Professor,National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; Former Special Advisor to the Cabinet
Graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Medicine in 1962, and appointed assistant in the First Internal Medicine Department of that faculty in 1968. Appointed fellow in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1969, assistant professor of internal medicine at the UCLA Department of Medicine in 1973, associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Southern California Department of Medicine in 1974, associate professor of internal medicine at the UCLA Department of Medicine in 1977, and professor there in 1979. Appointed assistant professor in the 4th Internal Medicine Department of the University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine in 1983, professor in the First Internal Medicine Department of the same university and faculty in 1988, and professor and Dean of the Tokai University School of Medicine and Director of the Institute of Medical Sciences of Tokai University in 1996. Served as the President of the Science Council of Japan from 2003 to 2006, then Science Advisor to the Cabinet; Science, Technology and Innovation from 2006 to 2008. Currently the Chairman of Health Policy Institute, Japan and professor of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
Dean,Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy at Hitotsubashi University
Professor Takeuchi received his B.A. from International Christian University in Tokyo and M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California,Berkeley.
He was an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Business School from 1976 to 1983,where he taught courses in marketing and retailing in the MBA program. He joined Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo as an Associate Professor in 1983 and became Professor in 1987. He returned to the Harvard Business School as a Visiting Professor in 1989 and 1990,where he taught "Competition and Strategy."
Professor Takeuchi's current research interests are focused on (a) the role of marketing within a firm's global strategy,(b) the unique features of the Japanese new product development process,(c) the competitiveness of Japanese firms in global industries,and (d) the knowledge creation process within organizations.
He is the author of The Best Practice Revolution (Diamond-sha,1994,in Japanese) and the co-author of the following books: (1) Corporate Self-Innovation: Managing Chaos and Creation (Takeuchi et al.,Chuo Koron-sha,1986,in Japanese);（2）Managing Heterogeneity: The Path to Global Management (Takeuchi and Yoko Ishikura,Diamond-sha,1994,in Japanese); (3) The Knowledge Creating Company (Ikujiro Nonaka and Takeuchi,Oxford University Press,1995),which won the 1995 "Best New Book of the Year" Award for the Business and Management category by the Association of American Publishers; (4) Can Japan Compete? (M. Porter,H. Takeuchi,and M. Sakakibara,2000,London: McMillan in English,and Diamond-sha in Japanese),and (5) Hitotsubashi on Knowledge Management (I. Nonaka and H. Takeuchi,John Wiley & Sons,2004),and (6) Extreme Toyota (H. Takeuchi and N. Shimizu and E. Osono,John Wiley & Sons,2008).
In addition,he has written over 30 articles for the Harvard Business Review,California Management Journal,Journal of Retailing,Japan Marketing Journal,Business Review, and other academic journals,and nearly 70 articles for business magazines.
His business experience includes management consulting work with McKinsey & Company in Tokyo and marketing research and account service work with McCann-Erikson in Tokyo and San Francisco. He is consultant to a number of multinationals and has been a frequent speaker at management conferences and seminars around the world.
He is a member of a number of committees formed by government agencies,the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in particular,and political organizations in Japan. In addition,he is a member of the planning board of the World Economic Forum.
Partner & Managing Director,Boston Consulting Group
Since joining BCG, Reiko has worked extensively with companies in manufacturing, high tech and infrastructure areas. Her experience includes growth strategy development, strategy implementation, change management, and post-merger integration. She has also served on a variety of government committees. Before joining BCG, Reiko worked for the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (IRCJ) as a Managing Director. Before joining the IRCJ, she worked for McKinsey & Company, and Kirin Brewery. Reiko holds an M.E. and B.E. from Waseda University, and an M.S. from the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
COO,Industry Innovation Organization Japan
Experience
| 2009 ‐ | nnovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) Chief Operating Officer Formed and leading the operation of INCJ, private equity investing company created by public-private partnership. |
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| 2001 ‐ 2009 | The Carlyle Group (Japan) Managing Director Formed and led the Japanese operation of Carlyle as the head of Japan Growth Capital team (2006-2009) as well as Managing Director of Japan Buyout group (2001-2005). |
| 1999 ‐ 2001 | Apax Partners (Japan) Partner Formed and led the Japanese operation of Apax Partners. |
| 1984 ‐ 1999 | Mitsubishi Corporation Manager, Information Systems and Services (ISS) Group Led and managed various marketing operations, business developments, and investment projects in TMT sector. |
Education
| June 1994 | MBA - Harvard University |
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| March 1984 | BSEE - Keio University |
President & CEO,Netyear Group Corporation
Fujiyo Ishiguro is the President & CEO of Netyear Group Corporation,a well-known Marketing company focused on Internet Services. Netyear had more than 150 active clients in 2008. 90% of their clients are TSE-listed companies,Fortune 500 equivalent,including KDDI,Tokyo Marine Nichido,Mitsui Real Estate,and NEC. Netyear also has several US and European corporations as its customers. Netyear completed its IPO in March of 2008 on TSE/Mothers.
Prior to taking the reigns at Netyear,Ms. Ishiguro was President of a US-based consulting firm. She provided strategic advice about technology transfer and M&A to Silicon Valley startups,such as Yahoo and Netscape,as well as to large Japanese clients including Sony,NEC,Panasonic,NTT,Toshiba,and Toyota. Ms. Ishiguro has been a speaker at numerous advertising conferences,both in the US and Japan. She is the author of several books and is a contributor to leading business publications in Japan,including Nikkei Infomation Strategy,"Fujiyo Ishiguro's CIO cannot sleep," and Nikkei BYTE,"Fujiyo Ishiguro's Geeks cannot sleep."
Her recent publication,"Don't try the work that you were told," was published last year. She is the commentator for several TV programs and a member of several committees within the Ministry of Economy,Trade,and Industry.
She received an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Economics from Nagoya University. She was a visiting professor at Nagoya University in 2002.
President and CEO
Freebit
Born in Saga, Japan in 1972 and graduated from Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University in 1998. He founded Reset Co., Ltd. while at university and became a board member. In 1998, he established Dream Train Internet Inc. (DTI) in response to request from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and became CSO in 1999. He made the company a "No.1 ISP in Customer Satisfaction." In 2000, he established FreeBit Co., Ltd. and got listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers in 2007. He and his company are aiming to develop the Internet society by providing patented next generation ubiquitous services to customers.
A's BIT Works 2.0 http://atsuki.net for Ishida's daily activities and thoughts.
Architect
| 1977 | Graduated from Tokyo University,Department of Architecture |
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| 1977 | Joined KIKUTAKE Architect & Associates |
| 1984 | Left KIKUTAKE Architect & Associates |
| 1985 | Founded PLANTEC ARCHITECTS |
| 1987 | Graduated from Tokyo University,Graduate School of Architecture,Master's and Doctor's Course |
| 2005 | Assumed President PLANTEC ASSOCIATES |
| Awards | |
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| 1977 | TATUNO Design Award (Tokyo University) |
| 1986 | The 12th Tokyo Architectural Award (Kei-an) |
| 1994 | Japan Institute of Architects Prize for the Best Young Architect(Fun House) |
| 1999 | 40th BCS (Building Contractors Society) Prize (HosomiMuseum) |
| 2000 | The 13th Nikkei New Office Award (Future System Consulting) |
| 2001 | The 14th BCS Award (Gifu Dreamcore)Good Design Award (The Yokohama-no-chasitu (Teahouse in Yokohama)) |
| 2002 | The 15th Nikkei New Office Award (Ai-City) |
| 2003 | The 14th BCS Award (Ai-City) |
| 2004 | Good Design Award (New South Building,TamagawaTakashimaya) |
| 2006 | JCD Design Award (NISSAN TechicalCenter Akasaka-Gate Reception) |
| 2007 | Good Design Award (Sony City) Japan Society of Seismic Isolation Award(Sony City) |
Titles
■Member,Architectural Institute of Japan
■Member,Japan Architects Association
■Member,Japan Inter-Design Forum
■Director,Japan Association of Corporate Executives
■Tokyo Rotary Club
■Member,Japan Young President Organization,Japan Chapter
■Policy Advisor,Gifu Prefecture（1999-）
■Advisor,Advisory Society of Gifu VR Techno Japan
■Policy Advisor,Miyagi Prefecture (2001-)
CEO,Ken Okuyama Design
Born: 1959 in Yamagata, Japan
Former Design Director of Pininfarina, Chief Designer at General Motors and Porsche.
Designed: Enzo Ferrari, Maserati Quattroporte, furniture, robot, theme park and many others. Introduced k.o 7 and k.o 8 at 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
Visiting professor: Art Center College of Design (U.S.A), Tama Art University, Kanazawa Art College and Nagoya University of Arts (Japan).
Director of Yamagata Koubou.
Associate Professor,Graduate School of ICS,Hitotsubashi University
KEN KUSUNOKI is Associate Professor at Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University. He was educated at the Graduate School of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University. He was Assistant Professor from 1992 to 1996, and was Associate Professor from 1996 to 2000 at Faculty of Commerce, Hitotsubashi University. He was also with the Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi Univ. during 1993-2001. He has joined Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy (ICS) since 2000. He specializes in competitive strategy and innovation. His current research interests focus on strategies and organizational capabilities for competitive differentiation through innovation.
His research has appeared in many books including Management of Technology and Innovation in Japan (edited by C. Herstatt et al, 2006, Springer), Hitotsubashi on Knowledge Management (edited by I. Nonaka and H. Takeuchi, 2003, Wiley), Business Architecture: Strategic Design of Products, Organizations, and Processes (edited by T. Fujimoto et al, Yuhikaku, 2001, in Japanese), Knowledge and Innovation (edited by Hitotsubashi Univ., Institute of Innovation Research, Toyo-Keizai Shimposha, 2001, in Japanese), Managing Industrial Knowledge (edited by I. Nonaka and D. Teece, Sage, 2001), Japanese Management in the Low Growth Era (edited by D. Dirks et al., Spinger, 1999), Technology and Innovation in Japan (edited by M. Hemmert, Routledge, 1998), and Innovation in Japan (edited by A. Goto and H.Odagiri, Oxford Univ. Press, 1997). In addition, he has written over 30 articles for Organization Science, Journal of Product Innovation Management, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Human Resource Management Journal, Hitotsubashi Business Review (in Japanese), Organizational Science (in Japanese), The Journal of Science Policy and Research Management (in Japanese), and other academic journals as well as a number of articles for business magazines. He has conducted consulting and executive seminars for many Japanese and global leading companies.
AnthropologistProfessor,Kyoto University of Art and Design
Cultural anthropologist. Professor,the Kyoto University of Art and Design; director,the Earth Literacy Program. Born in 1959,Takemura completed the doctoral course in cultural anthropology at the University of Tokyo. He has been involved in planning and promoting numerous Earth-age projects including Sensorium (1997,winner Ars Electronica Golden Nica),Tangible Earth (2005,winner Good Design Award Gold
Founding Partner,CEO,Asuka Asset Mangement
Mamoru Taniya is Chief Executive Officer of Asuka Asset Management,Ltd. He has broad range of investment experiences covering from fixed-income derivatives to private equities. Prior to founding
Asuka,Taniya was a director at Tudor Capital Japan（1999-2002）and previously a managing director at Salomon Smith Barney. At Tudor he successfully started its private equity business in Japan. At Salomon,Taniya co-managed the Japan and Asia proprietary trading department. Prior to managing proprietary trading,he was responsible for the equity and fixed income derivatives trading for Salomon's Tokyo operation. Before that,he managed volatility book and started the yen CB/Warrant trading desk at Salomon after his career as a bond trader. Mamoru Taniya received his B.A. in law from the University of Tokyo in 1987.
Hitoshi IkumaPresident,Center for Strategy of Emergence,Japan Research Institute
President & General Manager,Google Japan
Koichiro Tsujino joined Google Japan in 2007 as the director of product management and was responsible for supervising all search service and application development in Japan. He became president & general manager of Google Japan in 2009.
Before joining Google,he was president of Sony's personal computer division,where he led their VAIO PC,home video,and personal audio divisions.
He graduated from Keio University with a B.S. and master's degree in electrical engineering. He also received a master's degree in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology.
Representative Director and CEO,Industrial Growth Platform,Inc.
After joining the Boston Consulting Group,Kazuhiko Toyama became a founding member of Corporate Directions,Inc.(CDI),where he later served as CEO. He was appointed COO of Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan (IRCJ),which was established by Japanese government in 2003. He established Industrial Growth Platform,Inc. in 2007. He currently serves on various advisory roles in both the public and private sectors. He served as a member of Postal Services Privatization Committee until March 2009. At present,he is an Expert member of Council on Economic Fiscal Policy,a member of Council for the Promotion of Regulatory Reform and a member of Council for Science and Technology,Basic Plan Special Committee. He graduated from the Faculty of Law,University of Tokyo,and holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduates School of Business. He is President of Stanford Business School Alumni Association Tokyo Chapter.
Professor,Graduate School of Media and Governance,Keio University
Takeshi Natsuno,Professor of Keio University was formerly Senior Vice President of NTT DoCoMo. He developed the business strategy of all of NTT DoCoMo's multimedia-related services,including i-mode strategic alliances with global application/content providers and key Internet players.
Mr. Natsuno,one of the key developers of i-mode business models,managed the Japan launch of i-mode in 1999. i-mode is the world's most popular mobile e-mail/Internet service. Already achieving tremendous success,it has attracted some 48 million subscribers to date,while taking a pioneering role the world's non-voice communications market. Mr. Natsuno also led the development of additional services,such as mobile games,credit-card settlement and other e-wallet functions.
Widely regarded as a leading expert on the Internet and multimedia,he was named one of the world's 25 most influential e-business leaders by Business Week in 2001.
Mr. Natsuno started his career with Tokyo Gas,one of Japan's largest utilities. He later held key executive positions with HyperNet,a leading Internet venture company. He joined NTT DoCoMo in 1997,and in 2008 began a new career as a professor of Keio University.
Mr. Natsuno is the author of i-mode Strategy (Nikkei BP Planning,Inc.,2000),a la i-mode (Nikkei BP Planning,Inc.,2002) and Keitai-no-Mirai ("The future of mobile phones," Diamond,Inc.,2006). He graduated from Waseda University (B.A. Political Science and Economics,1988) in Japan,and received an M.A. in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995.
Managing Director,Management consulting & Integrated Markets Accenture Japan Ltd.
Yuji Nishimura graduated from Tokyo University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He joined a chemical company and worked on product development and design. He graduated from master of Science in Tokyo University and joined the Firm in 1990. He was promoted to Manager in 1994,Associate Partner in 1998 and Partner in 2000. He has consulted with a wide range of clients including pharmaceutical & Medical Products,high tech,chemicals,oil & gas,trading companies,consumer products,and communications. He has articles on major business magazines,such as Nikkei Business and co-wrote books titled Successful Logistics(1994),Theory and Practice of SCM(1998),Value Network Strategy(2000). He has been leading Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Industry between 2000 and 2005 and Japan Strategy Group from 2006. He was appointed as the Head of Japan Management Consulting & Integrated Market on March 1st 2007.
President and CEO,Monex,Inc.
Mr. Matsumoto earned his BA in Law from the University of Tokyo (1987). He began his career at Salomon Brothers Asia,Ltd. in 1987 and later joined Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. in 1990. He was the head of their Fixed Income Business and became General Partner of the Goldman Sachs Group,L.P. in 1994 at the age of 30,the youngest at that time. Upon the deregulation of stock brokerage commissions in Japan in 1999,he jointly capitalized Monex,Inc.,an online brokerage firm,with Sony Corporation. Monex integrated its business with Nikko Beans and established Monex Beans Holdings,Inc. (now Monex Group,Inc.) in 2004 where he is presently President & CEO. He has served as Financial Counsel to the Prime Minister and a standing committee member of TSE and JSDA. He has become an outside director of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group,Inc.,Tokyo Stock Exchange,Inc. and Shinsei Bank,Ltd. since June 2008.
Partner,Collar Capital
Hiro holds a Bachelors of Law degree from Osaka City University, Japan, and an MBA from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.
Hiro serves on the advisory committees of Dyna Fund, Tokio Marine Capital, JAFCO, Globis Fund, Silver Biotech Management, Advantage Partners, Vintage I and First China Development Fund. He also serves on the board of Raqualia Pharmaceutical, Japan.
President,Intel K.K. (Japan)
| 1982 | Received a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Western State College of Colorado |
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| 1984 | Joined Intel Corporation and worked with microcomputer product marketing |
| 1988 | Became manager of product marketing and manager of regional sale,Intel K.K |
| 1993 | Became manager of OEM Platform Service Division and Account Executive,Intel Corporation |
| 1996 | Became marketing manager of Consumer Desktop Product Division,Intel Corporation |
| 1999 | Became manager of Technology/OEM Alliance Business Strategy ,Enterprise Service Group,Intel Corporation |
| 2000 | Named General Manager of Communication Product Group,Intel K.K. |
| 2002 | Named General Manager of Intel Architecture Business,Intel K.K. June 1,2003 Became Representative Director and President* of Intel K.K. December,2004 Named Vice President,Sales and Marketing Group,Intel Corporation |
| * June 2003 through September 2008: Co-President of Intel K.K. | |
Provost's Chair Professor of Business Administration,National University of Singapore
Sea-Jin Chang is a Provost's Chair Professor of Business Administration, National University of Singapore. Prior to his move to Singapore, he was a Kumho Asiana Group Endowed Chair Professor of Business Administration at Korea University. He received his BA and MA in economics from Seoul National University, and Ph.D. in strategic management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Dean's Fellow. He used to be a professor at the Stern School of Business of the New York University. He also had visiting appointments at Stanford Business School, INSEAD, London Business School, Hitotsubashi University and Wharton School. He used to work for large telecommunication companies in Korea and Japan. Professor Chang is primarily interested in the management of diversified multinational firms. His current research focuses on understanding the process of creating operating synergies among diversified lines of business and building a strong local organization after foreign entry. His other research interests include organizational learning, corporate growth through joint ventures and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, and comparative management studies of Japan, Korea, and China. His research has been published in journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management Studies, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Journal of Industrial Economics. He is an Editor of Journal of International Business Studies, a premier academic journal in international business and sits on the editorial boards of several other leading journals such as Strategic Management Journal. His recent book, Sony vs. Samsung: The Inside Story of the Electronics' Giants Battle for Global Supremacy (Wiley, 2008) compares and contrasts these two firms' global strategy. His other book, The Rise and Fall of Chaebols: Financial Crisis and Transformation of Korean Business Groups (Cambridge University Press, April 2003) explores the strategies Korean business groups have pursued, examines various aspects of their structures, and assesses their performance. His edited volume, Business Groups in East Asia: Crisis, Restructuring and New Growth (Oxford University Press, 2006), examine the post-crisis restructuring activities of large business groups in eight East Asian countries. A native Korean, Professor Chang, is married to Kyungmee, a composer of modern classical music, and they have two daughters, Melody and Harmony.
Professor,Strategy,International Business and Management Design,Seoul National University
Dong-Sung Cho is Professor of Strategy,International Business and Management Design at Seoul National University. He received a doctoral degree from Harvard Business School in 1976,and worked at Gulf Oil's Planning Group before joining SNU in 1978. He was a visiting professor at HBS,INSEAD,Helsinki School of Economics,the University of Tokyo,Hitotsubashi University,University of Michigan,Duke,Peking,Zhejiang and Nankai University. Among the 42 books he published are The General Trading Company by Lexington Books (1986),Tiger Technology: the Rise of the Semiconductor Industry in Asia by Cambridge University Press (1999),and From Adam Smith to Michael Porter: Evolution of Competitiveness Theory by World Scientific (2000).
He was Dean of the College of Business Administration,SNU,2001-2003,and Dean of the Graduate School of International and Area Studies,SNU,1999-2001. He has been on the Board of Directors at 15 multinational companies and research organizations. He is Honorary Consul General of the Government of Finland in Korea. He was President of Korean Academic Society of Business Administration,which is the flagship organization in Korea representing 34 functionally-oriented academic societies in business administration. He is now Chair of Korean Association of Academic Societies,which is the umbrella organization of 620 academic societies that encompass humanities,social sciences,natural sciences,engineering,and others. He also chairs the Committee for Government Innovation Management,and the Committee for Synergistic Cooperation between Big and Small Corporations jointly with Prime Minister of Korea.
Dean,Guanghua School of Management,Peking University
Weiying Zhang is Dean of the Guanghua School of Management of Peking University, and Director of Peking University's e-Business Center. He received a bachelor degree in 1982 from Northwestern University at Xi'an and D. Phil. in economics in 1994 from Oxford University. Between 1984 and 1990, he was a research fellow of the Economic System Reform Institute of China, and heavily involved in economic reform policy making in China. He was the first Chinese economist who proposed the "dual-track price system reform" (in 1984). After he graduated from Oxford, he co-founded China Center for Economic Research (CCER), Peking University in 1994, and worked with the Center until August, 1997. From 1999 to August 2006, He was the executive associate dean of Guanghua School of Management. He was also the chief architect of the 2003 Peking University faculty system reform. His visionary reform has generated significant impacts on changes of business education in China. As a professor of economist, he has published dozens of academic articles and 10 books. His works have generated significant impacts on the ongoing enterprise reform policy formulation and the development of economics in China. He has been frequently invited to deliver keynote speeches at high-level international and domestic symposiums and forums. His insightful opinions of the Chinese economy have been frequently reported in media. He was awarded "The Man of the Year in Chinese Economy" by CCTV in 2002. He has been the chief economist for China Entrepreneurs Forum since 2001.
