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IT Business Development Mission
Tokyo, Japan
May 13-16, 2001
Itinerary
Briefings by Japanese and American IT and e-business leaders will combine with networking receptions to make this a most practical lesson in cross-border business. Each case will cover web channel analysis, enabling alliances, fulfillment, data-mining, cross-selling strategies, clicks-to-bricks integration, and the other key concepts critical to a solid understanding of how the pieces of success all fit together.
Sunday May 13
Opening Reception: Home of Jim and Pat Fitzgerald, President, Weyerhaeuser Asia
Monday May 14
Program Day 1
US Embassy Commercial Sector Briefing at the U.S. Embassy
Overview of e-commerce in Japan and U.S. company progress
Keith Kirkham, Commercial Attaché, U.S. Embassy
Japan's telecom and IT markets
Samuel Watson, First Secretary, Economic Affairs, U.S. Embassy
US Government trade negotiation agenda on telecom and e-Commerce
Dan Fujii, Managing Director, Strategic Services Group, Internet Capital Group Japan
The venture capital development environment of e-commerce in Japan
Yuichi Kawasaki, Technical Strategist, Competency Center, NetYear Group
Future of Wireless web and P2P networks
United Airlines Luncheon at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan
Keynote address by Merle Okawara, President & CEO, eBay Japan
eBay: Adventures in Starting an e-Commerce Enterprise in Japan
Sony Corporation
Presentations by members of Sony Corporation’s Corporate External Relations Division
Tadahiro Goto, Industry Policy Affairs
Sony Corporation's Strategic Repositioning
Yuuko Iizuka, Assistant Manager Public Policy Affairs
Sony Corporation's e-Commerce Initiatives
Evening: Akihabara Electronics District
Tuesday May 15
Program Day 2
Briefing at JETRO Headquarters on New Japanese Company IT Business Initiatives
Ichiro Ishikawa, Director, Invest-in-Japan Division
Introduction to JETRO services
Satoshi Hamaya, Economic Research Center, Fujitsu Research Institute
Japan e-Commerce Report
Tetsuo Yamaguchi, CEO, KBMJ Inc.
Mobile e-Commerce
Business Support Center Tour
Lunch and Tour of Digital Hollywood Digital Design School, Shibuya
Amazon.com in Japan
Jasper Cheung, President and Finance Director, Amazon.co.jp
Amazon.com in Japan: Operations, Challenges and Opportunities
Noriko Takezaki, Business Development Manager, Basis Technology
Internationalization and Localization in a Global Economy
International Computer Association of Japan
Jointly-sponsored Buffet dinner and networking business development roundtable at The Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan
E-Business Round Table: Practical Lessons in Cross-Border e-Commerce
Leo Keeley, President & CEO, Japan Info Tech
Derek Schneideman, President, CTR Ventures
Michael Alfant, President, Building2
Wednesday May 16
Program Day 3
American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ)
Panel on e-Commerce Issues in Japan:
The Regulatory Environment, Intellectual Property and Mobile Phones
Robert Grondine, Partner, White & Case LLP and President of ACCJ
Robert Simon, Chairman, Nickkhou & Associates
Andrew Fried, Director, Strategic Change Service - PwC Consultants Co., Ltd. Pricewaterhouse Coopers
NTT DoCoMo
Presentations by the Corporate Marketing Division on NTT DoCoMo’s new technologies
Takahiko Kanzawa, Senior Manager Global Marketing
Jared Meyer, Global Marketing Solution Advisor
SunBridge Venture Habitat
Lunch sponsored by Onyx Software
Chad Hamblin, Senior Product Manager, Onyx Software
Presentation on CRM in Japan
Tim Clark, Strategy Director, Japan, Ion Global
Publisher of the Japan Internet Report
Presentation on 3G technology developments
Allen Miner, founder & CEO of SunBridge Inc.
The current venture capital environment in Japan
Closing Reception: All presenting organizations and individuals at the residence of Michael Michalak, Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs of the U.S. Embassy
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