10th G1 Global
Conference Report2020.10.11
G1 InstituteMessage from the President
Thank you for your support and participation in the 10th G1 Global
Conference! I hope you had a wonderful time.
247 participants (147 in-person, 100 online) from around the world came todiscuss the theme “Disruptive Evolution Post-COVID-19: Geopolitics,
Business and Society.” In the Opening Plenary, Wilson Center CEO Jane
Harman and Reform Minister Taro Kono noted the optimism and opportunities
for Japan. While COVID-19 has accelerated change, it has also provided
opportunities. The day was filled with positive energy with panels in the fieldsof business, geopolitics and society. We enjoyed English Rakugo at lunch.
At the Closing Plenary, we discussed how governments can be enablers andbuild trust through better communication. Panelists mentioned how Japan istaking concrete steps to tackle problems and can “lead the world from thecenter.” We wrapped up with post-conference online group discussions.
Our vision of G1 has always been “Group of One, Globe is One.” We seek tocreate a multi-stakeholder forum in which people can share and learn fromeach other through dialogue, to make a better Japan and a better world. The
success of G1 Global is all thanks to your participation, your passion, and yourcommitment to this community. Audience feedback has been quite strong, andmany have commented on the positive energy throughout the sessions. We
hope that you were able to make new friends. We truly appreciate yourcontributions. Thank you for engaging with each other and enriching the G1
Global community.
Please keep the conversation going on social media by using the hashtag#G1Global. To rewatch the sessions, or to catch any sessions you may havemissed, please check the G1 Global website. We will announce eachsession's release on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
I wish all the best to you and hope to see you again at the 11th G1 Global
Conference on Monday, October 11th, 2021.
Yours,
Yoshito Hori
President, G1 InstituteFounder & President, GLOBIS University
Founding Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

2Advisory Board Members

Senior Advisor, Morgan Stanley
MUFG Securities, Co., Ltd.
Professor, Tokyo University of Science

Former President
Edelman Japan KKPresident, G1 Institute; Founder andPresident, GLOBIS University; FoundingPartner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

Minister for Administrative Reformand Regulatory Reform
Member, House of Representatives

Japan Chairman and Partner
A.T. Kearney
Chairman, CIC Japan3

10th G1 Global Conference Overview

Time & Date
9:00-18:00, Sunday, October 11, 2020
(followed by Post-Conference Online GroupDiscussions, 19:30-20:30)

Venue
GLOBIS University, Tokyo, Japan and online

Number of Participants:
247 (147 in-person, 100 online)

Theme“Disruptive Evolution Post-COVID-19:
Geopolitics, Business and Society”

Host
G1 Institute4

#1 Plenary Session: Disruptive Evolution Post-COVID-19:

Japan’s Global Role and Beyond

Opening Session: Yoshito HoriPresident, G1 Institute; Founder & President, GLOBIS University
Founding Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners

Taro Kono, Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory
Reform, Member of the House of Representatives
Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars
Heizo Takenaka, Professor Emeritus, Keio University; Professor,Toyo University5

#2 Breakout Sessions[Business] Disruptive Evolution in Workstyle:
How Will COVID-19 Change the Future ofWork?
• Yuka Shimada, HR & GA Director, Unilever
Japan Holdings K.K.
• Maiko Todoroki, President, Poppins Corporation• Chris Hyams, Chief Executive Officer, Indeed,Inc.
• Soichiro Minami, Chief Executive Officer,
Visional[Geopolitics] Disruptive Evolution in US
Politics? The November Elections• Mark R. Kennedy, President, University ofColorado• Toshihiro Nakayama, Professor, Keio University;
Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute ofInternational Affairs• Abdul El-Sayed, Physician, Epidemiologist,
Former City Health Commissioner, Progressive
Activist• Junko Tanaka, Former Washington Bureau
Chief, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)[Society] Disruptive Evolution in Healthcare:
The Master Key to a Post-COVID Society• Sho Okiyama, CEO and Founder, Aillis, Inc.
• Alice Graham, Assistant General Counsel,Microsoft Japan• Mio Takaoka, Member of the Board, MedicalNote• Scott Thomas, Vice President, Global
Commercial Strategy, Data and Analytics,Illumina Japan• Ross Rowbury, Former President, Edelman
Japan KK666

#3 Breakout Sessions[Business] Disruptive Evolution in the Startup
Scene Post-COVID-19• Miku Hirano, CEO, Cinnamon Inc.
• Justin Waldron, Co-Founder/President, Playco• Saima Hasan, Founding Partner, Evolution• Emre Yuasa, Director, GLOBIS Capital Partners• Takuya Kitagawa, Group Managing ExecutiveOfficer, CDO, Rakuten, Inc.

[Geopolitics] Disruptive Evolution in AsianGeopolitics: Post-COVID Implications• Darshana M. Baruah, Nonresident Scholar, South
Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment forInternational Peace• Bilahari Kausikan, Chairman, Middle East Institute,National University of Singapore• Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Doshisha
University; Fmr Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary• Abraham Denmark, Director, Asia Program,Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars• Ken Jimbo, Professor, Faculty of Policy
Management, Keio University[Society] Disruptive Evolution in Urban Planning& Development: The New Role of Cities• Hiroo Mori, Director and Executive Vice President,
Mori Building Co., Ltd.
• John Maeda, Chief Customer Experience Officer• Seiichi Saito, Creative & Technical Director,Rhizomatiks• Toshiko Mori, Founder CEO, Toshiko Mori
Architect PLLC; Professor, Harvard University• Tak Umezawa, Japan Chairman, A.T. Kearney;
Chairman, CIC Japan7

Lunch Program: English Rakugo

Shinoharu Tatekawa, Rakugo Performer

8#4 Breakout Sessions[Business] Disruptive Evolution in Corporate
Sustainability and Diversity:
Business Initiatives Amidst COVID-19• Robert Alan Feldman, Senior Advisor, Morgan
Stanley MUFG Securities, Co., Ltd.; Professor,
Tokyo University of Science• Seiji Inagaki, President, Dai-ichi Life Holdings,Inc.
• Masao Torii, Country President, Novartis Pharma
K.K.
• Miki Tsusaka, Managing Director & SeniorPartner, Boston Consulting Group[Geopolitics] Disruptive Evolution in Monetary
Policy: Prosperity, Bubbles, and Inflation?
• Jennifer Corbett, Rio Tinto Fellow, Foundation forAustralia - Japan Studies• Yusuke Narita, Assistant Professor, Yale University;
Founder CEO, Hanjuku-kaso, Inc.
• Ayako Weissman, Senior Vice President, Senior
Portfolio Manager and Director of Asia Strategy,Horizon Kinetics LLC.
• Noah Sneider, Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Economist
Newspaper Limited• Jesper Koll, Senior Advisor, WisdomTree AssetManagement, Inc.

9[Society] Disruptive Evolution in the CreativeIndustry• Shiho Fukuhara, Artist; Co-Founder, BCL,
Human Awesome Error• Taisei Tanaka, CEO, Geisha Tokyo, Inc.
• Tom Kelley, Partner, IDEO
• Kinya Tagawa, CEO, Takram9

#5 Breakout Sessions[Business] Exploration, Innovation andValuations: Looking Forward to a Decade ofDisruptive Evolution in Space• Takeshi Hakamada, Founder & CEO, ispace, inc.
• Lewis Pinault, Founding Partner, Airbus Ventures• Naoko Yamazaki, Astronaut, Fly to the Future• Atsushi Sunami, President, Ocean Policy
Research Institute / The Sasakawa PeaceFoundation• Chris Blackerby, COO, Astroscale Holdings Inc.

[Geopolitics] Disruptive Evolution inCyberspace: How COVID-19 has affected theGeopolitical Landscape• Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist,NTT Corporation• Benjamin Ang, Sr. Fellow, Deputy Head, Centre ofExcellence for National Security, RSIS, Singapore• Tatsuya Terazawa, Special Adviser to the Minister,
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry• Steven Wilson, CEO, Cyber Defence Alliance• Noboru Nakatani, Executive Vice President,Corporate Officer, Yahoo Japan Corporation[Society] Disruptive Evolution and Divided
Societies: Can Capitalism Save Us?
• Trista Bridges, Co-founder and Principal, Readthe Air Coalition; Author• Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer,Shibusawa and Company, Inc.; Founder andChairman, Commons Asset Management• James Crabtree, Associate Professor ofPractice, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy• Yumiko Murakami, Head, OECD Tokyo Centre10

#6 Plenary Session: Disruptive Evolution Post-COVID-19:
Moving Forward in the Face of Uncertainty

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

Closing Session with G1 Global Advisory Board Members

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Post-Conference Online Group Discussions

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Special thanks to:

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Feedback from Participants

How was theconference today?

Please evaluate
our operations.

4.6

4.5

(5-point scale)(5-point scale)

Very insightful. Speakers joining remotely seemed to have notrouble joining the panel discussion. English Rakugo wasgreat entertainment and very appropriate given the COVID-19situation.
Thank you for your great efforts in planning and managing theevent. I appreciated the diversity among the panelists—ofcourse women, but more importantly non-Japanese living andworking abroad—both to broaden and deepen the discussions.
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating changes in society andI need to stay alert as to what is coming next. Even in the midstof a disaster, Japan is placed in the optimistic part of the world.
The G1 Global was very well-organized, accommodating a
hybrid style of both on-site and online. I believe it required
tremendous effort, and I greatly appreciate it.
It was a great opportunity to understand the geopolitical,
economical and cultural positioning of where Japan is overall.
Thank you.
Undoubtedly, G1 widened my perspective. I realized that all of
the panelists and attendees share a similar vision for our
future and the world.
An overwhelming number of topics and brain-fuel to learn
more about the world. It makes me want to be better.
Congratulation on the 10th anniversary and great appreciation
to G1 Global team!!!
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for your support.
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to a stronger G1 Global Community!