Saturday, February 7, 2009, 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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Third-Party Event
Organization Name: Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco

The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco presents:

Dr. Kazuo Inamori, founder and Chairman Emeritus,
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Japan

Presented by
Stanford University U.S.-Asia Technology Management Center, and the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco; supported by JETRO San Francisco, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California and the Japan Society of Northern California

Program
- Innovate Japan Forum
- Keynote Speech "Fine Ceramics Innovation" by Dr. Inamori
- Panel Discussion "On the Future of Innovation: An Emerging Role for Japan?"

About Dr. Inamori
Born in Kagoshima, Japan, Dr. Kazuo Inamori graduated from Kagoshima University with 1955. Four years later, he established Kyoto Ceramic Co., Ltd. (now Kyocera Corporation) and developed it into a world-leading enterprise, with products ranging from fine ceramics materials to information and communications equipment.

Dr. Inamori has made a personal endowment to establish the non-profit Inamori Foundation, and at the same time established the Kyoto Prize presented by the Foundation to recognize individuals and groups worldwide who have made outstanding contributions to the betterment of society and human kind.

When Japan's telecommunications industry was liberalized in 1984, Dr. Inamori quickly took the initiative and established DDI Corporation, and became its chairman. DDI then merged in 2000 with KDD and IDO to create KDDI Corporation. Dr. Inamori served as KDDI's chairman emeritus and is now its honorary advisor.

As president of "Seiwa-Jyuku," a private business school operating in 60 locations, including seven outside Japan, Dr. Inamori teaches his management philosophy at no charge to more than 5,000 young business owners and entrepreneurs.

For further information, please contact Sakiko Kedashiro.

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