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