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WELCOME
We are pleased to welcome you to the 2011
U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference –INNOVATE, EDUCATE, COLLABORATE: Moving Forward the U.S.-Japan Partnership. The
Annual Conference is an opportunity for leading
subject experts, Japanese Americans andleaders from both sides of the Pacific to cometogether to further collaboration between the
U.S. and Japan.

In this dynamic world, the variety of connections between countries is as vital as thestrength of the ties between governments.
People-to-people networks, whether they arebuilt through professional, social or ethnic ties,
support and stabilize bi-lateral and multi-lateralrelationships. We seek to strengthen thesepeople-to-people connections on all levels withthe help of our national network of Japanese

We seek to strengthen these people-topeople connections on all levels with thehelp of our national network of JapaneseAmerican leaders.
In the year since the Inaugural Annual Conference in September 2010, the Council has
grown and expanded its reach programmatically to include our first symposium in Japanand regional programs in Los Angeles, Hawaii
and Seattle. The Council further evolved after
the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear
crisis when it set up the U.S.-Japan Council
Earthquake Relief Fund and the U.S.-Japan
Relief Network. Some of the topics covered atthe 2011 Annual Conference are a reflectionof the work that has come out of the relief andrecovery efforts. Without a doubt, an entrepreneurial spirit and innovative solutions will
be required for the U.S. and Japan to move
forward together.

We are grateful for the generous sponsors of the2011 Annual Conference. Their presence andparticipation at the Conference is especially valuable and reflects true partnership. Our conference
sponsors, together with our Corporate Members
and Council Members, provide the support required
for the on-going work of the U.S.-Japan Council.
We look forward to a meaningful exchange of ideas
at the Annual Conference and the follow-up activities that reinforce meaningful ties between our two
countries.

American leaders. Through our ongoing work,
the Council affirms that the U.S. stands withJapan, now more than ever.
Our sincere appreciation goes out to our Boardof Directors and Board of Councilors for their
ongoing support and guidance. A special thankyou also goes out to the Annual Conference
Planning Committee led by Program Committee
Chair Henry Ota and Council Members and staff
for their work on this event. We are proud tohave outstanding speakers, panelists, moderators and emcees who have taken the time tolend their leadership and expertise.

Thomas Iino
Chairman of the Board

Irene Hirano Inouye
President

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A LETTER FROM...

John V. Roos
Ambassador of theUnited States of America
to Japan2

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A LETTER FROM...

Ichiro Fujisaki
Ambassador of Japanto the United Statesof America

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E art h q ua k e R el i ef In i t i at i v es

Kessennuma

Kessennuma Volunteers

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S tories B l o gDays after the March 11 earthquake andtsunami, the Council mobilized to create the
U.S.-Japan Council Earthquake Relief Fund tosupport immediate relief and recovery as well
as long-term rebuilding projects. The outpouringof support and generosity from organizations,companies and individuals was truly inspirational and demonstrated the strength of the
U.S.-Japan relationship. The Council determinedthat 100% of funds donated would go directly
to Japanese Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs)
and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) inorder to support this growing sector in Japan. In
May, a U.S.-Japan Council delegation traveledto Tokyo and convened leaders of the fund’s
beneficiary organizations in order to share
information and determine next steps.

The U.S.-Japan Council Stories Blog was created to capture human interest stories related
to relief and recovery efforts including stories ofloss and triumph, creative fundraising initiatives
and the role of new media in disaster situations.
The creation of a human interest blog alignedwith the Council’s mission of building strong
people-to-people connections.

www.usjapancouncil.org/fund

U . S . - J a p a n R e l ief Net w or k

Recognizing the collective strength of community organizations, the U.S.-Japan Council
created the U.S.-Japan Relief Network, an
online resource connecting various fundraising activities and events across the country. By
joining forces, Japanese American and othercommunity organizations were able to make amajor impact in Japan.

www.usjapancouncilstories.wordpress.com

Ge n k i Notes

The U.S.-Japan Council, Japan Foundation
Center for Global Partnership and the Emerson
College Department of Journalism collaborated
on a project that allowed for thousands ofhand-written notes to be delivered to evacuation centers in the Tohoku region. The notes
carried words of encouragement from children
and adults around the world including “nevergive up,” “smile” and “stay strong.” The project
was an example of the strength of soft power inforeign relations.

TOMODACHITOMODACHI is a public-private partnership
between the U.S. and Japan. Building on the
success of Operation Tomodachi, the partnership will ensure long-term, sustained support
for Japan’s recovery while strengthening U.S.Japan relations. TOMODACHI is supported by
U.S. and Japanese entities and will sponsor programs that invest in people in order to empower
Japan’s next generation of thinkers, leaders andentrepreneurs. TOMODACHI reflects U.S.-Japan
cooperation in the wake of the March 11 triple
disasters and the long-term friendship between
the two countries. It is administered by the U.S.Japan Council with the support of the U.S. andJapanese governments.

www.genkinotes.org

www.usjapancouncil.org/reliefnetwork

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Irene Hirano Inouye in Sendai

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AGENDAT hursday, O ctober 6 , 2 0 1 1 : O p e n i n g R ece p tio n o n Ca p ito l H i l l
Russell Senate Office Building, Kennedy Caucus RoomF riday, O ctober 7 , 2 0 1 1 : U . S . - J a pa n C ou n ci l A n n ua l C o n fere n ce
Washington Marriott Wardman Park

9:00am – 9:40am		Welcome & Keynote Speech • Salon 1
			
			
			
			
			
			
			

Emcee, Mr. Frank Buckley, Co-anchor, KTLA-TV
Welcome• Mr. Thomas Iino, Chairman, U.S.-Japan Council
Opening Remarks & Introduction of the Keynote Speaker• Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Senate President Pro Tempore & United States Senator (HI)Keynote Speech• Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State, United States of America

9:40am to 10:45am

Opening Plenary: Visions for the Future of Japan • Salon 1

			
			
			
			
			
			
			

Welcome• Honorable Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Japan to the United States
Visionaries on the Future of Japan			• Mr. Yasuchika Hasegawa, President, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited & Chairman, Keizai Doyukai• Mr. Hiroshi Mikitani, Chairman & CEO, Rakuten, Inc.
Conference Overview• Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye, President, U.S.-Japan Council

10:45am to 11:00am

Break with Refreshments • Marriott Foyer

11:00am to 12:15pm	Panel Session One (Concurrent)						
Education Panel 1: Advancing the Study of Japanese Language • Salon 1 Balcony A

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• Professor William Tsutsui, Dean of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University (Moderator)• Dr. Rosalinda B. Barrera, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition,
U.S. Department of Education• Dr. Janet Ikeda, President, Association for Teachers of Japanese & Associate Professor, Washington and Lee University• Mr. Christopher Livaccari, Director, Education and Chinese Language Initiatives, Asia Society			Economic Panel 1: Forging Clean Energy Collaborations • Salon 1 Balcony B

		
			
			
			
			
			

• Mr. Erwin Furukawa, Senior Vice President, Customer Service Business Unit, Southern California Edison (Moderator)• Ms. Jane Nakano, Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies• Mr. Osamu Onodera, Chief Representative, Representative Office in Silicon Valley,
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan• Mr. Gene Rodrigues, Director, Customer Energy Efficiency and Solar, Southern California Edison• Dr. Phyllis Yoshida, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Europe and the Americas, U.S. Department of Energy			NGO/NPO Panel 1: Developing the NPO/NGO Sector in Japan • Maryland A & B

			
			
			
			

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Mr. Gary Moriwaki, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP (Moderator)
Ms. Mari Kuraishi, President, GlobalGiving
Mr. Kensuke Onishi, CEO, Peace Winds Japan & Chairperson, Civic Force & Director, Japan Platform
Mr. Sam Worthington, President & CEO, InterAction

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12:30pm to 1:45pm	Luncheon Panel: The Japan Brand • Salon 1
			
			
			

• Mr. Frederick H. Katayama, Anchor, Reuters Insider, Thomson Reuters (Moderator)• Mr. Christopher Graves, Global CEO, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide• Mr. John Onoda, Senior Consultant, Fleishman-Hillard Inc.

2:00pm to 3:30pm		

Afternoon Plenary: Moving Forward with Recovery • Salon 1

		
			
			
			
			
			

• Mr. Frederick H. Katayama, Anchor, Reuters Insider, Thomson Reuters (Moderator)• Mr. Takashi Kawamura, Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd.
• Mr. Stephen Jordan, Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Business Civic Leadership Center,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce• Ms. Suzanne Basalla, Senior Advisor to Ambassador John V. Roos, U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, U.S. Department of State• Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye, President, U.S.-Japan Council

		3:30pm to 3:45pm		

Break with Refreshments • Marriott Foyer

3:45pm to 5:00pm		Panel Session Two (Concurrent)			
Education Panel 2: Fostering Educational Exchange • Salon 1 Balcony A
			
			
			
			
			

• Dr. Judy Sakaki, Vice President, Student Affairs, Office of the President, University of California (Moderator)• Ms. Peggy Blumenthal, Senior Counselor to the President, Institute of International Education• Mr. Fumio Isoda, Director-General, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology• Mr. Paul Miller, Director of Global Initiatives, National Association of Independent Schools (N.A.I.S.)			

Economic Panel 2: Jump-Starting Entrepreneurship • Maryland A & B

			
			
			
			
			
			
			

• Ms. Moni Miyashita, Vice President of Mergers and Acquisition Strategy, Investments and Relationships,
IBM Corporation (Moderator)• Mr. Scott Case, CEO, Startup America Partnership• Mr. Ernest M. Higa, Chairman & CEO, Higa Industries Co., Ltd.; Wendy’s Japan LLC;
K.K. Higa Investments & Director of JC Comsa Corporation• Dr. Kathryn Ibata-Arens, Associate Professor, DePaul University• Mr. Allen Miner, Chairman & CEO, Sunbridge Corp. & Managing Director, SunBridge Partners

			NPO/NGO Panel 2: Exploring Social Innovation • Salon 1 Balcony A

			
			
			
			
			

• Ms. Dianne Fukami, Co-founder & President, Bridge Media, Inc. (Moderator)• Mr. Hideyuki Inoue, Founder, Social Venture Partners Tokyo & Associate Professor, Keio University,
Graduate School of Media and Governance• Ms. Shirley Sagawa, Visiting Fellow, Center for American Progress• Dr. Britt Yamamoto, Executive Director, iLEAP: The Center for Critical Service

5:15pm to 7:00pm		

Closing Reception & Networking • Virginia A, B, C

S aturday, O ctober 8 th , 2 0 1 1 – U . S . - J a pa n C ou n ci l A n n ua l M embers M eeti n g(Open to Council Members & Corporate Members)
Washington Marriott Wardman Park

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Advancing the Study of Japanese Language
Today’s globalized world requires true global
citizens. Individuals entering the workplaceand mid-level managers seeking leadership
positions benefit greatly from being bi or multilingual. Unfortunately, in tough economic times,
schools may be forced to trim foreign language
programs. In order for Japan to maintain its
relevance in America, Japanese language
programs must survive the cut. This makes it
essential to collaborate on securing necessary
resources. The rising popularity and success ofChinese language education provides a powerful example to consider.

Forging Clean Energy Collaborations
The U.S. and Japan have made clean energy
projects a priority and serve as technologicalleaders in fields such as Smart Grid and renewable energy. Identifying collaborative projects
that highlight the competitive advantage of eachnation will assure continued global leadershipin the industry. The March 11 earthquake andtsunami that caused the Fukushima Daiichi
nuclear crisis have led to a careful investigationof nuclear power and its alternatives. Both the
U.S. and Japan are looking for new sources ofenergy and solutions to energy crises.

Developing the NGO/NPO Sector in Japan
After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami,
Japanese Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOs) and Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs)
took immediate action to provide relief andrecovery in their home country, many for the
first time. The U.S. and Japan have both faced
large-scale national disasters and could greatly
benefit from exchanging information. Partnerships between U.S. and Japanese NGOs/NPOs
strengthen U.S.-Japan relations as a whole, andcould lead to greater support of this growing
sector in Japan.

Jump-Starting Entrepreneurship Today
Entrepreneurial breakthroughs in technology
and forays into new industries drive competitive
economies. The U.S. and Japan have distinct
environments for entrepreneurship and cantherefore significantly benefit from sharing
information and exchanging ideas. In orderto remain on the cutting edge, both countries must cultivate dynamic environments inwhich entrepreneurs can flourish. Promoting
entrepreneurship involves nurturing cooperation
among various parties including entrepreneurs,
venture capitalists, corporations and government agencies.

Exploring Social Innovation
The U.S. and Japan both face societal problems
that require new thinking and innovative solutions – enter social innovation. For example,
successful NPOs and NGOs utilize social innovation technology to reach new audiences andnew donors. Other sectors benefiting from new
ways of thinking and problem solving include
healthcare, energy and communications. Raising awareness in the U.S. and Japan about thepotential impact of social innovation is the firststep to uncovering news ways of collaboration.

Fostering Educational Exchange
A robust environment for educational exchange
between the U.S. and Japan strengthens ties
between the two nations and ensures thatboth the U.S. and Japan are recognized as key
players on regional and global scales. Clearlycommunicating the incentives of studying
abroad to students in both the U.S. and Japan is
crucial. Students who study abroad from bothnations are more likely to incorporate the othernation into their careers, establish and maintainnetworks across borders and remain committed
to strengthening U.S.-Japan relations. Examining successes and short-comings of existingeducational exchange programs allows developers of new programs to identify opportunities
and address unmet needs.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

H I LL A R Y R O D H A M C L I N T O N
Secretary of State, United States of America

On January 21, 2009, Hillary Rodham Clinton was
sworn in as the 67th Secretary of State of theUnited States. Secretary Clinton joined the State
Department after nearly four decades in public
service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, andSenator.
Secretary Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois on
October 26, 1947 to Dorothy Rodham and the late
Hugh Rodham.
She attended local public schools before graduating from Wellesley College and Yale Law School,
where she met Bill Clinton. In 1974, Secretary
Clinton moved to Arkansas, a year later thenmarried Bill Clinton and became a successful
attorney while also raising their daughter, Chelsea.
She was an assistant professor at the Universityof Arkansas School of Law, and after working
to strengthen the local legal aid office, she wasappointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1977 toserve on the board of the Legal Services Corporation, which she later chaired.
During her 12 years as First Lady of the State of
Arkansas, she was Chairwoman of the Arkansas
Education Standards Committee, co-founded the
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, andserved on the boards of the Arkansas Children’s
Hospital, and the Children’s Defense Fund.
In 1992, Governor Clinton was elected Presidentof the United States, and as First Lady, Hillary

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Clinton became an advocate of health care reform
and worked on many issues relating to children
and families. She led successful bipartisan efforts
to improve the adoption and foster care systems,
reduce teen pregnancy, and provide health careto millions of children through the Children’s
Health Insurance Program. She also traveled tomore than 80 countries as a representative of
our country, winning respect as a champion ofhuman rights, democracy and civil society. Herfamous speech in Beijing in 1995 -- when she
declared that “human rights are women’s rights,
and women’s rights are human rights” – inspired
women worldwide and helped galvanize a global
movement for women’s rights.
With Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright,
Secretary Clinton worked to launch the government’s Vital Voices Democracy Initiative. Today,
Vital Voices is a non-governmental organizationthat continues to train and organize women leaders across the globe.
In 2000, Hillary Clinton made history as the firstFirst Lady elected to the United States Senate, andthe first woman elected statewide in New York.
In the Senate, she served on the Armed Services
Committee, the Health, Education, Labor andPensions Committee, the Environment and Public
Works Committee, the Budget Committee andthe Select Committee on Aging. She was also a
Commissioner on the Commission on Security andCooperation in Europe.

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As a Senator, Clinton worked across party lines
to build support for causes important to her
constituents and the country, including the
expansion of economic opportunity and access toquality, affordable health care. After the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001, she was a strong
advocate for funding the rebuilding of New Yorkand the health concerns of the first responders
who risked their lives working at Ground Zero.
She also championed the cause of our nation’s
military and fought for better health care andbenefits for wounded service members, veteransand members of the National Guard and Reserves.
She was also the only Senate member of theTransformation Advisory Group to the Departmentof Defense’s Joint Forces Command.
In 2006, Senator Clinton won reelection to the
Senate, and in 2007 she began her historic campaign for President. In 2008, she campaigned forthe election of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, andin November, she was nominated by Presidentelect Obama to be Secretary of State.
Secretary Clinton is the author of best-sellingbooks, including her memoir, Living History, andher groundbreaking book on children, It Takes A
Village. She and President Clinton reside in New
York.

B I O G R A P HI E SROSALINDA B. BARRERA
Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education
Ms. Barrera is the Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director of
language teachers in these fields. Prior to joining the Department,
the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA), as appointed
Ms. Barrera served for five years as the Dean of the College of
by President Obama in 2010. In this capacity, she serves as the
Education at Texas State University–San Marcos. She also serves
principal adviser to Secretary Arne Duncan on all matters related
as an editorial board member of numerous academic journals andto the education of English Learners, including the administration
was a co-editor of the 2002 book Multicultural Issues in Literacyof programs which support high-quality instruction for linguistiResearch and Practice and the 1997 Kaleidoscope: A Multicultural
cally and culturally diverse students. Her office also supports
Booklist for Grades K–8. Ms. Barrera received a BA in Journalism
foreign language programs for elementary, secondary and postand an MA in Communications from the University of Texas.
secondary students and professional development programs for

S U Z A NN E B A S A LL A
Senior Advisor to Ambassador John V. Roos, U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, United States Department of Statean Olmsted Scholar and spent two years as a visiting scholar at
Ms. Basalla serves as Senior Advisor to Ambassador John V. Roos
Keio University, where she studied China and U.S.-Japan-China
in the U.S. Embassy Tokyo. Previously, she was Director for Jarelations. In 2008, she received the inaugural Ryozo Kato Awardpan in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Washington,
for service to the U.S.-Japan Alliance. Ms. Basalla received an
D.C. (2006-2010). Ms. Basalla had served as a Country Director
MA in Asian Studies from the George Washington University andfor Japan in the Pentagon from 2004 until her promotion tograduated from the Naval War College. She received her comDirector for Japan. Prior to joining OSD, she served in the United
mission through the University of Virginia’s Naval ROTC program,States Navy. Her assignments included service on the staff ofwhere she graduated with a BA in Asian Studies.
Commander, Seventh Fleet on board the USS BLUE RIDGE basedin Yokosuka, Japan. While in the Navy, Ms. Basalla also became

P E GGY B L U M E N T H A L
Senior Counselor to the President, Institute of International Education (IIE)
Fund. Ms. Blumenthal joined IIE in 1984 as Assistant Director of
Ms. Blumenthal is Senior Counselor for the Institute of InternaProgram Development, later serving as Vice President of Edutional Education, a private nonprofit organization with 630 staff
cational Services, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
members in 18 offices around the globe. The organization is
Officer. Before joining IIE, Ms. Blumenthal was Assistant Director
a world leader in academic exchange and the development ofof Stanford University’s Overseas Studies and then Coordinatorglobally-competent professionals and future leaders. In her roleof Graduate Services/Fellowships for the University of Hawaii’s
as Senior Counselor to the President, Ms. Blumenthal provides
Center for Asian and Pacific Studies. Ms. Blumenthal received
strategic oversight to scholarly exchanges, IIE’s research activia BA from Harvard University and an MA from the University ofties and specialized programs like the Global Engineering EducaHawaii at Manoa.
tional Exchange and the Asian Students’ Emergency Assistance

SCOTT CASE
CEO, Startup America Partnership
Mr. Case is a technologist, entrepreneur and inventor and was
the founding Chief Technology Officer of Priceline, which was
one of only a handful of startups in U.S. history to reach a billion
dollars in annual sales in less than 24 months. Most recently, Mr.
Case was named CEO and board member of the Startup America
Partnership, an organization that works to drive American entrepreneurship to create jobs. Previously, Mr. Case helped build
a portfolio of intellectual property at the Walker Digital Invention
Laboratory, and is a named inventor on dozens of U.S. patents.

He also co-founded Precision Training Software, a software company that developed the world’s first PC-based flight simulator.
Mr. Case serves as the Chairman of Network for Good, a national
nonprofit that has distributed more than $475 million to 60,000
nonprofits and provides online fundraising and communications
services to over 5,000 nonprofit organizations. He is also on theAdvisory Board of By Kids for Kids, Tickets-for-Charity and ThreeJars. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

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B I O G R A P HI E S
THE HONORABE ICHIRO FUJISAKI
Ambassador of Japan to the United States
Ambassador Fujisaki has had a distinguished diplomatic career,most recently serving as Ambassador to the United Nations andthe World Trade Organization in Geneva. While there, he served
as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of UNHCR (UN HighCommissioner for Refugees). At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inTokyo, he was Deputy Director General for Asian Affairs, Director

General for North American Affairs and was appointed Deputy
Foreign Minister. He has served in Jakarta, Paris (OECD) andLondon, and was also the Sherpa, or personal representative, of
the Prime Minister to G8 Summit meetings. Ambassador Fujisaki
has spoken at various prestigious universities including Harvard,
Columbia, Yale, Georgetown and Stanford.

D I A NN E F U K A M I
Co-founder & President, Bridge Media, Inc.
Ms. Fukami is Co-founder and President of Bridge Media, Inc.
She specializes in media consulting and producing video andtelevision projects and won an Emmy for a documentary on
the Chinese Exclusion Act. She is also a faculty member at the
Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she teaches
courses on television news production. Ms. Fukami is Presidentof the Board of Directors of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center (JCCCNC). Founded in 1973, JCCCNC has been
serving the Japanese American community for over 30 years

through its programs and activities. In her tenure at JCCCNC, Ms.
Fukami has sought to expand membership, ensure viability of theorganization and generate new sources of revenue. She has also
produced videos for a number of community groups including
Asian American Recovery Services, Japanese Community YouthCouncil, Japanese Services of the East Bay, Asian American
Bar Association, the Japanese American Citizens League and
JCCCNC. She is a U.S.-Japan Council Member and a graduate of
UC Berkeley.

ERWIN FURUKAWA
Senior Vice President, Customer Service Business Unit, Southern California Edison
Mr. Furukawa is Senior Vice President of the Customer Service
residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers.
Business Unit for Southern California Edison (SCE), where he
The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized SCE as having
is responsible for industry-leading demand-side management
the top-ranked energy efficiency program of all electric utilities
programs, innovative customer products and services, customer
in the country. Mr. Furukawa currently serves on the board of theengagement and call center operations, field services, account
Asian and Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund, the namanagement, customer satisfaction and the implementation oftion’s largest non-profit organization that provides scholarships
advanced metering. Mr. Furukawa is focused on SCE initiatives
to Asian and Pacific Islander Americans with financial needs. Mr.
that help customers manage their energy use and increase efFurukawa holds a BA in Marketing from the University of Southficiency. He and his team are responsible for the marketing andern California and an MBA in Management from the University ofmanagement of the nation’s largest portfolio of energy efficiency
San Francisco.
programs and California’s largest demand response offerings for

CHRISTOPHER GRAVES
Global CEO, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
After 23 years in business news, Mr. Graves joined Ogilvy PR
in 2005 as president and regional CEO of Asia Pacific andbecame Global CEO in late 2009. Prior to joining Ogilvy PR, hespent 18 years with Dow Jones on both the news and businesssides. Mr. Graves has provided public relations expertise, crisis
management counsel and training to numerous corporations,and worked directly with regional CEOs for firms including
Goodyear, Adidas, UPS, Intel, HSBC and Ford. He was elected to
the Council on Foreign Relations in 2010. He was also one of

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the founders of Wall Street Journal Television in 1987, Managing
Editor of Asia Business News (Asia’s first TV news network), Vice
President & head of network news and programming for CNBC
Asia, Managing Director of business development (EMEA & Asia)
for Dow Jones Consumer Electronic Publishing (WSJ.com) andManaging Director of Far Eastern Economic Review. Mr. Graves
was named Asia Pacific PR Professional of the Year in 2007 andOgilvy PR was named Asia Pacific Agency of the Year under his
tenure in that region.

B I O G R A P HI E SYA S U C H I K A H A S E G A WA
President & CEO, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. & Chairman, Keizai Doyukai
Mr. Hasegawa is President and Chief Executive Officer of Takeda
Mr. Hasegawa has pursued strategies to keep the company
Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TPC), as well as Chairman ofcompetitive in the global economy, including acquiring foreign
Keizai Doyukai, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.
firms, overseeing the completion of the Shonan Research CenterHe also currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Counand recruiting Japanese students studying abroad. Since joining
cillors for Nippon Keidanren, Chairman of the Growth Strategy
Keizai Doyukai in 2004, he has presided over committees looking
Council for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andinto new styles of Japanese management as well as political andTourism and President of the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturadministrative reforms. Mr. Hasegawa earned a BA in Politicalers Association. During his 41 years at TPC, and particularly
Science and Economics from Waseda University.
starting with his appointment to President and CEO in 2003,

ERNEST M. HIGA
Chairman & CEO, Higa Industries Co., Ltd.; Wendy’s Japan LLC; K.K. Higa Investments & Director of JC Comsa Corporation
Pizza LLC and created a whole new home delivery pizza industry
Mr. Higa is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Higain Japan, for which he was named “Entrepreneur of the Year”
Industries Co., Ltd., & K.K. Higa Investments & Wendy’s Japanby the New Business Conference, a Japanese semi-government
LLC & Director of JC Comsa Corporation. He is a member oforganization. Mr. Higa has been awarded by the Ministry of
Keizai Doyukai, member of Trilateral Commission and has served
Agriculture for “innovation in the food industry” and recognized
as a board member for Young Presidents’ Organization, Chiefby Toyo Keizai as one of the top 50 entrepreneurs in Japan. Mr.
Executive Organization, New Business Conference, Jermyn Street
Higa earned his MBA from Columbia University and his BS from
Capital Ltd., Japan Telecom, Ripplewood Holdings Japan Board
the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the Universityof Advisors and Columbia Business School Board of Overseers.
of Pennsylvania.
In 1985, Mr. Higa obtained the exclusive license from Domino’s

K A T H R YN I B A T A - A R E N S
Associate Professor, DePaul University
Dr. Ibata-Arens is an Associate Professor in the Departmentof Political Science at DePaul University in Chicago where she
specializes in international and comparative political economy,
entrepreneurship policy, high technology policy and Japanesepolitical economy. Dr. Ibata-Arens’ current research, utilizing social network analysis and GIS methodologies, examines emerging life science (biotechnology and medical devices) in regions inJapan and the United States. Findings are presented in the bookmanuscript, Clustering to Win: Firm, Regional and National Strategies in Life Science Entrepreneurship. Dr. Ibata-Arens’ bookInnovation and Entrepreneurship in Japan: Politics, Organizationsand High Technology Firms (Cambridge University Press 2002),
analyzes high technology firms and regional economies in Kyoto,
Osaka and Tokyo. Other works, on enterprise embeddedness andentrepreneurial business networks, appear in journals includingEnterprise and Society and the Journal of Asian Business andManagement. Dr. Ibata-Arens is a visiting scholar at the ResearchInstitute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), Japan (20112012). She received a BA from Loyola University Chicago and a
PhD from Northwestern University.

THOMAS IINO
Chairman of the Board, Pacific Commerce Bank & Chairman, U.S.-Japan Council
State Boards of Accountancy and the California State Board of
Mr. Iino is Chairman of the Board of Pacific Commerce Bank, the
Accountancy, receiving “Distinguished Service Awards” fromonly Japanese American-owned bank in the continental United
both organizations. He currently serves on the Mayor’s Trade AdStates, focused on serving the Japanese American community.
visory Council and the boards of the Japanese American National
He is also a Board Member at Southwest Water Co. Prior to holdMuseum and Keiro Retirement Home. He is also Chairman of theing these positions, Mr. Iino was Partner-in-Charge at Deloitte &Board for the U.S.-Japan Council. Mr. Iino holds a BS in AccountTouche’s International Practice in southern California, a grouping from UCLA, with a California certification as a CPA.
focused on meeting the local needs of its Japan-based clients.
He is the former president of both the National Association of

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B I O G R A P HI E S
JANET IKEDA
President, Association of Teachers of Japanese & Associate Professor, Washington and Lee University
research on the poet-warrior Hosokawa Yusai and is currently
Dr. Ikeda is currently President of the Association of Teachers ofworking on revising a guide to reading and writing Japanese.
Japanese (ATJ). She is also an Associate Professor in the DepartShe was instrumental in the construction of an authentic Japament of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Washington
nese tea room on her campus. The tea room was recently given
and Lee University where she teaches courses on Japanesea name from Sen Genshitsu, the 15th generation Grand Masterlanguage, literature and the traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
of the Urasenke tradition of tea. Dr. Ikeda earned a BA from the
From 2006-2010, Dr. Ikeda was Associate Dean of the College. In
University of Hawaii at Manoa and an MA and PhD in East Asianpast years, she has served on the boards of ATJ and the AssociaStudies from Princeton University.
tion of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL). She has done

HIDEYUKI INOUE
Founder, Social Venture Partners Tokyo Japan & Associate Professor, Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance
Mr. Inoue joined ETIC (Entrepreneurial Training for Innovative
theoretical and practical classes about social entrepreneurship.
Communities), a nonprofit organization in Tokyo, and started
He also launched the “Social Innovator Course” at the Graduate
the annual “Style” prize in 2002, Japan’s first social venture
School of Keio University. Mr. Inoue was nominated as one ofbusiness plan competition for the younger generation. He also
the Young Global Leaders 2009 by the World Economic Forum,
established a fund called the “Social Venture Partners Tokyo,”and in 2010 he became a member of the “Round-table of New
where individual partners contribute their time, knowledge, andPublic Commons,” an advisory committee for the Prime Minister
funding in order to nurture social entrepreneurship. There areon social Innovation, initiated by Prime Minster Hatoyama. He is acurrently more than 90 partners in the fund. SVP Tokyo became
graduate of Keio University, and received his Master’s Degree inSocial Venture Partner’s first affiliate outside of North America
International Affairs from George Washington University.
in October, 2006. As a professor at Keio University, he teaches

DANIEL K. INOUYE
Senate President Pro Tempore & United States Senator (HI)Senator Inouye, the most senior member of the U.S. Senate and
the President Pro Tempore, is known for his distinguished record
as a legislative leader and as a World War II combat veteran withthe 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He earned the nation’s
highest award for military valor, the Congressional Medal of
Honor. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in1959 when Hawai’i became a State and was elected to the U.S.
Senate in 1962. Senator Inouye currently serves as Chairmanof the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chairman of the
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. His many accomplishments also include the passage of the Redress Act of1988 and compensation for Filipino veterans in 2009. He helped
establish the Inter-parliamentary Exchange Program between the
U.S. Senate and Japan’s legislature and in 2000 the Governmentof Japan presented him with the Grand Cordon of the Order ofthe Rising Sun.

IRENE HIRANO INOUYE
President, U.S.-Japan Council
Ms. Hirano Inouye is President of the U.S.-Japan Council. She has
more than 35 years of experience in non-profit administration,community education and public affairs with culturally diverse
communities nationwide. She previously served as President andfounding CEO of the Japanese American National Museum in Los
Angeles, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Her professional and community activities include serving as the Chair of
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past Chair of the Kresge Foundation; and Trustee and board
member of the Independent Sector. She serves on the boardsof the National Trust for Historic Preservation, The Washington
Center and the National Children’s Museum. She is a past Chairof the American Association of Museums and former memberof the Business Advisory Board of Sodexho Corporation and the
Toyota Diversity Advisory Board. She holds a BA and MA in Public
Administration from the University of Southern California.

B I O G R A P HI E SFUMIO ISODA
Director-General, Higher Education Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
field of local education support, research aid, and science and
Mr. Isoda is the Director-General of the Higher Education Bureau,
technology policy. From 2004 to 2005 he served as Executive
within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andVice President of the University of Tsukuba. Prior to his appointTechnology (MEXT). He joined the Ministry of Education, Science,ment to the current position in July 2009, he served as DirectorSports and Culture in 1977. In 1988, he served as First Secretary
General in the field of budget and accounts, private education
at the Embassy of Japan in Australia. Prior to his posting abroad,and research promotion. Mr. Isoda received his Bachelor’s Degree
he was Director of the Cultural Administration and Compulsory(LL.B.) from the University of Tokyo and his Master of Politics
Education Divisions on the Kagawa Prefecture Board of Educa(M.Ed.) and Education from Stanford University.
tion. After returning to Japan, he has served as Director in the

STEPHEN JORDAN
Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Business Civic Leadership Center, U.S. Chamber of Commerceserves on the U.S. National Commission for the United Nations
Mr. Jordan is the Founder and Executive Director of the Business
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), theCivic Leadership Center (BCLC), the corporate citizenship affiliate
Board of Governors of the Corporate Responsibility Officers’of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He leads BCLC’s engagement(CRO) Association and the New World Institute. In the privatewith a broad spectrum of companies, chambers of commerce,
sector, Mr. Jordan’s background is in strategy, marketing andgovernment agencies and non-profit organizations in the United
new product development. Mr. Jordan is also a Caux Round Table
States and overseas. He has worked on numerous U.S. andfellow. He holds an MBA from Georgetown University and an MA
global development and disaster recovery challenges including
in Political and Social Thought from the University of Virginia.
Katrina, Cedar Rapids, the Southeast Asia Tsunami and the Haiti
earthquake. In addition to his work at BCLC, Mr. Jordan currently

F R E D E R I C K H . K ATAYA M A
Anchor, Reuters Insider, Thomson Reuters
Mr. Katayama is an award-winning anchor for Reuters Television based in New York. In his career spanning print, televisionand new media, he has covered breaking news events such as
Hurricane Katrina, the 9-11 attacks, the Kobe earthquake andthe Enron collapse. Prior to Reuters, he worked as an anchor
and correspondent at CNN. Before joining CNN in 1995, Mr.
Katayama was a business and general news reporter for CBS’s
Seattle affiliate, KIRO-TV. Prior to that, Mr. Katayama was acorrespondent at Japan Business Today, an NHK productionthat aired on CNBC. Before beginning his broadcast career, Mr.
Katayama was a reporter for Fortune magazine in Tokyo and New
York. He began his career as a reporter for the Associated Press.
Mr. Katayama earned a BA in East Asian studies from Columbia
University and an MS from Columbia University’s Graduate Schoolof Journalism. He serves on the board of directors for the Japan
Society and the U.S.-Japan Council.

TA K A H A S H I K A WA M U R A
Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd.
Mr. Kawamura is Chairman of Hitachi, Ltd. and also serves asVice Chairman of Nippon Keidanren. Mr. Kawamura joined Hitachi
in 1962 where he has held many leadership positions. In the
1990s, Mr. Kawamura served as Board Director and General
Manager of Hitachi Works and Board Director, Group Executive of
the Electric Utility Sales Operations Group, Executive Managing
Director and Group Executive of the Power Group and Executive Vice President and Director. In 2003, Mr. Kawamura was
appointed Chairman of the Board and Representative Executive

Officer of Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd. In 2005, heserved as Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Plant Technologies,
Ltd. and in 2007, Chairman of the Board of Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
Mr. Kawamura became the Representative Officer, Chairman,
President, CEO and Board Director of Hitachi, Ltd. in 2009and served in many of these capacities in 2010 before being
appointed Chairman of the Board in 2011. He is a graduateof Tokyo University, Faculty of Engineering.

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B I O G R A P HI E SMARI KURAISHI
President, GlobalGiving
Ms. Kuraishi was Co-founder and now heads up the GlobalGiving Foundation, an online marketplace that connects people
to the causes they care about most. The Foundation’s mission
is to identify, vet and support as many social entrepreneurs as
possible to use the GlobalGiving platform successfully. Before
GlobalGiving, Ms. Kuraishi served at the World Bank where
she managed and created some of the Bank’s most innovative
projects. Along with GlobalGiving Co-founder Dennis Whittle andtheir teams, Ms. Kuraishi organized the first series of strategic

forums with the World Bank’s president and senior management,
and the first ever Innovation and Development Marketplaces.
The Development Marketplace was recognized as a leading
example of public sector innovation in an article in the Harvard
Business Review. She received a BA from Harvard University anddid graduate work in Russian and Japanese history and politics
at Harvard and Georgetown Universities. She also completed theAdvanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

CHRISTOPHER LIVACCARI
Director, Education and Chinese Language Initiatives, Asia Society
Chinese language instruction in American schools. The initiative
Mr. Livaccari is Director of Education and Chinese Language
connects more than 100 U.S. schools in almost 30 states that
Initiatives at Asia Society. He also teaches Japanese, Chineseteach Chinese with partner schools in China. He is the co-authorand East Asian cultural history. Mr. Livaccari is a former U.S.
of Structures of Mandarin Chinese for Speakers of English,
Foreign Service officer who served at the US Embassy in Tokyo
among other publications in English, Chinese and Japanese.
and as Deputy Director of the Tokyo American Center, as well as
Mr. Livaccari speaks Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, reads
at the U.S. Consulate General in Shanghai. Mr. Livaccari led theClassical Chinese and is proficient in Korean. He is a graduate
development of The High School for Language and Diplomacy
of Columbia University, the University of Chicago and New Yorkin New York City and the creation of the Asia Society Confucius
University.
Classrooms Network, a national initiative to improve the quality of

H I R O S H I M I K I TA N I
Chairman & CEO, Rakuten, Inc.
Mr. Mikitani is Chairman and CEO of Rakuten, Inc., one of theworld’s leading internet service companies, providing a variety of
consumer-and-business-focused services including e-commerce,
travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal & media,
online marketing and professional sports. Rakuten is expanding
globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, North andSouth America and Western Europe with over 10,000 employees worldwide. In 1997, Mr. Mikitani founded MDM, Inc. (nowRakuten, Inc.) and became its President and CEO. Mr. Mikitani

successfully launched the “Rakuten Ichiba” in the same year. In
1999, MDM, Inc. changed its name to Rakuten, Inc. and by April
2000 the company completed its IPO and was listed on the JASDAQ market. Mr. Mikitani started his career at the Industrial Bankof Japan (IBJ), now Mizuho Corporate Bank, as an investmentbanker. He later founded Crimson Group, a consulting company,
and became its President and CEO. Mr. Mikitani earned his
undergraduate degree from Hitotsubashi University and an MBAfrom Harvard Business School.

P A U L M I LL E R
Director of Global Initiatives, National Association of Independent Schools
K-12 education. Mr. Miller is also involved in NAIS initiatives on
Mr. Miller serves as Director of Global Initiatives for the National
Schools of the Future, Financial Sustainability and Advocacy. Prior
Association of Independent Schools. In this capacity, he develops
to joining NAIS in June 2006, Mr. Miller spent 19 years living
new NAIS global partnerships and international programs andoutside the U.S., working as a journalist, instructor and consulencourages member schools to be more outward looking. Curtant in 42 countries. He has also served as a correspondent forrent programs include Challenge 20/20, which creates internet
National Public Radio, and for a number of PBS (public television)
partnerships among U.S. and other schools, to work on global
programs. Mr. Miller holds a BA from Williams College and an MS
issues. The program has been recognized by the National Sumfrom the Boston University School of Public Communication.
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B I O G R A P HI E S
A LL E N M I N E R
Chairman & CEO, Sunbridge Corporation & Managing Director, SunBridge Partners
outstanding entrepreneurs to launch their businesses. The onMr. Miner is one of the most successful and respected VC’s insite SunBridge team helps with fund-raising, recruiting, productJapan, having been instrumental in the creation of salesforce.
development, sales channel development and international
com Japan, Macromill, ITMedia, G-Mode and Concur Japan
expansion support. Mr. Miner is also an advisor and visiting
among others, as well as co-founding the Japan Venture Capitalscholar to the Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and
Assocation and Japan Venture Research, Inc. He was the first
Entrepreneurship, and Chairman of the Japan Society of Northernever Japan-based investor to be recognized on the annual Forbes
California US-Japan Innovation Awards steering committee.
Midas List and the AlwaysOn top 100 global dealmakers in 2007.
He graduated from Brigham Young University with degrees in
He founded Sunbridge Corporation, Tokyo’s leading IT startup acComputer Science and Asian Studies.
celerator, in 1999. The SunBridge Global Venture Habitat centersin Tokyo, Osaka and Silicon Valley provide an environment for

M O N I M I YA S H I TA
Vice President of Mergers and Acquisition Strategy, Investments and Relationships, IBM Corporation
Ms. Miyashita is Vice President of IBM Corporation’s M&A
Strategy, Investments and Relationships. She is responsible foraligning M&A initiatives with IBM’s strategic and financial objectives including managing IBM’s Venture Capital Fund portfolio.
She held various roles in Finance Management before being
appointed Director of IBM Corporate Development Asia Pacificin Japan in 1999, where she was responsible for IBM’s M&A
activity in Japan, China, India, Korea, Australia and Southeast
Asia. While in Japan, she served as an elected Governor on theAmerican Chamber of Commerce Japan Board. Upon returning to

the U.S., she served as Managing Director of IBM M&A Integration where she built and led the Global Center of Competency.
During her tenure, IBM spent over $32 billion acquiring over
100 companies. Ms. Miyashita also serves on McKinsey’s M&A
Advisory Council, the Conference Board’s M&A Council, Ridgefield
Young Life Board, the Navigators International Executive Advisory
Council and IBM Multicultural Women’s Leadership Program. Ms.
Miyashita received a BS from the University of Colorado, Boulder
and her MBA from the University of Denver.

GARY MORIWAKI
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Mr. Moriwaki has more than 25 years of experience in estateplanning and administration. His clients include domestic andforeign business owners, professionals and executives from aspectrum of industries. Mr. Moriwaki is well-versed in advisingclients who have complex, multinational issues involving ownership of assets in multiple jurisdictions, domestic and foreign
estate and inheritance taxes, choice of laws and succession
concerns. As a member of various charitable organizations, Mr.

Moriwaki is experienced in charitable giving techniques and theformation and operation of private foundations. He is currently
President of the Japanese American Association of New York, a
Trustee of the Japanese American National Museum, Vice Chairof the Asian American Federation and a member of both The
U.S.-Japan Council and the Japan Society, in addition to numerous other NPOs. He received his BA from Columbia University
and JD from Brooklyn Law School.

JANE NAKANOFellow, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dialogue, U.S.-China Energy Policy Dialogue and the U.S.-Japan
Ms. Nakano is a fellow in the Energy and National Security
Energy Dialogue, among others. Ms. Nakano also worked on U.S.
Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
energy engagements with Indonesia, North Korea and the Asia(CSIS). Her research interests include energy security and climate
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). From 2001 to 2002, shechange issues in the Asia-Pacific, nuclear energy and shale gas.
served at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo as a special assistant to thePreviously, Ms. Nakano was with the U.S. Department of Energy
energy attaché. She holds a BA from Georgetown University’s(DOE) and served as the lead staff on U.S. energy engagements
School of Foreign Service and an MA from Columbia University’swith Japan and China. She was responsible for coordinating
School of International and Public Affairs.
DOE program engagements in the U.S.-China Strategic Economic

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B I O G R A P HI E SKENSUKE ONISHICEO, Peace Winds Japan & Chairperson, Civic Force & Director, Japan Platform
Mr. Onishi is the Chief Executive Officer of Peace Winds Japanmember. In 2009, Mr. Onishi established Civic Force, an organi(PWJ), one of the largest Non-Governmental Organizations inzation that responds to large-scale natural disasters in Japan. It
Japan. Established in 1996, PWJ has conducted relief activities inwas established to promote more effective and prompt disasterover 15 countries. Throughout his career, Mr. Onishi has sought torelief by cooperating closely with NGOs, the business community
develop partnerships between NGOs/NPOs and private corporaand the government. Currently, Civic Force is providing relief
tions as a part of his goal to develop civil society in Japan. He
services in the hardest-hit isolated areas of Northeast Japan,
also took a leading role in founding “Japan Platform,” an innovafollowing the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Mr.
tive mechanism in which members of various sectors of society
Onishi earned a BA from Sophia University in Tokyo and an MA
cooperate to provide humanitarian aid. He is currently a board
from the Department of Peace Studies at Bradford University.

JOHN ONODA
Senior Consultant, Fleishman-Hillard Inc.
Mr. Onoda, Senior Consultant for Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., hasbeen responsible for leading communications at some of theworld’s most visible companies – General Motors, Visa USA,
Levi Strauss and Charles Schwab. He has overseen all aspectsof corporate communications, directing activities in markets
around the world. As a consultant, he has advised Fortune 500
companies in the technology, telecommunications, biotech, energy, life sciences, healthcare, financial services and automotive
industries. He is a member of the International Advisory Board to

Fleishman-Hillard, a leading global communications consultancy,and frequently consults with the agency’s major clients. He has
also counseled non-profit organizations, associations, government agencies and the military. Mr. Onoda is also an attorney
who worked as a newspaper reporter before entering the public
relations field. Mr. Onoda holds a BA from the University of Michigan, a JD from Indiana University and an MA from Northwestern
University’s Medill School of Journalism.

OSAMU ONODERA
Chief Representative, Representative Office in Silicon Valley,
New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Japan
Mr. Onodera is a senior official with NEDO, a government related
and multilateral) in energy conservation and renewable energyorganization under the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry
development. He has been closely involved in U.S.-Japan col(METI) in Japan, which is in charge of funding R&D projects inlaboration in clean energy including a Smart Grid demonstration
the areas of new energy, energy efficiency, Smart Grid and otherproject in New Mexico and the Hawaii Okinawa Clean Energy
industrial technologies including biotech, IT and nanotechnology.
Partnership. He has also been involved in IPEEC and IRENA, two
He is the Chief Representative of NEDO’s new Silicon Valley Officemajor multilateral initiatives in this area. Mr. Onodera holds aestablished in October 2010. He previously served as Director in
BA from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from the Stanford
METI, where he was responsible for international issues (bilateral
Graduate School of Business.

GENE RODRIGUES
Director, Customer Energy Efficiency & Solar, Southern California Edison
Mr. Rodrigues is the Director of Customer Energy Efficiency &Network. He also serves in an advisory capacity to a number ofSolar for Southern California Edison. He serves on the board ofnational and international energy efficiency initiatives includdirectors of the Consortium for Energy Efficiency, the American
ing the Clean Energy Ministerial, the strategy committee for theCouncil for an Energy-Efficient Economy and the China-US
Edison Foundation’s Institute for Energy Efficiency and the steerEnergy Efficiency Alliance. Mr. Rodrigues participates on theing committee for the Alliance to Save Energy’s Global Action
executive leadership group for the U.S. Department of Energy
Network for Energy Efficiency Education. Mr. Rodrigues earned
and Environmental Protection Agency-sponsored National Action
his BS from Northern Arizona University and his JD from thePlan for Energy Efficiency and the State Energy Efficiency Action
University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

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B I O G R A P HI E SSHIRLEY SAGAWA
Visiting Fellow, Center for American Progress
Ms. Sagawa is the author of the recent book, The American Way
to Change: How National Service and Volunteers are Transforming America, and co-author of The Charismatic Organization andCommon Interest, Common Good. She is co-founder of sagawa/jospin, a consulting firm that provides strategic counsel tononprofits and foundations. She also serves as a visiting fellow
at the Center for American Progress and blogs regularly for the
Huffington Post. Ms. Sagawa was the lead architect of legislation
creating AmeriCorps and the Social Innovation Fund. She served
as a presidential appointee in both the first Bush and Clinton

Administrations, and led the Obama Transition for the Corporation for National and Community Service. As Special Assistant to
President Clinton for Domestic Policy, she drafted the legislationthat created AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National andCommunity Service. After Senate confirmation as the Corporation’s first Managing Director, she led the development of the
new agency and its programs. She also served as Deputy Chiefof Staff to First Lady Hillary Clinton. Ms. Sagawa attended Smith
College and holds degrees from Harvard Law School and theLondon School of Economics.

J U DY K . S A K A K I
Vice President, Student Affairs, Office of the President, University of California
students of Japanese ancestry who were denied the opportunity
Dr. Sakaki is responsible for policies, services and initiato complete their UC degrees because of the Internment. She istives related to student access, affordability and success fora founding board member of Asian Pacific Americans in Higher
undergraduate and graduate students on all 10 campuses of the
Education. She is also a former American Council on Education
University of California (UC). Specifically, she provides systemFellow and a member of the 2010 Japanese American Leaderwide leadership to Undergraduate Admissions, Student Financial
ship Delegation. She holds a PhD in Education from the University
Support and Student Services. The UC System includes moreof California, Berkeley and an MS and BA from California State
than 230,000 students, 170,000 faculty and staff, with more
University, Hayward (now California State East Bay).
than 1.6 million alumni. Dr. Sakaki provided leadership that led tothe awarding of special honorary degrees to approximately 700

W I LL I A M T S U T S U I
Dean of Humanities and Sciences, Southern Methodist University
Professor Tsutsui is Dean and Professor of History at the Dedman
College of Humanities and Sciences at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. A specialist in the business and cultural
history of twentieth-century Japan, he is the author or editor ofseven books including Manufacturing Ideology: Scientific Management in Twentieth-Century Japan (1998) and, most recently,
Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization (2010). He has long
been involved in world language education and outreach to K-12

schools, having served as the chair of the Kansas Committee on
International Education in the Schools and the founding Executive
Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Kansas.
Professor Tsutsui has won numerous awards for his academic
research, teaching and community service and was a member ofthe 2011 Japanese American Leadership Delegation. He holds
degrees from Harvard, Oxford and Princeton Universities.

S A M U E L W O R T H I NG T O N
President & CEO, InterAction
Mr. Worthington is President & CEO of InterAction, the largest
alliance of U.S.-based NGOs working around the world. With
over 190 members engaged in 40 working groups, InterAction
represents the NGO community in areas such as food security,
climate change, humanitarian assistance, development effectiveness, health and gender. In this role, he engages with USAID, theState Department, G20/G8 nations, U.S. Congress, UN agencies,
foundations, corporations, embassies, think tanks, universities
and nonprofit leaders, among others. Prior to joining InterAction,
Mr. Worthington was CEO of Plan USA, an organization focusedon child development. He is a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations; serves on the Advisory Committee for Voluntary
Foreign Assistance (ACVFA) at USAID; the Inter-Agency Standing
Committee (IASC) at the United Nations; and the Modernizing
Foreign Assistance Network (MFAN). Mr. Worthington chaired the
Global NGO Impact Initiative on behalf of the office of the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery under President Bill Clinton. Mr.
Worthington earned his BA from the University of Vermont and his
MA from the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

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B I O G R A P HI E S
B R I T T YA M A M OT O
Executive Director, iLEAP: The Center for Critical Service
Dr. Yamamoto has developed a number of social enterprises andconducted extensive academic work in international development, civil society and food and agriculture. He currently serves
as Executive Director of iLEAP: The Center for Critical Service, aninternational nonprofit organization with an intention to cultivate
and inspire a new generation of global citizens. The organization conducts hands-on, educational and professional training
programs in Seattle and innovative international travel programsin partnership with communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Dr. Yamamoto is also a Core Faculty Member in the Center for

Creative Change at Antioch University Seattle as well as ClinicalFaculty at the University of Washington Department Of Global
Health. Dr. Yamamoto was a Fullbright Fellow to Japan and is
the recipient of the President’s Award from Antioch University
Seattle, the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Universityof Washington and was named a World Affairs Council Fellow(2008-2009). He received a BA from the University of Michigan,an MS from the University of California-Davis and a PhD from the
University of Washington.

P H YLL I S Y O S H I D A
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Europe and the Americas, U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Phyllis Yoshida is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia,
of Asia-Pacific Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Europe and the Americas at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
She was awarded the DOE’s two most prestigious honors, a gold
She is responsible for implementing policy for and supports the
medal for Distinguished Federal Service for increasing accessdevelopment of international cooperation on science and technolto Japanese science and technology, and a Silver Medal forogy issues and energy policy issues. Previously, Dr. Yoshida
Meritorious Federal Service for leading the team that establishedserved as the DOE Director of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnerthe International Intelligent Manufacturing Partnership. She has
ship, a government-industry cooperative research partnershipchaired multilateral and bilateral committees, including the APEC
to examine and advance the pre-competitive, high-risk research
Industrial Science and Technology Working Group. Dr. Yoshidaneeded to achieve petroleum-free, emission-free personal transreceived a BA from Carleton College, and an MA and PhD fromportation. Prior to joining DOE, Dr. Yoshida served as the Director
the George Washington University.

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EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM
E m p o w eri n g the Ne x t
Ge n eratio n
The U.S.-Japan Council Emerging Leaders Program is
an interactive, educational program designed to encourage the next generation of leaders to act as firstmovers, innovators and entrepreneurs in their professional fields. Each year, young Japanese American
professionals from across the country are selected toattend the U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference andAnnual Members Meeting. By providing exposure andaccess to senior leaders on key U.S.-Japan topics,
the program aims to motivate young professionals
to pursue further activities that promote strong andpositive U.S.-Japan relations. Over time, the goal of
the program is to develop a diverse pool of successful
alumni who think globally, assume greater leadershiproles in society and are enthusiastic about sustaining
a strong partnership between the U.S. and Japan.

T he 2 0 1 1 D e l e g ates

Pro g ram S p o n sors

Ms. Kei Ashizawa – Houston, TX
Attorney & Title Examiner, Kilburn Law Firm
Ms. Naomi Funahashi – San Francisco, CA
Reischauer Scholars Program Coordinator, Stanford
Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE)
Ms. Dana Heatherton – Houston, TX
Executive Board Member, Little Tokyo Service Center& Former Los Angeles Nisei Week Queen
Mr. Timothy Koide – Washington, DC
Research Associate Intern,
Mitsubishi International Corporation
Mr. Nicolas Mizono – San Francisco, CA
Intern, Senior Planner’s Office,
San Francisco Planning Department
Ms. Erica Naito-Campbell – Portland, ORIntern/Assistant, Bill Naito Company
Mr. Zachary Pryzstup – Washington, DC
U.S. Program Manager, Atlas Service Corps

ITO EN (North America) Inc.
ITO EN (North America) Inc. ITO EN (North
America) Inc. was founded with the mission of
introducing ITO EN’s line of green tea products
and establishing a culture and interest in authentic green tea in the United States and beyond. The breadth of ITO EN (North America)
Inc. is increasing through the development of
new beverage and loose leaf tea products, theexpansion of its distribution network to a national level, and the growth of its ecommerce
operations. With the attention of industry, themedia, and the public, ITO EN (North America)
Inc. is well on its way to making green tea atrue part of the new American culture.

Mr. Andrew Daisuke Stewart – Honolulu, HI
Attorney, Koshiba Agena & Kubota
Mr. Ryan Tanaka – Honolulu, HI
Chief Operating and Financial Officer,
Saint Louis School
Ms. Stacey Ann Fong Toda – Los Angeles, CA
Deputy Chief of Staff,
Office of the Mayor of Long Beach

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Island Insurance Foundation
The Island Insurance Foundation is proud tosupport the development of emerging leaders
who will play a pivotal role in the future of
Hawaii and abroad. Created to improve thequality of life in Hawaii, the Island Insurance
Foundation was established by Island Insurance Company, Ltd., Hawaii’s largest locallyowned property and casualty insurance carrier.
Island Insurance has been serving Hawaii’s
families and businesses since 1939 and has
been recognized as one of the Top 50 P&C
insurance companies in the nation by the WardGroup for the past four years.

B O A R D L E A D E R S HI P
B oard of C ou n ci l ors
Naoyuki Agawa
Vice-President International Collaborations, Keio
University

George Aratani
Founder, Aratani Foundation

Honorable George Ariyoshi
Former Governor, State of Hawai’i

Honorable Howard Baker
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the U.S. to Japan

Honorable Thomas S. Foley
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the U.S. to Japan

Glen S. Fukushima
Chairman & Director, Airbus Japan K.K.; Senior Vice
President, Airbus SAS

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa
United States House of Representatives, State of Hawai’i,

Honorable Mazie Hirono
United States House of Representatives, State of Hawai’i

Honorable James Hodgson
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the U.S. to Japan

Honorable Daniel K. Inouye

Honorable Yoshio Okawara

Henry Y. Ota

Special Adviser, Institute for International Policy Studies;
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofJapan to the U.S.

Vice Chair, U.S.-Japan Council & Attorney at Law

Michael Hirai
Treasurer, U.S.-Japan Council & President & CIO, Bishop
Street Capital Management, Inc.

Dr. Daniel Okimoto
Ph.D.,Professor Emeritus, Stanford University

Susan Onuma

Honorable Kunihiko Saito

Secretary, U.S.-Japan Council & Partner, Kelley Drye &Warren LLP

Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofJapan to the U.S.

BOARD MEMBERS:

Honorable Motoatsu Sakurai
President, Japan Society; Former Ambassador and Consul
General of Japan in New York

Honorable John Thomas Schieffer

Dr. Katsuhiko ShiraiManaging Partner, Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda

George Takei

Stephen L. Kagawa

Actor, Hosato Enterprise, Inc.

President & CEO, The Pacific Bridge Companies, Inc.

Masaaki Tanaka

Frederick H. Katayama

CEO of the Americas, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

Anchor, Reuters Insider, Thomson Reuters

Dennis TeranishiDayne Kono

CEO, Hawaiian Host, Inc.

Attorney at Law, Masuda, Funai, Eifert & Mitchell, Ltd.

Dr. Paul Terasaki

Kaz Maniwa

Chairman, Terasaki Foundation

Attorney at Law

Dr. Richard Wood

Honorable Ryozo Kato

Honorable Shotaro Yachi

Commissioner, Nippon Professional Baseball; Former
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japanto the U.S.

Professor, Institution for Japan-US Studies, Waseda University and Keio University; Former Vice Minister, Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Japan

Honorable Yohei Kono

Roy Yamaguchi

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives ofJapan

Chef and Restaurateur, Roy’s

Honorable Doris Matsui

Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea;
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofJapan to the U.S.

Honorable Norman Y. Mineta
Vice-Chairman, Hill & Knowlton; Former Secretary ofTransportation, U.S. Department of Transportation;
Former Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department ofCommerce

Honorable Walter Mondale
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the U.S. to Japan

Colbert M. Matsumoto

Former President, Japan Society

B oard of D irectors

Ernest M. Higa

Robert K. Ichikawa

Former President, Waseda University

Senate President Pro Tempore & United States Senator,
State of Hawai’i

United States House of Representatives, State ofCalifornia

President & CEO, Azumano Travel
Chairman & CEO, Higa Industries Co., Ltd.; Wendy’s
Japan LLC; K.K. Higa Investments & Director of JC Comsa
Corporation

Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of
the U.S. to Japan

Honorable Shunji Yanai

Sho Dozono

Chairman & CEO, Island Insurance Company Ltd.

Moni Miyashita
Vice President of Mergers & Acquisition Strategy, Investments & Relationships, IBM Corp.

Susan Morita
Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP

Paul Niwa
Professor of Journalism, Emerson College

Allen Okamoto
Owner-Broker, T. Okamoto & Co.

Paul Yonamine
General Manager, IBM Japan, Ltd.

BOARD OFFICERS:Jan Yanehiro

Thomas Iino

President, Jan Yanehiro, Inc.

Chairman, U.S.-Japan Council & Chairman of the Board,
Pacific Commerce Bank

Irene Hirano Inouye
President, U.S.-Japan Council

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MEET THE EMCEESF R A NK B U C KL E Y

Co-Anchor, KTLA Morning NewsMr. Buckley is Co-anchor of KTLA’s signature KTLA Morning News on Channel 5 in Los Angeles. He previously
worked as a CNN national correspondent. His international
assignments have taken him around the world including
Kobe, Hong Kong, Turkey, Ireland and Iran. He has also
reported live from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf andArabian Sea. Additionally, Mr. Buckley has reported fromthe White House and the Pentagon, as well as from Japan
immediately after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Mr. Buckley covered the Kerry-Edwards campaign, theHillary Clinton Senate run and the 2000 Presidential race.
He is the recipient of numerous awards including multiple
Emmy awards and currently serves on the board of theJapanese American Cultural Community Center and theLos Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. Mr. Buckley is also a Member of the U.S.-Japan
Council and participated in the Japanese American Leadership Delegation program in 2006. He is a graduate of the
University of California with a double major in History andBroadcast Journalism.

J A N YA N E H I R OPresident, Jan Yanehiro, Inc.
Ms. Yanehiro is President of Jan Yanehiro, Inc., a media
and marketing strategic planning firm. She is also aFounding Director of the School of Multi Media Communications at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco
and a Board Member of the Bank of Marin. Previously,
Ms. Yanehiro co-hosted “Evening Magazine,” a pioneering nightly program on KPIX TV (CBS). She has won many
awards for the program, including an Emmy from the
National Association of Television and Radio Artists, theEleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award from the United
Nations of San Francisco and was a Silver Circle Inducteefrom the National Academy of Television Arts and Sci-

ences. She has also hosted several documentaries on theJapanese American experience during WWII. Ms. Yanehiro
is very active in the Japanese American community,
serving on the Boards of Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream
Foundation, N! Leadership Network and the Osaka-San
Francisco Sister City Association. Ms. Yanehiro serveson the Board of Directors for the U.S.-Japan Council,
participated in the Japanese American Leadership Delegation program in 2010 and recently traveled to Tokyo with
U.S.-Japan Council leadership. She received her BA from
California State University, Fresno.

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S P O N S O R S HI P & S U P P O R T
Thank you to the generous sponsors of the 2011 U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference.
PL A T I N U M S P O N S O R

TITLE SPONSORSS I GN A T U R E S P O N S O R S

PREMIER SPONSORS

Mr. Ernest M. Higa
Chairman & CEO
Higa Industries Co., Ltd.

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GOLD SPONSORS

Mr. Roy Yamaguchi
Chef & Restaurateur
Roy’s

C or p orate & O r g a n izatio n a l M embers
American Honda Motor Co.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd
Central Japan Railway Company
Deloitte LLP
Hitachi, Ltd.
ITO EN North America
ITOCHU International, Inc.
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York, Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Marubeni American Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi International Corporation
Mitsui USA Foundation
Sojitz Corporation of America
Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation
The Terasaki Foundation - Paul & Hisako Terasaki
Toshiba America, Inc.
TOYOTA Motor Company

S P E C I A L S U PP O R T
2011 Annual Conference Planning Committee
Ms. Wendy Abe
Mr. Doug Goto
Mr. J.D. Hokoyama
Dr. Kathryn Ibata-Arens
Mr. Robert Ichikawa
Mr. Thomas Iino
Dr. Val Iwashita
Mr. Stephen Kagawa
Mr. Frederick H. Katayama
Ms. Lillian Kawasaki

Mr. Stan Koyanagi
Ms. Yumi Kuwana
Mr. Kaz Maniwa
Mr. Calvin Manshio
Ms. Moni Miyashita
Ms. Susan Morita
Mr. Gary Moriwaki
Ms. Jill Nishi
Mr. John Noguchi
Ms. Janet Nuzum

Additional Support
Georgette Furukawa-Martinez,
Volunteer Coordinator

U.S.-Japan Council Staff
Mr. Allen Okamoto
Mr. Henry Ota
Dr. Judy Sakaki
Ms. Miyoko Sawamura
Ms. Susan Yamada Scott
Mr. Ed Shikada
Dr. Jeanette Takamura
Mr. Harold Taniguchi
Dr. William Tsutsui
Dr. Craig Uchida

Ms. Angela Aranda
Ms. Anna Cable
Ms. Laura Goldstein
Ms. Katherine Grossman
Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye
Ms. Amanda Mitchum
Ms. Candice Shikai
Ms. Saki Takasu
Mr. Bryan Takeda
Ms. Ler Lee Tan
Mr. Timothy White

Annual Conference Volunteers

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