The Asia Innovation Forum (AIF) is:

• An exclusive annual event bringing together key stakeholders from Asia　―business and political leaders, top academic and media personalities―to focus on the innovations, initiatives, and new partnerships needed to sustain Asia's long-term economic growth and social progress;
• A framework for creating new opportunities for public-private partnerships and fruitful interaction between the brightest and best established business leaders, young entrepreneurs and investors and other thought-leaders in Asia, helping to foster future business developments in the region;
• A high-level platform for networking among business leaders, senior policy-makers, opinion leaders and renowned experts;
• A context to discuss economic and business strategies with business leaders and experts from industrialized democracies as well as from emerging giants China and India;
• "Group-20" consisting of Asian 40s-50s prominent leaders (as referred to hereafter) have pledged full support to AIF.

AIF2009 Theme
Innovation in Asia: The Earth's Limits, Asia's Growth and Japan's Role

With a global trend toward eco-friendly societies, many players in Asia are working to create new 21st century urban and rural communities.  There is a wealth of Japanese and Asian environmental technologies that can be applied to creating new energy, water, telecommunications, transportation and other forms of social infrastructures.  By utilizing the business opportunities created from the evolution of these new social infrastructures, we hope to discover and stimulate businesses that will meet the diverse needs of Asia. 

•  At AIF2009, we intend to analyze cutting-edge businesses in energy, information technology, transportation and others to determine where promising new business opportunities lie.