Japan-Indiana Workforce and Innovation Development
Sponsored by
Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago
Purdue University
In Partnership With
Japan-America Society of Indiana
May 2nd, 2018
Purdue Memorial Union
101 North Grant Street
West Lafayette, IN 47906-3574
3:30 PM
The Program will begin at 3:00 pm (EDT) on the afternoon of May 2, 2018, in the Purdue Memorial Union North Ballroom in West Lafayette, IN. The agenda includes the following:
- Opening Remarks (3:00 - 3:30)
- Confirmed: Consul-General of Japan in Chicago Naoki ITO; Purdue University President Mitch Daniels
- Scheduled: Indiana Secretary of Commerce James Schellinger; Director, Office of Japanese Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Julie Chung
- Workforce Development Panel (3:30 - 4:30)
- Featured Panelists: Tom Easterday, Executive Vice President, Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc; Fred Payne, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Workforce Development; Geanie Umberger, Associate Dean of Engagement, Purdue Polytechnic Institute
- Moderator: Peter Morse, Honorary Consul to Japan
- Coffee and Tea Break (4:30 - 4:45)
- Innovation Development Panel (4:45 - 5:45)
- Featured Panelists: Daniel Hirleman, Purdue Chief Corporate and Global Partnerships Officer; James Schellinger, Indiana Secretary of Commerce;
- Moderator: Peter Morse, Honorary Consul to Japan
- Networking Reception (5:45 - 7:15) in Memorial Union South Ballroom