Sunday, February 11, 2007, 9:00 am – 9:45 am

Mr. Katsuhiro Nakagawa has served as the Vice Chairman of the Board for Toyota Motor Corporation since 2004. He was appointed Managing Director and Member of the Board in 2001.

In 1965, Katsuhiro Nakagawa embarked on a career at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), now known as the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, after having obtained a degree in Law from the University of Tokyo. His career at the Ministry included two years at Harvard University, where he earned a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He then spent three years as a representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) in New York, where he implemented ministry policy. In 1997, he became Vice Minister for International Affairs at MITI. In 1998, he retired from his public sector post to become advisor to The Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.