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Speaker Profile

Mr. Kohki Sone, General Manager, Intellectual Asset Management Office
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd

Mr. Kohki Sone first started as a research engineer. He has worked in the Engine Research Planning Team and the Technology Planning Office. He has been manger of European Technology Center in Bruxelles and Manger of the Technology Planning Office. Mr. Sone was also EVP of Nissan Technical Center Europe and Senior Manager of R&D Resource Management Office responsible for China, Korea, and Asia sites. Before his current assignment, Mr. Sone was General Manager of Global Communication Department.

Given below are various positions held by Mr. Sone.

April 2006.-current General Manager of Intellectual Asset Management Office

April 2002-Mar.2006 General Manager of Global Communication Department

Oct.2000-Mar.2002 Senior Manager of R&D Resource Management Office responsible for China , Korea and Asia sites.

Jun. 1997-Sep 2000 EVP of Nissan Technical Center Europe @ Bruxelles

Jan. 1993-Jun.1997 Manager of Technology Planning Office

Nov.1989-Dec.1992 Manager of European Technology Center, Bruxelles

Aug,1988-Oct-1989 Staff of Technology Planning Office

Jun, 1987-Jul.1988 Staff of Engine Research Planning team

Jul ,1983-May 1987 Engineering Staff of Nissan Research & Development Inc @ Ann Arbor Michigan

Apr.1975-Jun.1983 Research Engineer of Exhaust Emission Research Lab. Central Engineering Lab. Nissan Motor Company

Education:

Department of Applied Physics, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, graduated 1975

Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources

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6 /6/2006 - Dr. Nicky Lu, Founder, President, CEO, and Chairman of Etron Technology - Spring Series " Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries"

5/31/2005 - Panel with Professor C.K. Prahalad, University of Michigan & Mr. Jonathan Barker, Managing Principal, Center Street Advisors- Spring Series "Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries"

5/24/2005 - Panel on Online Auctions, eBay-China, eBay-India & Yahoo! Japan - Spring Series "Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries"

10/21/04 - Mr. Hajime Sasaki, Chairman, NEC Corp.- Fall Series "Cross-border partnering in Asia: Globalization challenges for high-tech industries"

10/07/04 - Mr. Min Zhu, President, WebEx - Fall Series "Cross-border partnering in Asia: Globalization challenges for high-tech industries"

12/4/2003 - Dr. Morris Chang, Chairman, TSMC - Fall Series "Doing Business with your Technology in Asia"