The Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School will hold a seminarevent:Japan’s Changing Corporate Governance (co-sponsored by Development Bank of Japan Inc.), on Thursday May 21st, in Tokyo. BDTI's Representative Director, Nicholas Benes, will serve as a panelist.
Registration: This event will be open to the public, with a registration fee of 15,000 JPY for the conference and reception. Advance registration (available in early spring 2015) and advance payment are required.
General Contacts: Emiko Mizumura, cjebevents@columbia.edu
Media Contacts: Ryoko Ogino, ro2213@columbia.edu
See Event HP for most recent information:
https://groups.gsb.columbia.edu/CJEB/rsvp?club=CJEB&id=252779
Agenda
1:15 – 1:25 Welcome Remarks
David E. Weinstein, Chair, Department of Economics and Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University; Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
1:25 – 2:10Keynote Speech
Speaker: Bruce Greenwald, Robert Heilbrunn Professor of Finance and Asset Management, Columbia Business School
Moderator: Hugh Patrick, R.D. Calkins Professor of International Business Emeritus and Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
2:10 – 3:40 Panel I: Role of Corporate Governance
Panelists:
Nicholas E. Benes, Representative Director, The Board Director Training Institute of Japan
John C. Coffee Jr., Adolf A. Berle Professor of Law; Director, Center on Corporate Governance, Columbia Law School
Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Associate Director of Research, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School
Kazuhiko Toyama, CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
Moderator: Alicia Ogawa, Senior Advisor, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Adjunct Associate Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
3:40 – 4:10 Coffee Break
4:10 – 4:55 Keynote Speech
Speaker: Yasuchika Hasegawa, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
Moderator: Hugh Patrick
4:55 – 6:25
Panel II: Views of Outside Directors
Panelists:
Sakie T. Fukushima, President, G&S Global Advisors, Japan
Gen Isayama, Co-Founder & CEO, WiL LLC
George C. Olcott, Outside Director, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
Moderator: David E. Weinstein
6:25 – 6:30
Closing Remarks: Hugh Patrick
6:30 – 8:00
Reception
General Contacts: Emiko Mizumura, cjebevents@columbia.edu
Media Contacts: Ryoko Ogino, ro2213@columbia.edu
Registration: This event will be open to the public, with a registration fee of 15,000 JPY for the conference and reception. Advance registration (available in early spring 2015) and advance payment are required. General Contacts: Emiko Mizumura, cjebevents@columbia.edu
Simultaneous translation in English and Japanese will be provided.
Where & When
Otemachi Financial City Conference Center, Tokyo, Japan, 1-9-7, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Thursday, May 21, 1:15pm – 6:30pm
The Board Director Training Institute (BDTI) is a "public interest" nonprofit in Japan dedicated to training about directorship, corporate governance, and related management techniques. It is certified by the Japanese government to conduct these activities as a regulated nonprofit. Read a summary about BDTI here, and see a menu of its services for both corporations and investors here.