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On the Frontier of U.S.-Japan Tech Collaborations
Thu, March 28th, 2024
Live Online
The United States and Japan continue to make technology collaborations a core pillar of their bilateral relationship, but many governmental discussions around trade and investment are framed by traditional and increasingly outdated notions of what is happening on the ground. Examination of specific private sector collaborations between American and Japanese companies reveals a different narrative, demonstrating how the two countries’ political economies increasingly harness each other’s innovative activities.
Join the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for this discussion on the important patterns in cutting-edge, private-sector collaboration between the United States and Japan, illustrated by specific case studies. The conversation will be moderated by Kenji Kushida, senior fellow for Japan studies in Carnegie’s Asia Program, and will feature Aki Jiang, Doug Kuribayashi, and Ricky Sakai.
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Kenji Kushida
Senior Fellow, Asia Program
Kenji Kushida is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Asia Program, primarily directing research on Japan along the theme of Innovative Japan, Global Japan, including the new Japan-Silicon Valley Innovation Initiative@Carnegie.
Aki Jiang
Aki Jiang is a principal at WiL (World Innovation Lab), where she focuses on direct investments in enterprise software and health tech.
Ryosuke (Ricky) Sakai
Ryosuke (Ricky) Sakai is senior vice president of new business development at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, where he focuses on decarbonization of the energy sector.
Wataru (Doug) Kuribayashi
Wataru (Doug) Kuribayashi is president & CEO at Presidio Ventures, and serves concurrently as senior vice president and general manager of the corporate venture capital group and Silicon Valley office of Sumitomo Corporation of Americas.