoshiko Sakurai Journalist
  Yoshitaka Taguchi President and Chief Operating Officer, Seino Holdings Company
Moderator Hiroaki Takita Chief Editor, Weekly Toyo Keizai
19:00-21:00
Dinner “Get to know each other”
Talk Session “Enjoying Wine”
Presenter Takuro Tatsumi Actor
21:30-23:30
Night Cap: Over Drinks
Day 3
8:00-9:15
Part 7: Section Meeting A “Listening to a Panel of Maverick: How to Bring out the Best of Local Regions”
Panelists Kosuke Motani Senior Vice President, Regional Planning Department, Development Bank of Japan
  Sayaka Shiotani Lecturer, J.F. Oberlin Univerisity
  Yasuyo Yamazaki Representative, Yamazaki Associates
Moderator  Yoshiharu Hoshino president, Hoshino Resort
Part 7: Section Meeting B “Japanese Arts”
Panelists Yuki Ikenobo Ikenobo Headmaster Designate
  Haruhiko Okura President, Gekkeikan Sake Company
  Sohen Yamada Master of Japanese tea ceremony
Moderator Koji Matsui Member of the House of Councillors
9:30-10:45
Part 8: Section Meeting A “A Communication Strategy for Leaders in a Diversified Society”
Panelists Motohisa Furukawa Member of the House of Councillors
  Hiroshige Seko Member of the House of Councillors
  Shin Tanaka President, Fleishman Hillard Japan
Moderator Hiroyuki Sawada Senior Partner, Booz & Company
Part 8: Section Meeting B “Leading Ventures that Challenge Conventional Business: Real Estate, Agriculture, and Insurance”
Panelists Takashi Inoue President, NEXT
  Daisuke Iwase Co-Founder and Representative Director, Lifenet Insurance Company
  Kohey Takashima Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Oisix
Moderator Minako Kambara President and CEO, News2u Corporation
11:00-12:15
Part 9: Section Meeting A “Capitalism in the Future: a Once-in-100 Year Opportunity for Japan”
Panelists Keiichiro Asao Member of the House of Representatives
  Hiromichi Mizuno Partner, Coller Capital
  Tooru Umemori Deputy Director-General, Bank of Japan
Moderator Ken Shibusawa Founder & Chairman, Commons Asset Management
Part 9: Section Meeting B “Considering Japan’s Competitive Advantage in Industry and Technology”
Panelists Sakie Akiyama Founder, Chairman and CEO, Saki Corporation
  Jiro Kokuryo Dean and Professor, Keio University’s Faculty of Policy Management
  Takeshi Natsuno Professor, Keio University
Moderator Chikatomo Hodo Country managing Director and geographic unit lead for Japan, Accenture
13:15-14:30
Part 10: Education “Cultivating Leaders who can Act on the World Stage”
Panelists Kan Suzuki Member of the House of Councillors
  Shihoko Urushi Principal, Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin
  Kazuhiro Fujihara Visiting Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University
Moderator Yoshito Hori President and Dean, GLOBIS University, Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners
14:30-15:00

Closing Session

Adjourn
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(Names are arranged in the order of the Japanese syllabary. Titles and positions are as of the date of the meeting.)