“Entrepreneurship”: The Key for Japan’s Revival
November 1st, 2010
Organized by
– Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs (JASVE)
– Stanford University’s Project on Japanese Entrepreneurship (STAJE)
– The University of Tokyo, Division of University Corporate Relations
Co-organized by
– Nikkei
Sponsored and Supported by
– Sumitomo Chemical
– Mitsubishi Estate
– TOKYO AIM Inc.
– The University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UTEC)
– Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ)
Date
November 1, 2010 13:00-17:00
Place
Hitotsubashi Memorial Auditorium (Seat Capacity: Approximately 500)
Program
*MC: Ms. MARIKO TAMURA, Secretary General – JASVE
13:00-13:15 Opening Remarks
KUNIO ITO, Chairman of JASVE, Professor- Hitotsubashi University
WILLIAM MILLER, Professor Emeritus – Stanford University
KAZURO KAGEYAMA, Director General – Division of University Corporate Relations (DUCR), The University of Tokyo
13:15-14:00 Keynote Speech
JOHN V. ROOS, The United States Ambassador to Japan
14:00-16:55 Panel Discussion
■14:00-15:20 Theme (1): Risk Money and Roles of Venture Capitals, and EXIT strategies
Moderator: KUNIO ITO
Panelists: TETSUTARO MURAKI, CEO – TOKYO AIM
HARUYASU ASAKURA, COO – INCJ
ROBERT EBERHART, SPRIE Fellow- Stanford University
TOMOTAKA GOJI, CEO – The University of Tokyo Edge Capital (UTEC)
MASAZUMI ISHII, Managing Director- AZCA
■Break
■ 15:40-16:55 Theme (2): Entrepreneurship Education
Moderator: KAZUYORI KANAI, Vice Chairman – JASVE, Professor – Osaka University
Panelists: KUNIO ITO
WILLIAM MILLER
ANN MIURA-KO, Co-Founder – Floodgate, Lecturer – Stanford University
SHIGEO KAGAMI, Professor, General Manager – Science Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (SEED),
The University of Tokyo
16:55-17:00 Closing Remarks
KAZUYORI KANAI, Vice President – JASVE
ROBERT EBERHART, Stanford University
SHIGEO KAGAMI, The University of Tokyo