Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 6:30PM - 8:00PM
ENGLISH
JETRO Event

YouTube, MySpace, Second Life…new household words in the internet age. But what about MIXI, 2 Channel, Animal Forest? Digital technology is transforming life in Japan, but who are the leaders, what are the hot new technologies, and what does it all mean for us? Join leading Japan technorati Joi Ito and Chika Watanabe for an opinionated tour of Japanese Web 2.0, mobile devices and other landmarks on Japan’s digital frontier.

Who:

Joi Ito
Japan-based venture capitalist, founder of Digital Garage and Infoseek Japan, CEO of Neoteny, and chairman of Japanese weblog software company Six Apart Japan. An advisor to the Japanese government on IT, privacy & computer security-related issues, Ito has been named one of the “100 Global Leaders of Tomorrrow” by the World Economic Forum and a “Leader of the Pack” in high technology by Newseek magazine.

Chika Watanabe
President of Blueshift Global Partners consultancy and co-founder of the Japanese Technology Professionals Association in Silicon Valley, Watanabe is a specialist in cross-border technology business development. Based in the Valley, she was named one of the top 11 “Alpha Bloggers of Japan” in 2005. She contributes regularly to Japanese media.

Schedule:
Reception & Registration: 6:00pm
Panel and Q&A: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Panel discussion in English; Q&A in English & Japanese.

Admission:
$15 General Admission
$5 Japan Society members & students (with student i.d.)
Free for Japan Society student members

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