| 10:00 am – 3:00 pm |
Spouse Program:
*Visit to the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Estate
*Visit to the Pewabic Pottery Center
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| 7:30 – 8:30 am |
Japanese Briefing Breakfast
(Mackinac Room, 5th fl)
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| 8:00 am |
Conference Exhibit Opens
(Foyer of the Ambassador Ballroom, 3rd fl)
Coffee/tea & rolls served in the Exhibition Area of the Ambassador Foyer.
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| 9:00 am - 10:30 am |
Opening Ceremony:
(Ambassador Ballroom, 3rd fl)
Opening Remarks:
Hon. James R. Thompson, U.S. Conference Chairman
Senior Chairman, Winston & Strawn & former Governor of Illinois
Yuzaburo Mogi, Japan Conference Chairman
Chairman & CEO, Kikkoman Corporation
Gov. Jennifer Granholm, State of Michigan, Conference Host
Welcome Remarks:
Hon. Kazuhide Ishikawa, Consul General of Japan in Detroit
Guest Speeches:
Gov. Mitch Daniels, State of Indiana
Gov. Yukiko Kada, Shiga Prefecture
Gov. Jim Doyle, State of Wisconsin
Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda, Saitama Prefecture
Gov. Dave Heineman, State of Nebraska
Gov. Mark Parkinson, State of Kansas (invited)
Gov. Pat Quinn, State of Illinois (invited)
Gov. Jay Nixon, State of Missouri
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| 10:30 am - 10:45 am |
Coffee Break
(Foyer) |
| 10:45 am - 11:45 am |
Keynote Addresses:
Dr. Stephen Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy (invited)
H.E. Ichiro Fujisaki, Japanese Ambassador to the United States
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| 11:50 am - 1:15 pm |
Luncheon Program with Keynote Address:
(Columbus Room, 4th Fl)
Dr. Phillip Hessberg, President, Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
"Eyes on Design" (philanthropic "technology" case study)
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| 1:30 pm – 3:20 pm |
Plenary Session I: Executive Panel Discussion
"Growth and Sustainability"
Opening Session Keynote Remarks:
Mary Ann Wright, Vice President – Global Technology & Innovation Accelerator, Johnson Controls Power Solutions, Inc.
Takeo Inokuchi, Senior Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company
Panelists:
Mary Ann Wright, Vice President – Global Technology & Innovation
Accelerator, Johnson Controls Power Solutions, Inc.
Speaker-tba, Kellogg Company
Takeshi Uchiyamada, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Corporation
and Director, Toyota Technical Center
Takeo Inokuchi, Senior Advisor, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company
Kichisaburo Nomura, Executive Advisor, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Moderator:
Yasuo Hayashi, Chairman & CEO, JETRO
Q & A Session
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| 3:20 pm - 3:30 pm |
Coffee Break
(Foyer) |
| 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Plenary Session II: Executive Panel Discussion
"Transformations in the Energy Industry"
Panelists:
Joe Welch, Chairman, ITC Holdings Corp.
Speaker-tba, A123 Systems, Inc.
Yoshihiro Naito, Managing Director, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
Kaneichi Maehara, Vice Chairman & President, Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukao)
Moderator:
David Cole, Chairman, Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
Q & A Session
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| 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Gala Dinner – Detroit Institute of Arts
Cocktail Reception at Kresge Court. Formal Dinner in the Grand Hall of the Detroit Institute of Art (following dinner, guests will have the opportunity to visit some of the galleries and then proceed to Kresge Court for a performance.)
Musical entertainment provided by the "Miracles" in Kresge Court
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