IN-PERSON | What Silicon Valley Can Learn from Japanese Innovation

🇯🇵🔬 John Thomas Memorial Lecture and Discussion: What Silicon Valley Can Learn from Japanese Innovation

The Japan Society of Northern California, in cooperation with the Stanford US-Asia Technology Management Center, presents a hybrid program exploring the rich opportunities that Japan's innovation ecosystem offers to Silicon Valley.

🎤 About the Program

The event opens with a keynote address by Dr. Richard Dasher, followed by an engaging panel discussion examining how Silicon Valley can strengthen its innovation ecosystem through deeper engagement with Japan.

🧠 Key Topics of Discussion

• 🏯 Distinctive characteristics of Japan's innovation ecosystem
• 💡 Areas of Japanese strength in science, technology, and innovation that present opportunities for Silicon Valley investors and business partners
• 🤝 Strategies for overcoming challenges when forming Japan-based partnerships for mutual value creation

🕯️ In Memoriam

This program is held in memory of John Thomas, a co-founder of the Japan-U.S. Innovation Awards Program and a long-serving board member of the Japan Society of Northern California. His legacy and contributions to U.S.-Japan innovation relations continue to inspire this work.

This is a hybrid event, available both in-person and online.