The speaker of First Wednesday February 2017 session is Ms. Hiroko Akiyama, Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology, the University of Tokyo.
The speaker of First Wednesday January 2017 session is Mr. Mikio Sugano, Editorial Writer of The Nikkei.
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2016 session is Mr. Tetsuya Shoji, The CEO of NTT Communications Corporation.
The speaker of First Wednesday November 2016 session is Mr. Hiroshige Sugihara, The CEO of Oracle Corporation Japan.
The speaker of First Wednesday October 2016 session is Mr. Haruaki Deguchi, The Chairman and CEO of LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY.
The speaker of First Wednesday September 2016 session is Mr. Ray Zhang, The Executive Director, Industry Solutions Group, Intel Japan Asia Pacific Japan Energy & Utility Sector Director.
The speakers of First Wednesday August 2016 session are Mr. Toshikazu Inoue, The president of Gakushuin University and Mr. Makoto Kuwahara,The Chief Country Officer, Representative Director and President of Deutsche Securities Inc,
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2016 session is Mr. Koji Igarashi, The Member of the Board & Corporate Senior Vice President of AJINOMOTO Inc.
The speaker of First Wednesday May 2016 session is Mr. Ritsuya Oku, The Chief Researcher of DENTSU Inc.
The speaker of First Wednesday April 2016 session is Mr. Masatoshi Muto, The former Japanese Ambassador to South Korea.
The speaker of First Wednesday March 2016 session is Mr. Carsten Cramer Director of Borussia Dortmund
The speaker of First Wednesday February 2016 session is Prof. Kazuhiko Togo, Former Director-General, Treaty Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Former Director-General, Europe and Asia Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Former Ambassador to the Netherlands, Embassy of Japan. The Professor of Faculty of Law in Kyoto Sangyo University.
The speaker of First Wednesday January 2016 session is Ms. Kumi Yokoe, The Representative of PACIFIC21, the former senior researcher of Heritage Foundation.
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2015 session is Ms. Kaori Kawakami, The head of Hat research institute Mr. Kishin Okada, Muso Co.,Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday November 2015 session is Mr. Koichiro Tsujino, The former President of Google Inc.
The speaker of First Wednesday October 2015 session is Mr. Shin Nimura, The Commentary Senior Manager of Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
The speaker of First Wednesday September 2015 session is Mr. Tamotsu Hiiro, The President of Johnson and Johnson K.K.
The speaker of First Wednesday August 2015 session is Mr. Paul Yonamine, The General Manager of IBM Japan
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2015 session is Dr. Michael Doludda, The President of Nippon Aerosil Co., Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday May 2015 session is Mr. Yoshiyuki Tanaka,The President of Du Pont Kabushiki Kaisha.
The speaker of First Wednesday April 2015 session is Mr. Hiroshi Takada, Chairman & CEO of Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN
The speaker of First Wednesday March 2015 session is Mr. Hirotsugu Koike, Head of Kwansei Gakuin Global Policy Research Center (Former vice chief editorial writer of Nikkei Inc.)
The speaker of First Wednesday February 2015 session is Mr. Mikio Haruna, International Journalist, Former chief editorial writer of KYODO NEWS.
The speaker of First Wednesday January 2015 session is Mr. Shuhei Aoki, Former chief of Association for Payment Clearing Services of Bank of Japan, Assistant to president of Hitachi, Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2014 session is Mr. Shuzo Sumi, Chairman of the Board of Tokio Marine & Nichido.
The speaker of First Wednesday November 2014 session is Mr. Hidenori Sakanaka, President of Japan Immigration Policy Institute, Former Chief of Immigration Bureau of Tokyo. Points:Why are we considering “Immigrant” now/ Falling population and becoming immigrant nation/ The way to sustain vibrant society (so-called “Big Japan”)/ Immigration policy and University reform/ Tokyo Olympic in 2020 – one chance in a million/ Vitalization of local communities/ Future accommodation of Japanese government/ Response from global media/ Abduction issue
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2014 session is Mr. ZHU Jianrong, Professor of Toyo Gakuen University.
The speaker of First Wednesday September 2014 session is Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Director and Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings Corp. Former Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
The speaker of First Wednesday August 2014 session is Mr. Yoshihisa Yamada, Executive Vice President, Representative Director, and CFO of Rakuten, Inc.
The speaker of First Wednesday July 2014 session is Mr. Mikio Haruna, International Journalist, Former branch manager of KYODO NEWS Washington, Guest professor of Waseda University.
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2014 session is Mr. Ray Bremner, President and CEO of Unilever Japan
The speaker of First Wednesday May 2014 session is Mr. SEN Genshitsu, (15th in a series of Japanese tea masters of the Urasenke family)
The speakers of First Wednesday May 2014 session are Mr. Eugene Kaspersky, Chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, and Mr. Riaz Esmailzadeh, Associate professor of Information technology and Management in Carnegie Mellon University.
The speaker of First Wednesday April 2014 session is Mr. Robert Alan Feldman, Managing director Chief economist and General Manager of fixed income research of Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday March 2014 session is Mr. Sanjay Panda, Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of India
The speaker of First Wednesday February 2014 session is Mr. Katsuro Wakai, Advisor (Former President and CEO) of Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Engineering, Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday January 2014 session is Mr. Junnosuke Furukawa, Advisor of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2013 session is Mr. Kazuo Furukawa, Chairman of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization.Former President and CEO of Hitachi, Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday November 2013 session is Mr. Hideya Sadayasu, President and CEO of Imperial Hotel, Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday October 2013 session is Mr. Kai-Uwe Seidenfuss, Member of the Board Senior Vice President of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation.
The speaker of First Wednesday September 2013 session is Mr. Yoshiaki Fujimori, President and CEO of LIXIL Corporation.
The speaker of First Wednesday August 2013 session is Mr. Kei Furuta, President and CEO of Equinix Japan.
The speaker of First Wednesday July 2013 session is Mr. Fumio Ohta, Professor, National University of Defense/Director, Intelligence Headquarters, Ministry of Defense
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2013 session is Mr. Hisaoki Kamei, Former member of the House of Representatives/ Former Director General of National Land Agency/ Former Secretary- General of the People's New Party/ Chairman of General Incorporated Association: Communication Research Society.
The speaker of First Wednesday May 2013 session is Mr. Yoshihiro Bando, Company executive of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
The speaker of First Wednesday April 2013 session is Mr. Chanin Donavanik, Chief Executive Officer of Dusit International
The speaker of First Wednesday March 2013 session is Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki, Former Japanese Ambassador to United States
The speaker of First Wednesday February 2013 session is Mr. Atsushi Kunishige, Representative Director and Vice President Executive Officer of Rakuten, Inc.
The speaker of First Wednesday January 2013 session is Mr. Glen Fukushima, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2012 session is Mr. Kenji Nagano, Representative of BS Japan.