Date & Time:

• US Eastern - February 8 2023, 17:30-20:30
• Japan - February 9 2023, 7:30-9:00

Location: 

• Arnold Hall, National War College (priority to NWC/NDU students/faculty)
• Interactive Virtual (for general public)

The United States-Japan Alliance serves as a lynchpin for Indo-Pacific regional security, reinforcing the leadership role of the two countries among like-minded nations. While the alliance is in essence a matter of national-level governance, the private sector also plays an essential role in enhancing capabilities, innovation, and capacity of the alliance.

On February 8 2023 (Washington, D.C.)/February 9 (Tokyo), the Japan-America Society of Washington DC, the National War College, and the National War College Alumni Association will host the eighth annual partnership event studying the U.S.-Japan Alliance in the Indo Pacific. This year’s event, the Contemporary Role of the Defense Sector, will delve into matters such as information security, security clearance processes, globalization of supply chains, and the increasingly trans-national nature of modern corporations, in order to better understand the nuances that define the private sector’s opportunities and challenges as key players in the US-Japan alliance and Indo-Pacific Security. This year’s event is held in partnership with the ACCJ-NAJAS Business Leader Series.

AGENDA

17:30-17:40 Welcome

Brigadier General Jeffrey Hurlbert, Commandant, National War College
Ambassador Kurt Tong, Managing Partner, The Asia Group; Chairman, National Association of Japan-America Societies; Trustee, Japan-America Society of Washington D.C.
Ryan Shaffer, President, Japan-America Society of Washington D.C.

17:40-18:00 Armchair Discussion
Om Prakash, Chief Executive, Northrop Grumman Japan/President, The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) (Participating Virtually)
Dr. Sheila Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (Moderator)

18:00-19:00, Panel Discussion— U.S.-Japan Alliance in the Indo Pacific: Contemporary Role of the Defense Sector
Randy Yoshimura, SVP & General Manager - Washington Office, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Komei Isozaki, Japan Chair fellow at Hudson Institute
Ron Lopez, President & Managing Director, Astroscale U.S. Inc. (Participating Virtually)
Motosada Matano, Political Minister, Embassy of Japan
Dr. Sheila Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (Moderator)

Closing Remarks
Ryan Shaffer, President, Japan-America Society of Washington D.C.

Live & Virtual Audience Question & Answer Session. Informal networking reception in the Rotunda to Conclude.

The event is sponsored by the Japan-America Society of Washington DC (JASWDC) and the National War College, with support from the National War College Alumni Association (NWCAA), and in partnership with: ACCJ The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan