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16th Korea-U.S West Coast Strategic Forum
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In this sixteenth session of the Strategic Forum, former senior American and South Korean government officials and other leading experts will discuss current developments in the Korean Peninsula and North Korea policy, the future of the U.S.-South Korean alliance, and a strategic vision for Northeast Asia. The session is hosted by the Korea Program in association with The Sejong Institute, a top South Korean think tank.
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Koret Foundation extends support for Korean studies at Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
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The Koret Foundation of San Francisco has extended its gift to Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) in support of contemporary Korean studies.
Two more years have been added to a three-year gift awarded to the Center in 2015, totaling to 12 years of lifetime support from the Foundation, whose mission is to endow scholarly solutions to community problems and to invest in leading institutions that serve as levers for achieving impact.
The gifts have allowed the Center to bring eminent professionals from Asia and the United States to Stanford for an annual fellowship and an annual international conference known as the Koret Workshop, all of which aims to promote greater understanding and closer ties between Korea and the United States.
“The Koret Foundation’s gift represents its commitment to strengthening research and finding solutions to challenges in Korea and the United States,” said Shorenstein APARC Director Gi-Wook Shin. “Their support over the past eight years has enabled our Korea Program to invite numerous visiting scholars, offer new courses to students, and foster important conversations in the Bay Area community and beyond. We greatly value our relationship with the Foundation and thank them for their enduring generosity.”
Since 2008, eight Koret fellows have conducted research at the Center, many public seminars have been held, and each workshop has yielded a book published by Shorenstein APARC and the Brookings Institution Press.
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Hirofumi Takinami
616 Serra StreetEncina Hall E301Stanford, CA94305-6055
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Hirofumi Takinami, aged 44, is a member of the House of Councillors, Japan, corresponding to a Senator in the U.S.. He was first elected to this upper house of Japan by gaining over 70 percent of the votes at the Fukui District that comprises entire Fukui Prefecture as the candidate of ruling LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) in his very first run for an election in 2013. Representing the Fukui Prefecture known as the most gathering place of nuclear power plants in Japan, he has been notably engaging in Japan’s energy policy as a member of the Committee on Economy and Industry as well as the Special Committee on Nuclear Power Issues. Now he is the Director of both Committees at the House. At the Party, he is undertaking the Deputy Director of the Treasury and Finance Division, the Economy, Trade and Industry Division, the Environmental Division, as well as the Youth Division. His policy making coverage is very wide including, not only finance, energy, environment, but also women empowerment, law enforcement, infrastructure, welfare for disabled etc.. Before starting his political career, he was a Director, Ministry of Finance. During his about-20-years’ service at the Ministry, he was once dispatched to Stanford University as a Visiting Fellow for 2009-11. He undertook a comparative research on the political economy of financial crises in Japan and the U.S. under the guidance of Ambassador Mike Armacost, and published a collaborative article in a journal with Professor Phillip Lipscy, Department of Political Science, Stanford University. As a Japanese government official, he has served, among others, in policy coordination and management positions notably in the public finance area, including Public Relations Director, Director for Office of Planning and Personnel Management, Deputy Budget Examiner on social security expenditures at the Ministry of Finance; Deputy Cabinet Counselor in charge of coordinating domestic and economic policies at the Cabinet Secretariat. In addition to positions related to domestic policy, Takinami also worked internationally, attending as one of Japanese delegates to meetings, including Ministerial-level, of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM). While sent to the Ministry of Justice, he served as Special Advisory Staff to the Director-General of Criminal Affairs Bureau, addressing international economic crimes. Takinami graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1994, earning a Bachelor of Law. In his first dispatch to the United States by the Ministry of Finance, he received a Master of Public Policy (MPP) from the University of Chicago in 1998 with a major in finance and public finance. He and his wife were classmates at the University of Chicago, and both of them hold US CPA (Certified Public Accountant), Illinois. Takinami was born and raised in Fukui Prefecture, located next to Kyoto, known also for producing many CEO's in Japan. He is proud of inheriting the virtues of "diligence, honesty and gratitude" of this snowy country.
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Yusuke Asakura
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Yusuke Asakura is a Visiting Scholar at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. He is also co-founder of Tokyo Founders Fund, an angel network composed of eight entrepreneurs, which invests in pre-seed and seed stage startup companies globally.
Prior to coming to the US, Asakaura was the CEO of mixi, a public company which runs the largest Social Networking Service in Japan. At mixi, he led turnaround strategy by diversification of its business and increased its market cap from $200M to $4B in one year.
Prior to mixi, he was the founder and CEO of mobile tech startup, Naked Technology. The company was acquired by mixi in 2011.
Asakura earned his bachelors degree in Law from the University of Tokyo in 2007.
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A. Muthukrishnan is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2016-17. Muthukrishnan has 22 years of experience in health care marketing including previous experience in manufacturing and quality control. Currently, he is a Divisional Head for the neurology products division and is accountable for target achievement, revenue collection, product launch, market analysis, brand building, sales forecasting, territory management, client relations, sales force affectivity, and training & people management. Muthukrishnan received degree in chemistry from Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai, India in 1993.
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Hareendra Bhaskaran
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Hareendra Bhaskaran is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2016-17. Bhaskaran has 20 years of experience in handling sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products. Currently, he is head of India Business at Reliance Life Sciences and is responsible for revenue targets, financial collectibles, recruitment & training of field force, identification & launch of new products, and planning & forecasting revenue for future years. Bhaskaran received his degree in life sciences from the University of Madras in 1995.
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Yohei Saito
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Corporate Affiliate Visiting Fellow, 2016-17
Yohei Saito is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2016-17. Saito is the chief technology officer of Future Architect Inc., an IT consulting firm in Japan and leads the company's Technology Innovation group. He has 15 years experience in software engineering and technological strategy. Saito graduated from the Tokyo Institute of Technology with an M.S. in Computer Science.
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Hidenori Nishita
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Corporate Affiliate Visiting Fellow, 2016-17
Hidenori Nishita is a corporate affiliate visiting fellow at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) for 2016-17. Prior to joining Shorenstein APARC, he served as deputy director for policy making and implementation at the Government of Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI), where he was in charge of competition policy, renewable energy industry, nuclear & industrial safety, intellectual property policy and analysis of international economy. Nishita received his bachelor's degree of law from Waseda University in 2005.
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