World Affairs Now - From San Francisco (Spring 2009)

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In 2009, we are pleased to provide talks starting from Consul General of Japan Yasumasa Nagamine. Since the firs successful session in 2005, Osaka University San Francisco Center has continued to engage Japanese students by bringing in Bay Area experts from a variety of fields to talk about their experiences. Students have a rare opportunity to hear first-hand accounts about how to build venture companies, conduct collaborative research and broker deals between multi-national corporations. They are also able to ask questions directly to guests about entrepreneurial working environments and cultural adjustments to living in another country.

Yasumasa Nagamine Consul-General of Japan

Isao "Steve" Matsuura Director Bank of The West "Steak, Sushi & International Finance : My Study Abroad Experience"

Chikaosa Tanimoto, Ph.D Executive Director Osaka University SF Center “Preserving Our World Heritage; From the Sphinx to the Mogao Caves”

Hiro Masumoto CEO & President B-Bridge International, Inc. "Venture Enterprises: Starting Up a Start-Up"

Junko Nakagawa Executive Director Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California “Magic of Words”

Chika Hashimoto CEO Gallasus, Inc

Toshihiko Nishimura, MD/ Ph.D CEO Center for the Advancement of Health and Biosciences “Translational Research (TR): Complimented relationship between low and high technology in basic research and clinic.”