Rethinking Japan- Towards a Formidable Future

Mr. Georges Desvaux

Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Japan

H.E. Tamon Mochida

Consul-General, Consulate General of Japan, Mumbai

Mr. Katsumi Nakata

Senior Vice President, Global Business & Member of the Board, NTT Communications

Moderated by

Mr. Venkataraman Sriram, Senior Vice President, Infosys Ltd

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Japan

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Great Positives

Large Market

3rd Largest GDP in the world

Lot of wealth

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Great Technology

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Great Positives

Well developed infrastructure

Qualified labor pool

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Yet concerns existDeclining population, skewed pyramid

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Yet concerns exist

Persistent DeflationLarge Debt

Strong Yen

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Yet concerns exist

Company A

Company B

Limited Labor Mobility

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Yet concerns exist

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Rethinking Japan- Towards a Formidable Future

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Mr. Georges DesvauxManaging Partner, McKinsey & Company Japan

H.E. Tamon MochidaConsul-General, Consulate General of Japan, Mumbai

Mr. Katsumi NakataSenior Vice President, Global Business & Member of the Board, NTT

Communications