I am frequently asked to speak in public and private forums, providing guidance to industry professionals, academia and government agencies. At many events and conferences I have been asked to discuss entrepreneurship and innovation as well as to comment on my professional career and accomplishments.
Below is a listing of select speaking engagements, divided into three categories: Business, Biometrics and Information Security. If you are interested in having me speak at an event, please contact me by email.
My official blog site can also be found here.
- Opening Speaker, The Asian Banker Forums, Innotribe, April 26-27, 2012
- Speaker, FEW April Meeting William Saito “An Unprogrammed Life” Learning from an Incurable Entrepreneur, April 14, 2012
- Speaker, The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, “Book Break: ‘An Unprogrammed Life,’” April 9, 2012
- Speaker, The Economist Group, “Wealth Event,” March 22, 2012
- Speaker, Tokyo American Club, “William Saito Lecture,” March 14, 2012
- TV appearance on NHK’s BS1 “El Mundo” 11:00-11:48P.M. March 12, 2012
- TV appearance on NHK’s “Sunday Debate” 9-10A.M. March 11, 2012
- Interviewed on CNBC’s “Cash FLow” 10-12A.M. March 8, 2012
- Speaker, Progress Report for Creation of New Industries in Okinawa Tokyo, March 7, 2012
- Speaker, The Inaugural Katerva Conference, United Nations University Headquarters, March 7, 2012
- TV appearance on NHK World’s Asian Voices 2:10-2:40 (UTC) March 3, 2012
- Moderator, G1 Summit 2012, “Utilization of women as social capital: From gender gap to diversity,” February 10-12, 2012
- Judge, “Reimagining Japan: The Quest for a Future That Works,” Student Essay Contest, Feb. 8, 2012
- Speaker, Tokyo Professionals Business Networking Forums, To talk about new book, “An Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur,” February 7, 2012
- Interviewed by Anthony Joh on Tokyo Podcast, January 20, 2012
- World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos, Switzerland, January 25-29, 2012
- Interviewed on TV Tokyo’s World Business Satellite, January 17, 2012
- Speaker, PCC Business & Technology Event, “On writing An Unprogrammed Life: Adventures of an Incurable Entrepreneur,” 7:00 p.m., Pink Cow, January 18, 2012
- TV appearance on an NHK program “Jirenma” on the education channel, 11:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m., January 1, 2012, rebroadcast January 8 and 28.
- Speaker, “Measures and instruments of state support for ICT industry,” V Astana Economic Forum, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan, May 22-24, 2012
- Participant, “Will the young generation of Japanese remain on the losing side?” Educational TV, Japan, December 28, 2011
- Lecture, Keio University SFC, with special guest US Ambassador John Roos, Tokyo, Japan, November 30, 2011
- Speaker, “Fostering Creative Economies: Cultural Assets and Liabilities,” Creative Arts World Summit in Muscat, Oman, November 28-30, 2011
- Keynote, UCLA Alumni Meeting, November 25, 2011
- Speaker, Asian Business and Management Conference, Osaka, November 12-13, 2011
- Participant, WISE World Innovation Summit for Education, Qatar, November 1-3, 2011
- Speaker, GITEX Technology Week Conferences, Dubai, October 9-13, 2011
- Panelist, Young Global Leaders Annual Summit–Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Dalian, People’s Republic of China, September 14-16, 2011:
- “New Perspectives on Growth” (Tuesday, September 13, 10:20-12:00)
- Press conference to announce BEYOND Tomorrow kids’ meeting with Sichuan orphans (Wednesday, September 14, 11:00 a.m.)
- “Women Entrepreneurs: How are women changing entrepreneurship and driving growth?” (Friday, Sept. 16)
- Discussion Leader, “A catalyst for Japan’s revival,” Roundtable Japan, Tokyo, September 9-10, 2011
- Australian Leadership Retreat, Australian Davos Connection, Hayman Island, August 26 – 28, 2011
- 8/27/2011 @ 4:10pm – 5:20pm – Cyber Security
- 8/27/2011 @ 9:45pm – 10:30pm – Nightcap: A conversation with William Saito on cyber security
- 8/28/2011 @ 11:20pm – 12:30pm – The reconstruction of Japan
- Speaker & Panelist, “Climate Change & Constructive Entrepreneurship,” Athgo Global Innovation Forum, World Bank Headquarters, Washington, D.C., August 10-12, 2011
- TV Interview, “Inside Out,” 10 p.m., BS11 TV, July 29, 2011
- TV Interview, “World Business Satellite,” TV Tokyo, July 18, 2011
- Speaker, “Reigniting the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Japan: Now Is the Time,” Swiss Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Japan, Tokyo, Japan, July 13, 2011
- Session Panelist, “Capitalizing on Transformative Technology and Innovation: How can the democratization of technology and innovation in East Asia create new social and economic opportunities?” Young Global Leaders Event at the World Economic Forum on East Asia, Jakarta, Indonesia, June 11-13
- Topic Leader, The 41st St. Gallen Symposium, St. Gallen, Switzerland, May 12-13, 2011
- Speaker, American Chamber of Commerce (Chubu Chapter), Nagoya Chamber of Commerce, The Greater Nagoya Initiative (GNI) Office, ”Reinvigorating Entrepreneurial Growth in Japan: A Team Approach,” Nagoya, Japan, February 22, 2011
- Participant, Eurobiz Roundtable on Data Management and Security, European Business Council in Japan, February 2, 2011
- Panelist, World Justice Project APAC Rule of Law Conference, “Building a Better Business Enabling Environment,” Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 26-28, 2011
- Speaker, Vabel Conference, “Passionate Teams,” Graduate Institute of Policy Studies, Tokyo, January 20, 2011
- Lecture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, January 19, 2011
- Judge, Keio Business Contest, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, December 23, 2010
- Lecture, Keio University SFC, with special guest US Ambassador John Roos, Tokyo, Japan, December 8, 2010
- Speaker, Design Thinking, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 2010
- Participant, Hearing on the Future of High School Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Tokyo, Japan, November 9, 2010
- Speaker, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan, October 27, 2010
- Keynote, Economist Corporate Network, “One Strategy: dream or reality? How can firms ensure their operations and diverse businesses work together as one?” Hotel New Otani Tokyo, October 6, 2010
- Speaker, Seventh Annual Meeting of the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum, Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto), Japan, October 3-5, 2010
- Interview, Guy Perryman’s Supersonic Inspiration, InterFM 76.1, Tokyo, Japan, September 1, 2010
- Australian Leadership Retreat, Australian Davos Connection, Hayman Island, August 27 – 29, 2010
- 8/28/2010 @ 12:30pm – 2:00pm – The sharp end of the knowledge economy – boosting research and innovation
- 8/28/2010 @ 4:00pm – 5:10pm – Cybersecurity – what leaders need to know
- 8/29/2010 @ 12:30pm – 2:00pm – Japan – Perspectives on change
- Speaker, “Entrepreneur Be Ambitious – Tales of Entrepreneurship in Japan,” TAC (Tokyo American Center, US Embassy) Entrepreneurship Fair, Tokyo, Japan, August 26, 2010
- Interview, Barakan Morning, InterFM 76.1, Tokyo, Japan, July 16, 2010
- Speaker, ITP Center of Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, July 15, 2010
- Speaker, Institute of Systems, Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies (ISIT), Fukuoka, Japan, July 14, 2010
- Lecturer, class on “Capital Markets and Institutions: A Global View”, Waseda Graduate School of Finance, Accounting and Law, Tokyo, Japan, July 8, 2010
- Speaker, The 5th Global YES Summit – Rework the World, Leksand, Dalarna, Sweden, June 2-5, 2010
- 6/4/2010 – Featured session: Rethinking the role of enabling technologies (462)
- 6/5/2010 – Rethinking Finance – the future financial mechanisms (533)
- 6/5/2010 – Plenary session V – Investment Forum
- Speaker, The Economist Corporate Network – “Lessons from Softbank: How do you make a large company based in Japan entrepreneurial,” Tokyo, Japan, May 20, 2010
- Panelist, The Economist Bellwether Series: Japan, Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2010
- Speaker, The 40th St. Gallen Symposium, St. Gallen, Switzerland, May 5-8, 2010
- Keynote, “University X Technology X BOP – Innovative ideas from Japan that will change the world”, D-Lab Japan (MIT site), Tokyo, March 20, 2010
- Moderator, “Innovation in Japan, India and the U.S.,” Tokyo 21c Club, March 19, 2010
- Speaker, “The Way Forward for Japanese Companies,” The Economist Fifth Annual CFO Roundtable, Tokyo, March 10, 2010
- Attendee, Global Entrepreneur Conference (GEC), Dubai, March 9, 2010
- Speaker, TEDxRyukyu, Okinawa, February 20, 2010
- Lecturer, Venture Support Center – National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT), Tokyo, January 14, 2010
- Speaker, Asia Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo, January 13, 2010
- Moderator/Panelist, 7th Annual Global CONNECT Conference, Tokyo, December 2-4, 2009
- Speaker, Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo, November 30, 2009
- Speaker, International Symposium on Education Program of IT Engineers for Advanced Manufacturing, TUAT University, Tokyo, November 27, 2009
- Speaker, Marunouchi Frontier, Tokyo, November 24, 2009
- Judge/Speaker, Virtual CompanyTrade Fair 2009 / Global Innovation Tournament by Stanford Univ., Kyoto, November 23, 2009
- Organizer/Panelist, Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009 – Japan, Tokyo/Kyoto, November 11-23, 2009
- Judge/Presenter, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2009 – Japan, Tokyo, November 11, 2009
- Keynote, 2009 CEO Annual Conference, Chicago, October 23, 2009
- Speaker, “ICT Security & Privacy,” STS Forum 2009, Kyoto, October 5, 2009
- Panelist, Kauffman Fellows, Japan Summit, Tokyo, October 1, 2009
- Speaker, STeLA Leadership Forum 2009, Tokyo, August 26–30, 2009
- Speaker, Tokyo Business Meetup, Tokyo, June 24, 2009
- Speaker, Japan – India – U.S.A. Relationship Fiesta, Tokyo 21C Club, Tokyo, June 2, 2009
- Advisor, TEDxTokyo, Tokyo, May 22, 2009
- Speaker, “Entrepreneurship Equals Recovery,” Milken Institute Global Conference 2009, Beverly Hills, California, April 2009
- Participant, “What Industries Want from Universities Seminar,” Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, University of California, San Diego, March 12-14, 2009
- Attendee, Stanford Project on Japanese Entrepreneurship (STAJE), SPRIE Project Research Meeting, Tokyo University, Japan, February 2009
- Forbes Global CEO Conference 2008, Sentosa, Singapore, September 8-10, 2008
- Speaker, “Entrepreneurism in the US and Asia,” Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Honda Foundation & Kaufmann Foundation – Global Entrepreneur Week (GEW), Tokyo/Kyoto, Japan, November 17-23, 2008
- Speaker,”From venture capital to public-private partnership,” Asia Innovation Initiative (AII), Fukuoka, Japan, July 2008
- Keynote, “Japan’s Silicon Valley,” Ryukyu University, Okinawa, Japan, July 2008
- Speaker, “11th Iidabashi Research Meeting,” Ichiryu Associates, Inc. (IAS), Tokyo, June 9, 2008 (Japanese)
- Keynote, “IT Forum,” Okinawa, Japan, April 18, 2008 (Ryukyu Shimpo)
- Interview, “Okinawa Venture Studio,” OCN TV Channel 3, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2008
- Speaker, “2007 Presentation of Accomplishments,” Information Technology Promotion Agency (IPA), Tokyo, November 22, 2007 (Japanese)
- Opening Remarks, “Venture Community: 8th year party,” Venture Community, Tokyo, October 20, 2007 (Japanese)
- Speaker,“Why China – Risks and Rewards for Doing Business in China,” Monte Carlo, June 8, 2006
- Speaker, “Future in Review” speaking engagement, Strategic News Service, Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, California, May 16, 2006
- Keynote Speaker, Symposium on Cryptography and Information Security (SCIS), Hiroshima, Japan, January 17, 2006
- Speaker, IDG/Japan Network Security Forum 2005, Tokyo, Japan, December 2, 2005
- Speaker, Japan Security Analyst Group, Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2005
- Guest Speaker, 17th Annual Investor and Executive Network, K.K., JCI, Japan, August 26, 2005 (Japanese)
- Speaker, Multiple Authentication Authorization Consortium, Tokyo, Japan, June 21, 2005
- Speaker, “Japan’s Back,” Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Conference, Los Angeles, California, October 14, 2004
- Keynote Speaker, Riverside County Law Enforcement Agency (RCLEA) Conference, San Diego, California, September 30, 2004
- Convocation Speaker, Riverside Community College (RCC), Moreno Valley, California, September 28, 2004
- Keynote Speaker, JETRO Technology Exchange, Los Angeles, California, June 22, 2004
- Leadership Panel, Greater Riverside Chamber of Commerce, Riverside, California, May 7, 2004
- Keynote Speaker, Biometrics Conference, Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS), Omaha, Nebraska, May 4, 2004
- Speaker, Business Press Economic Briefing, Ontario, California, April 30, 2004
- Speaker, Information Technology Security Group (ITSG), Honolulu, Hawaii, April 22, 2004
- Speaker, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Palm Springs, California, November 21, 2003
- Keynote Speaker, California District Attorney Investigators’ Association (CDAIA) Training Conference, Lake Arrowhead, California, September 16, 2003
- Speaker, Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) LA/OC Annual Joint Symposium, Biometrics, Long Beach, California, September 11, 2003
- Panelist, Gartner IT Security Summit Conference, Washington, D.C., June 2, 2003
- Keynote Speaker, Security Requirements for a Connected World, Secure IT Conference, California State University of San Bernardino (CSUSB), Temecula, California, April 24, 2003
- Award Presenter, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, November 23, 2002
- Speaker, Biometric Standards, Biometrics Conference, Windward Community College, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, November 11, 2002
- “Turning a Vision into a Reality: Putting Biometrics into the Worldwide Desktop Market,” Biometrics 2002, ExCel, London, England, November 8, 2002
- “9-11: One Year Later – Thinking Globally, Acting Locally, and Looking Forward Together as a Community,” University of California, Riverside (UCR), September 14, 2002
- Speaker, BiometriTech Conference, Hotel Penn, New York, New York, June 25 -27, 2002
- Keynote Speaker, Center for Management in the Information Economy (CMIE) Conference, Anderson School, University of California, Los Angeles, California, April 12, 2002
- Keynote Speaker, Higher Education/Business Council of Riverside (HEBC), Riverside Community College Riverside, California, April 8, 2002
- Speaker, IE-Tech Net Forum, Riverside, California February 7, 2002
- “Successful Strategies for Rolling Out Biometric Technologies,” Strategic Research Institute (SRI), New York, New York, December 6, 2001
- Speaker, Biometrics Security Technology Investment Forum, Wall Street Reporter, New York, New York, December 5, 2001
- Speaker, Ensuring End-to-End Security for Wireless Networking, Institute for International Research (IIR), Washington, D.C., November 29, 2001
- Speaker, CORE21 Technology Transfer Symposium, California State University of San Bernardino (CSUSB), March 28, 2001
- Keynote Speaker, President’s Forum, by the Entrepreneurship Institute, Los Angeles, California, December 5, 2000
- Speaker, 23rd National Information Systems Security Conference (NISSC), Baltimore, Maryland, October 18, 2000
- Speaker, The 2000 Biometrics Summit, Advanced Learning Institute, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 12, 2000
- Speaker, Cybercrime and Online Credit Card Fraud Conference, Miami, Florida, September 19, 2000
- Panel participant, ISC Expo/Chicago, National Security Conference & Exposition, June 22, 2000
- Speaker, 2000 Biometric Summit, Miami, Florida, February 9, 2000
- “Practical Applications in Biometrics for End-Users,” Security Industry Association, Amelia Island, Florida, February 8, 2000
- Speaker, National Association of Female Executives (NAFE), Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Business, Claremont, California, January 28, 2000
- Speaker, RSA Conference, San Jose, California, January 19, 2000
- Session Presenter, “Biometrics:Installing and Integrating Biometric Systems,” 22nd National Information Systems Security Conference (NISSC), Arlington, California, October 20, 1999
- Keynote Speaker, Software Council of Southern California, San Bernardino, California, May 18, 1999
- “Practical Biometric Application Development – Physical and Internal Characteristics of Biometric Devices and Their Application Suitability,” CardTech/SecureTech (CTST), Faulkner Grey, Chicago, Illinois, May 14, 1999
- “Biometric Authentication: One Year Later,” The Internet Security Conference (TISC), San Jose, California, April 22, 1999
- Speaker/Workshop Leader, “Biometric Identification: Implementation and Application Issues,” Global Patent Strategy Briefings, London, England, March 22, 1999
- Speaker/Workshop Leader, “Integrating biometric systems into existing systems,” Biometrics Summit, Washington, D.C., February 24, 1999
- Speaker/Workshop Leader, “Advanced Real World Biometrics,” IQPC, London,England, February 18, 1999
- Speaking Presentation on Biometrics, Association for Biometrics (AfB),London, England, October 15, 1998
- Speaker,“Biometric Application Programming Interface (BAPI),” Automatic Identification Manufacturers (AIM) Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2, 1998
- Speaker,“BAPI for Biometrics,” CardTech/SecureTech (CTST), Faulkner Grey, Washington, D.C., April 28, 1998
- Keynote Speaker,“Biometric Authentication,” The Internet Security Conference (TISC), San Jose, California, April 9, 1998
- Speaker, “Software Opportunities in the Far East” & “International Software Boot Camp,” Software Publishers Association (SPA), October 8, 1997
