YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORK The Life & Times of a Japanese Internet Entrepreneur in New York

Evening Panel Discussion
Come hear some of New York’s Japanese Internet entrepreneurs discuss their experiences doing business in the Big Apple. Of the 60,000 Japanese living in New York, some are in business for themselves, running their own Internet and IT companies. A group of these independent digital entrepreneurs talk about the challenges of doing business as foreigners in the U.S., and why they chose to live outside the traditional bounds of Japanese life.
Followed by a cocktail reception.
Panelists include:
Hima Furuta, CEO, InfiniteFace.com
Yoko Sakanoue, Vice President, Asia Business Development, bcrossing, Inc.
Aiichiro Takahashi, President, Pal-it.net
Presider
Michael O. Braun, Partner, Richards & O’Neil, LLP
Tickets: $15, Japan Society members $10, Young Professionals Network $5.
- Wednesday, April 25, 2001
- 6:30 pm