| | 27th Annual Joint Meeting Program / SEUS - Japan

Welcome Reception / Dinner

- Hotel New Otani Osaka

Day time:

- Invitational Golf Tournament
- Full day Tour to Kyoto
- Half day Tour to Osaka

Joint Meeting of the SEUS/Japan and the Japan - U.S. Southeast Associations
- Hotel New Otani Osaka

- Opening Ceremony

Welcome Remarks	Mr. Taizo Nishimuro Chairman, Japan - U.S. Southeast Association Chairman of the Board, Toshiba Corporation
Opening Remarks	Mr. Timothy N. Dangerfield, Chairman, Southeast U.S./ Japan Association Consultant, Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough LLP
Welcome Remarks	Mayor Takafumi Isomura, Osaka City
Opening Remarks by Members of the Official Party:
State of South Carolina :	The Honorable Mark Sanford, Governor
State of Alabama:	The Honorable Bob Riley, Governor
State of Florida:	The Honorable Glenda E. Hood, Secretary of State,
State of Georgia:	The Honorable Sonny Perdue, Governor
State of North Carolina:	The Honorable Jim Fain, Secretary of Commerce,
State of Tennessee:	The Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor
Commonwealth of Virginia:	The Honorable Michael J. Shewel, Secretary of Commerce and Trade
Japanese Consulate Atlanta:	Consul General George Hisaeda, Consulate-General of Japan at Atlanta

- Plenary Session 1 -- "Japan and US: economies and relations of two nations"

Speaker:	Mr. Yoshihisa Akiyama, Chairman, Kansai Economic Federation (KANKEIREN), Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Kansai Electric Power
Speaker:	Dr. Yuji Kishimoto, Special Assistant to the President of Clemson University Professor of Architecture
Speaker:	Prof. Motoshige Itoh, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo

- Luncheon Session

Special Address:

The Honorable Alexander Almasov,
Consul General of the United States of America Osaka - Kobe

- Concurrent Breakout sessions

Breakout Session 1 "Practical Assistance to Existing Japanese Companies" (Alabama)
Moderators:	Mr. Shun Matsushita, President & COO, NGK Insulators
	Mr. Neal Wade, Director of the Alabama Development Office
Speakers:	Mr. Takeshi Isayama, Vice Chairman, Nissan Motor
	Ms. Barbara McDaniel, Manager, Media Relations, Toyota Motor North America

Breakout Session 2 "Education, Training and Culture" (Florida)
Moderators:	Mr. Yoshihiro Yasui, Representative Director Chairman, Brother Industries
	The Honorable Glenda E. Hood, Secretary of State, State of Florida
Speakers:	Ms. Kathy Jones, Senior Vice President, Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
	Dr. John Wrieden, J.D., Distinguished Senior Lecturer, School of Accounting, College of Business Administration, Florida International University

Breakout Session 3 "Trade Opportunities ? ‘How to Succeed’" (Virginia)
Moderators:	Mr. Shinjiro Shimizu, Counselor, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
	Mr. William Lechler, Chairman of William Lechler and Company Limited
Speakers:	Mr. Kenji Kajiwara, Executive Officer, Retail & Consumer Products, Sumitomo Corporation
	Mr. Michael R. Newman, Vice President, International Sales, Optical Cable Corporation

Breakout Session 4 "IT Sector in Japan and U.S.: Current Opportunities & Outlook" (Tennessee)
Moderators:	Dr. Mikio Shoji, Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Kajima Corporation
	The Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee
Speakers:	Mr. Ken-ichi Enoki, Senior Vice President, NTT Docomo
	Ms. Pamela McGinnis, Managing Director, Federal Express, Japan

- Panel Session

“Foreign Direct Investment: Opportunities and Lessons Learned”(Georgia, North Carolina)

Moderator:	Mr. Osamu Watanabe, Chairman and CEO, JETRO
Panelists:	Mr. Ralph Howard, Chairman, Kleen-Tex Industries, Inc.
	Mr. Minoru Ohnishi, Chairman & CEO, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
	Mr. James Roberson, President & CEO, Research Triangle Foundation, North Carolina
	Governor Fusae Ohta, Osaka Prefecture

Universal Studios Japan

Cocktail Reception and Dinner

- Universal Studios Japan^TM

URL: http://www.usj.co.jp/e_top.html

Spouse Programs:

- Tour to Nara
- Tour to Kyoto

- Plenary Session II

"Toyota's U.S. Operation & Challenges"

Speaker:

Mr. Fujio Cho, President, Toyota Motor Corporation

"Managing Globalization"

Speaker:

The Honorable Hugh Leatherman, State Senete,
South Carolina

- Adoption of Joint Statement and Closing Ceremony

Adoption of Joint Statement
Closing Remarks by Members of the Official Party:

- State of South Carolina
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- State of Tennessee
- State of North Carolina
- State of Florida
- State of Alabama
- State of Georgia

Closing Remarks

Mr. Tim Dangerfield Chairman, Southeast U.S./ Japan Association
Mr. Taizo Nishimuro, Chairman, Japan - U.S. Southeast Association

Exchange of Gifts by Chairman of both Parties

Closing Luncheon Buffet

Theme: Moving Forward In Unity