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The Alliance Forum Foundation isdeploying next generation
technology to change the world.

HistoryVision

Generate a thick layer of healthy and welleducated middle class all over the world• Empower future leaders with the potential todevelop groundbreaking technologies.
• Construct ecosystems that promote sustainable
societies and innovation.
• Create new core-industries with noveltechnologies.
Advocate & practice “Public Interest Capitalism”

1980s

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Founded in Stanford in 1985.
The first World Alliance Forum (Networking85) was held in Tokyo.
Mitigated trade friction between Japan and the US in the field ofhigh-technology, under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, International Trade and Industry, and Posts andTelecommunications and the US government.
Promoted strategic business alliances between Japanesecompanies and American high-technology ventures in the ICT,
semiconductors, biotechnology, and drug development field andcontributed to the transformation of the Japanese industrialstructure.
Established Alliance Forum Foundation (AFF) in Tokyo in 2011,as a sister organization of AFF in the US, which holds the Special
Consultative Status with the United Nations ECOSOC.
Aside from Japan and the US, AFF has actively collaborated withvarious personnel and organizations in Africa (Zambia) and Asia
(Bangladesh).

Public Interest Capitalism (PIC)• “Public interest” refers to the economic and social
wellbeing of ourselves and our descendants.
Society• A “company” should be a public institution that
contributes to the society through its business.
• The value of a company increases only when it
Employees
successfully contributes to all its “members” of thecompany such as employees, customers, suppliers, society
and the earth all of which then will benefit its shareholders.

EarthCustomers
CompanySuppliers
Shareholders※The diagram on the right showing Public Interest Capitalism was presented at the Economic and Fiscal Advisory Council (2013) and was cited at the Davos Conference (2020)

Organization Structure

Global Partners

AFF : Alliance Forum Foundation
AFDP : Alliance Forum Development Programme

Public Interest
Capitalism
Research Division

Alliance ForumDevelopment
Programme (AFDP)

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World Alliance ForumPIC Seminar & Executive
Committee
Theory Research(Company Law, Accountings)
Social Business
Global Leadership Programme
Business Development

United Nations

AfDB
African Development BankSUN
Scaling Up Nutrition
WHO, UNICEF, FAO, WFP

Programme Against Malnutrition(Zambia)

Bangladesh Rural Advancement
Committee(Bangladesh)

Japan International
Cooperation Agency

Overseas Bases:
Bangladesh, Zambia
Inter-American Development Bank

New Industry
Creation Division•World Alliance Forum in San
Francisco（WAF in SF）(also held in Asia and Africa)

COMESACommon Market for
Eastern and Southern Africa

The Alliance Forum Foundation is a non-governmental organization founded in California in 1985 under the provisionsof Section 501C, Section 3 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, which holds special consultation qualifications of
the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

TMSS
Women’s Empowerment Movement(Bangladesh)

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Public Interest Capitalism
Research Division

World Alliance Forum Tokyo Roundtable Conference（WAF in Tokyo）‒ Top-level conference proposing PIC
Alliance Forum Global Conference （AFG in Mishima）‒ Discussion among top leaders from business, academia, politics, andthe government, regarding policy formation that could bolster PIC.

WorldAllianceForum••

World Alliance Forum in Awaji (IT Awaji Conference、WAF in Awaji）‒ International conference to develop core industries of future-generation.

PIC Seminar&ExecutiveCommittee•

Public Interest Capitalism Seminar‒ Comprehensive training course for future executives via lectures anddiscussions on PIC practice exemplars.

TheoryResearch2000s
Contributed an editorial entitled “To whom does acompany belong to?” to Yomiuri Shimbun (2003)
Proposed the “Abolition of Quarterly Disclosure
Obligation” to demote short-termism (2005)
Joint research with the Tokyo Foundation for PolicyResearch （2008）

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Public Interest Capitalist Executive Committee‒ Discussion among high-ranking executives with leaders practicing PIC.

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Currently developing Return on Company (ROC) as a new index to replace ROE.

WAF in Tokyo Roundtable Conference (2011~)
AFG Conference（2013～）
Made recommendations at the Council on Economic andFiscal Policy （2013～）
Public Interest Capitalism Seminar （2014～）
Altered the mandatory inclusion of the financial
performance forecast within the summary of accounts.
Made recommendations at the Council on Investment forFuture（2016～）
Initiated ROC index development（2017～）
Further proposed the “Abolition of Quarterly Disclosure
Obligation” （2017）
Public Interest Capitalist Executive Committee（2018～）

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WAFAFG•

SocialBusiness

AFDP

Alliance Forum Development Programme

GlobalLeadership
Programme
BusinessDevelopment••••

Public Interest Capitalism Seminar(Public Interest Capitalist Executive Committee

Since 2008, AFDP has been working on the local cultivation of “Spirulina”(edible algae native to Africa, known for its abundance in protein) with the local
governments, NGOs, UN agencies (UNICEF, WHO, WFP, FAO), local residents,in effort to fight against malnutrition, a major cause of brain development issues,
prevalent among children in Africa.
In developing countries, conducts global leadership training for executive
candidates to enhance the ability to create new socially transformative businesses
and obtain essential management skills that are relevant across the globe.
Nurtures global leaders with a deep understanding of the societal structure and anopenness to question and update their own beliefs and values.

◦2000s◦◦2010s◦◦◦Assists business development of companies with technologies that could solve
global issues, into developing countries.
Proposes sustainable business models, whilst respecting the history, culture andthe business structure of each country, to create an enriched society.

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“Spirulina” cultivation landscapein Zambia

New Industry
Creation DivisionWorldAlliance
ForuminSanFrancisco•••

Nutrition education implementation scene
in Bangladesh

An ecosystem where companies, researchers,industries, and policy makers join to promote
the industrialization of advanced technologies
such as regenerative medicine.
Originated from World Alliance Forum, which
has been held since 1985 in the field of
information communication and biotechnology.
Co-hosted the “Cancer Zero Summit ” from2019.

Zambia (2008～)“Nutrition improvement project utilizing Spirulina”
Bangladesh (2009～)“Microfinance training in collaboration with BRAC “

Zambia (2010) "XVD distance education system thatconnects universities"
Bangladesh (2012-13) “Solar Project”
Bangladesh (2013) "Malaria elimination project throughinsecticide-treated mosquito nets"
Bangladesh (2012-13) "New food product development
survey for nutrition improvement"
19 African countries (COMESA) (2016)
Conducted “Financial policy and Regulatory Framework
for Inclusive Finance”
Bangladesh (2016-18） “Nutrition Improvement Project
for Children in Salt-Damaged Areas with Restricted
Access to Food”
Zambia (2017～)
Initiated “Global Leadership Programme”
Bangladesh (2018～）“Feasibility study for health care service at home with thecompact ultrasound diagnostics device”

Global Leadership Programmewith the Government of Zambia

2010s••Honorifics omitted from the left: Paul Berg,Shinya Yamanaka, Irving Weisman

As declared in WAF in SF 2013, the Pharmaceutical
Affairs Law was revised in 2014, and the Pharmaceuticaland Medical Device Act, the Act on the Safety ofRegenerative Medicine, etc were enacted..
To "create a society in which everyone can live healthy life
until his/her last moment", the AFF and the Japanese
government co-host the WAF in SF annually to makepolicy recommendations as well as to discuss research
results and medical system reforms.

List of Board Members of AFF in the US and Japan【Board of Directors】
George Hara
Koji Sasaki
Shingo Torii
Hideto Mitamura
Yonezo Fukuda
Masahide Isono
Mike Tanji
Seiji Yoshizawa
Kyoko Watanabe【Council Members】
Yuichiro Anzai
Hiroki Ando
Tatsuo Uemura
Kenzo Oshima
Motoyuki Oka
Susumu Kaminaga
Masahiro Kan
Mika Kumahira
Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Akihiro Kuroda

Group Chairman/CEO, DEFTA Partners Group/
Special Advisor to the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister of Japan (※／☆）
President and CEO, Add-In Research Institute, Inc. /Former Chairman, Japan Stanford Association （☆）
Senior Executive Vice President and Board member, Suntory Holdings, Ltd (※／☆）
Former Ambassador of Japan to Zambia, New Zealand and Samoa(※)
Former Ambassador of Japan to Zimbabwe/ Research Fellow, The Africa Society of Japan(※)
Principal, DEFTA Partners/Director, Bangladesh BracNet (※)
Director, Public Interest Capitalism Research Division (※)
Director, Development Programme & Administration Division(※)
Director/CFO, DEFTA Partners/ （☆）

【Council Members】
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi
Hiroshi Komiyama
Seiichi Shimada
Hiroyuki Suzuki
Toichi Takenaka

Kento Hara
Tsutomu Fuse
Yohei FuruhataIsao “Steve” Matsuura
Professor Emeritus, Keio University/Former President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sience （☆）
Hideto Mitamura
President & CEO, Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. （☆）
Monte Cassim
Professor Emeritus, Waseda University / Councilor, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company (※)
Director, The Africa Society of Japan/Former Ambassador Permanent Representative of Japan to the UN (※) Kunio Yamada【Inspector】
Special Advisor, Sumitomo Corporation/ Special Advisor, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (※)
Koji Sasaki
Presiddet, SK Global Advisors Co., Ltd. (※／☆）
Former Executive for Japan, World Bank Group/Professor, Meiji Gakuin University Graduate School/【Special Advisor】
President, Grameen Japan （☆）
Masatoshi Ito
Representative Director, Kumahira Security Foundation (※)
Shunji Yanai
Board of Chairman, Health and Global Poliy Institute (☆）
Representative Director and Chairman, Kokuyo Co., Ltd./ Former Representative Director,
Kansai Association of Corporate Executives（☆）

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Executive Chairman, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation （☆）
Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Research Institute/
Former President, the University of Tokyo （☆）
Director, Tsuda University/ Former President, Nihon Unisys/
Former President, Japan Housing Cporation（☆）
Representative Director and Chairman, Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd/
Former Representative Director, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives (※)
Honorary Chairman of the Board,Takenaka Corporation (☆)
Representative Director, Data Control Co., Ltd.(※)
Former President and Advisor,Yokohama City University（☆）
Representative Director and Chairman, Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. (※)
Chairman of the Board, MIK International/ Former Chairman, Sanwa Bank（☆）
Former Ambassador of Japan to Zambia, New Zealand and Samoa (☆)
President,Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation Shizenkan University（☆）
Representative Director and Chairman, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (※／☆）
President and CEO, Add-In Research, Inc. /Former Chairman, Japan Stanford Association （☆）
Founder and Honorary Chairman, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
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