The Essence of ALC… As Told Through a Night of Karaoke When thinking about how to best encapsulate this year’s Advanced Leaders Collective (ALC) program, it struck me that our… Read More
Members Day concluded the formal programming for Annual Conference week and started early with members gathering for Networking & Coffee with affinity groups and leadership initiative member leads and special… Read More
DC & Vicinity Daizo Kosa (Washington, DC)General Manager and Chief Corporate Representative, NTT Washington DC Representative Office Hawaii Max Barker (Honolulu, HI)Student, University of California, Berkeley Marisa Escalante… Read More
The U.S.-Japan Council hosted a session exploring the paradox of the U.S.-Japan economic partnership—strategically robust yet operating amidst intense geopolitical tension and market volatility. The discussion centered on identifying investment… Read More
The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) Annual Conference held a breakout session titled “Enduring Strength: Leading Together in a Dynamic U.S.–Japan Alliance” on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The focus was on the… Read More
Hawaii Neale Asato (Honolulu, HI)Co-Owner, Asato Family Shop Lyle Fujikawa (Honolulu, HI)Economic Development Specialist, State of Hawaiʻi DBEDT (Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism) Chris Iwamura (Honolulu,… Read More
On October 15, the 2025 Annual Conference in Honolulu hosted a powerful breakout session, “Powering the Future: U.S.-Japan Accelerating Climate Solutions,” which focused on how leading U.S. and Japanese companies… Read More
On October 15, a breakout session titled “Cross-Border Collaboration: Unlocking Potential Across the U.S., Japan, and Hawaii Start-up Ecosystems” was held at the Annual Conference in Hawai’i. The session, moderated… Read More