2022 Japan Society's Corporate Members Events
DateEvent Title

02/01/2022

Climate Change & the Blue
Economy: Diving into Okinawa’sWaters

02/08/2022

Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi,
Consul General of Japan in NY
Farewell †02/17/2022

04/27/2022

Seismic Shifts: U.S.-Japan
Leaders on Trade in the AsiaPacific Region

Speakers
Timothy Ravasi, Professor of Marine Science & Principal Investigator, Marine Climate Change Unit, Okinawa
Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Charlotte de Fontaubert, Global Lead for the Blue Economy, World Bank
Ambassador Kanji Yamanouchi, Consul General of Japan in New York
Akira Amari, Advisor, Research Commission on the Tax System; Head, Headquarters for Economic Security
Measure, Policy Research Council; former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy; Member of theHouse of Representatives
Michael Froman, Vice Chairman & President, Strategic Growth, Mastercard; Member of the Board of Directors,Japan Society; former U.S. Trade Representative (2013-2017)(Private event following public webinar) †Merit E. Janow, Former Dean, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International
Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of the Board of Directors, Mastercard;
Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society, moderating
Mitsuru Claire Chino, President & CEO, ITOCHU International Inc.

The Road Ahead for Women’s
Empowerment: How to Equip
Women for Success in the U.S.
and Japan Post-COVID-19 ‡Lisette Lieberman, Managing Director, General Manager, and Chief Compliance Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui
Banking Corporation
Sophia Sung, Team Leader, Governance Scoring, PAY, and Gender-Equality Index, Bloomberg
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

05/05/2022

05/09/2022

Discussion with the Honorable
Koichi Hagiuda, Minister ofEconomy, Trade and Industry †Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape:
China’s Rise & U.S.-JapanRelations(Private event following public webinar) †Honorable Koichi Hagiuda, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Doshisha University; Senior Advisor, The Asia Group; former Assistant Chief
Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus & former Dean, Kennedy School ofGovernment, Harvard University; former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs† Private Event (Invitation-only events for C-suite of corporate members for Executive Circle level or higher)‡ U.S.-Japan Women's Leaders Initiative Program (Exclusively held for Japan Society's corporate member)∆ Private Events (Invitation-only events for Corporate Members)
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05/16/2022

The Ties that Bind, Enhancing
U.S.-Japan Collaboration for the
21st Century †Takako Hikotani, Professor, Gakushuin University International Centre; Visiting Professor, School of Global
Policy and Strategy, University of California at San Diego, moderatingAmb. Miriam Sapiro (Managing Director & Vice Chair, SVC Public Affairs, Sard Verbinnen & Co.; former Deputyand Acting U.S. Trade Representative; former Special Assistant to the President at the National Security Council,and at the State Department)
Senator Cory Gardner (Former United States Senator from Colorado and Chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy (2015-2021))
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President and CEO, Japan Society, moderating
Masaaki Gabe, Emeritus Professor, The University of the Ryukyus

06/08/2022

The Okinawa & U.S.-Japan
Security Alliance in Critical Times

Sheila A. Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Moderator
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society
Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman, Maureen andMike Mansfield Foundation; Core Faculty, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business
School; Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; Member of the Board ofDirectors, Japan Society

07/14/2022

07/19/2022
09/16/2022

The Legacy of Shinzo Abe & theAftermath of His Assassination

2022 Japan’s Upper House
Election: Top Priorities for Prime
Minister Kishida †Leading Tokyo: A Conversationwith Governor Yuriko Koike †09/19/2022

Welcoming Foreign Minister
Hayashi to Japan Society †10/03/2022

Suntory:
Leadership & Vision

10/20/2023

2022 Tech Trends in Japan: Web
3.0 & Digital Transformation †Ryo Sahashi, Associate Professor of International Relations, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, TheUniversity of Tokyo; Research Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange
Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International
Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of the Board of Directors, Mastercard; Chairof the Board of Directors, Japan Society, moderating
Takatoshi Ito, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on PublicPension and Sovereign Funds & Associate Director, Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business,
Columbia Business School
The Honorable Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, Japan
Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan
Takeshi Niinami, Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited.
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, presiding
Yasumasa Yamamoto, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University† Private Event (Invitation-only events for C-suite of corporate members for Executive Circle level or higher)‡ U.S.-Japan Women's Leaders Initiative Program (Exclusively held for Japan Society's corporate member)∆ Private Events (Invitation-only events for Corporate Members)
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Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International
Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of the Board of Directors, Mastercard; Chairof the Board of Directors, Japan Society
11/09/2022

Women in Leadership - Why It
Matters ‡Mya Fisher, Founder and Chief Executive and Transformation Officer (CETO), Global Equity Forward; Director,
Richard U. Light Fellowship, Yale University
Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University; and Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

11/10/2022

Cybersecurity in Japan: Trends,Emerging Threats & Outlook †Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation
Mieko Nakabayashi, Ph.D., Professor, Center for International Education, Waseda University; former Member ofJapan’s House of Representatives; former Republican Professional Staff, Senate Committee on the Budget

2022
11/16/2022

U.S. Midterm Elections: Key
Takeaways & Impact on U.S.Japan Relations

Glenn Nye, President & CEO, Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress; former Member of U.S.
Congress
Jacob Schlesinger, Fellow, Distinguished Careers Institute, Stanford University; Senior Correspondent, WallStreet Journal.
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating
Yoichiro Suzuki, Senior Vice President, NTT DATA Services
Kenichiro Mizoguchi, General Manager, Hitachi Washington Corporate Office
Toby S. Myerson, Chairman & CEO, Longsight Strategic Advisors LLC

11/21/2022

Survey on Attitudes Toward theTop Management of Global U.S.
and Japan Companies ∆Dr. Kenneth R. Weinstein, Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group; Walter P. Stern Distinguished Fellow, Hudson
Institute
Kisho Tanigawa, Executive Director, Keidanren USA
Joshua Walker, Ph.D., President and CEO, Japan Society
Takashi Kawamoto, Director, U.S.-Japan Business Lead, Brunswick Group† Private Event (Invitation-only events for C-suite of corporate members for Executive Circle level or higher)‡ U.S.-Japan Women's Leaders Initiative Program (Exclusively held for Japan Society's corporate member)∆ Private Events (Invitation-only events for Corporate Members)
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