~ Networking Reception & Sake Tasting ~ 5:30pm Doors Open 6:00 – 6:05pm Opening Remarks Mr. Thomas Iino Chairman of the Board of Directors, U.S.-Japan Council & Chairman of the Board, Pacific Commerce Bank 6:05 – 6:10pm Remarks 2014 Governors’ Meeting Ms. Irene Hirano Inouye In Silicon Valley President, U.S.-Japan Council U.S.-Japan Economic Collaboration at the State-Prefecture Level 6:10 – 6:15pm Remarks – Gov. Katsusada Hirose, Governor of Oita Monday, July 28, 2014 6:15pm Toast Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University Mr. Masato Watanabe Palo Alto, California Consul General, Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco Program 6:15 – 7:30pm Networking Sponsors: Hosts: http://www.usjapancouncil.org/ http://aparc.stanford.edu/ Program: 2:45 – 4:00pm Governors’ Panel Discussion – “Prefectures’ Economic Collaboration Targets and Collaboration with Silicon Valley” ~ Plenary Session ~ 2:00 – 2:15pm Opening Remarks Dr. Daniel Okimoto Chairman, Board of Councilors, U.S.-Japan Council & Director Emeritus, Shorenstein APARC; Gov. Yasushi Furukawa Gov. Katsusada Hirose Senior Fellow Emeritus, Freeman Spogli Governor of Saga Governor of Oita Institute of International Studies (FSI); Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Stanford University Dr. Takeo Hoshi Senior Fellow and Director, The Japan Program, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi Dr. Heita Kawakatsu Moderator: Center at FSI; Professor, by courtesy, of Governor of Okayama Governor of Shizuoka Ms. Emiko Higashi Finance, Graduate School of Business, Member, Stanford University; Member, U.S.-Japan Council & U.S.-Japan Council Managing Director, Tomon Partners 2:15 – 2:45pm Presentation – “International Policy Implementation Lab” Dr. Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki Director and Senior Fellow, FSI; Professor Governor of Fukuoka Governor of Hiroshima of Law, Stanford Law School; and Professor, by courtesy, of Political Science, 4:00 – 4:15pm Break Stanford University 4:15 – 5:15pm Keynote Speech – “Fostering Collaboration Across Boundaries: How Stanford University helped to Create Silicon Valley” Ms. Elizabeth Gardner Mr. Dennis Boyle Associate Director for Partnerships and Partner & Founding Member, IDEO; Special Projects, FSI, Stanford University Consulting Assistant Professor, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Stanford University 5:15 – 5:30pm Closing Remarks – Dr. Daniel Okimoto, Chairman, Board of Councilors, U.S.-Japan Council.