| | 30th Annual Joint Meeting Program / SEUS - Japan

WELCOME RECEPTION - at the Sea World

Day time:

Optional programs

- Invitational golf tournament
- St. Augustine tour
- Kennedy Space Center
- Epcot tour

Joint Meeting of the SEUS/Japan and Japan - U.S. Southeast Associations
- Rosen Shingle Creek Resort

- Opening Ceremony

Welcome Remarks	Mr. Thomas F. Petway, III Chairman, Southeast U.S./Japan Association Chairman of America, Zurich Insurance Service, Inc.
Opening Remarks	Mr. Taizo Nishimuro Chairman, Southeast U.S./Japan Association Advisor to the Board of Toshiba Corporation Chairman of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Opening Remarks by Members of the Official Party:
State of Florida:	The Honorable Jeb Bush, Governor
Commonwealth of Virginia:	The Honorable Timothy M. Kaine, Governor
State of Tennessee:	The Honorable Mathew H. Kisber, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development
State of South Carolina:	The Honorable Joe E. Taylor, Secretary of Commerce
State of North Carolina:	The Honorable James T. Fain, III, Secretary of Commerce
State of Georgia:	The Honorable Graig Lesser, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development
State of Alabama:	The Honorable Neal Wade, Secretary of Commerce
Consulate General of Japan in Miami:	The Honorable Masakazu Toshikage, Consul General in Miami

- Plenary Session 1 --Outlook & Trends-Japan & U.S. Markets

Speaker:	Mr. Taizo Nishimuro, Advisor to the Board of Toshiba Corporation Chairman of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Speaker:	Mr. Craig Parsons, Vice President of International Travel Industry Sales and Marketing, Disney World Co.

- LUNCHEON

Speaker:	The Honorable Akitaka Saiki, Charge d'Affaires ad interim Embassy of Japan in the U.S.
Introduction of Incoming Joint Meeting Chair
	Mr. Hiromasa Yonekura, President, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

- Concurrent Breakout sessions

Breakout Session 1 "Current Investment Opportunities for Japan in the Southeast U.S."
Moderators:	The Honorable Timothy M. Kaine, Governor Commonwealth of Virginia
Speakers:	Mr. James T. Bolte, Senior Vice President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama, Inc.
	Ms. Tracy Woodard, Director, Government Affairs, Nissan North America Inc.
	Mr. Peter Argue, Vise President, Wytheville Technologies, Inc.

Breakout Session 2 "Trade & Physical Distribution Logistics"
Moderators:	The Honorable James T. Fain, III, Secretary of Commerce, North Carolina
Speakers:	Mr. Osamu Koyama, Managing Director, Mitsui & Co.,Ltd. Executive Vice President, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
	Mr. Osamu Suzuki, Managing Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Chairman, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines ( America ) Inc.
	Mr. Terry Marquardt, Executive Director, Market Development, Scynexis, Inc.

Breakout Session 3 "Investment Opportunities for Southeast U.S. in Japan"
Moderators:	Mr. Osamu Watanabe, Chairman, JETRO
Speakers:	The Honorable Yoshinobu Ishikawa, Governor, Shizuoka Prefecture
	Mr. Charlie Brown, President, International, Office Depot, Inc.
	Dr. Robert Kimberly, Senior Associate Dean for Research, University of Alabama, Birmingham Medical School
	Mr. Richard R. Newton, Attorney, Dummier & Newton, LLC

Breakout Session 4 "The Future of Tourism"
Moderators:	The Honorable Mathew H. Kisber, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development
Speakers:	Mr. Kichisaburo Nomura, Executive Advisor, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
	Mr. Hideaki Noguchi, President, JTB Global Marketing & Travel Inc.
	Ms. Susan Whitaker, Commissioner,Tennessee Department of Tourism

Cocktail Reception and Dinner

- Plenary Session II

U.S.-Japan Cultural Exchanges

Moderator:	Ms. Sibille Prichard, Chairperson, Florida Delegation Southeast U.S./Japan Association, Inc.
Presentation:	Ms. Shigeko Honda, Director, Jikei American Center, University of West Florida

- Closing Remarks

Florida First Lady Columba Bush

- Panel Session

“Japanese Companies in the Southeast US: Diversity & Uniqueness”

Moderator:	Mr. Bernard L. Greer, Jr., Principal, International Legal Strategies LLC
Speakers:	Mr. Hideki Odaka, President, Executive Officer & Representative Director, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.
	Mr. Jun Matsumoto, President & CEO, Sojitz Corporation of America
	Mr. Dane Espenschied, Senior Vice President, Honda of South Carolina Manufacturing, Inc.
	Mr. Phil Sutton, Director, Human Resources, Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER

The Honorable Howard Baker, Former Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, Tokyo, Former U.S. Senator
Chair of The Carter Center
“The Future of U.S. - Japan Relations”

Closing Remarks

Mr. Shoji Ogawa, Consul General of Japan, Atlanta
Mr. Taizo Nishimuro, Chairman, Japan-U.S. Southeast Association
Mr. Thomas F. Petway, III, Chairman, Japan-U.S. Southeast Association

Exchange of Gifts between Co-Chairmen

Closing Luncheon Buffet

Theme: "Building on Three Decades of Success"