Japan-America Society of Indiana

Thursday, February 23rd, 2017

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Luncheon – Cosmopolitan Ballroom 3rd Floor

Welcome Remarks
Melanie Walker, President, Japan-America Society of Indiana

Greetings and Introduction of Tochigi Sake Brewer
Ichiro Sone, Chief Executive Director
JETRO Chicago

Kampai Toast with Tochigi Sake
Shigeki Tonoike, CEO, Tonoike Shuzouten Co., Ltd

Keynote Luncheon Address
The Honorable Eric Holcomb, Governor, State of Indiana

Conference – Regency Ballroom 2nd Floor

Greetings from the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago
Keizo Shirakura, Consul of Economic Affairs, Consulate General of Japan in Chicago

Plenary Session:

“A New Era for Japan’s Global Engagement”
Yukio Tada; Chairman of the Americas-Japan Relations Committee, Keizai Doyukai
(Japan Association of Corporate Executives), Tokyo

“Uncommon Alliance for the Common Good: The U.S.-Japan Imperative Amid Geopolitical Change in Asia”
James Schoff, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C.

Moderator: Pete Morse, Honorary Consul of Japan in Indianapolis

Special Presentation:

Tohoku: Toward the Future
Yoshiyuki Takasago, Director-General of Commerce, Industry and Tourism,
Miyagi Prefecture Government, Japan

Special Presentation:

Potential Consequences of NAFTA Changes on Supply Chains
Bernard Swiecki, Center for Automotive Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Session: Smart Technologies

The Future of Advanced Manufacturing
John Sutherland, Head of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University

Intelligent Machine Technology
Peter Robson, Senior Director of Intelligent Machine Control, Komatsu America

Moderator: Harold Force, President, Force Construction Company, Inc.

Session: Indiana Partners in Manufacturing

Japan and Indiana Status Report
Jim Schellinger, Indiana Secretary of Commerce

Panel: Indiana Partners in Manufacturing

Hideoki Kimura, President, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Cold Heading Wire Indiana, Shelbyville
Satoru Fukai, President, Fukai Toyotetsu Indiana Corporation, Jamestown
Tony Miller, Senior Vice President, Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg., Inc.
Moderator: Paul Roland, Director, State of Indiana Japan Office

Networking Reception - 2nd Floor Balcony