GZERO Summit Japan

December 5, 2023  |  Tokyo, Japan

Taking place in Tokyo on December 5, 2023, the GZERO Summit Japan will zero in on the opportunities and challenges of the essential geopolitical relationship between the US, Japan, and the world. Focusing on politics, trade, tech innovation, security, energy, and the environment, the Summit will challenge conventional thinking and help senior decision makers better understand how to navigate this crucial relationship. 

Co-Chair

TOKURA Masakazu

Chairman, Keidanren and Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Tak Niinami

Chairman, Keizai Doyukai and President and CEO, Suntory Holdings

Ian BREMMER

President and Founder
Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Welcome Address

KISHIDA Fumio

Prime Minister
Japan
Speakers

ASAI Eriko

Co-Founder and Partner
Trinity Indo-Pacific Partners

David BOLING

Director, Japan and Asian Trade
Eurasia Group

Anu BRADFORD

Moses Professor of Law and International Organization
Columbia Law School

Kelly CRAFT

Former US Ambassador to the United Nations

Caitlin DEAN

Deputy Head of Corporate Advisory and Consulting
Eurasia Group

Rahm EMANUEL

US Ambassador to Japan

Petra FARE

CEO & CSO
IKEA Japan

Shari FRIEDMAN

Managing Director, Climate and Sustainability
Eurasia Group

FUKAZAWA Yoichi

Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Japan

Franck GBAGUIDI

Director, Sustainability
Eurasia Group

HAYASHI Nobumitsu

Governor
Japan Bank for International Cooperation

HIRANO Miku

CEO
Cinnamon AI

IIYAMA Toshiyasu

Deputy President
Nomura Holdings, Inc.

ISOGAI Yuki

Partner and Lead, Sustainability Center of Excellence
PwC Japan

ITAGAKI Yasushi

Group COO-I & Group Head, Global Commercial Banking Business Group
MUFG

Manoj JAIN

Investment Director
Unison Capital

Hans KLEMM

Japan Representative
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

Jesper KOLL

Global Ambassador & Expert Director
Monex Group

KOHNO Kenji

Editor-at-Large
NHK World

Yuriko KOIKE

Governor of Tokyo

Taro KONO

Minister of Digital Transformation
Japan

KOSHIBA Mitsunobu

Chair, Committee on Economic Security, Science & Technology, Keizai Doyukai; & Co-Founder, Cdots GK

NAKAMURA Akira

President and CEO
Mizuho Leasing Company

OSHIMA Yoko

Head of Corporate, External and Legal Affairs
Microsoft Japan

NISHIMURA Yasutoshi

Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Japan

OTAKE Nobuaki

Partner, CEO
PwC Consulting LLC

Jean-Eric PAQUET

Ambassador of the EU to Japan

SHIKATA Noriyuki

Prime Minister’s Office
Japan

SUGA Chizuru

Director, Digital Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry

YAMANO Tetsuya

Counsellor, Information Distribution Administration Bureau
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications