Keiko Tashiro
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- Milken Institute59 min
Japan's Renewal: The Fight to Stay Ahead
Kotaro Tamura, Daisuke Iwase, Takumi Shibata, Keiko Tashiro
A panel of experts analyzed how Japan is leveraging a 4% annualized growth rate and aggressive corporate governance reforms to stabilize its economy amidst heightened North Korean missile threats and strategic US-China tensions. The discussion highlighted how severe labor shortages are driving rapid automation adoption and innovative aging solutions, such as elderly care robotics and policy shifts, which are creating new investment opportunities in fintech and medical technology. Furthermore, the event detailed a tourism boom targeting 40 million visitors that is not only boosting per-capita consumption but also fostering a renewed sense of national confidence while serving as a diplomatic bridge with regional neighbors.
- Milken Institute57 min
Women Leaders’ Summit: Workforce of the Future: Leading a Reinvention
Tim Dattels, Lim Hwee Hua, Michael Milken, Noni Purnomo, Keiko Tashiro, Sophia, Mike Milken
A panel discussion on AI integration and global demographic shifts featured Sophia the humanoid robot advocating for the unification of human and artificial intelligence while analyzing how automation is displacing male-dominated manual labor and reshaping gender dynamics. Experts from Singapore, Japan, and Indonesia highlighted urgent workforce challenges posed by aging populations in the East and youth bulges in Africa, proposing solutions ranging from robot taxation to lifelong education models that prioritize adaptability over specific academic majors. The consensus emphasized that future prosperity depends on technological fluency and a growth mindset to navigate the complex transition toward a society where robots handle physical tasks while humans focus on intellectual and creative endeavors.