JITI

AGENDA:
1. OPENING REMARKS
- Ryoichi Matsuyama, President, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
 Bio

2. KEYNOTE SPEECHES
- Irene Hirano Inouye, President, U.S.-Japan Council
 Bio
 Presentation

- Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Japan to the United States of America
 Bio

- Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State
 Bio

- Takashi Kitamura, Vice Minister for Transport, Tourism and International Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
 Bio

3. JAPAN'S ATTRACTION
(1) U.S. Viewpoints
- Vinay Dube, Senior Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Delta Air Lines
 Bio

- Michael Yamashita, National Geographic Photographer
 Bio
 Presentation

- Kenneth Kiesnoski, Editor, Destinations & Special Supplements, Travel Weekly
 Bio

(2) Japanese Viewpoints
- Takao Nishiyama, Executive Director, New York Office, Japan Railways Group
 Bio
 Presentation

- Nobuo Hashimoto, General Manager of Market Department, Railway Operations Headquarters, West Japan Railway Company
 Bio
 Presentation

- Junichi Hidaka, Director, Deputy Director General of Railway Operations Headquarters, General Manager of Transportation Department, Kyushu Railway Company
 Bio
 Presentation

4. CLOSING REMARKS
- Makoto Washizu, President, Japan International Transport Institute (JITI)
 Bio

EXHIBITION
- Exhibits on Japan's attraction as tourist destinations, with introduction of Japanese high speed rail system