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2020 G1 Global Conference Speakers

  #1 Plenary Session 09:15-10:15 

#1 Plenary Session
09:15-10:15

  • Jane Harman
    Jane HarmanPanelists
    Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • Taro Kono
    Taro KonoPanelists
    Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform
    Member of the House of Representatives
  • Heizo Takenaka
    Heizo TakenakaModerator
    Professor Emeritus, Keio University
    Professor, Toyo University

 #2 Breakout Sessions 10:30-11:30 

#2 Breakout Sessions
10:30-11:30

  • Abdul El-Sayed
    Abdul El-SayedPanelists
    Physician, Epidemiologist,
    Former City Health Commissioner,
    Progressive Activist
  • Mark R. Kennedy
    Mark R. KennedyPanelists
    President, University of Colorado
  • Toshihiro Nakayama
    Toshihiro NakayamaPanelists
    Professor, Keio University
    Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs
  • Junko Tanaka
    Junko TanakaModerator
    Former Washington Bureau Chief
    NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
  • Chris Hyams
    Chris HyamsPanelists
    Chief Executive Officer, Indeed, Inc.
  • Yuka Shimada
    Yuka ShimadaPanelists
    HR & GA Director, Unilever Japan Holdings K.K.
  • Maiko Todoroki
    Maiko TodorokiPanelists
    President, Poppins Corporation
  • Soichiro Minami
    Soichiro MinamiModerator
    Chief Executive Officer, Visional
  • Alice Graham
    Alice GrahamPanelists
    Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Japan
  • Sho Okiyama
    Sho OkiyamaPanelists
    CEO and Founder, Aillis, Inc.
  • Mio Takaoka
    Mio TakaokaPanelists
    Member of the Board, Medical Note
  • Scott Thomas
    Scott ThomasPanelists
     Vice President, Global Commercial Strategy, Data and Analytics, Illumina Japan
  • Ross Rowbury
    Ross RowburyModerator
    Former President, Edelman Japan KK

 #3 Breakout Sessions 11:45-12:45 

#3 Breakout Sessions
11:45-12:45

  • Darshana M. Baruah
    Darshana M. BaruahPanelists
    Visiting Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
    Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Abraham Denmark
    Abraham DenmarkPanelists
     Director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • Nobukatsu Kanehara
    Nobukatsu KaneharaPanelists
    Professor, Doshisha University
    Former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary
  • Bilahari Kausikan
    Bilahari KausikanPanelists
    Chairman, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore
  • Ken Jimbo
    Ken JimboModerator
    Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
  • Saima Hasan
    Saima HasanPanelists
    Founding Partner, Evolution
  • Miku Hirano
    Miku HiranoPanelists
    CEO, Cinnamon Inc.
  • Justin Waldron
    Justin WaldronPanelists
    Co-Founder/President, Playco
  • Emre Yuasa
    Emre YuasaPanelists
    Director, GLOBIS Capital Partners
  • Takuya Kitagawa
    Takuya KitagawaModerator
    Group Managing Executive Officer, CDO, Rakuten, Inc.
  • John Maeda
    John MaedaPanelists
    Chief Customer Experience Officer
  • Hiroo Mori
    Hiroo MoriPanelists
    Director and Executive Vice President, Mori Building Co., Ltd.
  • Toshiko Mori
    Toshiko MoriPanelists
    Founder CEO, Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC
    Professor, Harvard University
  • Seiichi Saito
    Seiichi SaitoPanelists
    Creative & Technical Director, Rhizomatiks
  • Tak Umezawa
    Tak UmezawaModerator
    Japan Chairman, A.T. Kearney
    Chairman, CIC Japan

 Lunch Program 13:00-13:50 

Lunch Program
13:00-13:50

  • Shinoharu Tatekawa
    Shinoharu Tatekawa
    Rakugo Performer

 #4 Breakout Sessions 14:00-15:00 

#4 Breakout Sessions
14:00-15:00

  • Jennifer Corbett
    Jennifer CorbettPanelists
    Rio Tinto Fellow, Foundation for Australia - Japan Studies
  • Yusuke Narita
    Yusuke NaritaPanelists
    Assistant Professor, Yale University
    Founder CEO, Hanjuku-kaso, Inc.
  • Noah Sneider
    Noah SneiderPanelists
    Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Economist Newspaper Limited
  • Ayako Weissman
    Ayako WeissmanPanelists
    Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Asia Strategy,
    Horizon Kinetics LLC.
  • Jesper Koll
    Jesper KollModerator
    Senior Advisor, WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.
  • Robert Alan Feldman
    Robert Alan FeldmanPanelists
    Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities, Co., Ltd.
    Professor, Tokyo University of Science
  • Seiji Inagaki
    Seiji InagakiPanelists
    President, Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.
  • Masao Torii
    Masao ToriiPanelists
    Country President, Novartis Pharma K.K.
  • Miki Tsusaka
    Miki TsusakaModerator
    Managing Director & Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
  • Shiho Fukuhara
    Shiho FukuharaPanelists
    Artist
    Co-Founder, BCL
    Human Awesome Error
  • Tom Kelley
    Tom KelleyPanelists
    Partner, IDEO
  • Taisei Tanaka
    Taisei TanakaPanelists
    CEO, Geisha Tokyo, Inc.
  • Kinya Tagawa
    Kinya TagawaModerator
    CEO, Takram

 #5 Breakout Sessions 15:15-16:15 

#5 Breakout Sessions
15:15-16:15

  • Benjamin Ang
    Benjamin AngPanelists
    Senior Fellow, Deputy Head
    Centre of Excellence for National Security, RSIS, Singapore
  • Mihoko Matsubara
    Mihoko MatsubaraPanelists
    Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation
  • Tatsuya Terazawa
    Tatsuya TerazawaPanelists
    Special Adviser to the Minister,
    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • Steven Wilson
    Steven WilsonPanelists
    CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance
  • Noboru Nakatani
    Noboru NakataniModerator
    Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer
    Yahoo Japan Corporation
  • Takeshi Hakamada
    Takeshi HakamadaPanelists
    Founder & CEO, ispace, inc.
  • Lewis Pinault
    Lewis PinaultPanelists
    Founding Partner, Airbus Ventures
  • Atsushi Sunami
    Atsushi SunamiPanelists
    President, Ocean Policy Research Institute / The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
  • Naoko Yamazaki
    Naoko YamazakiPanelists
    Astronaut, Fly to the Future
  • Chris Blackerby
    Chris BlackerbyModerator
    COO, Astroscale Holdings Inc.
  • Trista Bridges
    Trista BridgesPanelists
     Co-founder and Principal, Read the Air Coalition
    Author, "Leading Sustainably: The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything"
  • James Crabtree
    James CrabtreePanelists
    Associate Professor of Practice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
  • Ken Shibusawa
    Ken ShibusawaPanelists
    Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc.
    Founder and Chairman, Commons Asset Management
  • Yumiko Murakami
    Yumiko MurakamiModerator
    Head, OECD Tokyo Centre

 #6 Plenary Session 16:30-17:30 

#6 Plenary Session
16:30-17:30

  • Rui Matsukawa
    Rui MatsukawaPanelists
    Member of the House of Councilors
  • Hiromichi Mizuno
    Hiromichi MizunoPanelists
    Special Advisor, Japanese Ministry of Economy and Trade
    Member of the Board, Tesla Inc.
    Member of the Mission Committee, Danone
  • Robin Niblett CMG
    Robin Niblett CMGPanelists
    Director and Chief Executive, Chatham House
  • Jesper Koll
    Jesper KollModerator
    Senior Advisor, WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.