The Center for Integrated Systems and the US-Japan Technology Management Center are pleased to announce a jointly sponsored Distinguished Lecture series to be given by Dr. Hiroyuki Mizuno over the coming months.
Dr. Hiroyuki Mizuno held the position of Executive Vice President at Matsushita Electric Industrial (MEI) Ltd. in charge of Engineering and R&D until his retirement in June 1994. He was also on the Board of Directors of MEI as well as Matsushita Electronics Corporation (MEC), a subsidiary of MEI. He has held a range of key professional and governmental posts, including the Chairman of the Foreign Semiconductor User's Committee of Electronics Industry Association (EIA) of Japan.
Dr. Mizuno's broad experience in both developing and managing technology in an industrial environment provide a wealth of topics that he has offered to discuss in this series. In this first lecture he will give a broad view of both the rapid growth of electronics technology in Japan and many insightful comments from the personal perspective of someone intimately involved in Matsushita's development during this period. This is especially appropriate, given the recognition of Konosuke Matsushita (the founder) as a highly innovative manager and businessman.
Part 1 November 3, 1994, 4:15pm, Terman Auditorium
The rapid growth of the Japanese economy after the Second World War was made possible by several key factors. Among these factors were: Japan's industrial strategy, the favorable intellectual property rights environment, Japanese business' approach to technology development and application, Japan's unique labor or "human capital" situation, Japan's political and industrial infrastructure and Japan's post-war investment picture.
The dynamic interplay between these factors and Japan's unique social structure and how this contributed to the country's rapid post-war economic growth will be discussed. And, the drastic changes which have taken place in Japan during the past decade will be highlighted and analyzed.
Parts 2, 3--To Be Announced
Subsequent lectures will deal with specific technology innovations, their development and integration into systems applications. These topics will include not only electronics and display technologies but will also draw on the breadth of applications that reflects the business side of a leading manufacturer of consumer products.
We encourage you to attend this unique lecture series at Stanford. There will be a reception following the presentation where Dr. Mizuno will meet attendees informally and enjoy light refreshments.