Timetable:
U.S.-Japan International Exchange and Tourism Symposium 2023
3:00 PM -Symposium Begins-
Opening Remarks
Masafumi Shukuri, Chairman, JITTI USA & JTTRI
Greetings by Guest of Honor
Koji Tomita, Ambassador of Japan to the United States
3:10 PM -Keynote Speeches-
Keynote Speeches
Carol A. (Annie) Petsonk, Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation
Toshiyuki Onuma, Senior Deputy Director General, JCAB, Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
Heidi Gomez, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
3:50 PM -Coffee Break-
4:05 PM Panel Discussion #1 ~Airline Initiatives to Reach Carbon Neutral Goals for 2050~
Panel Discussion #1
Panelists
Cherie Wilson, Vice President, Government Affairs- Sustainability, Delta Air Lines
Tom Michels, Director, Government Affairs, United Airlines
Tadashi Matsushita, Executive Vice President, ANA Group Corporate Strategy – Airline Management, and Okinawa Region, ANA Holdings, Inc
Makoto Maezawa, Senior Vice President- The Americas, Japan Airlines
Moderator
Steve Csonska, Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative
5:05 PM -Coffee Break-
5:15 PM Panel Discussion #2 ~Expanding and Securing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)~
Panel Discussion #2
Panelists
Jimmy Samartzis, Chief Executive Officer and Board Director, LanzaJet
Saburo Takeuchi, General Manager, Policy Research & Government Relations, Next Generation Energy Business Group, Mitsubishi Corporation
Binyam (Ben) Reja, Ph.D., Global Practice Manager, Transport Practice, Infrastructure Vice Presidency, World Bank
Carol A. (Annie) Petsonk, Assistant Secretary, Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation
Toshiyuki Onuma, Senior Deputy Director General, JCAB, Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan
Jeff Marootian, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Moderator
Steve Csonska, Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative
6:15 PM -Symposium Ends-
Reception to Follow
Toasts by:
Tetsuya Okuda, President, JITTI USA