You are invited to a special program and reception with representatives of the KEIDANREN Delegation on Tuesday, June 30th. KEIDANREN (The Japan Business Federation) is Japan's largest business association. The KEIDANREN delegation visiting Indianapolis will be comprised of approximately twenty CEOs and senior executives of Japan's major corporations. The mission of the delegation is to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. bilateral relationship and to enhance American understanding of Japan's economic and security relationships and the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. The program and reception are co-organized by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and the Japan-America Society of Indiana.

The program will be lead by Keidanren Vice Chairman Kunio Ishihara, who is also Chairman of the Japan-U.S. Business Council and Counsellor for Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance.

John C. Lechleiter, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly and Company, will serve as an Indiana keynote speaker.

Additional Keidanren speakers will be Masaru Onishi, Director, Chairman, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. and Koji Nakao, Chairman and Representative Director, Terumo Corporation.

KEIDANREN DELEGATION - PARTICIPATING COMPANIES:

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance

Japan Airlines

Terumo Corporation

The Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Company

NTT DOCOMO

ANA Holdings

Sumitomo Chemical Company

Hitachi, Ltd.

Mitsubishi Electric Company

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

Komatsu, Ltd.