U.S.-Japan Initiative Program IV: One-Year Anniversary

Join Asia Society Southern California (ASSC) on Tuesday, June 9, for the first anniversary of our initiative, the U.S.-Japan Initiative (USJI) Program IV. First introduced last year, USJI is a platform for substantive dialogue between two nations with a deep, evolving relationship. Program IV convenes leading voices across policy, industry, and culture to advance that dialogue.

The anniversary program will include conversations on policy & economics, examining U.S.–Japan ties in trade, investment, and economic security, with Wendy Cutler, Senior Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute, and former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; industry & culture spotlighting the global reach of Japanese gaming and IP, moderated by Moonlit Beshimov, Head of Gaming Partnerships, Google, and ASSC Advisory Council Member, with speakers from Skybound Entertainment and Bandai Namco; as well as baseball's role in cross-Pacific relations with Joel Wolfe, one of the world's foremost sports agents, whose clients include Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto; among others.

USJI Program IV will include:

Strengthening U.S.-Japan Ties in Trade, Investment & Economic Security

• Wendy Cutler, Senior Vice President, Asia Society Policy Institute; Former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade
• Brian Peck, Executive Director, Center for Transnational Law & Business, USC Gould School of Law (moderator)

U.S.-Japan Real Estate Investment Outlook

• Jon-Paul Toppino, President & Co-Founder, PAG
• Gregory Karns, Partner, Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLP (moderator)

Playing the Long Game: Investment, Talent, and the U.S.-Japan Baseball Market

• Joel Wolfe, Executive Vice President & Managing Executive, Baseball, THE·TEAM
• Amy Siegel, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers, LLP (moderator)

Bridges and Boss Fights: The Cross-Border Synergy and Co-Evolution of Gaming

• Jon Goldman, Co-Chairman, Skybound Entertainment; Managing Partner, GC VR Gaming Tracker Fund
• Yukiko Hanzawa, Senior Business Development Manager, Bandai Namco Entertainment America
• Jen Donahoe, Executive Producer & Co-Host, Deconstructor of Fun; Founder & Chief Strategist, JadeInferno Consulting
• Moonlit Beshimov, Head of Gaming Partnerships, Google (moderator)
  

Attendees to the U.S.-Japan Initiative Program may be photographed, videotaped, or otherwise recorded. Attendees grant Asia Society permission to use photographs and/or audiovisual recordings in which attendees appear for archival, documentary, publicity, advertising, or other purposes.