Selected:

Prof Takeda Shuzaburo
BUF
Executive Director
Sessions:
Policy Futures: Towards a Framework for Sustainable Economies
Professor Takeda is a leading strategic thinker in Japan and an advisor to Japanese corporations and the government. He has a wide-ranging, unparalleled, network of contacts in government, business and academia in Japan, the United States and globally. He has been intimately involved in the Japan-U.S. relationship for several decades and has been a close advisor to Ambassador Howard Baker (Former US Ambassador to Japan) for decades. He has just joined Baker's The Japan-U.S. Strategic Advisory with Mr. Yachi, former Vice Minister of MOFA. Dr. Takeda has been Executive Director of Business University Forum of Japan since it was founded in 1992. He is a Professor of Social System Intelligence Laboratory and Advisor to the Office of the President, Waseda University, Japan.
Executive Director, The Business-University Forum of Japan
http://www.buf-jp.org/
Professor, Advisor to the Office of the President, Waseda University, Japan and Senior Advisor, The Japan-U.S. Strategic Advisory. He is also President of Takeda & Associates.
Speakers:
- Prof. James Powell
University of Salford
Pro Vice Chancellor for Enterprise and Regional Affairs
- Lesley Gavin
BT
Futurologist
- Prof Takeda Shuzaburo
BUF
Executive Director
- Rt Hon Hazel Blears
Local Government
MP Salford
- Prof Paul James
RMIT University, Australia
Director, Global Cities
- Melissa Sterry
Societas
CEO
- Chris Yapp
Exec Technology Strategy Consultant
- David Shaw
Alcatel-Lucent
Director, Industry & Public Sector UK & Ireland
- Nicky Gavron
London Assembly
Londonwide Assembly Member
- Katz Kiely
Just-b. Productions
Katz Kiely, Founding Director of Just-b. Productions
- Prof. Michael Harloe
University of Salford
Vice-Chancellor
- Roger Milburn
Arup
Director
- Professor Carolyn Kagan
Manchester Metropolitan University
Division of Psychology and Social Change
- Veli-Pekka Niitamo
Nokia-IT/Netherlands
Research Director
- Prof. Martin Hall
The Univertsity of Salford
Vice-Chancellor Designate
- Prof Tim May
SURF / University of Salford
Co-director / Professor
- Jane Lucy
Keo Films
Producer
- Kate Braithwaite
Carnegie UK Trust
Director, Rural Programme
- Dave Carter
Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA) Manchester City Council
Head
- Jackie Potter
Manchester City South
- Ian Cooper
Eclipse Research Consultants
Founding Partner
- Mike Reardon
Greater Manchester Environment Commission
Strategic Director
- Bob Paterson
Community Finance Solutions
Visiting Social Enterprise Fellow
- Lesley Lomax
Corridor Manchester
Head of Marketing
- Prof. Erik Bichard
University of Salford
Regeneration and Sustainable Development
- Richard Adams
Communications Lighthouse
Digital Strategist


























