2023 Speakers

Featured Speakers

  • Antony J. Blinken

    Secretary of State

    U.S. Department of State

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  • Gina M. Raimondo

    Secretary of Commerce

    U.S. Department of Commerce

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  • Nishimura Yasutoshi

    Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

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  • Pete Buttigieg

    Secretary of Transportation

    U.S. Department of Transportation

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  • Enoh T. Ebong

    Director

    USTDA

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  • Ambassador Rahm Emanuel

    Ambassador

    U.S. Embassy in Tokyo

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  • Ambassador Katherine Tai

    Ambassador, US Trade Representative

    Office of the US Trade Representative

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  • Reta Jo Lewis

    President and Chair of the Board of Directors

    Export-Import Bank of the United States

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  • Yoshimasa Hayashi

    Minister for Foreign Affairs

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

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  • Tadashi Maeda

    Special Advisor to the Cabinet of the Government of Japan

    Chairman, Japan Bank for International Cooperation

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  • Shigeru Hayakawa

    Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors (Representative Director)

    Toyota Motor Corporation and Chairman of the Committee on U.S. Affairs, Keidanren

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Speakers

  • Afreen Akhter

    Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs

    U.S. Department of State

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  • Hazeen Ashby

    Deputy Chief of Staff & White House Liaison

    Export-Import Bank of the United States

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  • Mehnaz Ansari

    Senior Regional Representative for South Asia

    U.S. Trade and Development Agency

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  • Julinette Bayking

    Senior Financial Advisor

    Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership

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  • Jacqueline Briones Badoo

    CEBU Site Manager

    Teradyne Inc.

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  • Ambassador MaryKay Loss Carlson

    Ambassador

    U.S. Embassy in Manilla

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  • Dr. Benjamin E. Diokno

    Secretary of Finance & Monetary Board Member

    Department of Finance of the Philippines

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  • Ambassador Delia Domingo-Albert

    Former Secretary

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

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  • Rubaba Dowla

    Country Managing Director

    Oracle Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

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  • Sarah Ellerman

    Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific (Acting)

    Office of the US Trade Representative

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  • Jose W. Fernandez

    Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

    U.S. Department of State

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  • Dr. Lakmal Fernando

    Co-Founder and Managing Director

    Regen Renewables (Pvt) Ltd

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  • Ambassador Peter Haas

    Ambassador

    U.S. Embassy in Dhaka

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  • Eric Handa

    Co-Founder and CEO

    APTelecom

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  • David Katz

    Managing Director of Public Affairs

    Asia Pacific, KKR

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  • Ambassador Kiminori Iwama

    Ambassador

    Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh

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  • Sharifa Khan

    Secretary of Economic Relations Division

    Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh

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  • Towfiqul Islam Khan

    Senior Research Fellow

    Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

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  • Hans Klemm

    Japan Representative

    Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)

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  • Dr. Danilo C. Lachica

    President

    Semiconductor and Electronics Industries

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  • Steve Lang

    Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Information and Communications Policy, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy

    U.S. Department of State

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  • Myung-Ho Lee

    President

    Japanese Commerce and Industry Association in Dhaka, Country Representative for Bangladesh, Mitsubishi Corporation

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  • Donald Lu 

    Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs

    U.S. Department of State

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  • Matt Murray

    U.S. Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

    U.S. Department of State

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  • Scott Nathan

    Chief Executive Officer

    U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)

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  • Akihiro Okochi

    Deputy Director-General Economic Affairs Bureau and Ambassador in Charge of Economic Diplomacy

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

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  • Victor Osumi

    Managing Director and President of Japan

    Delta Airlines

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  • Alfredo “Fred” Pascual

    Secretary (Minister) of Trade and Industry

    Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines

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  • Jose Ma. Clemente “Joey” Sarte Salceda

    Representative

    Philippines House of Representatives

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  • Toshiaki Tanaka

    Representative Director, Executive Vice President, and Executive Officer

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

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  • Mayuko Tatewaki

    Senior Vice President, 5G Strategy and Business, Network Service Business Unit

    NEC Corporation

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  • Yulia Toyokawa

    Managing Executive Officer Head of Global Credit

    MUFG Bank, Ltd.

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  • Takanari Yamashita

    Deputy Director-General for International Economic Affairs

    Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

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  • Hiroshi Yoshida

    Vice-Minister

    Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan

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  • Sharon H. Yuan

    Counselor and Chief Negotiator, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, Office of the Under Secretary

    U.S. Department of Commerce

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