Volker Gempt
President of the German-Japanese Society Frankfurt (DJG)

Dr Petra Kolonko
East Asia political correspondent at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Norbert Noisser
Deputy. Head of Unit at the Hessian Ministry of Economy, Energy, Transport and Regional Development

Dr Jürgen Ratzinger
Managing Director International at Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Prof Dr Heinz Riesenhuber
Former Federal Minister for Research and Technology, Member of the German Bundestag

Stefan Stocker
President, Chief Operating Officer and Representative Director of Takata Corporation, Japan

Gerhard Wiesheu
Member of the Partners’ Committee B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG, Chairman of the Japanese-German Business Network (DJW)