The courage to take risks. Welcoming new ideas. Encouraging diverse perspectives. These are some of the key factors that drive the growing industries of the 21^st century. But are there ways to encourage innovation and risk-taking in Asia? Join us for a conversation with one of Japan’s leading entrepreneurs and business educators, Yoshito Hori. The founder of GLOBIS Capital Partners and GLOBIS University, Hori will discuss what skills individuals need to succeed as business leaders, and what public policies must be pursued to boost the growth industries of the 21^st century in Japan and beyond. 

Yoshito Hori is President of GLOBIS University and Managing Partner of GLOBIS Capital Partners. He is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization since 2005. A Harvard MBA graduate and former Sumitomo Corporation employee, Hori founded the EO Japan Chapter in 1995 and became the first board member from Asia in charge of Asia Pacific region in 1996. He also served on the World Economic Forum’s New Asian Leaders Executive Committee and Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, as well as the Harvard Business School Alumni Board from 2005 to 2008. Currently, he is a trustee of the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), and serves as co-chair of WEF’s Global Growth Companies.