Theme: BONDING, THE ASIAN WAY

The second Fireside retreat will take place in Tokyo in the wake of the tragic Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that took away close to 16,000 lives. Members of Fireside will gather to show support for our Japanese members as they deal with the aftermath of the national tragedy. The discussions will focus on various aspects of human suffering, the role of neighboring countries and the lessons learned from Japan. The Tokyo Retreat will be about Asians bonding – both in compassion for our friends’ losses and also in more light-hearted moments of friendship.

 June 3 (Fri)

19:30- : Welcome dinner. Those who are in town, gather at Hotel Okura Main Building lobby (there are two towers: South Wing, and Main Building)

June 4 (Sat) @ Ark Hills Club

• 09:00-9:40 :Breakfast buffet and get to know each other
• 09:40-9:50: Schedule by James Kondo
• 10:30-11:30: “What’s on my mind” by new members (15 min each)
• 11:30-12:30: Chat by Kumi Fujisawa “Helping orphans from the earthquake”
• 12:30-13:30 Lunch
• 13:30-14:00: “What’s on your mind” by Julianne Lee and Joseph Kim
• 14:00-14:45: Discussion led by Hongsung Moon: “One Asia”
• 14:45-15:15: “What’s on your mind” by James Kondo and Kumi Fujisawa
• 15:15-15:30: (break)
• 15:30-16:00: Engaging Chinese community by Yat Siu
• 16:00-16:45: “What’s on your mind” by Kohey Takashima, Joon Kim
• 16:45-17:00: (break)
• 17:00-17:45: “What’s on your mind” by Nami Matsuko, Kristy Yoon, Gen Kanai.
• 17:45-18:00: Wrap up for June 4
• 18:00-18:30: (Cab to restaurant)
• 18:30-20:30: Dinner at Umaya, traditional Japanese house restaurant
• 20:30- Visit hot bath theme park for group bonding: Oedo onsen monogatari
  

June 5 (Sun) @ The Orchid, Hotel Okura

• 9:00-11:00: Speaker brunch: “What is Happiness” (speaker tbc)
• 11:00-12:30: Special gallery talk by Kenji Caplan, owner of Mita Gallery, the largest wood block print (ukiyoe) trader in the world.
• 12:30. (end of retreat)

Participant List

[Korea]

• Julianne (Jihyun) Lee, Senior Advisor RBS (YGL 2005)
• Joseph Kim, CEO, Inovio (2006)
• Hongsung Moon, Executive Managing Director, Doosan; Former Ministry of Finance & Strategy
• Joon Kim, CEO Kyungbang
• Kristy Yoon, General Manager, Dong Hwa Pharm

[Japan]

• James Kondo, Prime Minister’s Office, Japan (2005)
• Kohey Takashima, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Oisix Inc. (2007)
• Kumi Fujisawa, Vice President, SophiaBank (2007)
• Nami Matsuko, Head of Corporate Citizenship Department, Nomura
• Holdings Inc. (2009)
• Kohei Nishiyama, Founder of Elephant Design (2007)
• Gen Kanai, Director, Mozilla
• William Saito, Founder I/O Software (2011)

[Greater China]

• Yat Siu, Founder and CEO, Outblaze

Dress code

• Smart casual (no T-shirt)

Fee

• USD 300 per member for the joint pool.
• Japanese members will host meals and transportation during conference.
• Lodging and transportation to and from the hotel to be paid by each individual.

Lodging

Special rates at Hotel Okura available: JPY24,000 for double room, single usage, including tax and services (let James Kondo know by May 29 and he will book it together).

Transportation

Airport limousine bus available between airport (Narita or Haneda) and Hotel Okura.

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