This program is supported by a grant from the National Association of Japan-America Societies, Inc., with the support of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, DC, which will explore the critical intersections of industry resilience, capacity expansion, and transpacific collaboration in the semiconductor sector. The program will examine Japan’s semiconductor reinvestment efforts and its broader implications for global supply chains and technological innovation. Additional campus partners include the UC Berkeley Risk and Security Lab, UC-Berkeley Center for Japanese Studies, and the Institute for Business Innovation at the Haas School of Business.
Date & Time: Friday, February 27th from 2:00–6:00 PM (Doors open at 1:30 PM)
Venue: Krutch Auditorium at Clark Kerr Campus, UC Berkeley | 2601 Warring St, Berkeley, CA 94720
Please follow signage for “Clark Kerr Campus Conference Center” or “Building 14.” Use the building’s main entrance at Horseshoe Driveway.
Parking: Attendees can pay to park in the Clark Kerr Campus Southwest Lot, which is adjacent to the building. This lot is hourly paid parking. Alternatively, 2-hour street parking may be available near the campus.
Agenda:
| 1:30-2:00 PM |
Doors Open & Registration |
| 2:00-2:10 PM |
Welcome from Host Committee |
| 2:10-2:15 PM |
Welcome from UC-Berkeley Campus |
| 2:15-2:50 PM
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Keynote: “The Semiconductor Revolution”
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan | Chi-Hung Lin, PresidentFollowed by fireside discussion
Moderator: UC-Berkeley | Darren Cooke, interim CIEO
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| 2:50-3:25 PM
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Keynote: “From System to Silicon: Japan’s Semiconductor and Economic Security Policy”
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) | Kazumi Nishikawa, Deputy Director-General for Economic Security Policy
Followed by fireside discussion with Yasu Ota, Professor, Hokkaido University, and Author, “The Geopolitics of Semiconductors 2030” |
| 3:25-3:50 PM |
Keynote: “Semiconductors Driving the Future of Mobility”
DENSO Corporation | Yoshifumi Kato, Mission Executive |
| 3:50-4:10 PM |
Break |
| 4:10-4:45 PM
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Panel 1: Scaling up the Kumamoto Ecosystem
Panelists:
– Kumamoto University | Masato Miyake, Vice President, University Strategy
– DENSO Corporation | Yoshifumi Kato, Mission Executive
– Haas School of Business, UC-Berkeley | Jon Metzler, Continuing Lecturer
– Moderator: Tomon Partners | Emiko Higashi, Managing Director |
| 4:45-5:25
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Panel 2: New Supply Chains and New Markets
Panelists:
– NTT Research | Kazuhiro Gomi, President
– Rapidus Design Solutions | Henri Richard, GM & President
– EdgeCortix | Sakyasingha Dasgupta, CEO
Moderator:
– Seaport Research | Jay Goldberg, Senior Analyst, Semiconductors and Research |
| 5:25-5:30 PM |
Conference Wrap-Up, Reflections, and Thank Yous |
| 5:30-6:00 PM |
Networking Reception |
