The year 2022 marks the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan. To celebrate this momentous year, the Indo-Japan Business Council has decided to host a series of events. Let us work together to forge a vibrant India-Japan relationship for future generations.
Organized by IJBC. Supported by Embassy of Japan, Delhi and Consulate General of Japan in Mumbai
Consulate General of Japan Mumbai
Goverment of Japan
Government of India
India Japan Laboratory
34
Speakers
18
Lectures
12
Fireside Chats
04
Panel Discussions
Thank you!
We thank the Embassy of Japan in India, the Embassy of India in Japan, the Consulate of Japan in Mumbai, and all Distigwish Speakers for accepting our invitation to present your perspectives on the IJBC platform. We also thank all our sponsors for supporting this year-long lecture series to commemorate India and Japan's 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Thank you to our audience for their active engagement and encouragement.
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S P E A K E R S
Meet our speakers who will join us in celebrating the Japan-India relationship.
(Adding more speakers everyday.)
Ambassador
Sanjay Kumar Varma
Ambassador of India to Japan
Dr. Fukahori Yasukata
Consul-General at Consulate-General of Japan in Mumbai
Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh
President, Indo-Japan Business Council.
CEO, Shimbi Labs
Ambassador
Hiroshi Hirabayashi
Former Ambassador to India and France
Chairman of JFSS
Dr. Rabinder Malik
President of Discover India Club (DIC)
A distinguished scholar, diplomat, educator, and musician
Prof. Tomohiko Taniguchi
Keio University Graduate School of System Design and Management
Special Adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet (ret.)
Mr. Yukio Takeyari
Senior Researcher,
Keio University
Former Managing Director, Sony India Software Centre Pvt. Ltd.
Prof. Rajib Shaw
Graduate School of Media and Governance
Keio University
Mr. Tomio Isogai
Freelance Advisor in
Indo-Japanese Relations
Director, Kansai Japan India Cultural Society, Kobe, Japan
Mr. Tomohide Ichiguchi
Deputy Director General,
South Asia Department,
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Mr. Kazuaki Ohashi
Vice Chairman
Yoga Organization of Japan
Mr. Kazuya Nakajo
Executive Vice President
JETRO
Prof. Anjula Gurtoo
Department of Management Studies. Chairperson,
Centre for Society and Policy, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Ms. Tomo Kawane
Senior Researcher
India Japan Laboratory,
Keio University
Independent Consultant
(25 years in Gujarat, Indian affairs, politics, languages, voluntary sector)
Dr. Hemanth Noothalapati
Assistant Professor
Department of Life Sciences
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Shimane University
Japan
Mr. Abhishek Choudhury
VP, Industrial Relations
Indo-Japan Business Council.
Director; Nanobiz India Private Limited
Ms. Noriko Shakti
Music Producer, Researcher
Ms. Yoko Deshmukh
JTF certified freelance translator
Mr. Salil Vaidya
Holder of MEXT scholarship (1998) and fellowship (2003)
Masters in Japanese (JNU) and German (Pune univ.).
Head of Japan BU at Rikaian Technology, Pune.
Ms. Rumy Joshi
CEO and founder of Fujiwara Japanese consultant
Mr. Swanand Deo
Program Director, Japan Region Asia GDCs, Fujitsu Consulting India
Dr. Srabani Roy Choudhury
Chairperson Center for East Asian Studies Professor,
Japanese Division School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru University
Dr. Shahana Thankachan
Assistant Professor
University of Navarra, Spain.
Ms. Parul Bakshi
PhD Candidate at Jawaharlal Nehru University | JFJSF at The University of Tokyo
Mr. Yukihiko Yamada
Consultant at KyayMan Consultants, Gurgaon, India.
Dr. Ranit Chatterjee
Co-Founder, RIKA Institute
Affiliated Researcher. Kyoto University. Kyoto. Japan.
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IJBC-IJL SPECIAL LECTURE SERIES
The special lectures series by IJBC and IJL to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations
In 2022, India and Japan will mark the 70th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. The Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC) and India Japan Laboratories (IJL) will host special lectures series on various facets of the India-Japan relationship to commemorate this. Topic includes -
1. India Japan: how near, how far
2. Information Technology, innovation, and industries
3. June 2022: Business and innovation opportunities
4. August 2022: Development perspectives
5. Climate change, disaster risks, and social innovation
6. Culture, yoga, music
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Guest on "Fireside Chat with Shaifali"
Mr. Hari Damle
Former President and Co-founder, JLTAP, Pune Retired Japanese Language professor Co-editor of Japanese-Marathi Basic Verb Dictionary
Chef Brehadeesh Kumar
Co-owner and the head chef
Ginkgo, a Japanese restaurant in Pune
Ms. Dhanashree Sant - Ghatpande
Director, The Lingo
Japanese language interpretation & coordination
Ms. Drishti Tandel
(Drish T)
Mumbai-based singer-songwriter and music producer creating music in Japanese.
Rohan and Priyanka Patil
Japanese Language Students in Osaka
Mr. Manohar Parab (Tokyokar)
Travel enthusiast, entrepreneur, filmmaker.
Bridge between India and Japan, facilitating many people to explore Japan.
Samir Rishu Mohanty (Rapper Big Deal)
Connecting India-Japan threads with Music
Ms. Yoko Matsushita
A Bharatanatyam Dancer
Yoga & Meditation Teacher
Director and Founder of Studio Prachee
P R E V I O U S S E S S I O N S
Inaugural Lecture by
Dr. Fukahori Yasukata
Consul-General at Consulate-General of Japan in Mumbai
A special Interview
Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh
President, IJBC He talks about IJBC Bilingual Expert Directory - the most comprehensive bilingual expert database
Lecture
New Era Of India-Japan Relations by Dr. Rabinder Malik
President of Discover India Club (DIC). A distinguished scholar, diplomat, educator, and musician
IJBC-IJL Lecture Series
The Session 1: India Japan: how near, how far
Speakers
Ambassador S. K. Verma
Former Ambassador Hiroshi Hirabayashi
Prof. Tomohiko Taniguchi
Panel Discussion
Translation, Interpretation- Career, opportunities, challenges
Panelist
Ms. Yoko Deshmukh
Mr. Salil Vaidya
Ms. Rumy Joshi
Ms. Dhanashree Ghatpande
Lecture
एक कदम , कई दिशाएँ , वर्तमान युग—भारत और जापान
(One Step, Many Directions, Present Era—India and Japan)
तोमो कावाने (Tomo Kawane 川根 友)
Independent Consultant. 25 years in Gujarat, Indian affairs, politics, languages, voluntary sector.
Lecture
10 Rules to Make a Success with Japan
By Mr. Tomio Isogai
Freelance Advisor in Indo-Japanese Relations
Director, Kansai Japan India Cultural Society, Kobe, Japan
IJBC-IJL Lecture Series
Session 2: Information Technology, innovation, and industries
Speakers
Mr. Yukio Takeyari, Former Managing Director, Sony India Software Centre.
Mr. Siddharth Deshmukh
President, Indo-Japan Business Council (IJBC)
CEO, Shimbi Labs
Lecture
Indo - Japan partnership for Digital Transformation
By Swanand Deo
Program Director, Japan Region Asia GDCs,
Fujitsu Consulting India
In conversation with
Editors of a book - India-Japan Relations @70. Building Beyond the Bilateral
Book As India and Japan celebrate 70 years of cultural and civilisational bedrock of their diplomatic relations, this volume delineates the past to the present and proffers a vision for the future.
IJBC-IJL Lecture Series
Session 3: Business and innovation opportunities
Speakers
Mr. Kazuya Nakajo
Executive Vice President
JETRO
Mr. Abhishek Choudhury
VP, Industrial Relations
Indo-Japan Business Council. Director; Nanobiz India Private Limited
Lecture
Higher education opportunities in Japan
By Hemanth Noothalapati PhD Assistant Professor
Department of Life Sciences
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Shimane University, Japan
IJBC-IJL Lecture Series
Session 5: Climate change, disaster risks, and social innovation
Speakers
Professor Rajib Shaw - Graduate School of Media and Governance. Keio University
Professor Anjula Gurtoo - Indian Institute of Science
Lecture
Comparison of Veda's proverbs with other cultures by Mr. Yukihiko Yamada
MA degree on German philology. Working at commercial banking and investment banking at Deutsche Bank and Calyon Bank in Japan, Thailand, India.
Lecture
Enhancing disaster resilience of Indian and Japanese private sector
By Dr. Ranit Chatterjee
Co-Founder, RIKA Institute
A visiting assistant professor at Keio University. His research interest areas are heritage management, private sector resilience and social innovation.
IJBC-IJL Lecture Series
Session 6: Culture, Yoga, Music
Speakers
Mr. Kazuaki Ohashi
Vice Chairman
Yoga Organization of Japan
Ms. Noriko Shakti
Music Producer, Researcher
F I R E S I D E C H A T W I T H S H A I F A L I
Fireside Chat with Shaifali.
Guest Ms. Dhanashree Sant - Ghatpande
Director, The Lingo
Japanese language interpretation & coordination
Fireside Chat with Shaifali.
Guest Mr. Hari Damle
Former President and Co-founder, JLTAP, Pune
Retired Japanese Language professor Co-editor of Japanese-Marathi Basic Verb Dictionary
Fireside Chat with Shaifali.
Chef Brehadeesh Kumar
Co-owner and the head chef
Ginkgo, a Japanese restaurant in Pune. He studied Japanese Language at TMV Pune, right after pursuing Hotel Management at IHM Mumbai.
Fireside Chat with Shaifali
Guest Rohan and Priyanka Patil
Rohan wants to fulfill his childhood dream of working in the Japanese Automotive Industry. Priyanka is an artist who has completed a Master's in Fine Art from Mumbai's Sir J J School of Art. Listen to their story...
Fireside Chat with Shaifali
Guest Mr. Manohar Parab (Tokyokar)
Man on mission to show Indians Japan like never before! Mr. Manohar Parab is a travel enthusiast, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and bridge between India and Japan, facilitating many people to explore Japan.
Fireside Chat with Shaifali
Guest Mr. Samir Rishu Mohanty (Rapper Big Deal)
Connecting India-Japan threads with Music
Born to a Japanese mother and an Odia father, Mohanty reveals he was always bullied for standing out. He believes rap rescued him and gave him an identity, one that was separate from everything he had ever been called: He was a 'Big Deal' now.
Fireside Chat with Shaifali
Guest - Ms. Yoko Matsushita a Bharatanatyam Dancer
She started learning in Japan on 1992 and learning this Indian classical dance from Padma Bhushan AwadeeProf. C. V. Chandrasekhar since 1994 in India.
She had Arangetral on 1997 in Osaka , Japan.
Fireside Chat with Shaifali.
Guest Ms. Drishti Tandel (Drish T)
Mumbai-based singer-songwriter and music producer creating music in Japanese.
Fireside Chat with Shaifali.
Guest Ms. Mahesh Gogate, Ph.D.
Affiliated Researcher. Kyoto University. Kyoto. Japan.
Indian scholar from Japan who studied Varanasi's water bodies
O U R S P O N S O R S
InterGest India
International Business Management Services
www.intergest.com
Daiichi Japanese Language Solutions, Nagpur
E V E N T P A R T N E R S
IT Partner
Shimbi Labs
www.shimbilabs.com
Research & Stats Partner
Nano Biz
www.nano-biz.com
Finance Consultant
Rao & Emmar
www.raoemmar.com
Corporate Law Firm
VAB AND COMPANY
www.vabandcompany.com
TradePartner
Ichiban Enterprises
www.ichiban.group
Online Media Partner
Asian Community News
asiancommunitynews.com
Language Support
The Lingo
thelingo16@gmail.com
Keio University
www.keio.ac.jp/en/
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