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40th Annual Joint Meeting
of The Midwest U.S. -
Japan Association and
The Japan - Midwest
U.S. Association

Midwest U.S. - Japan:
Empowering Innovation for Tomorrow’s Opportunities

Midwest Airlines Conference Center
Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel
Sept. 7-9th, 2008

Confirmed Midwest U.S.-Japan Conference Speakers (Partial List)

Gov. Jim Doyle State of Wisconsin
Yuzaburo Mogi Japan Conference Chairman, Chairman & CEO, Kikkoman Corporation
Hon. James R. Thompson U.S. Conference Chairman, Former Governor of Illinois
Hon. Joji Hisaeda Consul General of Japan at Chicago
Gov. Mitch Daniels State of Indiana
Gov. Akiko Domoto Chiba Prefecture
Gov. Dave Heineman State of Nebraska
Gov. Ted Strickland State of Ohio
Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda Saitama Prefecture
Hon. Ichiro Fujisaki Ambassador of Japan to the United States
James Ziemer President and CEO, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
Tadashi Okamura Chairman, Toshiba Corporation
Stephen A. Roell Chairman & CEO, Johnson Controls Inc.
Toru Nagashima President & CEO, Teijin Limited
Tim Donahue Principal Investigator, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Fumio Tateishi Executive Vice President, Omron Corporation
Carlos E. Santiago Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Keith Trafton Chief Executive Officer, President, Super Steel Corporation
Kichisaburo Nomura, Executive Advisor, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Shigemi Tamura Chairman, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.
Dr. Mark Little Senior Vice President & Director, GE Global Research
Shigeru Hayakawa President, Toyota North America, Inc.
Michael L. Swenson President & CEO, Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin an Xcel Energy Company
Nobuo Ohashi Chairman, Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
Toyoo Gyohten Senior Advisor, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. / President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs
Yasuo Hayashi Chairman & CEO, JETRO
Lt. Governor Carol Molnau State of Minnesota
Lt. Governor Pat Quinn State of Illinois
Hon. Tamotsu Shinotsuka Consul General of Japan in Detroit
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