2017 Summit Program

May 12, 2017 (Friday)

Global and Regional Megatrends

Moderator:
Janina Kugel, Chief Human Resources Officer and Member of Management Board, Siemens (Germany)

Speakers:
Anu Madgavkar, Partner, McKinsey Global Institute (India)
Miki Tsusaka,
Senior Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group (Japan)
Michael Karasick, Vice President, Cognitive Computing Research, Watson Group IBM (USA)
Irene Natividad, GSW President (USA)

Male CEO Forum: Leading Diversity from the Top

Moderator:
Angela Mackay, Global Publisher, FT Live & Managing Director, Financial Times Asia Pacific (Australia)

Panelists:
Rune Thoresen, President Subsea Projects Asia-Pacific, TechnipFMC (Norway)
Masahiko Uotani, President & Group CEO, Shiseido (Japan)
Christopher G. Townsend, President, Metlife Asia (Hong Kong)
Sunil Nayak, President, Corporate Services Asia, Sodexo (India)

Leading Stock Exchanges

Moderator:
Irene Natividad, Summit President (USA)

Panelists:
Kesara Manchusree, President & CEO, Stock Exchange of Thailand
Alina Aldambergen, Chair, Management Board, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange
Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan, CEO, Bursa Malaysia

Women Entrepreneurs Forum: New Businesses from ‘Old’ Needs

Moderator:
Denise Evans, Vice President, Women and Diversity Marketing, IBM (USA)

Panelists:
Melissa Yang, Co-Founder & CTO, Tujia (China)
Charlotte Whitmore, Founder, AnalyticsPros (USA)
Maiko Kuroda, President & Co-CEO, Toyoko Inn (Japan)

Leadership Development Track:
Building Your Personal Brand Internally & Externally

Moderator:
Cindy Pace, Assistant Vice President, Global Women’s Initiative Leader, MetLife (USA)

Speakers:
Karen Greenbaum, President & CEO, Association of Executive Search Consultants (USA)
Michiko Achilles, Vice President & Head of Human Resources, SAP Japan (Japan)
Tomoko Mukoyama, Chief Marketing Officer, L’Oreal Japan
Mary Ellen Kassotakis, Executive Director, Oracle Women’s Leadership, Oracle (USA)

Entrepreneurial Track:
Stepping Back from the Brink: Recovering from Business Setbacks

Moderator:
Margarita de Cos, Head, Major Donors Relations, World Wildlife Fund (Spain)

Speakers:
Teresa Meares, Founder & CEO, DGG Uniform & Work Apparel (USA)
Noriko Nakamura, Founder & CEO, Poppins Inc. (Japan)
Myrna Yao, CEO, Richwell Inc. (Philippines)
Thai Huong, Chair, TH Group (Vietnam)

Issues Track:
Game Innovators and Animation

Moderator:
Sabine dall’Omo, CEO, Siemens Southern Africa (South Africa)

Speakers:
Shannon Studstill, Vice President, Product Development, SONY Interactive Entertainment America (USA)
Delphine Zombo, Designer/CG Animator, Square Enix (Japan)
Daisuke Sakai, Co-Founder, teamLab, Inc.

Leadership Development Track:
Accelerating Women’s Access to Board Seats

Moderator:
Irene Natividad, Summit President and Chair, Corporate Women Directors International

Speakers:
Floriane de Saint-Pierre, Co-Founder, Ethics & Boards (France)
Susan Vinnicombe, Founder Director, Cranfield International Center for Women Leaders (UK)
Merle Okawara, President, Women Corporate Directors Japan; Board Director, MetLife Japan and JC Comsa Inc. (Japan)
Cassandra Kelly, Founder & Global Chair, Pottinger (Australia)

Issues Track:
Social Entrepreneurship and the Silver Economy

Moderator:
Yasmin Darwich, President, International Federation of Business Professional Women (Mexico)

Speakers:
Mary Schreiber, Founder & CEO, My Med Choices (USA)
Catherine Turvill, President, Nurture Wellness Village (Philippines)
Tamako Mitarai, Founder & CEO, Kesennuma Knitting Co. (Japan)

Youth Forum:
Tech-Based Enterprises

Welcome: 
Atsuko Cho, Vice President, Human Resources, McDonald’s Japan

Moderator:
Miwa Kato, Regional Director for Asia Pacific, UN Women (Japan)

Speakers:
Marita Cheng, Founder & CEO, 2MarRobotics (Australia)
Chika Tsunoda, Founder & CEO, Anytime Now (Japan)
Evelyne Raby, COO, Cybelangel (France)

MAY 13, 2017 (SATURDAY)

Breakfast Special Session:
The Business of Fashion and Design

Moderator:
Irene Natividad, Summit President (USA)

Speakers:
Sung Joo Kim, Chair and Chief Visionary Officer, MCM Holdings AG (South Korea)
Hiroko Koshino,Founder, Hiroko Koshino Inc. (Japan)
Josie Natori, Founder & CEO, Natori Inc. (USA)
Xia Hua, Founder & CEO, Eve Enterprises (China)

Debate: Re-Defining a ‘Balanced’ Work/Life

Moderator:
Sarah Gordon, Business Editor, Financial Times (U.K.)

Opening Remarks:
Hon. Fumiko Hayashi, Mayor of Yokohama (Japan)

Speakers:
Sachin Shah, President and CEO, Metlife Japan
Ann Sherry, Exec. Chair, Carnival Australia;  Board Director, ING Group, Sydney Airport
Paola Carranco, CEO, TalentLab (Mexico)

Women CEO Forum: Accelerating Women’s Corporate Leadership

Moderator:
Sarah Gordon, Business Editor, Financial Times (U.K.)

Panelists:
Doris Magsaysay-Ho, President & CEO, Magsaysay Maritime Corp. (Philippines)
Haruno Yoshida, President and Representative Director, BT Japan Corporation (Japan)
Adaire Fox-Martin, Co-President, Global Customer Operations, SAP SE (Australia)
Elisabeth Staudinger, President, Asia-Pacific, Siemens Healthineers (Singapore)

Equalizing the Pay Gap: Best Practices

Moderator:
Katrine Sharp, Vice President, Sustainable Development & Diversity, TechnipFMC (France)

Panelists:
Rosalind Hudnell, VP, Worldwide Corporate Affairs and President, Intel Foundation, Intel (USA)
Elke Ferner, Parliamentary Secretary, Min. for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Youth & Women (Germany)
Akira Matsumoto, CEO, Calbee Inc. (Japan)

Leadership Development Track:
Developing a Global Career Path to Leadership

Moderator:
Marianne “Maan” Hontiveros, Chair, Air Asia Philippines

Speakers:
Rohini Anand, SVP & Global Chief Diversity and Corporate Responsibility Officer, Sodexo (USA)
Sakie Fukushima, Board Director, Bridgestone, Ajinomoto, J. Front Retailing (Japan)
Denise Rutherford, President, 3M Japan (USA)
Ilona Weiss, President and CEO, ABC Data, S.A. (Poland)

Entrepreneurial Track:
Reaching Women Effectively as a Market

Moderator:
Elisabeth Richard, In Charge of Leadership for Women, Engie (France)

Speakers:
Barbara Calcagni, President, NARS Cosmetics Inc.  (USA)
Toshiko Nakazawa, Manager, RoomBloom, Nippon Paint (Japan)
Sandra d’Souza, CEO, Curate Bee Digital (Australia)
Nicole Kelsey, General Counsel, Criteo, France (USA)
Mercedes Erra, Founder, BETC and Executive President, HAVAS Worldwide (France)

Issues Track:
Accelerating STEM for Successful 21st Century Careers

Moderator:
Janet Marzett, Vice President, Operations Americas, Mercedes Benz Financial Services USA

Speakers:
Laetitia Grail, Founder & CEO, myBlee Math (France)
Wala Kasmi, Founder & CEO, Youth Decides (Tunisia)
Ilka Friese, CFO & General Manager, NTT Data (Germany)
Regina Llopis, Founder & CEO, Grupo AIA (Spain)

Entrepreneurial Track:
Building Your East/West Cultural Competence

Moderator:
Glen Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress  (USA)

Speakers:
Debra Hazelton, GM, Global Talent Acquisition Mgmt., Mizuho Financial Group (Australia)
Miyuki Suzuki, President & General Manager, Cisco Japan
Agnes Gervacio, Partner, CEO Advisors Inc., Former President, NEC Philippines
Mariem Malouche, Senior Economist, World Bank (Tunisia)

Issues Track:
ESG Challenges and the Sharing Economy

 Moderator:
Delia Domingo-Albert, Senior Advisor, EY Philippines and Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)

Speakers:
Masaru Onishi, Chairman, Japan Airlines (Japan)
Cameron Art, Managing Partner, Global Business Services, IBM Japan (USA)
Pacita Juan, Founder, ECHO Store, and Chair, ASEAN Women’s Entrepreneurs Forum (Philippines)
Akiko Nishiura, CEO, Nokisaki Inc. (Japan)