2nd G1 Silicon Valley
ReportApril 17-18, 2024
G1 InstituteMessage from the President
Thank you for attending the 2nd G1 Silicon Valley! I hope you had a wonderful time.
For the 2nd G1 event outside Japan, we welcomed 108 leaders from the US andJapan for two days at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay. We more than doubled ourprevious attendance and had 9 panels on the topics of business, technology,politics, and society. We kicked off Wednesday night with cocktails and a BBQ
dinner in front of a scenic view of the Pacific Ocean.

Thursday morning’s panels covered US-Japan relations, scaling startups, andgeopolitics & AI in East Asia. The discussions were deep and engaging. By
revealing our personal experiences and thoughts, we came to understand our own
perceptions of each other, deepening the trust among us. Our lunch group
discussions built on these connections between the US and Japan, and we talked
about our ideas on those issues. The afternoon panels covered the Indo-Pacific,
tech and design, US society, and the future of AI.
All in all, they challenged our ways of thinking and led to moments of excitement
and uncertainty for our future. After wrapping up with a plenary on the future ofdecacorns, we continued the conversation over cocktails and a Farewell Dinner.
Our vision for G1 has always been “Group of One, Globe is One.” We seek tocreate a multi-stakeholder forum in which people can share and learn from eachother through dialogue to make a better Japan and a better world. The success ofG1 Silicon Valley is all thanks to your passion, your participation, and yourcommitment to this community.
Early audience feedback has been quite strong, and we appreciate your valuable
expertise and insights. Please keep the conversation going on social media byusing the hashtag #G1SV.
To rewatch the sessions, or to catch any you may have missed, please check ourTwitter, where we will announce the release of videos which were on the record(https://twitter.com/G1Global).
Thank you again for helping make the 2nd G1 Silicon Valley a truly exciting andmemorable event. I wish all the best to you and hope to see you again at the 3rdG1 Silicon Valley on Thu-Fri, April 17-18, 2025!
Yours,Yoshito HoriPresident, G1 InstituteFounder & President, GLOBIS University
Founding Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

2Advisors

Mitchell Baker
Chairwoman,
Mozilla Foundation
Executive Chair,
Mozilla Corporation

Keiko Honda
Adjunct Professor and AdjunctSenior Research Scholar,
Columbia University’s School ofInternational and Public Affairs

Yoshito Hori
President, G1 InstituteFounder & President,
GLOBIS University
Founding Partner,
GLOBIS Capital Partners

Ari Horie
Founder & CEO, Women’sStartup Lab
Chairperson, Women's Startup
Lab Impact Foundation Japan

Jesper Koll
Expert Director
Monex Group

Kenji Kushida
Senior Fellow,
Carnegie Endowment forInternational Peace

Dan Springer
Board DirectorUiPath and DocuSign

Ken Suzuki
Co-Founder and Executive
Chair of the Board,
SmartNews3

2nd G1 Silicon Valley Overview

Dates
Wed-Thu, April 17-18, 2024
Venue
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
California, USA
Number of Participants:
108
Host
G1 Institute4

Wed, Apr 17: Cocktail Time and Welcome Reception
Thu, Apr 18: Opening Session

Toast• Alex Liu, Managing Partner,
Kearney

Opening Session• Yoshito Hori, President, G1
Institute; President, GLOBIS
University; Managing Partner,
GLOBIS Capital Partners
55Positions listed are as of April 18, 2024.

Thu, Apr 18: Morning Sessions#1 Plenary Session: US & Japan: Building Global Stability with Unwavering
Bilateral Strength• Richard Edelman, CEO, Edelman• Jane Harman, Chair, Commission on the National Defense Strategy• John Roos, Founding Partner, Geodesic Capital• Jesper Koll, Expert Director, Monex Group#2 Breakout Sessions:<Politics & Society> Geopolitics andAI in East Asia
• Evan Feigenbaum, Vice President forStudies, Carnegie Endowment forInternational Peace• Michael Sellitto, Head of Global
Affairs, Anthropic• Jenny Xiao, Partner, Leonis Capital• Kenji Kushida, Senior Fellow,Carnegie Endowment for InternationalPeace<Tech & Business>
Scaling Startups and Teams:
Ensuring Growth Among Constraints• James Everingham, VP, Engineering,Meta• Catherine Porter, Advisor, GLOBIS
Capital Partners / Advisor, MystenLabs, Chief Business Officer, Prove• Emre Yuasa, Partner, GLOBIS
Capital Partners

6Positions listed are as of April 18, 2024.

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Thu, Apr 18: Lunch Discussion Groups“What Next? Actions Each One of Us Can Take”

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Thu, Apr 18: Early Afternoon Sessions#3 Dialogue Session• Kristi Yamaguchi, Founder,Board Chair, Always Dream• Daniel Springer, BoardDirector, UiPath and DocuSign#4 Breakout Sessions:<Politics & Society> Trends in the Indo-Pacific• Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar,
Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs• Taro Kono, Digital Minister, Minister for Cyber Security and Minister for
Administrative Affairs, Member of House of Representatives• Kevin Rudd AC, Ambassador of Australia to the United States• Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress<Tech & Business>
Tech & Design• Dan Hou, Founding Partner,
Eskridge• Sho Kuwamoto, Vice President,Product, Figma• Tina Seelig, Executive Director,Knight-Hennessy Scholars,Stanford University• Mari Iwahara, Brand Strategist,Takram

8Positions listed are as of April 18, 2024.

8Thu, Apr 18: Late Afternoon Sessions#5 Breakout Sessions:<Politics & Society> Divided US Society• Marcus Brauchli, Managing Partner, North Base Media• Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace• Ken Suzuki, Co-Founder and Executive Chair of the Board, SmartNews, Inc.
• Kiyoteru, Tsutsui Professor, Stanford University<Tech & Business> Tech & AI:
Leadership in Periods ofAccelerating Transformation• Mitchell Baker, Executive Chair,Mozilla Corporation, Chairwoman,Mozilla Foundation• Matias Duarte, VP, Design, Google• Yohei Nakajima, General Partner,
Untapped Capital• Cory Ondrejka, CTO, SmartNews,Inc.

#6 Plenary Session: The Next BigThing - Where Will the Next
Decacorns Come From?
• Ann E. Harrison, Dean, Haas
School of Business, UC Berkeley• Haruki Satomi, President & Group
CEO, SEGA SAMMY Holdings Inc.
• Daniel Springer, Board Director,
UiPath and DocuSign• Jesper Koll, Expert Director, MonexGroup

9Positions listed are as of April 18, 2024.

9Thu, Apr 18: Closing Session, Cocktail Time and Farewell Dinner1010

Sponsors
Gold Sponsor
TREASURY, Inc.

Bronze Sponsors
JOSYS INC.

SEGA SAMMY Group

Individual Sponsors
Ms. Ai Koike
Ms. Keiko Honda
Dr. Kazuo Yano
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Thank you for coming!
We appreciate your generosity in contributing
to a stronger G1 Community!