Announcement
The purpose of this forum is to create economic opportunities for the United States and Japan by bringing together US and Japanese entrepreneurs, and the government, capital and academic communities from both countries in order to foster an interchange of entrepreneurial training, capital formation, legal/regulatory and physical infrastructure, and innovation.
Information
- Date / Venue: «Tokyo» February 12, 2003 13:30-18:30 (17:00- Reception), Keidanren Kaikan «Kyoto» February 14, 2003 13:30-18:30 (17:00- Reception), Kyoto Research Park
- Language: English (Simultaneous Translation in Japanese Available)
- Host: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), US Department of Commerce, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
- Sponsor: «Tokyo» Nippon Keidanren, Kyoto Research Park, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)
«Kyoto» Kyoto Research Park, ACCJ
* We are accepting registration for the Kyoto Forum only.
The summary of the symposium and paper materials will be available on the RIETI website in the near future.
Agenda «Tokyo»
13:30-14:10 Opening Remarks
| NISHIKAWA Taiichiro (Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry) | |
| William H. Lash III (Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access and Compliance, Department of Commerce) |
14:15-15:20 Panel Discussion (presentations by panelists and Q&A)
[Track1] "Entrepreneurial Training"
| Moderator: | |
| MATSUDA Shuichi (Waseda University) | |
| Panelists: | |
| FUKUDA Hidetaka (RIETI / METI) | |
| MAEDA Noboru (Kochi University of Technology) | |
| Raymond Smilor (President, Foundation for Enterprise Development) | |
| Lloyd Griffiths (Dean, School of Information Technology & Engineering, Geroge Mason University) | |
[Track2] "Capital Formation"
| Moderator: | |
| Matthew Kipling Fong (President, Strategic Research) | |
| Panelists: | |
| MURAGUCHI Kazutaka (Nippon Technology Venture Partners) | |
| IIJIMA Asao (North) | |
| Patric Ennis (Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners) | |
| John A. May (Managing Partner and Founder, New Vantage Partners) | |
15:20-15:50 Coffee Break
15:50-16:55 Panel Discussion (presentations by panelists and Q&A)
[Track1] "Role of Innovation"
| Moderator: | |
| SAKAKIBARA Kiyonori (Keio University) | |
| Panelists: | |
| HARAYAMA Yuko (RIETI / Tohoku University) | |
| AOSHIMA Yaichi (Hitotsubashi University) | |
| Devarajan Ganesan (President and CEO, TRADOS Corporation) | |
| Alan H. Harbitter (Chief Technology Officer, PEC Solutions Inc.) | |
[Track2] "Legal / Regulatory and Physical Infrastructure"
| Moderator: | |
| Matthew Kipling Fong(President, Strategic Research) | |
| Panelists: | |
| FUKAGAWA Tetsuya (Warburg Pincus Japan) | |
| HATA Nobuyuki (Kokugakuin University) | |
| Tom Hicks (Partner, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering) | |
| Jack Biddle (Partner, Novak Biddle Venture Partners) | |
17:00-18:30 Reception
Agenda «Kyoto»
13:30-14:10 Opening Remarks
| NISHIKAWA Taiichiro (Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry) | |
| Alexander Almasov (Osaka-Kobe Consul General) |
14:15-15:20 Panel Discussion (presentations by panelists and Q&A)
[Track1] "Entrepreneurial Training"
| Moderator: | |
| MATSUDA Shuichi (Waseda University) | |
| Panelists: | |
| FUKUDA Hidetaka (RIETI / METI) | |
| SHIOZAWA Yoshinori (Osaka City University) | |
| Raymond Smilor (President, Foundation for Enterprise Development) | |
| Lloyd Griffiths (Dean, School of Information Technology & Engineering, Geroge Mason University) | |
[Track2] "Capital Formation"
| Moderator: | |
| Matthew Kipling Fong (President, Strategic Research) | |
| Panelists: | |
| KAWAKE Yoji (Future Venture Capital) | |
| TSUJI Osamu (Samco International, Inc.) | |
| Patric Ennis (Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners) | |
| John A. May (Managing Partner and Founder, New Vantage Partners) | |
15:20-15:50 Coffee Break
15:50-16:55 Panel Discussion (presentations by panelists and Q&A)
[Track1] "Role of Innovation"
| Moderator: | |
| SAKAKIBARA Kiyonori (Keio University) | |
| Panelists: | |
| HARAYAMA Yuko (RIETI / Tohoku University) | |
| NOBEOKA Kentaro (RIETI / Kobe University) | |
| Devarajan Ganesan (President and CEO, TRADOS Corporation) | |
| Alan H. Harbitter (Chief Technology Officer, PEC Solutions Inc.) | |
[Track2] "Legal / Regulatory and Physical Infrastructure"
| Moderator: | |
| Norman R. Solberg (President, Solberg International Law Offices, Japan) | |
| Panelists: | |
| HATA Nobuyuki (Kokugakuin University) | |
| SHINDO Jiro (Celartem Technology) | |
| Tom Hicks (Partner, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering) | |
| Jack Biddle (Partner, Novak Biddle Venture Partners) | |
17:00-18:30 Reception
* The agenda is subject to change.
