Registration Opens
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Networking & Exhibitor Presentations
Opening Remarks
10:30 – 10:40 AM
Chair of the Steering Committee
Richard Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center
Special Guest Remarks:
Yo Osumi
Consul-General of Japan in San Francisco
About the Innovation Awards
10:40 – 10:50 AM
History & How the Awards Are Chosen
Innovation Showcase Presentation
10:50 – 11:40 AM
AI Medical Service
Kenji Yoshida
Chief of Global Business Division
Citadel AI Inc.
Kenny Song
Co-Founder & CTO
EdgeCortix
Dr. Sakyasingha
Dasgupta
Founder & CEO
Helical Fusion Co., Ltd.
Takaya Taguchi
Co-Founder & CEO
Synspective Inc.
Takayuki Odawara
Executive Officer
& GM of Business
Special Presentation
11:40 – 12:20 PM
Topic: Uber’s Entry into the Japan Market
Speaker:
Uber
Renee Chou
Work and Economic Policy Manager
Moderated by:
UC Berkeley
Hiroaki Kuwajima
Haas Executive Fellow at Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Lunch
12:25 – 1:50 PM
Networking & Exhibitor Presentations
SunBridge-John Thomas Emerging Leader Awards
Presentation
& Panel Discussion
1:50 – 2:40 PM
Introduction by: Richard Dasher and Allen Miner | Founder & Chairman, SunBridge Group
Emerging Leader U.S.
Joby Aviation
Eric Allison
Chief Product Officer
Emerging Leader Japan
ispace Inc.
Atsushi Saiki
Chief Revenue Officer
Break
2:40 – 3:10 PM
Exhibitor Presentations & Refreshments
Entertainment
3:10 – 3:20 PM
Performer:
渦丸 Uzumaru
Yosakoi Dance Team
Keynote & Fireside Chat
3:20 – 4:00 PM
Topic: Building AI Nations from the Ground Up
Speaker:
NVIDIA
Shilpa Kolhatkar
Global Head of AI Nations
Moderated by:
UC Berkeley
Jon Metzler
Continuing Lecturer, Haas School of Business
Closing Remarks
4:00 – 4:10 PM
Steve Pollock
President, Japan Society of Northern California
Networking
4:10 – 5:00 PM
Networking
