  | Date: Thursday, March 2, 2017 Time: 12:00 - 14:00 Venue: Tokyo American Club Speakers: Denise R. Rutherford, President, 3M Japan Limited Eugene Saburi, President, Adobe Systems Japan Dan Tani, Former Astronaut & Faculty, American School in Japan William Zhang, Student - Class of 2017, The American School in Japan Hosting Committee: Information, Communications and Technology Committee Member Fee: ¥4,400 Guest Fee: ¥7,800 Meal: Plated Lunch Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Monday, February 27, 12:00 |
Join us for the second annual joint event co-hosted by The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and The American School in Japan.
Event Overview:
How will we inspire a new generation of technological innovators?
Tokyo leaders in technology will talk about how their passion for technology and innovation guided them throughout their careers. Denise R. Rutherford, Ph.D., will talk about her path to president of 3M Japan Limited. Eugene Saburi, president of Adobe Japan, will share his experiences as an international school alumnus and IT professional.
In addition, Dan Tani, faculty member at The American School in Japan (ASIJ), will talk about his career as an astronaut with NASA and his work bringing real-world applications of technology to instruction at ASIJ. William Zhang, a senior at ASIJ, will discuss his journey into robotics and computer science and how he became involved in research. Other students from ASIJ will be in attendance to share their work in the areas of information, communications, and technology, as well as network with and gain inspiration from members of the ACCJ community.
Mike Benner, Darren McKellin, Co-Chairs
William Dallyn, Imai Jen-La Plante, John Kirch, Vice Chairs
Yoshitaka Sugihara, Board Liaison
ACCJ Information, Communications and Technology Committee
NOTE 1: This event is OFF THE RECORD.
NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.
NOTE 3: If you are driving to Tokyo American Club, please inform the ACCJ in advance as arrangements must be made and a 1,100 yen parking fee will apply.
Event Overview:
How will we inspire a new generation of technological innovators?
Tokyo leaders in technology will talk about how their passion for technology and innovation guided them throughout their careers. Denise R. Rutherford, Ph.D., will talk about her path to president of 3M Japan Limited. Eugene Saburi, president of Adobe Japan, will share his experiences as an international school alumnus and IT professional.
In addition, Dan Tani, faculty member at The American School in Japan (ASIJ), will talk about his career as an astronaut with NASA and his work bringing real-world applications of technology to instruction at ASIJ. William Zhang, a senior at ASIJ, will discuss his journey into robotics and computer science and how he became involved in research. Other students from ASIJ will be in attendance to share their work in the areas of information, communications, and technology, as well as network with and gain inspiration from members of the ACCJ community.
Mike Benner, Darren McKellin, Co-Chairs
William Dallyn, Imai Jen-La Plante, John Kirch, Vice Chairs
Yoshitaka Sugihara, Board Liaison
ACCJ Information, Communications and Technology Committee
NOTE 1: This event is OFF THE RECORD.
NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.
NOTE 3: If you are driving to Tokyo American Club, please inform the ACCJ in advance as arrangements must be made and a 1,100 yen parking fee will apply.
