Date & Time: Thursday, February 8, 2024, from 2 PM to 6:30 PM

 Venue: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (400 Renaissance Dr W., Detroit, MI 48243) Ambassador Ballrooms, 3rd Floor

Master of Ceremonies: Liseann Gouin, President, Japan America Society of Michigan and Southwestern Ontario

Program outline:

2:00 PM – Opening remarks

• • Kounosuke Kokuba, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  • Christopher Coes, Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Garlin Gilchrist II, Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan
  • Yusuke Shindo, Consul General of Japan in Detroit, Consulate-General of Japan in Detroit

2:20 PM – Industry Insights

• • Michael Ang, Senior Business Development Manager, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America “Mitsubishi: Moving the World”
  • Jason Furr, Vice President, Business Development, Roush Industries “Roush: Connecting the Global Environment Now and in the Future”
  • Masato Matsumoto, President & CEO, NEXCO-West USA, Inc “Innovative Mobile Inspection for Bridges and Roadways”
  • Christopher Thibodeau, CEO & President, Dynamic Map Platform North America, Inc. “TBD”

3:20 PM – Coffee break

3:40 PM – Panel discussion

   Panel Moderator:

• • Henry Payne, Auto Columnist, The Detroit News

   Panelists:

• • Kenichi Hosomi, Representative Director & CFO, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development
  • Kathryn Snorraso, Vice President & Deputy Chief Mobility Officer,  Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME)
  • Hiroki Sasaki, Vice President, Platform & Technology Engineering, Nissan North America Inc.
  • Scott Hotz, Director, Ann Arbor Technical Center, Southwest Research Institute
  • Shuichi Yoshimura, CEO & President, Dynamic Map Platform Co., Ltd.
  • Todd Fronckowiak, VP of Safety, Cavnue

5:00 PM – Reception Party (Exhibition)