U.S. - Japan Dialogue to Promote Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation

Using research from the SPRIE-Project on Japanese Entrepreneurship (SPRIE-STAJE), representatives from the U.S. and Japanese governments met initially in Tokyo on May 27, 2010 to consider ways to foster an environment to promote new businesses and job creation. On November 13, 2010, the White House and the Prime Minister's Office formally launched the U.S.-Japan Dialogue to Promote Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation, elevating it to a policy-level dialogue in cooperation with SPRIE-STAJE. This dialogue aims to build on the conversation among Stanford's academic experts, prominent business people, and government officials about how to foster innovation through entrepreneurship. A roundtable discussion features the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship with leading Stanford academic experts, government officials, and business leaders. This will be followed by a panel discussion by experts from the U.S. and Japan on collaborative opportunities in pioneering smart grids for energy production, transmission, and distribution.

Featured speakers include:

• John Roos, US Ambassador to Japan
• Robert Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
• William Miller, Co-Director, SPRIE, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford Univeristy
• Michael Armacost, Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University and Former Ambassador to Japan
• Norihiko Ishiguro, Director General, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Larry W. Sonsini, Chairman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Daniel I. Okimoto, Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science & Director Emeritus, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University
• Kathleen Eisenhardt, Professor, School of Engineering, Stanford University
• Robert Eberhart, SPRIE Researcher, SPRIE, Shorenstsein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford Univeristy
• Nobuyori Kodaira, Senior Managing Director, Toyota Motor Corporation,
• Donald Wood, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
• Richard Dasher, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center