Who's Who

Prof. Dr. H. R. H.
Princess
Chulabhorn
Mahidol
Mr. Tadao
Ando
Dr. Jacques
Attali
Mr. Fujio Cho
Who’s Who
Professor Dr. Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol
Princess, Kingdom of Thailand
President, Chulabhorn Research institute
H.R.H. Princess Chulabhorn is the youngest daughter of Their Majesties King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit of Thailand. She has been a lecturer
in Chemistry at Mahidol University since 1985. She is also chairperson of the Working Group on the Chemistry of Natural Products collaborative
programme between the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the National Research Council of Thailand. She received the Einstein Gold
Medal Award of UNESCO and the Environmental Mutagen Society Hollaender International Fellow Award. The Intergovernmental Forum on
Chemical Safety, IFCS, also presented Her Royal Highness with the special recognition award for her work in Chemical Safety and Toxicology this
year.
Mr. Tadao Ando
Architects, Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Special University Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo
In 1969 Mr. Ando established his own firm, Tadao Ando Architect & Associates. He received Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects (AIA)
in 2002, Gold Medal of Union Internationale des Archtectes (UIA) in 2005. Mr. Ando is also entitled to the Special University Professor Emeritus of the
University of Tokyo from 2003.
Dr. Jacques Attali
CEO, A&A
President, PlaNet Finance
Dr. Attali is a Professor, Writer, Honorary Member of the Council of State, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic (1981 -1993). Dr. Attali was
also the founder and first President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London (1991-1993). He is the columnist for the
magazine L’Express. He has written forty books, translated into more than twenty languages, with over six million copies sold all over the world,
including essays on topics ranging from mathematical economics to music, biographies, novels, children’s tales, biographies and plays.
Mr. Fujio Cho
Chairman of the Board, Toyota Motor Corporation
Mr. Cho is the Chairman of the Board of Toyota Motor Corporation since June 2006. He started his career at Toyota Motors Corporation after graduated
from University of Tokyo (department of Law) in 1960. After holding the position of the President of Toyota Motors Manufacturing U. S. A. for six
years, he was entitled to the Management Director of Toyota Motors Corporation since 1996. He was the President, member of the board since 1999.
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Dr. Morris Chang
Dr. Un-Chan Chung
Dr. Jiirgen Mlynek
Mr. N. R. Narayana
Murthy
Dr. Morris Chang
Founder, Chairman, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC)
Prior to his founding of TSMC, which is the largest silicon foundry in the world, Dr. Chang was the President and Chief Operating Officer of General
Instrument Corporation (1984-1985), and served Texas Instruments (1958-1983). Dr. Chang received his B. S. and M. S. degrees in Mechanical
Engineering from M.I.T. in 1952 and 1953, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford in 1964. He received honorary doctorates from Chiao-
Tung University, Ching-Hua University and Central University in Taiwan and Polytechnic University in the U.S. He received the IEEE Robert N. Noyce
Award, and the “Exemplary Leadership Award” of the Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA). Dr. Chang is a member of MIT Corporation &
National Academy of Engineering (U.S.A.) and is also on the advisory boards of NYSE, Stanford University, and University of California at Berkeley.
Dr. Un-Chan Chung
Professor, Economics, Seoul National University
Dr. Chung, former President of Seoul National University, is currently a professor of economics at Seoul National University. Dr. Chung received a
Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University in 1978 before becoming a professor at SNU’s Faculty of Economics. During his career, Dr. Chung has
also taught economics at Columbia University, the University of Hawaii, London School of Economics and Ruhr-Universität Bochum and has held
senior advisory positions on government commissions and at private research institutions in Korea. In 2006, Dr. Chung became the President of the
Korean Economic Association. He was appointed as the 23rd President of Seoul National University in 2002 and served honorably until 2006.
Dr. Jiirgen Mlynek
President, Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. (the Helmholtz Assorciation of National Research Centers)
Prior to this position, Dr. Mlynek served as the President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2000-2005). He studied at Techinical University of
Hannover and at Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. He earned his Ph.D and Habilitation from University of Hannover. With research specializations in
experimental quantum physics, atomic physics and surface physics, he has published about 240 in “Peer Review Journals” and numerous
“Conference Proceedings”. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, among them: the Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz Prize of the German
Research Foundation (DFG, 1992); the Max Born Prize and Medal of the Institute of Physics and the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (1996);
Fellow of the Institute of Physics, London (1999); full membership in the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (2000); and the Urania Medal
(2003).
Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy
Who’s Who
Chairman and Chief Mentor, Infosys Technologies Limited
Mr. Murthy founded Infosys, which is a global Information Technology consulting and software services provider, in 1981 along with six other software
professionals, and served as the CEO of Infosys for twenty years. He has led key corporate governance initiatives in India, and been an IT advisor
to several Asian countries. He was ranked 8th in the list of the top 15 most admired global leaders (The Economist, 2005). Ranked 28th among the
world’s most respected business leaders (Financial Times, 2005). He was also identified as “Global Tech Influential”, one of the ten leaders who are
helping shape the future of technology (TIME magazine, Aug.2004).
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Dr. Rita R.
Colwell
Dr. Victor Kwok-
King Fung
Dr. Kiyoshi
Kurokawa
Mr. Ian Davis
Dr. Rita R. Colwell
Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland at College Park and
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Dr. Colwell served as the 11th Director of the National Science Foundation, 1998-2004 and Co-chair, Committee on Science, National Science and
Technology Council. Dr. Colwell is a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm,
Royal Society of Canada, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Philosophical Society. Dr. Colwell is the recipient of the Order of the
Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, bestowed by the Emperor of Japan.
Dr. Victor Kwok-King Fung
Group Non-Executive Chairman, Chairman of Nomination Committee and Risk Management Committee, Li & Fung Limited
Holds Bachelor and Master Degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Doctorate in Business
Economics from Harvard University. An independent non- executive director of numerous companies including Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited,
PCCW Limited. Chairman of the Hong Kong Airport Authority, the Hong Kong University Council, the Greater Pearl River Delta Business Council and
the Hong Kong - Japan Business Co-operation Committee. A member of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the Executive Committee
of the Commission on Strategic Development and Judicial Officers Recommendation Committee of the Hong Kong Government. From 1991 to 2000,
Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. From 1996 to 2003, the Hong Kong representative on the APEC Business Advisory Council.
Awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star in 2003.
Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa
Science Advisor to the Prime Minister
Science Council of Japan, Immediate Past President
Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo
Dr. Kurokawa, MD, is also Adjunct Professor at Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (ST) of the University of Tokyo, Professor of
Science and Technology Policy Center of Tokai University, WHO Commissioner. He served as the President of the Science Council of Japan and a
member of Committee for the Science and Technology Policy of the Cabinet Office of the Government (2002-2006). He was the Professor of Medicine,
Schools of Medicine of UCLA (1979-1984), University of Tokyo (1989-2006), Dean and the Professor of University of Tokai (1996-2002). He is elected
member of the Institute of Medicine of US National Academies, Association of American Physicians.
Mr. Ian Davis
Who’s Who
Worldwide Managing Director, McKinsey & Company
Chairman, McKinsey’s Shareholders Council
As a consultant Mr. Davis has focused on serving multinational consumer and retail clients primarily on strategic and organizational issues. Mr. Davis
is a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the Cambridge University Judge Business School Advisory Board,
as well as serving on the Board of Trustees of The Conference Board and the International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of
Beijing. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford University.
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Prof. Frederick
G Hilmer
Dr. Paul A.
Laudicina
Dr. Klaus Schwab
Mr. Ratan Naval
Tata
Professor Frederick G Hilmer
Vice-Chancellor and the President, University of New South Wales
Prior to this position, Professor Hilmer was the Chief Executive Officer of John Fairfax Holdings Limited (1998-2005). Before joining Fairfax, he was
Dean and Director of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) in the University of New South Wales and a Director of Port Jackson
Partners Limited. He holds a degree in law from the University of Sydney, a LLM from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Business
Administration degree from the Wharton School of France. In 1991 the Australian Institute of Management awarded him a special John Storey medal.
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (OA) in 1998. He is the author of “ When the Luck Runs Out”, “New Games/New Rules”.
Dr. Paul A. Laudicina
Managing Officer, Chairman of the Board, A.T. Kearney
Prior to assuming the current position on Sep. 2006, Dr. Laudicina was the Managing Director of A.T.Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council. He
has served in various industry and government positions throughout his career. Dr. Laudicina was appointed by the President of the United States to
the Board of Directors of the Western Newly Independent States Enterprise Fund. He also is a member of the Business Advisory Board of the
International Organization for Migration, a Principal of the Council on Excellence in Government, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
He is the author of “World Out of Balance: Navigating Global Risks to Seize Competitive Advantage”, which is also published in Japanese and five
other foreign language editions.
Dr. Klaus Schwab
Founder, Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
Dr. Schwab studied at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Universities of Fribourg and Harvard. Degrees include Doctorates in Mechanical
Engineering and in Economics, and received Honorary Professorship and six doctorates including from London School of Economics. He is the author
of the yearly Global Competitiveness Report since 1979. Dr. Schwab served as the professor of Business Policy, University of Geneva (1972-2003).
Founded the World Economic Forum in 1971, the Schwab Foundation in 1998, and the Forum of Young Global Leaders in 2004. He has also been
active in UN-related high-level functions. He was honored with a KCMG (Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George) for initiatives
in the spirit of entrepreneurship in the global public interest and for peace and reconciliation efforts in several regions.
Mr. Ratan Naval Tata
Who’s Who
Chairman, Tata Sons Limited
Mr. Tata is the Chairman of the Tata Group, India's leading business house with the highest market capitalization and revenues of $ 22 billion in
FY2005. Mr. Tata is also the Chairman of two of the largest philanthropic trusts in the country. He also serves on the Boards of several research and
education institutes in India and overseas, most notably Cornell University, University of Southern California and RAND Institute.
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Prof. Micheal
Y Yoshino
Dr. Michael Spence
Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal
Professor Micheal Yootaro Yoshino
Herman C. Krannert Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
Harvard Business School
Professor Yoshino earned his Ph.D. in Management from Stanford University and joined the Harvard Business School faculty in 1971. He is the author
of the “Invisible Link: Organization of Trade”, “Strategic Alliances”. Professor Yoshino specializes in global strategy and management, competitive
strategy, and general management. He served on the Editorial Board of the Harvard Business Review and on the Strategic Management Journal. He is
a founding member of the Executive Committee of the Reischauer Institute and the Asia Center at Harvard. He has also served on the Board of the
National Bureau of Economic Research in the United States. He has consulted widely for leading corporations throughout the world, including IBM,
GE, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, British Petroleum, Ernst and Young, Phillips and several leading Japanese corporations.
Dr. Michael Spence
Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Partner, Oak Hill Capital Partners
Winner of 2001 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Dr. Spence served as Dean of the Stanford Business School overseeing the finances, organization, and educational policies (1990-1999). Prior joining
the Stanford, he was Dean and the Professor of Harvard (1975-1990). Dr. Spence earned his undergraduate degree in philosophy at Princeton summa
cum laude and was selected for a Rhodes scholarship. He was awarded a B.S.-M.A. from Oxford and earned his Ph.D. in economics at Harvard. In l983
he was named chairman of the Economics Department and George Gund Professor of Economics and Business Administration. Dr. Spence was
awarded the John Kenneth Galbraith Prize (1978), and the John Bates Clark medal (1981). He also serves on the boards of General Mills, and a number
of private companies. In April 2006 he became the chairman of the newly appointed Commission on Economic Growth in Developing Countries.
Mr. Sunil Kant Munjal
Who’s Who
Chairman, Hero Corporate Service Limited
Managing Director, Hero Cycles Ltd. (C. R. Division)
Mr. Munjal is the Managing Director of Hero Cycles Ltd. (C. R. Division) and the Chairman of Hero Corporate Service Limited, the services business
arm of the $3.1 billion Hero Group which consists of companies like Hero Cycles, Hero Honda Motors, Munjal Showa. Mr. Munjal is the Immediate
Past President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), which is India’s premier business association, for the year 2004-2005. Mr. Munjal is responsible
for developing a growth strategy and implementation of new business plans for the Hero Group. He also serves as a member of Prime Minister’s
Council on Trade & Industry of India, Co-chair of Rural Business Hub Council, on Board of Governors of the National Institute of Securities Market
under SEBI, and a member of the Consultative Group on Industry, Planning commission, Govt. of India.
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Mr. Bill Emmott
Dr. Bertrand
Collomb
Mr. Hassan
Jameel
Mr. Bill Emmott
Dr. Bertrand Collomb
Chairman, Lafarge Group
Dr. Collomb is the Chairman of Lafarge, the world-wide leader in building materials, with Euros 16 billion sales in 76 countries in 2005. A graduate of
the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecade des Mines in Paris, he also holds a French law degree and a Ph.D in Management (University of Texas). After
several positions in various areas of the group, including CEO of Lafarge Corporation, the North American arm of the group (1985-1988), he was
appointed chairman and CEO of Lafarge in 1989. Dr. Collomb is a director of Total, ATCO. He is the Chairman of Association Franaise des Enterprises
Prives (AFEP), and the Chairman of French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). He is a member of the “Institute de France” (Acadmie des
Sciences Morales et Politiques).
Mr. Hassan Jameel
Who’s Who
Writer, speaker and consultant
Mr. Emmott was editor-in-chief of The Economist, the world's leading current affairs weekly, from 1993-2006. He has published six books, four of
which have been on Japan, including "The Sun Also Sets" in 1989 and "The Sun Also Rises" (in Japanese translation only) in 2006. He is currently
working on a book about the future balance of economic and political power in Asia, to be published in 2008.
Business Development Manager, Marketing Division,
Abdul Latif Jameel Import and Distribution Co. Ltd.
Mr. Hassan Jameel spent six years of his education in Japan, including Sophia University (1997-2001), Tokyo. He is the grandson of the late founder of
the ALJ Group, Mr. Abdul Latif Jameel. Abdul Latif Jameel Import and Distribution Company is the largest strategic business unit within the ALJ
Group of companies. The ALJ Group is one of the largest and most well respected private enterprises in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The ALJ Group
has exclusive distributorship rights to market, sell, and service Toyota, Daihatsu and Lexus vehicles, operating mainly in automotive distribution and
retailing and financial services in a total of 13 countries.
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