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G1 InstituteMessage from the Chair
Thank you for your support and participation in the 8th G1 Global Conference! I hope you had a wonderful time.
Participants came from around the globe to discuss “Connecting a Fractured World.” We opened with the understandingof changes happening in the liberal world order, including Japan’s leading roles as a legal shaper and stabilizer. As theday went on, we learned more about how deep today’s global fractures really are in East Asia, American society, globaltrade, and technology.
From there, we started to uncover how Japan can contribute, from tourism to Abenomics, from creative cities to supporting
young entrepreneurs. We saw how technology can be used as an opportunity in labor productivity and fintech. We learned
about the omotenashi mindset and how to create a lasting, inclusive impact. Finally, we wrapped up by discussing actions
we can take to make our own connections.
Our vision for G1 has always been “Group of One, Globe is One.” We seek to create a multi-stakeholder forum in whichpeople can share and learn from each other through dialogue in order to make a better Japan and a better world. The
success of the G1 Global is all thanks to your passion, your participation, and your commitment to this community.
Audience feedback has been quite strong, and many have commented on the positive energy throughout the sessions.
We appreciate your valuable expertise and insights, which helped make an exciting and memorable G1 Global.
To rewatch the sessions, or to catch any you may have missed, please check GLOBIS Insights (e.globis.jp) in the comingweeks. We will announce each video’s release on Twitter (@GLOBIS_Insights), Linkedin (GLOBIS Corporation), andFacebook (https://www.facebook.com/Globisinsights/).
I wish you all the best and hope to see you again at the 9th G1 Global on Monday, September 16, 2019.
Yours,Yoshito Hori
Chairperson, G1 Institute
President, GLOBIS University
Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

2Advisory Board Members

Chiaki Hayashi
Co-founder,Loftwork, Inc.

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8th G1 Global Conference 2018 Overview

 Time and Date: 9:00-18:00, Sunday,
October 14, 2018
 Venue: GLOBIS University, Tokyo, Japan
 Number of Participants: 190
 Theme: “Connecting a Fractured World”
Host: G1 Institute4Opening Session: Welcome to the 8th G1 Global Conference!

Yoshito Hori
Chairperson, G1 Institute
President, GLOBIS University
Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

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#1 Plenary Session: Japan’s Role in Connecting a Fractured World

Yoichi Funabashi (Co-founder and Chairman, Asia PacificInitiative)
Jane Harman (Director, President, and CEO, Woodrow
Wilson International Center for Scholars)
Hiromichi Mizuno (Executive Managing Director, CIO, GPIF)
Heizo Takenaka (Professor Emeritus, Keio University;
6Professor, Toyo University)

#2 Breakout Sessions[#2 Breakout Session A]
Asian Geopolitics: North Korea and How to Achieve Regional Stability
Chiew-Ping Hoo (Senior Lecturer, International Relations Program, National
University of Malaysia)
Narendra Taneja (Energy Expert and Spokesperson, Indian BJP)
Dong Wang (Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University)
Ken Jimbo (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University)[#2 Breakout Session B]
Implementing Abenomics: Unfinished Business?
Kent Calder (Vice Dean, Faculty Affairs and International Research Cooperation,SAIS, Johns Hopkins University)
Leo Lewis (Tokyo Correspondent, Financial Times)
Joanna Pitman (Director, Baillie Gifford Japan Trust)Heizo Takenaka (Professor Emeritus, Keio University, Professor, Toyo University)
Jesper Koll (CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK)[#2 Breakout Session C]
Can Inbound Tourism Boost Japan’s Economy?
Terrie Lloyd (CEO, Japan Travel KK)
Ross Findlay (Managing Director, NAC Niseko Adventure Centre)
Fumiko Kato (CEO, WAmazing Inc.)
Takashi Mitachi (Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group)77

#3 Breakout Sessions[#3 Breakout Session A]
Social and Political Fractures in America: Wounds, Remedies, and Scars
Glen S. Fukushima (Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress)
Alyce Johnson (Manager of Staff Diversity & Inclusion/Interim Institute Community
Equity Officer, MIT)
Hannah Bauman (Deputy Director of Policy, Green New Deal Project, NewConsensus)
Mark R. Kennedy (President, University of North Dakota)
Abigail Friedman (Founder and CEO, The Wisteria Group)[#3 Breakout Session B]
The Future of Work: Labor, Innovation, and Productivity
Daniel P. Ahn (Professorial Lecturer, Johns Hopkins School of AdvancedInternational Studies)
Soichiro Minami (CEO, Bizreach)
Nobuko Nagase (Professor of Labor Economics and Social Policy, Ochanomizu
University)
Robert Alan Feldman (Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities; Professor,
Tokyo University of Science)[#3 Breakout Session C]
Creative Cities 2.0: Not Just Livable, But Fun
Toshiko Mori (Founder CEO, Toshiko Mori Architect PLLC; Professor, HarvardUniversity)
Jeremy Pelley (Co-founder and Creative Director, OMFGCO)
Chiaki Hayashi (Co-founder, Loftwork Inc.)
Tak Umezawa (Japan Chairman and Partner, A.T. Kearney)88Lunch Workshops on “Connecting a Fractured World”

Facilitated discussions on the conference theme
over bento lunches!

9#4 Breakout Sessions[#4 Breakout Session A]
Preventing a Global Trade War: Is It Too Late?
Marjut Hannonen (Head, Trade Section, European Union Delegation to Japan)
Mark R. Kennedy (President, University of North Dakota)
Maoliang Bu (Profesor, Nanjing University)
Shigehiro Tanaka (Director-General, Trade Policy Bureau, Japan’s Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry)
Yumiko Murakami (Head, OECD Tokyo Centre)[#4 Breakout Session B]
Fintech: What’s New in Innovation in FinanceDenes Ban (General Partner, MD Asia, OurCrowd Ltd)
Judy Marlinski (President, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management®)
Mamoru Taniya (Chairman and CEO, Asuka Holdings Inc.)
Makoto Takano (CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Forbes JAPAN)[#4 Breakout Session C]
Beyond Omotenashi? How to Showcase Japan to the World
Stefan Wagstyl (Journalist, Financial Times/Nikkei)
Naho Shigeta (Founder & CEO, INFOBRIDGE Marketing & Promotions Co., Ltd.)
Masi Oka (Actor/Writer/Producer, Mobius Productions)
Martin Newman (CEO, The Leadership Council)
Ross Rowbury (President, Edelman Japan KK)
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#5 Breakout Sessions[#5 Breakout Session A]
Tech Cold War: Opportunities and Challenges in the Fourth Industrial
Revolution
James Jian Ding (Managing Director, GSR Ventures)
Yoichi Funabashi (Co-founder and Chairman, Asia Pacific Initiative)Joshua Walker (Global Head of Strategic Initiatives and Japan, Office of the
President of Eurasia Group)
Makiko Eda (Chief Representative Officer, Japan, Member of the Executive
Committee, Tokyo Office, World Economic Forum Tokyo)[#5 Breakout Session B]
New Generations of Entrepreneurs: From Tokyo to the World
Christopher Ax (Founder & CEO, Schmatz)
Jose Fernandez Villasenor (COO, Biointeractive Technologies)
Jordan Fisher (Co-founder and CEO, Zehitomo Inc.)
Emre Yuasa (Principal, GLOBIS Capital Partners)[#5 Breakout Session C]
Inclusive Growth and Sustainability: How to Create a Lasting Impact
Peter Morgan (Senior Consulting Economist, Co-chair of Research, AsianDevelopment Bank InstituteSachiko Kuno (Co-Founder and President, S&R Foundation)
Lin Kobayashi (Chair of the Board, UWC ISAK Japan)
Pallavi Aiyar (Freelance Journalist)
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#6 Plenary Session: Japan in 2030: Actions for a More Connected WorldTom Kelley (Partner, IDEO)
Hiromichi Mizuno (Executive Managing Director, CIO, GPIF)
Sachiko Kuno (Co-Founder and President, S&R Foundation)
Jesper Koll (CEO, Wisdom Tree Japan KK)

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Closing Session with G1 Global Advisory Board Members

Robert AlanChairperson, G1 Institute, FeldmanYoshito Hori

Pres, GLOBIS University.
Managing Partner,
GLOBIS Capital Partners

Sr Advisor, Morgan
Stanley MUFG;
Prof, Tokyo Univ.
of Science

ChiakiHayashi

JesperKoll

MakotoTakanoYumikoMurakami

Co-founder,Loftwork, Inc.

CEO,
WisdomTree
Japan KK

CEO, Editor-inChief, Forbes
JAPANHead, Tokyo
Centre, OECD
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Reception Party with Sukeroku Daiko Drumming Group and DASSAI Sake

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Gold Sponsor

WisdomTree Japan Inc.

Individual Sponsors

Mr. Ross
Rowbury
Mr. Makoto
TakanoFeedback from the Participants

How was theconference today?

Please evaluate
our operations.

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4.7*5-point scale*5-point scale

This is a very unique event in Japan. Please keep up this wonderful work and bring agreat impact for Japan’s future. Thank you very much.
I’m full of learning and inspiration from the panels and conversation. Thanks for
putting together this very important and rare opportunity to understand what's
happening in the world.
The level of every panel discussion I attended was the best G1 Global I remember,better every year!
The conference makes me open my eyes and rethink/redesign my career path/teambuilding by providing a holistic view. It enables me to catch up with the latest trends.
Everything went according to schedule and had a very smooth work flow. It was avery well-organized event.
Great program. Interactive discussion. Well-chosen speakers. Outcome-focused.
1717Good networking.