Japan-America Society of Indiana Presents

Nikkei Supplier Forum
“Survival in the Economic Downturn“

The presidents and top executives of Japanese suppliers throughout the state of Indiana attended this exclusive program to hear from a four-person panel comprised of the presidents of Aisin Holdings of America, KYB Manufacturing North America, NTN Driveshaft, and TOA (USA).

The panelists discussed business and human resource challenges that they’ve faced, how they’ve effectively managed those challenges, new opportunities for the automotive industry, localization issues, employee motivation issues, and future forecasts for their companies.   The forum was moderated by Yoshio Gotoh of Japan Intercultural Consulting.


Date: Thursday, May 28, 2009, 1:30 pm – 6:00 pm 
Place: Valle Vista Golf Club & Conference Center
            755 East Main, Greenwood, Indiana 46143
Attendants:  Invitation only to presidents of Japanese supplier companies.

Seminar in Japanese

Schedule:

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm      Leadership for Results in Challenging Times         
Yoshio Gotoh, Japan Intercultural Consulting

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm       Q&A

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm       Japanese supplier companies’ approaches in the economic downturn
Panel of Presidents from Japanese Automotive Supplier Companies:

Junichiro Kondo, President, TOA (USA)
Akiyoshi Tanaka, President, KYB Manufacturing North America
Kenji Tsujimura, President, AISIN Holdings
Torhu Tomiyama, President, NTN Driveshaft

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm          Q&A, brainstorming,

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm          Casual Reception