Dear SSJ-Friends,

We are pleased to invite you to the next GRIPS Forum at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies on December 19.

Date: Monday, 19th December, 2011
Time: 16:40-18:10
Venue: GRIPS　Sokairo Hall, 1st Floor
Speaker: Mr.Nobuyuki Koga
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Theme: “The best path for Japan to follow into the future”
Language: Japanese, (English simultaneous interpretation provided)
Fee: Attending the GRIPS Forum is free of charge but prior registration is recommended

While our Asian neighbors enjoy rapid growth, Japan, the first Asian country that reached economic maturity, remains stagnated. In this forum, I wish to address both Japan’s opportunities and challenges moving forward, while reflecting back on my 35 years with the securities market.

Speakers’ Profile:
March 1974: B.A. in Law from Faculty of Law, the
University of Tokyo

Employment History
April 1974 Joined The Nomura Securities Co.,
Ltd.
June 1991 General Manager, Corporate Planning
Department
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
November 1991 General Manager, Corporate Finance &
Services Department
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
June 1993 General Manager, Personnel
Department
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
June 1995 Director, Human Resources
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

May 1997 Director, Corporate Strategy
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
April 1999 Managing Director, Corporate
Strategy
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
June 2000 Executive Vice President
The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
October 2001 Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Executive Vice President
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
April 2003 President and Chief Executive
Officer
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
June 2003 Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
April 2008 Chairman, Nomura Securities Co.,
Ltd.
Director and Senior Managing Director, Nomura Holdings, Inc.
June 2008 Chairman, Nomura Securities Co.,
Ltd.
June 2011 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
About GRIPS Forum
Since its establishment in 1997, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), as the only graduate school in Japan specializing in policy research, has promoted education and research on a wide range of policy issues. Utilizing our vast policy network, this Forum invites leaders from various fields including government, academia and business, as well as staff from our own faculty, to deliver lectures on current policy concerns. The Forum welcomes attendance of GRIPS faculty and students as well as participants from outside the university. Simultaneous interpretation will be available (Japanese/English).

For registration and inquiries, please contact:
GRIPS Forum
Email: gripsforum[at]grips.ac.jp
Tel: 03-6439-6037
Fax: 03-6439-6030

Please register by 16th December (Fri) 2011.

For Access & Map to the GRIPS campus: http://www.grips.
ac.jp/about/access.html
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8677 If you are arriving by a private car, for security purposes, please inform us of your car details (type, color, and number) in advance.