The International University of Japan's Center for Global Communication will present a seminar in Tokyo on Oct. 16 on the roles of women and foreigners in an information society, which will compare Japan's situation with those in the U.S. and elsewhere in Asia.
The seminar, "GLOCOM Platform Tokyo Forum," is cosponsored by the Japan Foundation and the America-Japan Society and supported by The Japan Times.
The seminar will feature University of Chicago professor Saskia Sassen and FujiXerox Chairman Yotaro Kobayashi as the keynote speakers, and panelists including Aynur Unal, chief technology officer at Silicon Valley's e2 Open; Vinnie Mehta, director of India's Manufacturers' Association of Information Technology; and Lebecca Leung, Asia Pacific Instinet managing director in Hong Kong.