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Forum Agenda
November 3rd, 2005  --  The Westin Santa Clara

7:30 am        Registration & Buffet Breakfast

8:30 am        Opening Remarks

 Ichiro Sone, Executive Director, 
        Japan External Trade Organization

8:45 am         Panel Discussion

Quentin Hardy, Forbes Magazine (Moderator)
Tony Bates, Cisco Systems
Steve Domenik, Sevin Rosen Funds
Scott Swanstrom,  Advanced Micro Devices
Sandra Vaughan,  Proofpoint
Dr. Hiroshi Yasuda, Toshiba Corporation
    
10:00 am        Audience Q&A

10:30 am       Break

10:45 am       Breakout Sessions 
 
Session A: Technology Product Trends in Japan--Coming to America by 2007

Hisami Ohshiba,  JaM Japan Marketing LLC
       - Download Presentation:"How Japanese Consumers Drive Innovation"

Phil Keys, Nikkei Electronics
       - Download Presentation:"Technology Product Trends in Japan"

Session B: Industry Leader Perspective -- Integration Driving Innovation

Dr. Hiroshi Yasuda, Toshiba Corporation
        - Download Presentation:"U.S.-Japan Partnering, R&D to high-end manufacturing: 'Still made in Japan'"

Session C: Collaborative Funding -- What We Look For in Venture Companies

Brad McManus, Panasonic Digital Concepts Center
        - Download Presentation: "Panasonic Digital Concepts Center"

Shoichi Osawa, Sony Electronics

11:30 am         Luncheon    

Keynote address from Hiroshi Tsukamoto, JETRO
       - Download Presentation:"Alliance with Japan is a Key to Your Success"

1:00 pm            Forum Ends