Report: Previous Summits

Day 1
22:00-24:00 Reception Welcome Cocktails
Day 2
13:45-14:00 Opening
Welcome Address Yoshito Hori President and Dean, GLOBIS University, Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners
  Harumi Takahashi Governer of Hokkaido
14:00-14:30
Part 1: Keynote Speech “A Vision for Japan”
Speaker Seiji Maehara Foreign Minister
14:30-15:00
Part 2: Keynote Speech “Japan’s Growth Strategy: Expectations for the Current Administration”
Speaker Heizo Takenaka Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
15:00-15:30
Part 3: Plenary Session “Politics that Lay the Foundations for the Next Generation”
Panelists Seiji Maehara Foreign Minister
  Heizo Takenaka Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
Moderator Hiroshige Seko Member of the House of Councillors
15:45-16:15
Part 4: Plenary Session “A Japanese Mega Venture that aims for Global Operations”
Speaker Hiroshi Mikitani Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rakuten
16:15-17:00
Part 5: Plenary Session “How can Japanese Companies Prevail in the World?”
Panelists Hiroshi Mikitani Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rakuten
  Takeshi Natsuno Professor, Keio University
Moderator Takaaki Umezawa Partner and Managing Director A.T. Kearney
18:00-20:00

Dinner: Ainu Dance Performance

20:00-21:15
Night Cap: Discussion over Drinks
21:15-23:00

After Hours: Follow-Up Party

Day 3
8:00-9:15
Part 6: Section Meeting A “Rethinking School Education in Japan”
Panelists Kan Suzuki Member of the House of Councillors, Member of the Committee on Education, Culture and Science
  Shihoko Urushi Principal, Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin
  Hiroyuki Yoshiie Member of the House of Councillors
Moderator  Kazuhiro Fujihara Visiting Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University
Part 6: Section Meeting B “The Global Reach of Japanese Soft Power”
Discussion Leader Taro Kono Member of the House of Representatives
Toshiko Mori Architect, Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
  Takeshi Natsuno Professor, Keio University
Hiroshi Tasaka President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum, Professor at Tama University
Shinya Yamanaka Professor / Director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
Moderator Akira Tsuchiya Director, Head of Japan, World Economic Forum
9:30-10:45
Part 7: Section Meeting A “The Roles of Non-Profit Organizations”
Panelists Haruo Miyagi President, NPO ETIC
  Daigo Sato Chief Operation Officer, NPO Just Giving Japan
Moderator Kumi Fujisawa Vice President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum
Part 7: Section Meeting B “Breaking out of Stagnation and Energizing Japan: A Range of Perspectives”
Panelists Mikio Hidaka President, DAZ Consulting
  Shiro Hiruta President, Asahi Kasei
  Kunihiko Yogo Former Director of Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan
Moderator Hiroyuki Sawada Senior Partner, Booz & Company
11:00-12:15
Part 8: Section Meeting A “Redefining Japan as a Technological Power: How to Use Policies and Money”
Panelists Michio Oishi Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Director of the Kazusa DNA Research Institute
  Kan Suzuki Member of the House of Councillors, Member of the Committee on Education, Culture and Science
  Shinya Yamanaka Professor / Director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA)
Moderator Noriyuki Yanagawa Associate Professor, Tokyo University
Part 8: Section Meeting B “Compliance and Corporate Management”
Panelists Nobuo Gohara Attorney, Professor at Meijo University
  Masakazu Iwakura Attorney, Partner, Nishimura & Asahi
  Hiroo Mori Senior Managing Director, Mori Building
Moderator Shingo Miyake Senior Staff Writer at Nikkei
12:30-13:30
Part 9: Section Meeting A “The Concept of Universal Beauty - Perspectives from Japan and the World”
Speaker Toshiko Mori Architect, Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design
  Hiroshi Okano Artist
Moderator Takuro, Tatsumi Actor
Part 9: Section Meeting B “Traditional Japanese Culture”
Speaker Yuki Ikenobo Ikenobo Headmaster Designate
  Nagamitsu Yamada Master of Japanese tea ceremony
Moderator Hiroshi Ishikawa Director, Kajima Corporation
13:45-15:00
Part 10: Section Meeting A “Local Government and Management: The Rebirth of Japan from the Bottom-Up”
Panelists Yoshiharu Hoshino president, Hoshino Resort
  Seiji Ohsaka Member of the House of Representatives
  Masanori Sato President, J-Will Partners
Moderator Shinichi Ueyama Professor, Keio University
Part 10: Section Meeting B “Taking Japan’s Sports to a Global Level”
Panelists Dai Tamesue Athlete
  Hidehiko Yoshida wrestler, Olympic gold medalist
Moderator Hideaki Inoue CEO, Park Corporation
15:15-16:30
Part 11: Section Meeting A “Politics in Japan”
Panelists Keiichiro Asao Member of the House of Representatives
  Taro Kono Member of the House of Representatives
  Koji Matsui Member of the House of Councillors
Moderator Koji Murata Professor, Doshisha University
Part 11: Section Meeting B “Relay Presentations: A New Bird’s-eye View of Turbulent Times (Electric Vehicles, Social Media, and Business)”
Presenter Hajime Fujii Assistant editor, Diamond Weekly
  Yoshimitsu Kaji International Media Strategy Officer, Cabinet Office Public Relations Office
  Chikatomo Hodo Country managing Director and geographic unit lead for Japan, Accenture
  Jiro Kokuryo Dean and Professor, Keio University’s Faculty of Policy Management
  Andrew Tamon Niwa Producer, Tokyo Broadcasting System
16:45-18:15
Part 12: Plenary Session “The Yalta Conference: The Roles of Politics and Communication—Where does Dialogue Take Place?”
Panelists Oriza Hirata Special Advisor to the Cabinet
  Hiroshige Seko Member of the House of Councillors
  Shin Tanaka President, Fleishman Hillard Japan
Moderator Koji Matsui Member of the House of Councillors
19:30-21:30

Dinner: Wine Seminar by Takuro Tatsumi and Poolside Dinner

22:00-23:00

After Hours: Follow-Up Party

Day 4
8:00-9:15
Part 13: Section Meeting A “The Environment: Balancing the Twin Goals of 25% Carbon Dioxide Reduction and Economic Growth”
Panelists Tetsuro Fukuyama Member of the House of Councillors
  Yousuke Kiminami Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Recycle One
  Akihiro Sawa Senior Executive Fellow, 21st Public Policy Institute
Moderator Junichi Fujino Senior Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Part 13: Section Meeting B “The Hokkaido Economy: The Potential and Possibilities of the North Land”
Panelists Ikkei Matsuda President, Hokkaido Venture Capital
  Kiichi Otani President and Representative Director, Ain Pharmaciez
  Yoshio Sato President, CAREER BANK
Moderator Hidehiko Koguchi President, Perspective Media
9:30-10:45
Part 14: Section Meeting A “Rejuvenating Agriculture”
Panelists Hirokazu Kiuchi President, WAGOEN
  Hiroyuki Suematsu Director-General of Forest Policy Planning Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Moderator Hiroyuki Matsumoto President, Japan Agri Management
Part 14: Section Meeting B “Bolstering the International Competitiveness of the Financial Sector”
Panelists Hiromichi Mizuno Partner, Coller Capital
  Hiroshi Ohgushi Member of the House of Representatives
  Seiji Yasubuchi President and CEO, GE Capital Japan
Moderator Yuri Okina Counselor, Japan Research Institute
11:15-12:30
Part 15: Plenary Session “What kind of Leadership do we need in a Confused Japan?”
Panelists Hiroshi Tasaka President, Japan Social Entrepreneur Forum, Professor at Tama University
  Kazuhiko Toyama Chief Executive and Representative Director, Industrial Growth Platform
Moderator Yoshito Hori President and Dean, GLOBIS University, Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners
12:30-12:55

Closing Session

13:00-14:00

Farewell Luncheon

Adjourn
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