Kevin Bu, General Manager/Regional Environmental , Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing, North America Tom Easterday, Execuve Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Legal Officer, Subaru of Indiana Automove Shinichi Iizuka, Chairman, TOA (USA) Henry Jackson, CEO, Millennium Steel Services Doug Johnson, President, JA Benefits Pete Morse, Partner, Barnes & Thornburg Jeff Platon, Chief Markeng Officer, Interacve Intelligence Brad Rhorer, Manager of Associate Development, Subaru of Indiana Automove Ichiro Soné, Chief Execuve Director, JETRO Chicago Tony Suzuki, Director, State of Indiana-Japan Office Yoshiki Takada, President, COO, SMC Corporaon Darren Wildman, Plant Manager, Cummins Seymour Engine Plant, Cummins Inc. Joe Young, Director, Office of Japanese Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C. The Japan Update Conference 2015 will be presented on Wednesday, February 25 th , at the Hya Regency in downtown Indianapolis. The annual event is designed to highlight Indiana-Japan economic partnerships and provide an update on key issues in contemporary Japan. The 2015 program will feature perspecves on the globalizaon – and the localizaon - of Japanese manufacturing and business, including changing trends, opportunies, and challenges. Now in its fourth year, the Japan Update Conference has become a signature event in the Midwest, providing a business, economic and internaonal relaons outlook for the year with discussion of developments for Japan and Indiana, as well as key issues for the Japan-U.S. relaonship in Asia. The conference draws business, community, government, and economic development leaders from throughout the state and region. Special thanks to the speakers who are traveling from Japan: Takeo Nishitani, Chairman of Weber Shandwick, Japan; Shinichi Iizuka, Chairman of TOA Industries; Yoshiki Taka, President, SMC Corporaon; and Tony Suzuki, Director, State of Indiana Ja- pan Office. The Japan-America Society of Indiana presents the 2015 annual Japan Update Conference in partnership with the Sasakawa Peace Foundaon and the Naonal Associaon of Japan-America Sociees (NAJAS). Representaves of the naonal network of Japan-America Sociees will aend in conjuncon with the regional NAJAS meeng hosted by the Japan-America Society of Indiana with the support of Barnes & Thornburg. Takeo Nishitani, Chairman Weber Shandwick, Japan The Honorable Mike Pence Governor of Indiana The Honorable Masaharu Yoshida Consul General of Japan WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, 2015, Hya Regency Indianapolis 11:30 AM—Registraon, Noon—Luncheon Program, 1:30 PM—Aſternoon Sessions, 5:45 PM—Networking Recepon Registraon: JASI Member—$125, Public—$150 To register, visit JASI’s website: www.japanindiana.org SPECIAL SPEAKERS FEATURED PRESENTATIONS SPONSORED BY Presented By Supporting Organizations Consulate General of Japan at Chicago; Indiana Economic Development Associaon; Indiana Manufacturers Associaon; Japan External Trade Organizaon, Chicago