Past Agenda

SunBridge World Changer Award Presentation

Award presentation and Discussion:

• Tod Nielsen, Co-President, Application Platform VMWare
• Chiaki Tanaka, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Toray Industries, Inc.
• Dr. Richard B. Dasher, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University(Moderator)

Intrapreneur Award Presentation

Award presentation and discussion:

• Dr. Akio Shiibashi, Executive Vice President (Representative Director), JR East Mechatronics Co., Ltd.
• Hiroshi Menjo, Managing Partner, NetService Ventures Group (Moderator)
  

Special Award: Outstanding Accomplishment for Japan-US Collaboration in Innovation

Award presentation and Discussion:

• Steven Hoover, PhD, CEO, PARC (a Xerox Company)
• Kazuyasu Sasuga, Chairman & CEO, FX Palo Alto Laboratory, Inc.
• John R. Thomas, Partner & Vice Chairman, Martingale Asset Management (Moderator)

2012 Innovation Day Symposium Agenda

MacKenzie Room, Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center 3F
475 Via Ortega, Stanford University
1:30 pm – 6:30 pm, Friday, June 29, 2012

1:30 pm   Welcome Remarks:

• Richard B. Dasher, PhD, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University

1:40 pm   Video Remarks:

• Innovation is Critical to the Japan-US Relationship
  John V. Roos, US Ambassador to Japan

1:50 pm   Keynote Address:

• Global Innovation and the Coming Creator Economy
  Paul Saffo, Managing Director, Foresight, Discern Analytics; Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Stanford Media-X Research Network

2:35 pm   Video Remarks:

• Allen Miner, CEO, Sunbridge Corporation; Chair, Innovation Advisory Council

2:45 pm   Special Award:

• Outstanding Accomplishment for Japan-US Collaboration in Innovation
  Xerox
  Award Presentation & Discussion:
  Stephen Hoover, PhD, CEO, PARC (a Xerox company)
  Kazuyasu Sasuga, Chairman and CEO, FX Palo Alto Laboratory, Inc.
  John R. Thomas, Partner and Vice Chairman, Martingale Asset Management (Moderator)

3:00 pm   Break

3:20 pm   2012 Intrapreneur Award Presentation

• East Japan Railway Company (JR East) (Japan)
  Award Presentation & Discussion:
  Akio Shiibashi, PhD, Executive Vice President (Representative Director), JR East Mechatronics Co., Ltd.
  Hiroshi Menjo, Managing Partner, NetService Ventures Group (Moderator)

3:50 pm   2012 Salesforce.com Emerging Leader Awards

• Acucela Inc. (Japan) and Square, Inc. (USA)
  Awards Presentation by: Burke Norton, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce.com
  Panel Discussion:
  Ryo Kubota, MD, PhD, Founder, Chairman, CEO and President, Acucela Inc.
  Randy Reddig, Founding Team Member, Square, Inc.
  Moderated by Scott Ellman, CEO, USAsia Venture Partners

4:40 pm   2012 SunBridge World Changer Awards

• Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan) and VMware, Inc. (USA)
  Awards Presentation by: Ken Ehrhart, Founder/General Partner, SunBridge Partners
  Panel Discussion:
  Tod Nielsen, Co-President, Application Platform, VMware
  Chiaki Tanaka, Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Toray Industries, Inc.
  Moderated by Richard B. Dasher, PhD, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University

5:30 pm   Closing Remarks:

• Andrew Neuman, President, Japan Society of Northern California

5:35 pm – 6:30 pm   Networking Reception