USJC 2015 Annual Conference Schedule

(Schedule subject to change) 

Monday, November 9, 2015

• 2:00pm – 5:00pm   Plenary Session on Business, Economics and Global Leadership: Part I – BALLROOM (B2F)
• Emcee: Ms. Linda Taira, Senior Manager, Communications, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, The Boeing Company
• Welcoming Remarks: Mr. Dennis Teranishi, Chairman of the Board, U.S.-Japan Council & President & CEO, Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR)

Keynote Addresses:

• Hon. Anthony Foxx, U.S. Secretary of Transportation
• Mr. Nobuyuki Hirano, President & Group CEO, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
• Ms. Sandra E. Peterson, Group Worldwide Chairman, Johnson & Johnson
• Plenary Session on Business, Economics and Global Leadership: Part II – BALLROOM (B2F)

• Panel Discussion: Global Leadership through Business Innovation and Integration
• Special Address: Mr. Futoshi Toba, Mayor, City of Rikuzentakata
• Closing Remarks: Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye, President, U.S.-Japan Council
• 5:30pm – 7:30pm  Conference Reception – BALLROOM (B2F)
• Special Remarks: Hon. Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

• 9:00am – 10:15am  Keynote Plenary Session – BALLROOM (B2F)
• Emcee: Ms. Phyllis Campbell, Chairman, Pacific Northwest for JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Special Remarks: Dr. Sadayuki Sakakibara, Chairman, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) & Chief Senior Advisor and Chief Senior Counselor, Toray Industries, Inc.

Keynote Addresses:

• Dr. Koji Murofushi, Executive Board Member and Sports Director, The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Dr. Gill Pratt, Executive Technical Adviser, Toyota Motor Corporation
• 10:45am – 12:00pm  Featured Plenary Program – BALLROOM (B2F)
• Emcee: Ms. Jan Yanehiro, President, Jan Yanehiro, Inc.

• Special Address: Hon. Norman Mineta, President & CEO, Mineta & Associates, LLC; Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation; Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
• Panel Discussion: The Japanese American Experience: From Internment to Leadership, A Seventy- Year Journey

12:30pm – 2:00pm  Luncheon Plenary Session – BALLROOM (B2F)

• Emcee: Ms. Debra Nakatomi, President, Nakatomi & Associates
• Special Remarks:
• Hon. Hiroyasu Ando, President, Japan Foundation
• Hon. Masaharu Kohno, Special Representative of the Government of Japan for the Middle East and Europe & Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East Peace
• Hon. Taro Kono, Head of the National Public Safety Commission; Minister for
  Administrative Reform; Member, House of Representatives, Japan
• Panel Discussion: Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) Celebration
  Closing Remarks: Ms. Royanne K. Doi, Vice Chair, U.S.-Japan Council & Corporate Chief Ethics Officer, Prudential Financial Inc. – Japan Representative Office

2:30pm – 4:00pm Breakout Session I (six concurrent sessions)

Panel Discussions:

• Strengthening Regional Economies: A Dialogue among Governors – ASAGIRI ROOM (B2F)
• The American Economy: Trends in the U.S. Investment Environment – SHIROTAE ROOM (B2F)
• Successful Models for Political Leadership in U.S.-Japan Relations – YAYOI ROOM (B2F)

Experiential Programming:

• Kyogen (Comic Theater) – NOH THEATER (B2F)
• Networking & Information Sessions – CELESTE, LUNARE & SOLARE ROOMS (39F)
• Immersion into Japan’s Start-Up Culture – TECH LAB PAAK @ SHIBUYA (OFFSITE)

4:30pm – 6:00pm Breakout Session II (five concurrent sessions)

Panel Discussions:

• Silicon Valley & Japan: Building a ‘Kakehashi’ Bridge – BALLROOM (B2F)
• Next Steps for Women’s Leadership in Japan – ASAGIRI ROOM (B2F)
•  Philanthropy in the 21st Century – SHIROTAE ROOM (B2F)
• Strengthening U.S.-Japan Relations through Cultural Diplomacy – YAYOI ROOM (B2F)

Experiential Programming

• Networking & Information Sessions – CELESTE, LUNARE & SOLARE ROOMS (39F)

• 7:00pm  “Tastes of Tokyo” Dinners – (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
• Below is a complete schedule, including Members’s programming, TOMODACHI Emerging Leaders Program programming, the TOMODACHI Summit and more!

Date: Saturday, November 7 – Pre-Conference Programming
All Registrants: N/A

Select Registrant:

• Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
  • TBD evening – Orientation & Dinner

Date: Sunday, November 8 – Pre-Conference Programming
All Registrants: N/A

Select Registrants:

• Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
  • 10:00am – 7:30pm: TOMODACHI Generation Summit
  • TBD evening – Joint ELP Dinner & Networking
• TOMODACHI Generation Summit (Sophia University)
  • 10:00am: Morning Session
  • 12:00pm: Lunch Break
  • 1:30pm: Afternoon Session
• TOMODACHI Generation Reception (Sophia University)
  • 5:30pm – 7:30pm: Reception
• Japanese American Leadership Delegation (JALD) Reunion Dinner (Tsukiji Itadori Restaurant)
  • 7:00pm: Dinner

Date: Monday, November 9 – Annual Conference Opening Day & Members Activities

Select Registrants:

• Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
  • TBD morning – Sponsor & Board Discussion, Orientation Continued
• USJC Board of Councilor Activities (The Capitol Hotel Tokyu)
  • 8:30am – 9:30am: Registration & Continental Breakfast (optional)
  • 9:00am – 10:00am: Board of Councilors Meeting
• Annual Conference Sponsor Activities (The Capitol Hotel Tokyu)
  • 10:15am – 11:15am: Special Program: “Insider’s View” on Current Issues in U.S.-Japan Relations
  • 11:30am – 1:00pm: Sponsors Luncheon
• USJC Member Activities (Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel)
  • 7:30am – 9:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast (optional)
  • 8:30am – 9:15am: Members Orientation & Update
  • 9:30am – 11:00am: Members Programming
    • USJC Regional Programs 2015 Report and 2016 Planning
    • Roundtable Discussion: Teaching about the Japanese American Experience in Japan and in the United States

All Registrants:

• Opening Symposium (Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel)
  • 2:00pm – 3:15pm: Plenary Session on Business, Economics and Global Leadership: Part I
  • 3:45pm – 5:00pm: Plenary Session on Business, Economics and Global Leadership: Part II
  • 5:30pm – 7:30pm: Conference Reception

Date: Tuesday, November 10 – Annual Conference Public Symposium

All Registrants:

• All-Day Symposium (Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel)
  • 7:30am – 9:00am: Registration & Continental Breakfast (optional)
  • 9:00am – 10:15am: Keynote Plenary Session
  • 10:45am – 12:00pm: Featured Plenary Program
  • 12:30pm – 2:00pm: Luncheon Plenary Session
  • 2:30pm – 4:00pm: Breakout Session I (Offsite: IBM Shibuya Session)
  • 4:30pm – 6:00pm: Breakout Session II
  • 7:00pm – “Tastes of Tokyo” Dinners (optional, offsite, additional cost)

Select Registrants:

• Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)
  • TBD evening – Dinner & Wrap-Up/Debrief

Date: Wednesday, November 11 & Beyond – Select Side Events for USJC Members
All Registrants: N/A

Select Registrants:

• USJC Board of Director Activities (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune)
  • 8:00am – 9:30am: Board of Directors Breakfast Meeting
• Silicon Valley-Japan Project / Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (New Otani Garden Court)
  • 9:45am – 11:00am: SVJP-RJIF Meeting
• Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) (Wednesday – Thursday)
  • TBD – Alumni Meetings & Group Dinners
• Tohoku Two-Day Trip (Wednesday – Thursday, optional, additional cost)
  • TBA

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