RIETI - The Japan-U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum: Economic Revitalization Through Entrepreneurship

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» / Handouts

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) "Experience is the best teacher!" [PDF:248KB] "Experience is the best teacher" [PDF:94KB]
	MAEDA Noboru (Kochi University of Technology) "Japanese Society and Entrepreneur Development" [PDF:100KB]
	Raymond Smilor (President, Foundation for Enterprise Development) "Accelerating Entrepreneurial Development" [PDF:196KB]
	Lloyd Griffiths (Dean, School of Information Technology & Engineering, Geroge Mason University) "Students as Entrepreneurs" [PDF:148KB]

[Track2] "Capital Formation"

Moderator:
	Matthew Kipling Fong (President, Strategic Research)
Panelists:
	MURAGUCHI Kazutaka (Nippon Technology Venture Partners) "Japanese Venture Capital and Start-ups" [PDF:1.9MB]
	IIJIMA Asao (North) "Presentation" [PDF:423MB]
	Patric Ennis (Managing Director, ARCH Venture Partners) "The Japan-U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum: Economic Revitalization through Entrepreneurship" [PDF:172KB]
	John A. May (Managing Partner and Founder, New Vantage Partners) "The Role and Future of Angel Investing" [PDF:56KB]

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) "Comparative Study on Industry-University Linkage in Japan" [PDF:285KB]
	AOSHIMA Yaichi (Hitotsubashi University) "Threats to Japanese Industrial Innovation Systems and the Need for New Direction" [PDF:131KB]
	Devarajan Ganesan (President and CEO, TRADOS Corporation) "Entrepreneurial & Capital Entrepreneurial & Capital Formation Formation Initiative" [PDF:76KB]
	Alan H. Harbitter (Chief Technology Officer, PEC Solutions Inc.) "The Role of Innovation The Role" [PDF:100KB]

[Track2] "Legal / Regulatory and Physical Infrastructure"

Moderator:
	Matthew Kipling Fong(President, Strategic Research)
Panelists:
	FUKAGAWA Tetsuya (Warburg Pincus Japan) "Regulations Hindering Private Equity Investment" [PDF:160KB]
	HATA Nobuyuki (Kokugakuin University) "Legal/regulatory and physical infrastructure" [PDF:68KB]
	Tom Hicks (Partner, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering) "Economic Revitalization Through Entrepreneurship" [PDF:56KB]
	Jack Biddle (Partner, Novak Biddle Venture Partners) "Economic Revitalization Through Entrepreneurship" [PDF:52KB]

17:00-18:30 Reception

Agenda «Kyoto» / Handouts