The Fourth Stanford-KUT Video Conference

Biographies:

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Richard Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University

 

http://asia.stanford.edu/contact/rdasher.html

 

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Andy DiPaolo
Executive Director, Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD)
Senior Associate Dean, School of Engineering, Stanford University.

http://scpd.stanford.edu/scpd/about/bio/adipaoloext.htm

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Gota Kano
Professor, Kochi University of Technology

 

Gota Kano was born in Hyogo Prefecture. He received both BS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Osaka University in 1960 and 1970, respectively. Since he joined Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., LTD, in 1960, he has been working for Matsushita Electronics Corporation (MEC) which is now 100% subsidiary of MEI.

Dr. Kano was Managing director, Member of the Board, in charge of Electronics Research Laboratory at MEC. His responsibility extended to all areas of R&D activities at MEC, including semiconductors, display, and lighting. He also served as a board director of Plasmaco Corporation, an American firm, since Jan. 1997. He retired from Matsushita in October of 1998. After retirement, he took on Professorships at Kochi University of Technology and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; visiting Professorships at Hokkaido University and Osaka University. He continues to serve as a consultant to both Matsushita Electronic Industrial Co., LTD, and Symetrix Corporation of the U.S.

He received the IEEE Fellowship award in 1995 for his achievement on GaAs technology and its successful industrialization for consumer market represented by mobile telephone and related products. He has made many contributions to the progress of semiconductor technology over the past 35 years. He holds more than 130 patents, published more than 90 papers and made presentations at about 30 international conferences. Significant achievements so far attained in real business are due not only to his rigid philosophy that all the R&D activities must ultimately reach business goal and make profit, but also to his entrepreneurial and creative spirit toward new technologies. His expertise covers all the semiconductor areas, Memory, Micro-controller, Bipolar, CCD and Compound Semiconductor.

Dr. Kano is a great believer in joint venture R&D, especially in terms of complementary collaboration between U.S. and Japan. He was responsible for about ten important joint R&D business programs with American companies and universities, and sometimes served on boards to facilitate them. His academic activity is still extensive. He served as Executive Committee Member and Far East Chairman of the ISSCC/IEEE, 1994-1995, Councillor, Japan Applied Physics, 1992-1996.

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Noby Maeda
Professor, Graduate School of Entrepreneur Engineering, Kochi University of Technology

 

After 10 years Product Planning work in both IBM Japan in Tokyo and IBM USA in NY, Noby Maeda joined SONY Corporation as Strategic Planning Manager. After 20 years various work in world wide SONY group such as Sr. General Manager of Corporate Strategic Planning Division, VP Corporate Planning of SONY USA in NY and Director Corporate Strategy of SONY Europe in Kolone, Germany, he joined Kochi University of Technology in 1999 as professor. He was also a visiting lecturer at the Graduate School of International Politics, Economics & Business, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo from 1996 to 2000. Since 1998, he has been a Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Education, Science and Technology Agency.

Ph.D., Kochi University of Technology, Japan. Master of Science, Keio University, Japan. Bachelor of Art, Takasaki City University of Economics, Japan.

 

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Kazuo Miyazawa
Professor, Graduate School of Entrepreneur Engineering, Kochi University of Technology

 

After 25 years of working for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (the former Ministry of International Trade and Industry - MITI) and related governmental agencies, Kazuo Miyazawa became a Professor of Kochi University of Technology in 2001. He was formerly Director General of the Industrial Technology Department at NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). His experiences also include Director for Renewable Energy Technologies at the Agency of Industrial Technology of MITI, Director of Planning and International Office in the Department of Research and Statistics of MITI, Director for Technological Affairs at JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) San Francisco, and Deputy Director General of the Commerce and Industry Department of Tokushima Prefecture Office (Local Government). Kazuo Miyazawa was born in Tokyo and has a ME from University of Tokyo.

 

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Akira Takeno
Founder and President, TNO Consulting Inc.

 

TNO Consulting, Inc. provides consulting services for Japanese global companies focusing on human resource management and development, seminars and training programs. Mr. Takeno received his BA degree from Kwansei Gakuin University in economics and his Master of Science in business administration for international managers (MSBA) from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He worked for Nippon Wilson Learning as a coordinator to adapt the American assessment technology to Japan, human resource consulting and executive trainers for various companies from manufacturing to service, and for AT&T jens, Kumon Institute of Education and Pias as a senior manager for creating business and marketing plans and new business development.

 

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Kenji Tamiya
Advisor to Sony Corporation and President of Sony University.

 

Kenji Tamiya was born in Osaka and graduated from the Department of Economics from Osaka City University. He is also an alum of the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School. He joined Sony Corporation in 1962 and served Sony in several international locations as General Manager. In 1974, he became a Vice President at Sony Corporation, America, and rose through the ranks of Executive VP, President and COO; and was made Chairman and CEO in 1985. In 1986, Mr. Tamiya became a Director of the Board at Sony Corporation and became the Chief Communications Officer in 1996. In 1997 he took on the role of Chairman and CEO of Aiwa Company, Ltd and, since 2000, he has been an Advisor to Sony Corp. At the current time, he serves as both Advisor and President of Sony University.

 

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Elizabeth "Libby" Wolfensperger
Manager Human Resources, Vodafone Asia Region

 

Libby Wolfensperger has been with Vodafone for over six years and currently is a Manager of Human Resources for the Vodafone Asia Region. The Regional oversees Vodafone interests in Japan, China, and India. Her primary focus is on change management for both J-Phone and Japan Telecom Human Resource integration as well as administering a HR function for approximately 50 expatriates from four different countries.

Libby's Japan experience includes: 2 years on the Japan Exchange Teaching Program in Chiba, Japan, 3 years as the JET Alumnae of Northern California President, 2 years as the US JETAA International representative, and is currently a Member of the Northern California JET Alumnae Board of Directors.

She has 12 years of experience in the Human Resource function including, HR systems, compensation, payroll and reporting, benefits, staffing and project management. She has a BA in Economics from UCSC.

*"Portable Skills" - knowledge and skills necessary for managing one's career in an volatile environment