- Date:
- July 7th and 8th, 2008
- Venue:
- Hotel Okura Fukuoka
Hakata Riverain, 3-2 Shimokawabata-machi Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, 812-0027 Japan
Tel: +81 92 262 1111 Fax: +81 92 262 7701 - Participants:
- 300 top business leaders, political leaders, senior officials, investors, top economists, entrepreneurs and related experts from Asian countries and from global corporations
- Languages:
- English/Japanese
(simultaneous interpretation system to be equipped) - Participation fee:
- Standard registration fee: 200,000yen/person
Corporate registration fee: 400,000yen (register up to three executives/managers maximum)
Special registration fee for venture companies and Kyushu-headquartered companies: 80,000yen/person - Sponsors:
- Dubai International Capital
Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Aso Corporation
Citi Group
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd
Dentsu Kyushu Inc.
SOGO MEDICAL CO., LTD. - Media partners:
- TIME/Fortune,
Nikkei Business Online
Bloomberg
China Entrepreneur - Network/Knowledge Partners:
- The Japanese Research Institute
- Roberts Mitani Advisors, LLC
- TSUNAMI Network Partners
- Deepak Bangalore Associates
- Kyushu Venture Partners Co., Ltd.
- Special Partners:
- Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
- Supporters:
- Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
- Fukuoka Prefecture
- Fukuoka City
- Kitakyushu City
- Kyushu Economic Federation
- Kyushu University
- Kyushu Recycle and Environmental Industry Plaza (K-Rip)
- The Nishi Nippon Shimbun Co., Ltd.
- Development Bank of Japan
- Quantum Leaps Corp. (www.qxl.jp)
- Quantum Leaps Corporation ("QxL") is a business consultancy established in September 2006 by Nobuyuki Idei, former Chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation. Its mission is to be a "value creation catalyst" by assisting industries and corporations to envisage the "big picture" or "grand design" for high-level, long-term international competitiveness.
QxL is committed to pinpointing and addressing critical challenges industries must overcome to achieve economic growth. By developing a comprehensive roadmap for positive change, QxL hopes to contribute to economic prosperity of the entire Asian region. - Smadja & Associates. (www.smadja.ch/)
- Smadja & Associates is a strategic advisory firm specialized in creating "platforms of content"-high profile international conferences, seminars, workshops, briefings and analyses-to generate high added-value knowledge, helping its clients leverage globalization. The Firm works with international corporations and government entities on strategic issues and trends assessment. Smadja & Associates, has clients and partners in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
- Forma Corp.
- Forma Corporation, founded in May 1992 and based in Tokyo (President and CEO: Yu Serizawa) advises major Japanese and foreign corporations as well as public entities on cross-border strategies and communications policies. Its activities include: planning and organization of fora, seminars and roadshows; planning and implementation of seminars and training programs for executives in the domain of cross-cultural management and business ethics issues, coupled with exclusive media and public-speaking programs; in-depth analyses on Japanese economic, financial and political situation; strategic consultation (investments, M&As, joint-ventures, alliances, government relations, public relations, publications).
