Enabling Global Digital Transformation – An Infrastructure Perspective

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Time: 12:00 - 14:00
Venue: Tokyo American Club, Manhattan I
Speaker: Kei Furuta, Representative Director, Equinix Japan
Hosting Committees: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Committee, Information, Communications and Technology Committee
Member Fee: ¥4,400
Guest Fee: ¥7,800
Meal: Plated Lunch Course
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Thursday, February 22, 12:00

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Event Overview:

As growing competition and customer expectations puts pressure on companies to modernise, many of the leading corporations in Asia and globally have already embarked on a digital transformation journey. In fact, the world’s largest companies already have digital transformation at the centre of their corporate strategy.

In this talk, our speaker will give an exclusive look at how organizations across varying industries are taking advantage of modern data centers to transform their digital infrastructure and remove the encumbrance of legacy and outdated systems.

Discussion topics to include the following:

• Key factors to consider in cloud and data center infrastructure investment
• The need for greater importance on latency, bandwidth, security, reliability and scalability
• Compelling and practical real-life use cases
• Equinix’s rise in global/local strategic growth, from the view of an American business operating in Japan 
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Kei Furuta is Representative Director of Equinix Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the world’s largest data center provider by market share. Kei is responsible for leading the organization and operations throughout North Asia. Since 2001, Equinix has been expanding the business for years on the “cloud-shift” and “digital transformation” movement. Prior to Equinix, Kei was President and Managing Director of Sprint International, driving the growth of Japan and Korea business units. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Waseda University.

Mitchell A. Mason, Chair
Hiroshi Ueki, Vice Chair
Andrew Conrad, Board Liaison
ACCJ Banking Finance and Capital Markets Committee​

Mike Benner, Darren McKellin, Co-Chairs
William Dallyn, John Kirch, Vice Chairs
Eriko Asai, Board Liaison
ACCJ Information, Communications and Technology Committee

NOTE 1: This event is OFF THE RECORD.

NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.

NOTE 3:  If you are driving to Tokyo American Club, please inform the ACCJ in advance as arrangements must be made and a 1,700 yen parking fee will apply.