Business & Policy Forum Past Events

Public Events

Free admission for corporate members. Please note that the number of free admission tickets allotted to each company varies by corporate membership level.

November 6, 2023 (In-Person)

Navigating the U.S.-China Technology Competition: The Semiconductor Industry & Japan’s Geopolitical Stakes

Emily Benson, Director, Project on Trade and Technology and Senior Fellow, Scholl Chair in International Business, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Chris Miller, Associate Professor, International History, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; author of Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology, Kazuto Suzuki, Professor, Science and Technology Policy, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

October 4, 2023 (In-Person)

Safely Unlocking the Power of AI: Employment and Other Legal Risks and Best Practices

Bradford Kelley, Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, P.C.; Former Chief Counsel to a Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Laura Kriska, Cross-Cultural Consultant; Howard Tiegel, Former Chief Human Resources Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Marubeni America Corporation; Hironobu Tsukamoto, Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, New York Office; Philip Berkowitz, Partner, Littler Mendelson, P.C., moderating

September 21, 2023 (Virtual)

Toward more Resilient, Equitable and Sustainable Universal Health Coverage by 2030

Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan; Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Thailand; Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Gates Foundation; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO; Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF; Ken Shibusawa, Triple I Co-Chair, CEO of Shibusawa & Company Inc.; Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society; Keizo Takemi, Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan; Patrick L. Osewe, Director, Human and Social Development Sector Office Sectors Group, The Asian Development Bank; Zahid Maleque, Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh; Nísia Trindade, Minister of Health of Brazil; Aurélien Rousseau, Minister of Health of France; Zurab Azarashvili, Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia; Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health of Italy; Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care services of Norway; Paul Friedrichs, Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy of US; Sandra Gallina, Director-General of Health, European Union; Akihiko Tanaka, President of JICA; Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development of World Bank; Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Philippe Duneton, Executive Director of Unitaid; David Marlow, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Gavi; Steve Davis, Triple I Co-Chair, Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company; Ayoade Alakija, Triple I Co-Chair, The board Chair of FIND; Cliff Prior, CEO, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment; Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany; Will Quince, Department of Health and Social Care of United Kingdom; Julie Wallace, Head of Impact at LeapFrog Investments; Haruo Naito, Director, Representative Corporate Officer and CEO of Eisai; Michael Anderson, CEO & Board Member of MedAccess; Nafisa Jiwani, Managing Director for Health Initiatives for the United States International Development Finance Corporation; Himanshu Sikka, Project Director, PAHAL; Amit Bouri, CEO of Global Impact Investing Network; Alan Donnelly, Chairman and Convener of G20 Health & Development Partnership; Mandeep Dhaliwal, Director, HIV and Health Group, Bureau for Policy & Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme

May 9, 2023 (Virtual)

ESG Investing: Its History, Practice & Future

Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; and Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds & Associate Director, Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

March 16, 2023 (In-Person)

Prime Minister Kishida’s New Capitalism: Why Japan Needs Its Implementation

Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc.; Founder and Chairman, Commons Asset Management; Founder and CEO, &Capital, Inc.; Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, presiding

February 15, 2023 (In-Person)

Cybersecurity Pitfalls and Privacy Perils: Legal Challenges Confronting U.S. Corporations

Jonathan Goldsberry, Senior Manager, Deloitte; Gregory Krabacher, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green; Alaap Shah, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green; and Keith Sonderling, Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Frances Green, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green, moderating

January 24, 2023 (In-Person)

Assessment of Top Global Risks in 2023: Economics, Business & Geopolitics

Ian Bremmer, President & Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, presiding. Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley; Mitsunobu Koshiba, Chairman Emeritus, JSR Corporation; Vice Chairman, Keizai Doyukai; and Samm Sacks, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School; Senior Advisor, Eurasia Group. Kathleen Hays, Global Economics & Policy Editor, Bloomberg Television, moderating

November 16, 2022 (In-Person)

U.S. Midterm Elections: Key Takeaways & Impact on U.S.-Japan Relations

Mieko Nakabayashi, Ph.D., Professor, Center for International Education, Waseda University; former Member of Japan’s House of Representatives; former Republican Professional Staff, Senate Committee on the Budget; Glenn Nye, President & CEO, Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress; former Member of U.S. Congress; and Jacob Schlesinger, Fellow, Distinguished Careers Institute, Stanford University; Senior Correspondent, Wall Street Journal. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

October 3, 2022 (In-Person)

Suntory: Leadership & Vision

Takeshi Niinami, Chief Executive Officer, Suntory Holdings Limited. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, presiding

July 14, 2022 (Virtual)

The Legacy of Shinzo Abe & the Aftermath of His Assassination

Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Core Faculty, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society; and Ryo Sahashi, Associate Professor of International Relations, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo; Research Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange. Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of the Board of Directors, Mastercard; Chair of the Board of Directors, Japan Society, moderating

Private Events

Japan Society Business & Policy private events are invitation-only events for C-suite of corporate members for Executive Circle level or higher.

September 26, 2023 (In-Person)

A Private Luncheon with Ms. Tokiko Shimizu, Assistant Governor of Bank of Japan

Tokiko Shimizu, Assistant Governor, Bank of Japan

September 21, 2023 (In-Person)

Toward more Resilient, Equitable and Sustainable Universal Health Coverage by 2030

Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan; Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Thailand; Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Gates Foundation; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO; Catherine Russell, Executive Director of UNICEF; Ken Shibusawa, Triple I Co-Chair, CEO of Shibusawa & Company Inc.; Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society; Keizo Takemi, Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan; Patrick L. Osewe, Director, Human and Social Development Sector Office Sectors Group, The Asian Development Bank; Zahid Maleque, Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh; Nísia Trindade, Minister of Health of Brazil; Aurélien Rousseau, Minister of Health of France; Zurab Azarashvili, Minister of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia; Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health of Italy; Ingvild Kjerkol, Minister of Health and Care services of Norway; Paul Friedrichs, Director of the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy of US; Sandra Gallina, Director-General of Health, European Union; Akihiko Tanaka, President of JICA; Mamta Murthi, Vice President for Human Development of World Bank; Jean Kaseya, Director General of Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Philippe Duneton, Executive Director of Unitaid; David Marlow, Interim Chief Executive Officer of Gavi; Steve Davis, Triple I Co-Chair, Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company; Ayoade Alakija, Triple I Co-Chair, The board Chair of FIND; Cliff Prior, CEO, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment; Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany; Will Quince, Department of Health and Social Care of United Kingdom; Julie Wallace, Head of Impact at LeapFrog Investments; Haruo Naito, Director, Representative Corporate Officer and CEO of Eisai; Michael Anderson, CEO & Board Member of MedAccess; Nafisa Jiwani, Managing Director for Health Initiatives for the United States International Development Finance Corporation; Himanshu Sikka, Project Director, PAHAL; Amit Bouri, CEO of Global Impact Investing Network; Alan Donnelly, Chairman and Convener of G20 Health & Development Partnership; Mandeep Dhaliwal, Director, HIV and Health Group, Bureau for Policy & Programme Support, United Nations Development Programme

May 25, 2023 (In-Person)

Global Economic Challenges: Japan’s Perspective on China, Emerging Asia and Beyond

Takehiko Nakao, Chairman of the Institute, Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd.; former President, Asian Development Bank

April 14, 2023 (In-Person)

Transformation of Japan’s Corporate Sector: How are Companies Evolving?

Oki Matsumoto, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Monex Group, Inc.

March 16, 2023 (In-Person)

Private Discussion: Prime Minister Kishida’s New Capitalism

Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer, Shibusawa and Company, Inc.; Founder and Chairman, Commons Asset Management; Founder and CEO, &Capital, Inc.; Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, presiding

March 1, 2023 (In-Person)

Private Luncheon: Japan Securities Summit

Speakers from the Japan Securities Summit 2023

February 28, 2023 (In-Person)

Polycrisis: US-Japan and China: Global Business Implications

Paul Goldstein, President and CEO, PTB Global Advisors

October 3, 2022 (In-Person)

Private Luncheon: Global Risk Forum

Ian Bremmer, President & Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media; Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley; Mitsunobu Koshiba, Chairman Emeritus, JSR Corporation; Vice Chairman, Keizai Doyukai; Samm Sacks, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale Law School; Senior Advisor, Eurasia Group; Kathleen Hays, Global Economics & Policy Editor, Bloomberg Television; and Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society

November 10, 2022 (In-Person)

Cybersecurity in Japan: Trends, Emerging Threats & Outlook

Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist, NTT Corporation

October 20, 2022 (In-Person)

2022 Tech Trends in Japan: Web 3.0 & Digital Transformation

Yasumasa Yamamoto, Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University

September 19, 2022 (In-Person)

Welcoming Foreign Minister Hayashi to Japan Society

Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan

September 16, 2022 (In-Person)

Leading Tokyo: A Conversation with Governor Yuriko Koike

The Honorable Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, Japan

July 19, 2022 (In-Person)

2022 Japan’s Upper House Election: Top Priorities for Prime Minister Kishida

Takatoshi Ito, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds & Associate Director, Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

Women’s Initiative

U.S.-Japan Women’s Initiatives – Exclusively held for Japan Society’s corporate members.

November 1, 2023 (In-Person)

The New Era of Work: Leadership Qualities & Skills in the 21st Century

Miyoko Demay, Vice Chair, Women in Business Committee, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan; Demay Luxury Consulting; Former President, Tiffany & Co. Japan, Ron Gee, President & Chief Executive Officer, Shiseido Americas; Global M&A Leader, Shiseido Group, Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

April 25, 2023 (In-Person)

Pitch Perfect: Finding Your Unique Expression

Christine Clapp, Founder, Spoken with Authority

April 18, 2023 (In-Person)

Private Group Visit: Women’s Leadership Development Program

Yoko Otani, Audit Committee Chair, U.S.-Japan Council; Partner, Straterix Inc.; Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley; and Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society

March 9, 2023 (In-Person)

The Future of Work and Office Life: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Hirofumi (Hiro) Otsuka, Managing Executive Officer, SMBC Americas; CEO, Americas Division; Robin Milberg, Chief Human Resources Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Susan Reid, Managing Director and Global Head of Talent, Morgan Stanley; and Keiko Tashiro, Member of the Board, Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

November 9, 2022 (In-Person)

Women in Leadership – Why It Matters

Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of the Board of Directors, Mastercard; Chair of the Board of Directors, Japan Society; Mya Fisher, Founder and Chief Executive and Transformation Officer (CETO), Global Equity Forward; Director, Richard U. Light Fellowship, Yale University; Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; and Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating

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