JAPAN-TEXAS ECONOMIC SUMMIT

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WELCOMEA MESSAGE FROM THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL
On behalf of the U.S.-Japan Council (USJC), we are pleased to welcome you to theJapan-Texas Economic Summit. We are proud to bring together business, government
and nonprofit leaders from throughout the United States and Japan, who all share aninterest in strengthening Japan-Texas relations.
USJC has been focusing on regional collaboration as a means to bring our two
countries even closer together. Following the successful Japan-Hawaii Economic
Summit last year, we are honored to host our second regional summit in Texas.
The Lone Star State is a leading destination for foreign direct investment from Japan,
and boasts significant resources in fields like energy and medicine, as well as uniquecities with distinct characteristics. We look forward to connecting leaders who sharemutual goals and highlighting opportunities in Texas and Japan.
We extend our thanks to the State of Texas, the City of Houston and the Summit Host
Committee, as well as our many collaborators, speakers and generous sponsors who
have made this Summit possible.
Thank you for your participation in the Summit. We hope that you will meet newleaders, find new opportunities, and be inspired to continue to connect Texas
and Japan.

		
Irene Hirano Inouye		President				
U.S.-Japan Council
					
		

Donna Fujimoto Cole
Chair, Japan-Texas
Economic Summit
Board of Directors, 				U.S.-Japan Council

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Sylvester TurnerMayor

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O ffice O f The Mayor
City O f H ouston
Texas

April 25, 2018
Greetings:
On behalf of the city of Houston, I would like to give a warm welcome to everyone participatingin the Japan-Texas Economic Summit, and congratulate the U.S.-Japan Council on successfully
coordinating this important event.
Houston enjoys many thriving international ties with countries around the globe, especially withJapan. Chiba City has been our sister city for over 40 years, the Japan Festival has been acornerstone of Houston’s international culture for over 25 years, and we owe the establishment
and maintenance of Hermann Park’s Japanese Gardens to our Japanese community and ongoing
relations with Japan.
But Houston’s relationship with Japan does not just operate in the realm of cultural anddiplomatic exchanges. Japan is our 11th largest trading partner, responsible for over $5 billion
worth of annual import/export trade in industries from space exploration and aeronautics, tomedical technology development. Although our economic ties are already robust, I am confident
that we have only just begun to explore the full range of our mutual trade potential.
For that reason, I am excited to welcome the Japan-Texas Economic Summit to Houston, Texas.
As the global capital of energy, and home to NASA, the world’s largest medical center, thelargest U.S. Port in foreign tonnage, and the most diverse metropolitan area in the country,
Houston is the ideal location for this important international event.
I hope that each of our visitors for the Summit will have a chance to explore Houston during theirstay.
Sincerely,

Sylvester Turner
Mayor

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SUMMIT SCHEDULE*(All locations at the Marriott Marquis Houston Hotel – Texan Ballroom ABC (Level 4) unless otherwise noted)
MONDAY, MAY 7
12:00 noon 			
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm		
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm		Conference Registration | Texan Ballroom (Level 4) – Prefunction Area
Welcome Reception | Hunter’s Creek (Level 3)Sponsors Dinner (by invitation only) | Offsite Location: Greater Houston Partnership

TUESDAY, MAY 8
7:30 am – 9:00 am		
9:00 am – 9:30 am		
9:30 am – 10:30 am
11:00 am – 12:15 pm		

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm		
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm 		
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm		
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm		
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm 		

				
				

Networking Breakfast
Welcome, Special Remarks & Keynote Addresses
Plenary Panel Discussion – Open for Business: Opportunities forJapanese Companies in Texas
Breakout Session (4 concurrent panel discussions) | Meyerland,
Briargrove, Kingwood, Montrose Rooms (Level 3)
Security & Defense: National Security in the United States and Japan
Energy & Environment Outlook: Japan and Texas
Healthcare & Medical: Medical Innovation Hubs Solving U.S.-Japan Health Issues
Education & Workforce Development: Texas-Japan Partnerships
Preparing the Workforce of the Future
Luncheon – Special Remarks & Keynote Addresses
Insight Talks
Plenary Panel Discussion – Texas-Japan Technology Innovation:
Crossing Borders to Create the Future
Regional Economic Development Presentations
Regional Hospitality Rooms | Meyerland A&B, Briargrove A&B,
Kingwood A&B, River Oaks A&B&C, Montrose A&B Rooms (Level 3)
Aichi Prefecture, Japan; Austin, TX; Dallas, TX; El Paso, TX; Golden Triangle(Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange) and Rockport-Fulton Area, TX; Visit Houston;Greater Houston Partnership; City of Houston, TX and Chiba City, Japan; McAllen,
TX; San Antonio, TX; State of Texas; Southeast Texas Economic Development
Foundation - REDI; Texas Forest Country Partnership; TOTO USA

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
7:30 am – 9:00 am		
9:00 am – 10:15 am		
10:45 am – 11:45 am 		
11:45 am – 12:00 noon
12:30 pm			

Breakfast & Business Networking
Plenary Panel Discussion – Japan-Texas F&B Exchanges: The Art of Culinary BusinessSpecial Presentation – USJC Building the Future
Closing Remarks
Optional Offsite Tours | Departure Location: Crawford Street exit
Daikin Texas Technology Park
NASA/Johnson Space Center & Space Center Houston
Texas Medical Center
Minute Maid Park, Home of the 2017 MLB World Series Champion
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サミット・スケジュール（別途記載がない限り、すべてのプログラムをマリオットマーキスヒュ－ストンホテルのテキサンボールルーム
A・B・C
（4階）
で開催いたします。
)
2018年5月7日（月）
12:00 pm			
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm		
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm		

受付開始 | テキサンボールルーム（4階）プリファンクションエリア
歓迎レセプション | ハンターズクリーク（3階）
スポンサー・ディナー（招待者限定）｜会場: グレーター・ヒューストン・パートナーシップ

2018年5月8日（火）
7:30 am – 9:00 am		
9:00 am – 9:30 am		
9:30 am – 10:30 am
11:00 am – 12:15 pm		

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm		
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm 		
3:45 pm – 4:45 pm		
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm		
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm 		
				
				
				
				
				
				

朝食・ネットワーキング
開会の辞・特別講演・基調講演
本会議 パネルディスカッション－ 日本企業の新たなビジネス：テキサスにおける機会
分科会セッション（4つ同時並行のパネル・ディスカッション）
マイヤー
ランド 、
ブライアーグローブ、キングウッド、モントローズ（3階）
安全保障と防衛：米国と日本における国家安全保障
エネルギーと環境をめぐる展望：日本とテキサス
ヘルスケアと医療：日米のヘルスケアの課題に取り組む医療革新ハブ
教育と労働力開発：未来の人材育成に向けたテキサスと日本のパート
ナーシップ
昼食会－特別講演・基調講演
日本とテキサスをめぐる洞察
本会議パネルディスカッション－テキサスと日本の技術革新：国境を越えて未来を築く
地域経済開発についてのプレゼンテーション
ブライアーグ地域ホスピタリティー・ルーム | マイヤーランドA・B、
ローブA・B、
キングウッドA・B、
リバーオークスA・B・C、
モン
トローズA・B（3階）
愛知県；テキサス州オースティン市；テキサス州ダラス市；テキサス州エルパソ市；
ゴールデン・トライアングル（テキサス州ボーモント市、
ポートアーサー市、
オレンジ市）&
ロックポート＝フルトン周辺；グレーター・ヒューストン・パートナーシップ；テキサス州
ヒューストン市；千葉市；テキサス州マッカレン市；テキサス州サンアントニオ市；
テキサス州；テキサス南東部経済開発基金（地域経済開発イニシアチブ）；テキサス・
フォーレスト・カントリー・パートナーシップ；TOTO USA

2018年5月9日（水）
朝食・ビジネスネットワーキング
本会議パネルディスカッション－日本とテキサスのF&B交流：飲食ビ
ジネスの秘訣
10:45 am – 11:45 am 		
本会議特別プログラム－未来を築く米日カウンシル
11:45 am – 12:00 pm
閉会の辞
12:30 pm			
オフサイトツアー（オプショナル）| 集合場所：クローフォード				ストリート入口
ダイキン・テキサス・テクノロジーパーク
ジョンソン宇宙センターNASA・スペースセンターヒューストン
テキサス医療センター
ミニッツメイド・パーク（2017年メジャーリーグベースボール・ワ					ールドシリーズ）
ヒューストン・アストロズ（徒歩ツアー）
7:30 am – 9:00 am		
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
GREG ABBOTT
Governor of Texas

BRUCE CULPEPPER
President, Shell Oil Company

グレッグ・アボット
テキサス州 知事

ブルース・カルペッパー
シェル・オイル社 社長

As the 48th Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott continues to build
on his long record as a conservative leader who fights to preserve
Texas values like faith, family and freedom. Under his leadership,
Texas again leads the nation in job creation due in part to successes
from his first legislative session. His achievements from the mostrecent legislative session are forging an even broader path toprosperity for more Texas families by building on safety andsecurity, education, economic advancement and the preservationof liberty. Prior to his 2014 election, he was the 50th and longestserving Attorney General of Texas. He also previously served asa Justice on the Texas Supreme Court and a State District Judgein Harris County. He was born in Wichita Falls, TX and raised in
Duncanville, TX. After graduating from The University of Texas
at Austin with a BBA in finance, he earned a law degree from
Vanderbilt University Law School. Shortly after graduating fromlaw school, he was partially paralyzed by a falling tree while
jogging. He and his wife, Cecilia, a former teacher and principal,
and the first Hispanic First Lady of Texas, were married in 1981.
Their daughter, Audrey, is a college student.

Mr. Culpepper was appointed as U.S. Country Chair andPresident of Shell Oil Company in April 2016. In this position,
he heads the U.S. Country Leadership Team, overseeing strategy
and plans for all Shell assets and businesses in the United States.
He became President after most recently serving as Executive Vice
President of Upstream Americas and Unconventional Resources,
based in Houston, Texas. In his current position, he frequently
engages with public, private, media and non-governmental
leaders on a wide range of energy policy issues. He is charged
with establishing and advocating for innovative, industryleading solutions to the challenge of securing safe, secure andsustainable energy sources. He graduated with honors fromthe University of Alabama in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in
Human Resources Management. Shortly thereafter, he began his
career of 36-plus years with Shell at the Norco Manufacturing
Complex in Louisiana. Since then, he has served in a number of
Upstream, Downstream and Corporate leadership positions ofincreasing responsibility and scope – both internationally and in
the United States.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERSSHIGERU HAYAKAWA
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Toyota Motor Corporation; Vice Chair, Keidanren& Chair, Committee on U.S. Affairs, Keidanren

SHIGEKI MAEDA
Executive Vice President,
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)前田 茂樹
日本貿易振興機構 (JETRO) 理事

早川 茂
トヨタ自動車株式会社 取締役副会長、経団連 副会長・アメリカ委員長
Mr. Hayakawa was born on September 15, 1953. He graduatedfrom the University of Tokyo with a bachelor’s degree in
economics in March 1977, and joined Toyota Motor Corporation(TMC) in April of the same year. In 2005, he became the Division
General Manager of the Public Affairs Division. He then became
Managing Officer in 2007, and was appointed President of Toyota
Motor North America, Inc. In 2011, he became the Chief Officerof the Public Affairs Division and Deputy Chief Officer of theExternal Affairs Group. He then became a Senior Managing
Officer at TMC in 2012. In 2013, he became the Chief Officerof the External Affairs & Public Affairs Group. In 2015, he wasnamed a member of the Board of Directors, and became Chief
Communications Officer. In 2015, he was appointed Chief Officerof the Olympic & Paralympic Division. In 2017, he was named Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Toyota Motor Corporation.
His key posts outside of Toyota Motor Corporation include: Vice
Chair, Nippon
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) (May
Mitsubishi-US-Japan Council 2018.pdf 1 3/23/2018 1:03:20 PM
2017-), and Chair, Committee on U.S. Affairs, Nippon Keidanren(Japan Business Federation) (May 2017-).

Mr. Maeda is Executive Vice President of the Japan External
Trade Organization (JETRO), a government-related organizationthat works to promote mutual trade and investment between
Japan and the rest of the world. At JETRO, he is responsible for
the North America region as well as administrative affairs andthe promotion of foreign direct investment into Japan. He joined
JETRO after graduating from Keio University, Department of
Economics (B.A.) in 1981. In his 37 years at JETRO, he has servedin numerous prominent positions, including Executive Directorof JETRO New York (1998-2001), Senior Coordinator for North
America and Oceania (2001-2006), Director of Export Promotion(2006-2008), Deputy Director-General of Research Planning,
Institute of Developing Economies (2008-2010), Managing
Director of JETRO Singapore (2010-2013) and Director-General of
the Invest Japan Department (2013-2015). He assumed his current
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MISTRESS OF CEREMONIESHIDEAKI OHMURA
Governor of Aichi Prefecture, JapanSACHI KOTO
Founder, Sachi Koto Communications

大村 秀章
愛知県 知事サチ・コト
サチ・コト・コミュニケーションズ 社長

Governor Ohmura is the Governor of Aichi Prefecture, Japan,
having first been elected in February 2011 and re-elected in
February 2015. During his tenure as Governor, he has been very
keen on strengthening the friendship between Aichi and Texas,
and signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Agreement of
Friendship and Mutual Cooperation with Texas Governor Greg
Abbott in April 2016. Prior to serving as Governor, he has held
numerous political and bureaucratic positions in Japan, including
at the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishers from
April 1982; as a Diet Member in the House of Representatives forfive terms from October 1996; as the Parliamentary Secretary of
Economy, Trade and Industry from May 2001; as the Parliamentary
Secretary of the Cabinet Office; as the Senior Vice Minister of the
Cabinet Office; as the Senior Vice Minister of Health, Labour andWelfare; and as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Audit
and Oversight of Administration, House of Representatives. He
holds an LL.B. from Tokyo University (March 1982). Governor
Ohmura and his wife, Fumiko, were married in 1987. They have a
son and three daughters.

Following more than 16 years as an anchor with CNN in Atlanta,
Ms. Koto launched a public relations and communications
firm, Sachi Koto Communications, Inc., in July 2005. Before
joining CNN, she worked as an anchor for JCTV (Japan Cable
Television)—CNN’s affiliate station in Tokyo—and for Nippon
Hoso Kyoku (NHK) Radio. Previously, she was a reporter for
WQXI radio station in Atlanta from 1974 to 1975 and for CNN
affiliate WAGA-TV in Atlanta from 1975 to 1977. She graduatedsumma cum laude from Reinhardt College with a bachelor’s degree
in communications and earned a diploma in Japanese language
and culture from the Gendai Japanese School in Tokyo.

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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSPHYLLIS CAMPBELL
Chair, Pacific Northwest Region,
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

HENRY CISNEROS, PH.D.
Founder & Chairman, CityView; Chairmanof the Executive Committee & Principal,
Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C.

フィリス・キャンベル
JPモルガン・チェイス 太平洋西北地区長
		
Ms. Campbell is the chair for the Pacific Northwest region for
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Previously, she served as the president
and CEO of The Seattle Foundation, the largest community
foundation in Washington state. She is an independent director
for Alaska Air Group. She served on the Nordstrom board of
directors and chaired its Audit Committee for seven years. She
chairs the USJC Board of Directors and serves on the Diversity
Advisory Board of Toyota, the nonprofit board of PATH, andthe global advisory board of Women Corporate Directors. She
is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors’
Audit Committee Chair Advisory Council.

ヘンリー・シスネロス
シティビュー 創設者兼理事長、シーバート・
シスネロス・シャンク社 理事長兼プリンシパル

Dr. Cisneros is Chairman of the CityView companies, which workwith urban homebuilders to create homes priced within the rangeof average families, and is Chairman of the Executive Committee& Principal at Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., L.L.C., a municipal
finance firm and a top corporate underwriting firm on Wall Street.
Before this, he served three terms as a City Councilmember, thenas the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, during which time he helped
rebuild the city’s economic base and spurred the creation of jobs
through massive infrastructure and downtown improvements.
He later served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development. He holds multiple degrees, includinga Doctorate in Public Administration from George Washington
University.

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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSDONNA F. COLE
President & CEO,Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc.

WILLIAM F. “BILL” HAGERTY IV
U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary to Japan

ドナ・F・コール
コール・ケミカル・ディストリビューティング社
取締役社長兼CEOウィリアム・F・ハガティ
駐日米国大使Ambassador Hagerty was nominated by President Donald J.
Trump on March 27, 2017 and sworn in as the 30th Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Japan on July 27, 2017. He
began his professional career at global management consultancy
Boston Consulting Group, including three years in Tokyo, Japan.
He subsequently served as CEO and board member of companies
with extensive operations in Asia and Europe and most recently
was Managing Director of Hagerty Peterson & Company,a private equity investment firm. He has also been a public
servant at both the federal and state levels, including serving
on President George H.W. Bush’s Council on Competitiveness,
and as a member of the Governor’s Cabinet and Commissionerof the Department of Economic and Community Development
for the State of Tennessee. He has a B.A. and J.D. from Vanderbilt
University.

Ms. Cole founded Cole Chemical & Distributing, Inc. in 1980.
Her expertise is in chemical trading, distribution, packaging,
warehousing and manufacturing, with supply chain optimization
and business process savings for many industries. In 2012, she
received the American Leadership Forum’s Joseph Jaworski
Leadership Award. In 2016, the Houston Business Journal
honored her with the Women in Energy Lifetime Achievement
Award. She serves on the boards of the Institute for Supply
Management, the Center for Asian Pacific American Women, andthe U.S.-Japan Council. She served on President George H. Bush’s
Export Council from 1991 to 1993. She attended Pan American
University, The Amos Tuck School of Business Minority Business
Executive Program, and graduated from the Manpower BusinessTraining Institute of Technology.

IRENE HIRANO INOUYE
President, U.S.-Japan Council

ROLANDO B. PABLOS
Texas Secretary of State

アイリーン・ヒラノ・イノウエ
米日カウンシル 会長

ローランド・B・パブロス
テキサス州 州務長官

Ms. Hirano Inouye is President of the U.S.-Japan Council, where
she oversees the organization and administers the TOMODACHI
Initiative. She is the former President and founding CEO of theJapanese American National Museum, a position she held fortwenty years. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in Public Administration from the University of Southern
California, and an honorary doctorate degree from Southern
Methodist University. She has extensive experience in nonprofit administration, community education and public affairs
with culturally diverse communities nationwide. Her activities
include serving as Chair, Smithsonian Institution Asian Pacific
American Center; Trustee, The Washington Center; a memberof the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; former Trustee
and Chair, Ford Foundation; former Trustee and Chair, Kresge
Foundation. She was married to the late U.S. Senator Daniel K.
Inouye of Hawaii.

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Secretary Pablos as the 111th
Texas Secretary of State on January 5, 2017. Secretary Pablos
brings an extensive record of public service to the Office of theSecretary of State, including tenure as a commissioner on the
Texas Racing Commission and the Public Utility Commissionof Texas. As a state official and in his private practice, he has
played critical roles in the advancement of direct investment,international relations, and trade with Texas’ partners acrossthe globe. He has been instrumental in the success of many
community development projects designed to improve quality oflife, deliver educational opportunities and help bring prosperity
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DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERSSHINSUKE J. SUGIYAMA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiaryof Japan to the United States of America

SYLVESTER TURNER
Mayor of Houston, TX
シルベスター・ターナー
テキサス州 ヒューストン市 市長

杉山 晋輔
駐米日本国特命全権大使
Ambassador Sugiyama presented his credentials as Ambassador
to the United States in March 2018. His diplomatic career with
the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) spans over
40 years. He most recently served as Vice Minister for Foreign
Affairs. Previous positions include Deputy Director-Generalof the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau as well as
the International Cooperation Bureau; Director-General for
Global Issues, including Ambassador for Climate Change; andDirector-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau. He
has also held leadership positions within the Foreign Policy
Bureau and Treaties Bureau of MOFA. His overseas assignments
have included multiple positions at the Embassy of Japan in
Washington, DC; Political Minister at the Embassy of Japan in
Korea; and Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in
Egypt. He entered MOFA in 1977.

Elected in December 2015, Mayor Turner is serving his first
four-year term as Houston’s 62nd mayor. He has brought aperformance-driven approach to the job, creating more responsive,
streamlined and efficient delivery of city services while shoringup Houston’s financial future. His civic leadership has beennationally recognized through his service as a member of the
U.S. Conference of Mayors Transportation and Communications
Standing Committee, vice chair of the National Climate Action
Agenda, member of the C40 and Global Covenant of Mayors
for Climate and Energy, and an advisory board member of theAfrican American Mayors Association. Previously, he served for
27 years in the Texas House as the representative for District 139.
He is a graduate of the University of Houston, and earned a law
degree from Harvard University.

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Plenary Panel Discussion

Open For Business: Opportunities For Japanese Companies In Texas
Businesses are increasingly investing in and moving to Texas, and Japanese companies create more jobs in Texas than those from anyother country. What makes Texas attractive to Japanese businesses, investors and officials? What are the hurdles to overcome? What are
the first steps to establishing a Japanese company or headquarters in Texas? In this session, Japanese business executives will share theirexperiences entering into and interacting with the Texas market. Join us to gain real insights that can inform your business strategy fromJapan to Texas.

本会議パネルディスカッション

日本企業の新たなビジネス：テキサスにおける機会

テキサスへの企業投資および企業の移入は増えつつあり、他のいずれの国と比較しても、日本の企業はテキサスにおける最大の雇用創出者となっています。
日本の企業、投資家や政府関係者をテキサスに引き付ける魅力は何でしょうか。今後どのような障壁を乗り越えなければならないのでしょうか。
テキサスにおいて日本企業が会社や本部を設立するための最初のステップは何でしょうか。本セッションでは、
テキサス市場に参入し関わった経験について、
日本企業の幹部がお話しします。
日本からテキサスに進出するためのビジネス戦略に関する洞察を得るため、ぜひご参加ください。

TOM SCHIEFFER
Former Ambassador; CEO,
Envoy International

MITSURU CLAIRE CHINOManaging Executive Officer, ITOCHU
Corporation; President and CEO, ITOCHUInternational Inc.

トム・シーファー
元駐日特命全権大使、アンヴォイ・インターナショナル CEO		

MODERATOR
Ambassador Schieffer is the CEO of Envoy International LLC,
a consulting firm that advises clients on international business.
He served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2005 to 2009 andas Ambassador to Australia from 2001 to 2005. Prior to his
diplomatic service, he was an investor in the partnership thatbought the Texas Rangers Baseball Club in 1989. He oversaw
the building of the team’s new home, The Ballpark in Arlington,and served as President of the franchise from 1991 to 1999. He
attended the University of Texas, where he earned a B.A. ingovernment and an M.A. in international relations, and studied
law. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1979.

茅野 みつる伊藤忠商事株式会社 常務執行役員、伊藤忠
インターナショナル会社 President & CEO

Ms. Chino is Managing Executive Officer of ITOCHU Corporation(“Itochu”), and President & CEO of ITOCHU International Inc.,a subsidiary of Itochu in New York. Before that, she was GeneralCounsel of Itochu. Ms. Chino has received several recognitions,
including from the World Economic Forum (Young Global
Leader), Yale University (Yale World Fellow), Asia Society (Asia21) and the U.S. Japan Foundation (USJLP Fellow). She has also
been recognized in the in-house legal community, including as a
“Financial Times Global General Counsel 30.” She is a graduate
of Smith College (B.A. cum laude) and Cornell Law School (J.D.),
where she is an advisory board member.

DAVID SUTTON
President, Kubota Credit Corporation and Kubota
Insurance

TAKESHI EBISU
President and CEO, Goodman Global Group, Inc.
蛭子 毅
グッドマン社 取締役社長兼CEOデイビッド・サットン
クボタクレジットコーポレーション 社長
Mr. Sutton began his career with Kubota in 2007 as Vice Presidentof Kubota Credit Corporation (KCC). A finance professional with
36 years of industry experience, he was promoted to Presidentin October 2010, becoming the first American to occupy thisoffice. Under his leadership, KCC has implemented policies andsystems to return more than 90% of loan decisions to dealers inunder 15 minutes, greatly facilitating the dealer sales process.
He has also led the exponential growth of Kubota’s property
and casualty insurance agency, Kubota Tractor Acceptance
Corporation (KTAC), providing Kubota dealers not only withadded profit opportunities, but additional product offerings tobetter serve their customers.

Mr. Ebisu has been President and Chief Executive Officer ofGoodman Global Group, Inc., a member of the Daikin Group,
since 2014. He is also an associate officer of Daikin Industries,
Ltd. Since joining Daikin in 1988, he has served in several
operational and corporate planning leadership roles. From2005 to 2014, he led the formation of worldwide medium-term
strategic management plans for the Daikin Group. He was also
instrumental in the acquisitions of Goodman Manufacturing in2012 and OYL Industries, which included McQuay (currently
Daikin Applied), in 2007. A native of Hyogo, Japan, he graduatedfrom Kyoto University and earned undergraduate and master’s
degrees in nuclear engineering. He is married and has twochildren.
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A BIG PART OF TEXAS.
We are proud to be part of the 2018 Japan-Texas Economic
Summit and support its efforts to bring to Texas a direct
economic investment.

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WITH OVER 7,000
TOYOTA TEAM MEMBERS
LIVING IN TEXAS,
TOYOTAIS PROUD TO SPONSOR
THE U.S.-JAPAN COUNCIL'S
JAPAN-TEXAS ECONOMIC SUMMITIN HOUSTON, TX

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Breakout Panel Discussion

Security & Defense: National Security
in the United States and JapanFor more than half a century, security and defense have been central to the U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship. National security ties between
the two countries continue to deepen in today’s global environment. Increasingly, new threats are arising in areas such as cybersecurity,and traditional security links are supplemented with the involvement of local governments and the private sector. This panel discussion
will examine the security-related issues that both countries face, and explore the role of Texas, including Texas industries that support thebilateral security alliance and public-private partnerships that contribute to the mutual defense of our two nations.

分科会パネルディスカッション

安全保障と防衛：米国と日本における国家安全保障

半世紀以上にわたり、安全保障と防衛は、
日米関係の中心となってきました。国家的安全保障をめぐる二国間の関係は、今日のグローバルな環境において深まり続けています。
サイバーセキュリティなどの分野では新たな脅威が増大し、地方自治体や民間部門による関与がこれまでの安全保障関係を強化しています。本パネルディスカッションでは、日米両国が直面する安全保障関連の課題について議論します。
また、二国間の安全保障同盟をサポートする業界や日米両国の相互防衛に貢献する官民パートナーシップも含め、テキサスが果たす役割について探求します。

DAVID M. BOONE
President, Government Strategic Business Unit,
APTIM

JOEL MALONE
Senior Manager for Japan, F-35 Business
Development, Lockheed Martin Corporation

デービッド・みきお・ブーン
APTIM 社長

ジョエル・マローン
ロッキード・マーティン・コーポレーション F-35事業開発部 日本担当シニア・マネージャー

MODERATOR
Mr. Boone is President of the Government Strategic Business Unit
for APTIM, an engineering company that provides environmental
remediation and construction services. He retired as a Navy Civil
Engineer Corps Rear Admiral in 2013. He managed facilities andinfrastructure throughout his career at bases and expeditionary
locations in the United States and throughout the world. Raisedin Yokohama, Japan, he attended high school in Oregon. He
graduated with honors from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in Civil
Engineering, with master’s degrees in Coastal Engineering andConstruction Management from the University of California,
Berkeley. He is a registered professional engineer in the statesof Virginia and Florida. He also received the Nippon ZenkokaiAward from the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan.

Mr. Malone leads market development and strategy supporting
F-35 sales and future capability improvements for Japan.
Previously, he served as senior manager for U.S. Air Force F-35
customer engagement and business development from 2009 to
2013. He served more than 26 years in the U.S. Air Force, where
he started as a civil engineer but quickly earned his pilot “Silver
Wings.” At the time of his retirement from the Air Force in2008, he was 35th Vice Wing Commander at Misawa Air Base,Japan. He holds a B.S. in building construction from Texas A&M
University, an M.S. in political science from Auburn University,and an M.S. in national resource strategy from National Defense
University at Ft. McNair.

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Breakout Panel Discussion

Energy & Environment Outlook: Japan and Texas
In the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan—the world’s biggest LNG importer—is now dependent on natural gas. At
the same time, the United States has become the world’s biggest natural gas producer, with Texas and Houston (the energy capital of
the world) leading the way. With the use and development of renewable energy technologies continuing to expand across Texas andJapan, economic opportunities thrive between the two locales. Join us to gain insight from industry movers and shakers regarding thesebusiness dynamics and the symbiotic opportunities between Japan and Texas in relation to energy and the environment.

分科会パネルディスカッション

エネルギーと環境をめぐる展望：日本とテキサス
世界最大のLNG輸入国である日本は、東日本大震災以来、ますます天然ガスに依存しています。
同時に、
テキサス
（特にエネルギー産業が世界的に有名なヒューストン）
を中心に、米国は世界最大の天然ガス生産国となりました。再生可能エネルギー技術の使用と開発がテキサスと日本で拡大し続ける中、両地の間の経済的機会は増大するばかりです。本セッションでは、エネルギーと環境を専門とするリーダーが、
こういった業界の動きや日本とテキサス間の協力の機会について語ります。
VARUN RAI, PH.D.
Associate Dean for Research & Associate Professor,
LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University ofTexas at Austin

WILLIAM CANNON
Senior Vice President and General Manager,
Infrastructure Group, Sumitomo Corporationof Americas

ヴァルーン・ライ
テキサス大学オースティン校 LBJ公共政策大学
院 研究担当副学部長兼准教授

ウィリアム・キャノン
米州住友商事会社 米州インフラグループ
グループ長兼シニアヴァイスプレジデント		

MODERATOR
Dr. Rai is Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor
in the LBJ School of Public Affairs and in the Department of
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin,
where he directs the Energy Systems Transformation ResearchGroup. Through his interdisciplinary research, delving with issues
at the interface of energy systems, complex systems, decision
science and public policy, he is developing effective policy
approaches to help accelerate the global deployment of sustainableenergy technologies. He has presented at several important
forums, and his research group’s work has been discussed inprominent newspapers and other venues. He received his Ph.D.
and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University
and a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from theIndian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur.

Mr. Cannon is Senior Vice President and General Manager of
the Infrastructure Group for Sumitomo Corporation of Americas(SCOA). He has over 20 years of experience in the development,
acquisition, sale and financing of thermal generating assets,
renewable energy assets, nuclear assets, regulated utilities, waterprojects, ports and other infrastructure assets. He is primarily
responsible for overseeing business development and asset
management within his group, which finds projects to develop,
acquire, finance and ultimately own and operate in wind, solar andother renewable assets throughout the Americas. Prior to joining
SCOA, he was with Rothschild, the international M&A advisoryboutique, in the Power, Utilities and Infrastructure Group. He
started his career at Fieldstone, advising clients on project financeand the acquisitions and divestitures of power projects.

TOSHIRO KUDAMA
Senior Executive Vice President, JERA Co., Inc.;
Chief Executive Officer, JERA Americas Inc.

LYNNE D. TASCHNER
Energy Advisor, Corporate Strategic Planning,
Exxon Mobil Corporation

久玉 敏郎
株式会社JERA 執行役員 発電事業開発本部
発電・エネルギーインフラ部長

リン・D・タッシュナー
エクソンモービル社 企業戦略プランニング部
エネルギー・アドバイザー

Mr. Kudama has been the Senior Executive Vice President of JERA
Co., Inc. since 2016. He concurrently has been serving as the CEOof JERA Americas Inc., based in Houston, since earlier this year. He
joined the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in 1982, where
he assumed a number of roles in thermal power plant development
projects throughout Japan and in other countries, such as Team
Energy in the Philippines and Facility D in Qatar. During thisperiod, he also worked at OECD, IEA as an administrator for three
years. He is currently spearheading the Freeport LNG Project in
Texas and several independent power producer (IPP) Projects
in the United States, Canada and Mexico, including the recently
announced LINDEN project in New Jersey. He holds a B.M.E. and
M.S.M.E. from the Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Ms. Taschner is an Energy Advisor in ExxonMobil’s Corporate
Strategic Planning Department. In this capacity, she is responsible
for assessing economic and energy trends, as well as related
market and public policy issues. She is a principal contributor
to ExxonMobil’s long-term global energy outlook. She has
worked for ExxonMobil for 25 years in a variety of economic
and commercial advisory roles. She holds a B.S. in Business
Administration & Economics from The King’s College (New
York) and an MBA from Lehigh University (Pennsylvania). She
has lived in the United States, Europe and Asia, and currently
resides in Texas.
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for Business
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Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
840 Gessner, Suite 900, Houston, TX 77024
Tel: 713.653.8400, Fax: 713.658.9246
www.sumitomocorp.com
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Plenary Panel Discussion

Healthcare & Medical: Medical Innovation
Hubs Solving U.S.-Japan Health Issues
Japan and the United States are key world players in the healthcare ecosystem, providing numerous scientific discoveries and innovation.
Faced with common medical and health issues, they use multisector, cross-disciplinary partnerships to forge new products and services.
During this interactive forum, a diverse panel of medical and health professionals and leaders will offer their perspectives of how JapanTexas collaboration between various institutions is driving their industries and transforming lives.

分科会パネルディスカッション

ヘルスケアと医療：日米のヘルスケアの課題に取り組む医療革新ハブ

日本と米国は、多数の科学的発見とイノベーションを提供し、世界のヘルスケア業界を主導しています。共通の医療およびヘルス関連の問題に直面する両国は、新たな製品やサービスを創出するため、複数の部門や学問分野と協力するパートナーシップを追求しています。本インタラクティブ・
フォーラムでは、多様な医療・ヘルス関連の専門家やリーダーが、日本とテキサスのさまざまな機関による協力がいかに各業界に変化をもたらし、人々の生活を改善しているかについて話します。
STEVEN J. FRANK, M.D.
Professor, Radiation Oncology, Deputy Division
Head and Medical Director of Proton Therapy
Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson
Cancer Center

EIJI KOBAYASHI
Partner, Corporate Department, Paul Hastings
LLP (Tokyo)
小林 英二
ポールヘイスティングス法律事務所（東京）外国法共同事業 外国法事務弁護士

スティーブン・J・フランク		
テキサス大学MDアンダーソンがんセンター 放射線腫瘍学科 教授・副学科長 兼 陽子線治療センター 院長

MODERATOR
Mr. Kobayashi is a partner in the Corporate Department of Paul
Hastings LLP and is based in the firm’s Tokyo office. He has morethan 20 years of experience in representing leading Japaneseindustrials and conglomerates, including technology, automobile,
real estate and life sciences companies on cross-border M&A andcorporate matters. Being fully bilingual in Japanese and English,
he also has extensive experience representing companies andindividuals in civil, administrative and white-collar criminal
matters, especially in the manufacturing, technology, life sciences,aviation and financial institutions sectors. He is a Houston native,
growing up in the Memorial area, and also started practicing as
an M&A lawyer in Houston before transferring to Tokyo. He hasboth a B.B.A. and J.D. from The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Frank is an endowed tenured professor of Radiation Oncology,
Deputy Division Head and Medical Director of MD Anderson’sProton Therapy Center, leader of the Proton Therapy Program forhead and neck cancer and also serves as Director of Advanced
Technologies in Radiation Oncology. He is amongst the first, if not
the first, to use Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) to treat
head and neck tumors. He is the Principal Investigator of an NIH/
NCI-sponsored Phase II/III randomized trial in oropharyngeal
cancer that compares outcomes after chemoradiation given by
IMRT vs IMPT. His company, C4 Imaging, has funding from theNIH, the Prostate Cancer Foundation, the Texas Ignition Fund,
Hitachi and MD Anderson. He has served as past President andChairman of the Board of the American Brachytherapy Society andchaired the American Board of Radiology’s Oral Examinations
Program for head and neck cancer.

ERIK HALVORSEN
Director, Texas Medical Center (TMC)
Innovation Institute

BILL TRACEWELL
CEO, The Delta Companies

エリック・ハルヴォーセン
テキサス医療センター イノベーション・インスティ
テュート 所長
Dr. Halvorsen is the Director of the TMC Innovation Institute,
where he keeps visionary new ideas moving through the TMCx
accelerator, TMCx+ incubator and TMC Biodesign Fellowship
Program, while playing an instrumental role in JLABS @TMC,
the AT&T Foundry for Connected Health@TMC, the TMC
advisor/mentor network and the emerging innovation funding
infrastructure. Previously, he served as the Senior Executive
Director of Technology Transfer & Industry Collaborations at
Tufts University, the Executive Director of the Technology &Innovation Development Office (TIDO) for Boston Children’s
Hospital, and the Managing Partner of Children’s First Technology
Development Fund for pediatric-focused advancements. He holds
a B.A. from the University of Virginia (1994), an M.S. in humananatomy from the Medical College of Virginia (1995) and a Ph.D.
in Neuropharmacology from University of Virginia (2000).

ビル・トレースウェル
ザ・デルタ社 CEO

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As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tracewell is responsible forthe overall vision and strategy of The Delta Companies. He
coordinates strategic initiatives toward sales, marketing, andrecruitment growth, while fostering an environment of support
and training for their internal employees. After completing a
Bachelor’s Degree from Texas A&M University, he worked in
the automotive oil industry. He left that industry in April 2001
to join The Delta Companies, where he was the first employee togenerate $1 million in gross margin. He has fulfilled several roles,
including as physician recruiter, Executive Vice President andChief Operating Officer. He also started the first business unit
within the Allied Healthcare Market, Delta Healthcare Providers,and grew that unit into a multimillion dollar department.

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Education & Workforce Development: Texas-Japan
Partnerships Preparing The Workforce Of The FutureWith the rising number of Japanese companies establishing offices in Texas, jobs that require specific skills are increasingly in need. Digitalskills, technical fluency, flexibility and continuous learning are but a few that have become high in demand. In this session, a panel ofexperts will discuss how the government and private sector are collaborating to educate and equip people with the skills and experienceneeded for the jobs of tomorrow, how to keep the workforce current, and what is needed to prepare for other major changes on the horizon.

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教育と労働力開発：未来の人材育成に向けたテキサスと日本のパートナーシップ

テキサスに事務所を開設する日本企業が増える中、
デジタル・スキル、
テクニカル・ノウハウ、柔軟性、継続的に学習する能力など、特定なスキルを必要とする職の需要も高まっています。本セッションでは、専門家のパネリストが、どのように政府と民間部門が協力して人々を教育し、未来の仕事に必要なスキルや経験を習得させているか、どのように最新のスキルを持った人材を育成できるのか、今後の変化に対応するためにはどのような準備が必要かについて議論します。
RON HARMAN
Principal and Future of Work Leader,
Deloitte Consulting LLPBARRETT S. CALDWELL, PH.D.
Professor, Purdue University; Jefferson Science
Fellow, U.S. Department of State

ロン・ハーマンデロイト・コンサルティング プリンシパル兼「フューチャー・オブ・ワーク」
リーダー

バレット・S・コールドウェル
パデュー大学 教授、米国国務省 ジェファーソン・
サイエンス・フェロー

MODERATOR
Mr. Harman is one of the leaders for the Future of Work initiativeat Deloitte US. He is an active speaker at conferences and withclient leadership teams, specializing in market disruptions andhow the nature of work is changing rapidly. He is a leader in
Deloitte’s HR Transformation offering. He has over 30 years
of industry and consulting experience, assisting global humanresource organizations improve their customer service delivery
and drive operational efficiencies. He also leads the humancapital capability for Deloitte Consulting’s Energy and Resources
practice in the United States. Mr. Harman is based in Houston.

Dr. Caldwell (Ph.D. in 1990, Social Psychology, Univ. of California,
Davis) is Professor of Industrial Engineering (and Aeronautics &Astronautics, by courtesy) at Purdue University. His B.S. degrees
in Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Humanities are from
MIT (1985). His Group Performance Environments Research(GROUPER) Laboratory team studies how people get, shareand use information well in settings that include aviation, event
response, healthcare and spaceflight. He is a Fellow and Past
Secretary-Treasurer of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society(HFES). He was a 2016-17 Jefferson Science Fellow at the U.S.
Department of State assigned to the Office of Japanese Affairs.
MOTOKO UCHITOMI (MIZUNO)Manager, Aviation Industrial Collaboration
and Coordination Division, Management andIntegration Department, Aeronautical Technology
Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA)ROMANITA MATTA-BARRERA
Executive Director, San Antonio Economic
Development Foundation (SAEDF)
ロマニタ・マッタ＝バレーラ
サンアントニオ経済開発財団
エグゼクティブ・ディレクター
		
		
		

Ms. Matta-Barrera joined SAEDF in August 2016. As the
Executive Director of SA Works, she leads efforts to aligneducation, workforce and economic development with the talentneeds of San Antonio’s current and future employers. Previously,
she served as the President and CEO of Fluent Strategy Groupfor eight years, working on strategic initiatives, federal funding,public policy and multicultural marketing and advocacy. She
also shaped education policy as the Deputy Director of theWhite House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic
Americans, and as the Director of Hispanic Outreach andCommunications at the U.S. Department of Education. She isa graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, with a double
major in Government and Latin American Studies.

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内冨
（水野）
素子
国立研究開発法人 宇宙航空研究開発機構(JAXA)
航空技術部門 事業推進部参事
航空産業協力課長

Ms. Uchitomi (Mizuno) is engaged in JAXA’s collaboration withJapan’s aviation industry, including human resource development.
As a government-certified SME consultant, she has also long been
active in space ventures incubation. With a B.A. in law from the
University of Tokyo and an LL.M. in international law from Leiden
University, she has many years of experience in practicing spacelaw, including negotiations for inter-governmental agreements on
the International Space Station. In addition to her official duties
at JAXA, she has been engaged in space law, policy research andeducation at the University of Tokyo since 2010. She is a founderof “Sorajo,” a voluntary group within the Japan Rocket Society
promoting diversity in the Japanese aerospace industry bysupporting female professionals and students. providing Kubota
dealers not only with added profit opportunities, but additional
product offerings to better serve their customers.

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Special Plenary Feature

Insight Talks
During this plenary-level special feature, business professionals from a diverse range of sectors and industries will give short, insightful
and inspiring presentations about exciting developments in Texas and opportunities to strengthen the bonds between the United States andJapan in their respective fields. They will touch upon themes such as the vision behind their products and services, what has driven themto success, and the positive impact on society. Come hear how they are using creativity and ingenuity to successfully innovate and build
bridges between our two countries!

本会議特別プログラム

日本とテキサスをめぐる洞察

本会議におけるこの特別プログラムでは、多様な部門や業界の専門家が、それぞれの分野におけるテキサスの最新情報や日米関係を強化する機会について語ります。洞察とインスピレーション溢れるこれらのプレゼンテーションは、各々の製品やサービスの背景にあるビジョン、成功の秘訣、社会貢献などについて触れます。
こういったテキサスのリーダーがいかに創造力と独創性を駆使し、革新的な方法で日米両国の橋渡しを行っているのかを聞くため、ぜひご参加ください。
DAVID F. BONNER
Vice President of Operations, Stematix, Inc.

SUSAN KWOK ANNOURA
Owner/ Real Estate Broker,
Annoura Realty Group LLC

デービッド・F・ボナー
ステマティックス社 事業担当副社長

案浦 スーザン
アンノウラ不動産グループ 代表取締役

Mr. Bonner is Vice President of Operations for Stematix, Inc.
and specializes in marketing and commercialization of newtechnologies in regenerative medicine. He joined Stematix in2009 and served as Director of Operations for Stematix’s clinicaloperation in Buenos Aires, Argentina until 2013, where he was
responsible for establishing adult stem cell processing facilities
and forming doctor/patient networks to support treatment
operations in licensed territories. Prior to joining Stematix, heserved in the U.S. Air Force as a Captain in U.S. Space Command.
He received his Bachelor of Arts from Texas Christian University
and his MBA from the University of Wyoming.

Ms. Annoura is a native of Houston, Texas. She lived in Japanfor fourteen years, working as a radio personality, a guest
lecturer at multiple universities, and an English instructor forvarious Japanese institutions and multinational companies.
After returning to the United States in 2007, she obtained her
broker’s license and opened Annoura Realty Group LLC, a fullservice real estate company specializing in international client
representation. Today, her company supports more than 25 major
Japanese companies in Houston, helping their expats relocateand settle down in the Houston area. She serves at the Houston
Association of Realtors as the International Advisory Group’s
2018 Chairperson and as an advisor to the Houston chapter ofthe Asian Real Estate Association of America.

LISA M. KITAGAWA, ESQ.
(California, Texas, Georgia and New York)KITAGAWA & EBERT, P.C.

TIM B. KEITH
President, Texas Central
ティム・B・キース
テキサス・セントラル 社長

北川 リサ 美智子 弁護士(California, Texas, Georgia and New York)北川&イベート法律事務所

Mr. Keith serves as President of Texas Central, a private, Texasbased company that is developing a high-speed passenger train
that will connect Houston and Dallas. He is a seasoned executive
and investor with nearly 25 years of financial and operational
experience in large real estate and infrastructure projects. His priorexperience includes serving as co-founder and chief investment
officer of HKS Capital Advisors; the Global Chief Executive
Officer of RREEF/Deutsche Bank Infrastructure Investments;
various senior executive positions during his 10-year career with
RREEF/Deutsche Bank, including serving on the firm’s Global
Executive Committee; a partner of RREEF America LLC prior to
its acquisition by Deutsche Bank; chief executive officer of Cabot
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Ms. Kitagawa is a Japanese American bilingual business lawyer at
KITAGAWA & EBERT, which has offices in Irvine, California andPlano, Texas (by appt.). She represents many prominent Japanesecompanies throughout the United States and is licensed to practicelaw in the states of Texas, California, Georgia and New York. She
was educated in both the United States and Japan, and has received
many academic scholarships. She is the third of only four American
lawyers to have graduated from Kyoto University in Japan (shealso attended Tokyo University). She has 36 years of experience
in representing Japanese clients in litigation (arbitrations andtrials), employment, contracts, corporate, finance, real estate, andM&A. She is the outside general counsel to Japanese companies inthe energy, automotive, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, technology,
manufacturing, entertainment, logistics, distribution, retail andfood production industries. She is respected for her experienceand risk management strategies.

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Insight Talks
WILLIAM L. (BILL) STRANG
President of Operations and eCommerce,
TOTO USAウィリアム・ストラング
TOTO USA プレジデント（事業・
eコマース担当）
Mr. Strang is responsible for all operations of TOTO in North
America, including technical support, logistics, environmental
sustainability and management of two major manufacturing
plants and warehousing facilities. Under his leadership, TOTO
has received awards for manufacturing implementation, green
energy, water efficiency, water conservation and more. TOTO
USA was recently honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency with its Excellence in Green Power Use Award. In hisrole as President of eCommerce, Mr. Strang collaborates withstakeholders and eTailors to identify and implement strategies thatmake it easier for consumers and building professionals to workwith TOTO. In this position, Mr. Strang has built a continuous
improvement culture to enhance operational excellence within
eCommerce and deliver business value solutions to all TOTO
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Texas-Japan Technology Innovation:
Crossing Borders to Create the Future
Innovation and effective adoption of new technologies are key competitive factors for developing our regional economy and competing in
the global marketplace. In this session, the panelists explore business and technology collaboration between Japan and Texas, with an indepth look at how ambitious international collaborations come about, and what they seek to accomplish. They will also discuss key insights
into how international collaborations are effectively created and managed.

本会議パネルディスカッション

テキサスと日本の技術革新：国境を越えて未来を築く

地域経済の開発、そしてグローバル市場の競争における勝利には、イノベーションと新しい技術の効果的な採用が鍵となります。本セッションでは、
ビジネスと技術の分野における日本とテキサスの協力を探求し、大規模な国際協力がどのように創出されるのか、
それらが何を達成しようとしているのかについて分析します。
また、どのように国際協力を効果的に創出し管理するのかについても考察します。
KEVIN READY
General Manager, CoStar Group

H. PETER HOFSTEE, PH.D.
Senior Researcher, IBM Austin
Research Laboratory

ケビン・レディーコースターグループ ジェネラル・マネージャー

H・ピーター・ホフスティ
IBMオースティン研究所 シニア・リサーチャー

MODERATOR
Mr. Ready is a serial entrepreneur and business author who has
written about innovation, entrepreneurship and Japanese startups
for publishers including Forbes and The Wall Street Journal. He iscurrently General Manager at CoStar Group, a NASDAQ-traded
real estate data company where he builds products and leads a
corporate R&D team. He conducted graduate research on the
management dynamics of international projects at the Universityof Texas at Austin, and was a member of the Sony PlayStation 3
Cell Processor engineering team. He is actively involved in thedevelopment of “innovation ecosystems” both in the UnitedStates and in Japan. He currently resides in Austin, Texas.

Dr. Hofstee is a Dutch physicist and computer scientist who is adistinguished research staff member at the IBM Austin ResearchLaboratory, USA, and a part-time professor in Big Data Systems
at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. He is best
known for his contributions to heterogeneous computing as thechief architect of the Synergistic Processor Elements in the Cell
Broadband Engine processor (used in Sony PlayStation 3) and thefirst supercomputer to reach sustained Petaflop operation. He isan IBM Master Inventor with more than 100 issued patents anda member of the IBM Academy of Technology. He has a master’s
degree in theoretical physics from the University of Groningen
and a Ph.D. in computer science from the California Institute ofTechnology.

DAN STANZIONE, PH.D.
Executive Director, Texas Advanced
Computing Center (TACC), The Universityof Texas at Austin

SHINSUKE “SHIN” TAKAHASHI
Chairman of the Board and Head of Government
Relations, NEC Corporation of America
高橋 信介
NECコーポレーション・オブ・アメリカ 取締役会
長 ・ワシントン事務所代表

ダン・スタンジオーン
テキサス大学オースティン校 テキサス先進コンピューティング・センター 所長
Dr. Stanzione is the Executive Director of the Texas Advanced
Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin.
He is the principal investigator (PI) for a National Science
Foundation (NSF) grant to deploy and support Stampede2, alarge-scale supercomputer, which will have over twice the system
performance of TACC’s original Stampede system. He is also
the PI of TACC’s Wrangler system, a supercomputer for datafocused applications. He was co-director of CyVerse, a large-scale
NSF life sciences cyberinfrastructure. He was also a co-principal
investigator for TACC’s Ranger and Lonestar supercomputers—
large-scale NSF systems previously deployed at UT Austin. Dr.
Stanzione received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringand his master’s degree and doctorate in computer engineeringfrom Clemson University.

Mr. Takahashi is Chairman of the Board and Head of Government
Relations for NEC Corporation of America, a provider ofbiometrics and communications technology and integrator of
IT solutions. In his role in government relations, he is focusedon further strengthening NEC’s relationships with the U.S.
government and other international organizations based in the
Washington, DC area. He previously served as President andChief Executive Officer for NEC Corporation of America and was
responsible for the business strategy, operations and leadershipof the company. He is a seasoned executive with more than 20
years of experience with NEC Corporation and NEC America,
including in sales, marketing, business development andmanagement.
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Special Plenary Feature

Regional Economic Development Presentations
During this plenary-level special feature, we will hear from mayors, city councilmembers and other speakers representing chambersof commerce, economic development corporations and other organizations from select cities and regions across Texas and Japan. Eachof them will share the economic development opportunities in their cities and regions, and those who are hosting Regional Hospitality
Rooms will preview what they will showcase in those rooms later that evening. Learn about what each of these cities and regions has tooffer, and network with them after the program to continue the conversation and explore partnership opportunities!

本会議特別プログラム

地域経済開発についてのプレゼンテーション

本会議におけるこの特別プログラムでは、
テキサスと日本各地の市長、市議会議員、その他商工会議所や経済開発組織などを代表する方々がお話します。
これらの講演者は、それぞれの市や地域における経済発展の機会について話し、地域ホスピタリティー・ルームを主催する方々は、そこで後ほど展示する内容について紹介します。
それぞれの市や地域について学び、プログラム終了後も会話を継続しパートナーシップやネットワークを築く
ため、ぜひご参加ください。
JAMES E. ‘JIM’ DARLING
Mayor of McAllen, TX

SHUNICHI KAMIYA
Deputy Mayor of Chiba City,
Chiba Prefecture, Japan

ジェームス・ダーリング
テキサス州マッカレン市 市長

神谷 俊一
千葉市 副市長

Mayor Darling was elected mayor of McAllen in 2013 and iscurrently serving his second term in office. He has a distinguishedrecord of public service – current and past leadership roles
include president, chairman, vice chairman, and board memberof several committees, boards, planning groups and others,
including currently as a Board Member of the McAllen Economic
Development Corporation. He is also an attorney specializing
in local government law with 28 years of experience as a city
attorney for the City of McAllen and other government entities.
He also previously served in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy
Reserve. He received a BA from Baylor University and a JD from
Baylor Law School.

Deputy Mayor Kamiya was born in 1973 in Aichi Prefecture.
In 1996, he graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Tokyo
University and entered the Ministry of Home Affairs (nowthe Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications). After
successive jobs as Vice Director-General at the Management
Support Headquarters of Saga Prefecture; Deputy Mayorof Saga City; and Director of the Regional Policy Division,
Location Administration Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs
and Communications; he worked as the Director-General of the
Economy and Agriculture Bureau of Chiba City before assuming
his current post in April 2015.

HARRY LAROSILIEREMayor of Plano, TX

DEE MARGO
Mayor of El Paso, TX

ハリー・ラロシリエール
テキサス州プレイノ市 市長

ディー・マーゴ
テキサス州エルパソ市 市長

Mayor LaRosiliere is currently serving his second term as
Mayor of Plano. The emphasis of his administration has been
to create a vibrant business community that allows the city staff
to consistently deliver high-quality services. During his tenure,
Plano has emerged as a nexus of economic development activity
in North Texas, with some notable major corporate relocations.
He is also very passionate about inspiring youth throughcommunity activities he helped initiate. He serves as Chair on
the prominent Transportation and Communications Committee
for the United States Conference of Mayors. He is a wealthmanager with a global financial firm. Of all his accomplishments,
he is most proud of his family that consists of his wife and two
daughters.

Mayor Margo moved to El Paso in 1977 from Nashville, where heattended Vanderbilt University, to join his father-in-law at John
D. Williams Company (JDW). He later served as Civilian Aideto the Secretary of the Army, participated in the founding of theRegional Economic Development Corporation (REDCO, now the
Borderplex Alliance), and became the Chairman of the Greater El
Paso Chamber of Commerce. He was elected to the Texas Houseof Representatives in 2010, was appointed President of the El
Paso Independent School District (EPISD) Board of Managers in
2013, and most recently was appointed by Governor Abbott toserve on the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Oversight Committee. In June 2017, he was elected as the 51st
Mayor of El Paso.
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J.C. Penney, Dr Pepper Snapple Group,
FedEx Office, Rent-A-Center,.
Frito-Lay and
The world’s best companies are making Plano their home.
Our population is diverse. Our workforce is highly educated.
Taxes are low and cost of living is one of the best in thenation. And our quality of life is known nationally as
one of the best places for families to live and work.
For information and accolades, visit Planotexas.org.

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Special Plenary Feature

Regional Economic Development Presentations
RON NIRENBERG
Mayor of San Antonio, TX

KIICHIRO SATO
Mayor of Oita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan

ロン・ニレンバーグ
テキサス州サンアントニオ市 市長

佐藤 樹一郎大分市 市長Mayor Nirenberg was elected mayor of San Antonio on June 10,2017. He has been committed to public service most of his life.
He was first elected to the San Antonio City Council in 2013. The
former District 8 councilman helped guide one of the fastestgrowing areas in the state and pursued policies that celebrated
the city’s diversity. He is committed to nurturing San Antonio’s
diverse economy, promoting its leadership on an international
stage and pursuing strategies that foster resilience and equity
in all sectors of the city. A graduate of Trinity University (B.A.)
and the University of Pennsylvania (M.A.), he and his wife Erika
Prosper, a respected business and community leader, are proud
parents of their son, Jonah.

Mayor Sato was born in Oita City, Japan in 1957. He entered theMinistry of International Trade and Industry (present-day METI)
in 1980 after graduating from the University of Tokyo with abachelor’s degree in economics. His later assignments include
Consul at the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco from1995; Director-General of the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade,and Industry from 2006; Vice President of the Research Instituteof Economy, Trade, and Industry IAA from 2007; DirectorGeneral of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency from 2009;
and Chief Director of the Japan External Trade Organization in
New York from 2010. After entering JSR Corporation in 2012,he was successful in his bid for mayor and was inaugurated as
Mayor of Oita City in April 2015.

BONNIE STEPHENSON
Mayor of Rose City, TX

MARINA BHARGAVA
President and CEO,Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce

ボニー・スティーブンソン
テキサス州ローズシティ市 市長

マリーナ・バーガヴァ
オースティン市アジア系商工会議所 会頭

Mayor Stephenson became Mayor of Rose City in 2014 andhas been re-elected two terms. In Rose City, all the homes but
one sustained critical damage during the catastrophic flooding
brought by Hurricane Harvey. Appearing on NBC’s Megyn Kelly
TODAY show, Mayor Stephenson asked for help and told her
story of all the destruction left in the aftermath of the hurricane.
She is the mother of three sons, grandmother of nine, great
grandmother of one, and has been married to Karl Stephensonfor 43 years. Born in Winnsboro, LA, she moved to Texas with herfamily, and graduated from Vidor High School in 1963. She was
employed at Norvell Wilder in accounts payable until retirement,
and then ventured off selling real estate for many years.

Ms. Bhargava is the President and CEO of the Greater Austin
Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC). She oversees the overallmanagement of the Chamber, with specific responsibilities over
the Chamber’s grants, program and partnership development,
events and execution of the Chamber’s goals and objectives.
Her career has been in a variety of industries, ranging from
benefits consulting at Hewitt Associates to family-owned
plastics manufacturing. Prior to joining the Chamber, she was theLanguage Access and Outreach Coordinator for the Asian Family
Support Services of Austin, a domestic violence agency. There,
she created trainings for and built relationships with various
Asian communities in Austin, and recruited and managed 20
contract interpreter advocates. She earned her B.A. and M.A. ineconomics from Northwestern University.

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Regional Economic Development Presentations
BEVERLY L. HATCHER
President, Golden Triangle Minority BusinessCouncil (GTMBC), Inc.

ANDREW F. ICKEN
Chief Development Officer, Mayor’s Office of
Economic Development, City of Houston, TX

べバリー・L・ハッチャー
ゴールデン・トライアングル・マイノリティ・ビジネ
ス・カウンシル 会長

アンドリュー・F・イッケン
テキサス州 ヒューストン市 市長室経済開発部
チーフ・ディベロップメント・オフィサー

Ms. Hatcher became President of the Golden Triangle Minority
Business Council (GTMBC) in 1990. Through her leadership, theCouncil has served the Gulf Coast region for 29 years, fostering
its mission to promote, educate, and develop minority, womenand all small business enterprises. She is a career diplomat witha solid background in the fields of economic development,
business administration and business certification. She is amember of the Jr. League; a Leadership Beaumont & Texas &America Graduate; a Rotarian; Officer, 100 Club of Southeast
Texas; and Member, National Association of Parliamentarians.
She attended Wichita (KS) State University. She has been married
to her husband Stanley for 52 years; has two sons, a grandson,and great granddaughter; and belongs to Windsor Village UMC.

Mr. Icken currently serves as Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Chief
Development Officer. He has oversight of the Houston Airport
System, Convention & Entertainment Facilities, Planning
Department, Office of Business Opportunities, Housing andCommunity Development Department, Emergency Medical
Services, Economic Development, International Affairs andHomeless Initiatives. Prior to his appointment to Chief
Development Officer, he served as Deputy Director of Public
Works & Engineering, worked for six years as Executive Vice
President of the Texas Medical Center, and served 30 years with
ExxonMobil.

KENICHI MISHIMA
Director of Tourism and Exchange Department,
Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, JapanDIANE PROBST
President/CEO,
Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce

三島 健一
熊本市 観光交流部長

ダイアン・プローブスト
ロックポート＝フルトン商工会議所 会頭
Ms. Probst, IOM, CCE, has been the President/CEO of the 5-star
rated Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce since 1990. She is apast chairman of the Texas Chamber of Commerce Executives anda 2012 recipient of its highest award, the Marvin Hurley Award.
She has published a book, Chamberology—an all-in-one guidefor maximizing the potential of a Chamber professional to build
and maintain a 5-star organization. She holds a BBA in Marketingfrom Texas A&M University - College Station, and is a graduateof the U.S. Chamber’s Institute of Organization Management(IOM) and a certified Chamber Executive (CCE) of the American
Chamber of Commerce Executives. She and her husband Mike
have two grown daughters, Alyssa (Doug) and Ashlee (Cody),
and three grandchildren, Ben, Connor and Campbell.

Mr. Mishima was born in 1964 in Kumamoto City. He entered
City Hall in 1988 after graduating from the University of Osaka.
He first worked in the Tax Payment Section and then the Finance
Section. After being transferred to the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade, andIndustry), he was dispatched to San Antonio City Hall, and thenreturned to Kumamoto City to work for the Planning Section. He
also worked in the Administrative Management Section, Waste
Management Planning Section, and the Board of Education, andserved in positions that include National Pension Service Section
Chief, and Health and Welfare Planning Section Chief. He became
Director of the Tourism and Exchange Department in 2016.

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Regional Economic Development Presentations
JIM RICH
Executive Director, Southeast Texas Economic
Development Foundation – REDIJENNIFER STAUBACH GATESCouncil Member, City of Dallas, TX
ジェニファー・スターバック・ゲーツ
テキサス州ダラス市 市議会議員

ジム・リッチテキサス南東部経済開発基金（地域経済開発イ
ニシアチブ）会長
Mr. Rich has spent the past 19 years providing leadershipand expertise to a wide range of economic development andcommunity development activities in Southeast Texas. He serves
as the Executive Director for the Southeast Texas Economic
Development Foundation with a mission to promote theregion. Previous roles include the CEO/President of the Greater
Beaumont Chamber of Commerce and a federal law enforcementcareer with the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a former
Commissioner for the Sabine Neches Navigation and Waterway
District. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and History from the
University of Pittsburgh, an M.A. in Sociology from Kent State
University, and a Master’s in Public Administration from the
University of Southern California.

Council Member Staubach Gates is currently serving her third
term as Dallas City Council Member representing District
13. In this role, she serves as the Chair of the Government
Performance and Financial Management Committee, and sits on
the Public Safety and Quality of Life Committees. She serves as
the Chair of the Domestic Violence Taskforce, holding regularmeetings that help bridge communication between the Dallas
Police Department, the District Attorney’s office, judges andcommunity partners. She is also the Co-Chair of the Visit Dallas
Board of Directors. A lifelong Dallasite, she attended Ursuline
Academy, then went on to get her Bachelor of Science in Nursing
from Incarnate Word College in San Antonio. She is still licensed
as a Registered Nurse.

NANCY C. WINDHAM
President & CEO,
Texas Forest Country Partnership
ナンシー・C・ウィンダム
テキサス・フォーレスト・カントリー・パートナーシップ 会長兼CEO
Ms. Windham is President & CEO of the Texas Forest Country
Partnership, a 12-county economic development organization
whose mission is to enrich the economy and well-being ofrural East Texas through marketing, business development andadvocacy. She leads the organization’s efforts by managing
its relationships with alliances and partners serving the Texas
Forest region, new and expanding business opportunities,
infrastructure projects, site selection, incentive negotiations,workforce development and land sites. Ms. Windham has
worked in the economic development profession for morethan 33 years, and has held several leadership positions
throughout Texas and the United States. Appointed by Texas
Governor Greg Abbott, she currently serves as Secretary of
the Texas Economic Development Corporation. She attended
Stephen F. Austin State University and lives in Nacogdoches,
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Japan-Texas F&B Exchanges: The Art of Culinary Business
Both Japan and Texas are known for their fine delicacies and premium beverages, and recognized for their high quality products andsuperior customer care. This panel will explore business market entry strategies that enable food and beverage companies to share theircoveted products and service with new customers, including market penetration and public relations, mergers and acquisitions, and supply
and distribution. Hear from experienced industry experts about what it takes to succeed in this highly competitive sector, where the stakes
are high and customer is king.

本会議パネルディスカッション

日本とテキサスのF&B交流：飲食ビジネスの秘訣

日本とテキサスはおいしい食べ物と一流の飲み物で知られており、品質の高い製品と優れた顧客サービスも評価されています。本パネルディスカッ
ションでは、食品・飲料会社の幹部が、市場への浸透や広報、企業合併や買収、供給と流通を含む、人気のある製品やサービスを新たな顧客に提供するための市場参入戦略について語ります。
「お客様は王様」
である競争的なこの分野においてどのように成功するのか、経験豊かな専門家の意
見にぜひ耳を傾けてください。
RONA TISON
Executive Vice President - Corporate Relations,
ITO EN (North America) INC.
ロナ ティソン
北米伊藤園 コーポレートリレーションズ担当副社長
MODERATOR
Ms. Tison is the Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations
at ITO EN (North America) INC., the green tea company andinnovator of healthy beverages, including Oi Ocha, TEAS’TEA & Matcha LOVE. Being half-Japanese she is well versed
in Japanese culture and traditions, with extensive experience inthe food & beverage industry, hospitality and retail. She serveson the Tea & Health Committee of the U.S. Tea Association andon the Advisory Board of the World Tea Expo, and has been aguest speaker and ambassador of U.S.-Japan relations at theSmithsonian Lecture Series, Shizuoka World Tea Festival and theJames Beard Foundation. She was the first woman to receive theprestigious John Harney Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018
for her educational contributions to the tea industry.
AKIHIKO IMANISHI
Senior Vice President, Miller Milling
Company, LLC
今西 昭彦
ミラー・ミリング・カンパニー LLC
取締役上級副社長
Mr. Imanishi serves as the Senior Vice President of Miller Milling
Company, LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
and manufacturing company for wheat flour and flour-related
products with $500 million in annual sales. His responsibilities
are to plan and implement business expansion strategies in the
U.S. market, and develop and disseminate the organization’s
strategy and mission statement to the entire staff. He has 25
years of experience in the global flour milling industry, including
serving as a Sales Manager and then leading several M&A
projects as the General Manager at Nisshin Flour Milling Inc.
in Tokyo, including Miller Milling’s acquisition of four mills in
2014.
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Special Plenary Feature

USJC Building the Future
The U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) aims to strengthen ties between the United States and Japan by promoting people-to-people relationships
through its innovative programs in networking and leadership. USJC accomplishes this by engaging diverse leaders and fostering the next
generation of leaders – and Texas is home to many of USJC’s remarkable members, program participants and alumni. Learn how these
distinguished individuals are using their experience to succeed across industries and communities in Texas, Japan and beyond. This groupwill share their personal stories, including how their experience with USJC has impacted their lives and inspired them to impact others.

本会議特別プログラム

未来を築く米日カウンシル

米日カウンシルは、
ネットワーキングやリーダーシップの革新的なプログラムを通じて人と人との交流を促進することにより、日米関係を強化することを目指しています。多様なリーダーを巻き込み、次世代のリーダーを育成することによって、米日カウンシルはその目的を達成していますが、テキサスには、そういった活動に参加する多くのメンバー、
プログラム参加者やアラムナイがいます。
これらのリーダーは、どのようにテキサス、
日本、
そして世界
全体のさまざまな業界やコミュニティにおいて自らの体験を役立て、成功しているのでしょうか。米日カウンシルを通じた経験がどのように人生に影響を与えたか、
それがどのように他者に働きかけるインスピレーションとなったかも含め、パネリストが自らのストーリーを語ります。
NATSUMI KOMATSU
Alumna, TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation
Scholarship Program & TOMODACHI-STEM @Rice University for Female Students Program

KEI ASHIZAWA
Attorney at Law, Kei Law
芦澤 慶
Kei Law 弁護士（テキサス州）

				

MODERATOR
Ms. Ashizawa is an attorney engaged in business andproperty transactions and advising Japan-Texas relations.
She is a native Houstonian. A USJC member, she participatedin the TOMODACHI Emerging Leaders Program and the
TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program, served as a
co-chair for the inaugural USJC U40 Summit, and is on the JapanTexas Economic Summit Host Committee. She has contracted
as a Researcher at Stanford University APARC and at ORIX
Corporation in Tokyo. She studied abroad twice in Japan andcontinues to visit frequently. Ms. Ashizawa has law licenses
in Texas, Colorado, Hawaii and Montana, and is a certified
mediator and APMG Public-Private Partnership Professional.
She earned a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, a J.D.
from the University of Houston Law Center, and an MPA fromthe Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

小松 夏実
TOMODACHI住友商事奨学金プログラム アラ
ムナイ、TOMODACHI-STEM @ Rice
University for Female Students Program 		アラムナイ

Ms. Komatsu is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University.
She received her bachelor’s degree in applied physics at Keio
University in Japan. She spent her junior year at Rice University
participating in an exchange program supported by the
TOMODACHI Sumitomo Corporation Scholarship Program. She
also participated in the TOMODACHI STEM @ Rice University
for Female Students Program in 2017. She researches carbon
nanomaterials for next-generation semiconductor and renewableenergy devices.

ARIELLE MONTGOMERY
Senior Finance Advisor, Shell Oil Company

PETER SAKAI
Judge, 225th District Court, Bexar County

アリエル・モントゴメリー
シェル・オイル社 シニア・ファイナンシャル・
アドバイザー

ピーター・サカイ
テキサス州第225地区（ベア郡）地方裁判所判事

Ms. Montgomery earned a degree in Management Scienceand Engineering from Stanford University in 2008. During her
undergrad years, she studied abroad at Kyoto University andformed a lifelong connection with Japan. Her career pursuits led
her to investment banking roles in M&A and securities analysis
at several firms, including Lehman Brothers, Barclays andCitigroup. Broad exposure to a variety of industries led her todecide on the energy industry. She presently works in Houston for
Shell as a Senior Finance Advisor at the most significant refining
and chemical asset in the Americas. She became a member of the
U.S.-Japan Council in 2015, and was selected as a delegate for the
TOMODACHI-Mitsui & Co. Leadership Program in 2016.

Judge Sakai was elected on November 7, 2006 to the 225th District
Court bench and is now serving in his fourth consecutive termof office. He has served on the Board of the Texas Center for the
Judiciary and is currently on the Board of the Judicial Section of
the State Bar of Texas. In 2018, he was elected Local Administrative
Judge of the District Courts of Bexar County. He has been a Chief
Prosecutor for the District Attorney’s Office, an experienced trial
litigator, Associate Judge of the 289th District Court (Juvenile
Court), and the Presiding Judge for the nationally renowned Bexar
County Children’s Court. He received his Bachelor of Arts andDoctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas at Austin.
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GENE WU
Representative, Texas House of Representatives
ジーン・ウー
テキサス州議会 下院議員

Rep. Wu serves the people of District 137 in the Texas House.
Prior to being elected in 2012, he served as a prosecutor in the
Harris County District Attorney Office. His time as a State
Representative has been characterized by his relentless advocacy
for issues that include the enhancement of public education,
criminal justice reform and child welfare. He earned his Bachelorof Science degree from Texas A&M University, his master’s
degree from the LBJ School for Public Affairs at the Universityof Texas in Austin, and his law degree from the South Texas
College of Law in Houston. Rep. Wu and his wife Miya residein Southwest Houston and are the proud parents of their sons,
Winston and Lyndon.

Sun Noodle proudly supports
the Japan-Texas Economic Summit
as we work together to strengthenties and cultivate connections acrosscountries and continents.
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COLLABORATING PARTNERS
JACL Texas
Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort WorthJapan-America Society of Greater Austin
Japan-America Society of Houston
Japan-America Society of San Antonio
Japan Business Association of Houston
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
McAllen Economic Development Corporation
Opera in the Heights
Orange County Economic Development Corporation
Pearland Economic Development Corporation
Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio Economic Development Foundation
San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Sister Cities Houston
Southeast Texas Economic Development Foundation - REDI
State of Texas
Texas Association of BusinessTexas Forest Country Partnership
Texas International Education Consortium
Texas Japan Office
Women’s Business Enterprise AllianceWorld Affairs Council of Greater Houston

Aichi Prefectural Government
Asia Society Texas Center
Asian Chamber of Commerce (Houston)Borderplex Alliance
City of Austin
City of Chiba
City of Dallas
City of El Paso
City of Houston
City of McAllen
City of Plano
City of San Antonio
Consulate-General of Japan in Houston
Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council
Dallas Japanese Association
Embassy of Japan in the United States of America
Free Trade Alliance San Antonio
The Golden Triangle Minority Business Council
Greater Austin Asian Chamber of CommerceGreater Houston Partnership
Harvard University Club of Texas
Houston East End Chamber of Commerce
Houston First
Houston Minority Supplier Development Council

LOCAL HOUSTON OFFSITE TOURS
Daikin Technology Park sponsored by Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Minute Maid Park, Home of the 2017 MLB World Series Champion Houston Astros sponsored by Visit Houston
NASA/Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston sponsored by
Space Center Houston Manned Space Flight Education Foundation
Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute sponsored by the Texas Medical Center
SUMMIT HOST COMMITTEE
Kei Ashizawa
David F. Bonner
Glen Gondo
Ryuji Iwasaki
Ayako Kameda

Chair: Donna F. Cole

Daniel Paloma
Akemi Saitoh
Keith Sanders
Noriko Shoga
Toshiyuki Yoshida

SPECIAL THANKS TO
Mark Okada
Silvestre Ontiveros
Amy Rubinger
Akiko Sato
Sharmagne Taylor
Rice University
University of Houston-Conrad Hilton College
University of Houston-Japanese Studies Program
The U.S. Embassy Tokyo
The U.S.-Japan Council Staff

Kei Ashizawa
Reynaldo Cano
Denise Castillo-Rhodes
Anthony Giuliani
Sean Hamada
Joelle Hardin
William Harris
Beverly Hatcher
Andrew Icken
Regina Johnson
Kay Makishi

Thanks to all volunteers and others who supported the Japan-Texas Economic Summit!
皆様全員のご協力・ご支援に厚く御礼申し上げます。
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