Register Now for the TOMODACHI Generation Summit 2018

The 2018 TOMODACHI Generation Summit will gather over 500 people from the United States and Japan who are alumni of various TOMODACHI programs. This Summit will be planned and executed by a core committee of eight alumni with support from various alumni as speakers, workshop facilitators, volunteers, and regional representatives; thus making the Summit a signature program of the TOMODACHI Alumni Leadership Program that is created by alumni, for alumni.

Objectives:

・Strengthen the TOMODACHI Identity & Alumni Network

・Empower the Next Generation by sharing motivational stories of impact by alumni

・Enhance personal & professional development through workshops and speeches

・Develop connections across generations and highlight the power of people-to-people relations

→ Planting the SEEDs of leadership in the TOMODACHI Generation

2018 TOMODACHI Summit Themes:

AM: “World Needs TOMODACHI Now” PM: “Japan’s Next Step in the Global Arena”

Summit Topics: (subject to change)

Workstyle Reform
Disaster Resilience
2020 Olympic & Paralympics
Space Exploration
English Language Education

The 2018 Summit Core Committee strongly believe that the TOMODACHI Generation can inspire fellow leaders within the United States and Japan, who will be the caretakers of these relationships in the years to come. In order to create impactful change from the ground up, this Summit will become an opportunity for students and young professionals to equally express their opinions with fellow global leaders to unlock their own potential towards the creation of a better world

BASIC INFORMATION

Date: September 9th 2018

Venue: Showa Women’s University (Tokyo, Japan)

Audience: Total: 500 attendees

270 alumni from all over Japan and the United States (Last year: 190)

100 guest speakers and supporters

100 Public Tickets for non-TOMODACHI participants ＋30 staff and volunteers

Language: English & Japanese

Entrance Fee: Free

Deadline: The application deadline has been extended to Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 23:59 Japan Standard Time

Aug 26, 2018