Courses & Events
Keizai Silicon Valley’s Shinnenkai | New Year’s Celebration (FREE)
Friday, Jan 28, 2022
05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
Produced by Keizai Silicon Valley in cooperation with the US-Asia Technology Management Center
Registration required at
<https://keizai.org/shinnenkai-registration/>
Join us in honoring Dr. Chiaki Mukai, celebrated physician and the first Asian female astronaut, with the Keizai Silicon Valley Distinguished Achievement Award. Known for her space missions in 1994 and 1998, Dr. Mukai has made a remarkable contribution to life sciences and space medicine. She currently serves as the Specially Appointed Vice President at Tokyo University of Science. Professor Richard Dasher, Director of the US-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University, will host a fireside chat with Dr. Mukai. Q&A to follow.
We’ll also be joined by special guest Mr. Ray Hatoyama, CEO of Hatoyama-Soken, for a discussion led by Prof. Dasher on “What’s Happening with Digital Entertainment in Japan?”. Before establishing his research and consulting firm, Mr. Hatoyama served as the Managing Director at Sanrio Co., Ltd, driving the astounding Hello Kitty brand phenomenon behind the scenes. Sanrio’s market cap grew from $500 million to $3.5 billion in seven years with his contribution. As a result, he was named one of Business Insider’s most successful Harvard MBA graduates of all time. Mr. Hatoyama is also a former Visiting Scholar with the US-Asia Technology Management Center from 2016-17.
The Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, will kick-off this year’s Shinnenkai with a virtual, traditional New Year’s toast and greeting.
Details
Date:
- US: Friday, January 28, 2022 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM (PST)
- Japan: Saturday, January 29, 2022 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM (JST)
Venue: Zoom Meeting
Fees: FREE
Registration: please visit <https://keizai.org/shinnenkai-registration/>
About: Keizai Silicon Valley is a Silicon Valley based business and professional networking organization. One of its primary purposes is to provide a venue of programs that showcase specialists with expertise on issues critical to the success of entrepreneurs and companies doing business with Japan and the U.S. Founded in 1990 in San Francisco, Keizai Silicon Valley’s audience includes people from the worlds of business, academia and politics in the Bay Area and elsewhere. Keizai Silicon Valley enables broad yet intimate networking among its audience members. In addition to establishing a sense of collegiality, networking provides opportunities to exchange information, share advice, offer inspiration, and expand business possibilities. Among other benefits, Keizai Silicon Valley participants report that they often receive business referrals and ideas how to expand and enrich their businesses.
