The outline for the 61st National Convention of Commercial Broadcasting (Minpō Taikai), hosted by the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan (NACB), has been finalized. The convention will be held on November 6 at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa in Minato Ward, Tokyo, featuring a ceremony, commemorative lectures, and symposiums.
The opening ceremony will feature remarks by Chairman Hiroshi Inoue (Chairman of TBS Television), guest congratulatory addresses, and the adoption of the conference declaration. This will be followed by the presentation of the NAB Awards and the announcement and presentation of the Japan Broadcasting Culture Grand Prize. Architect Tadao Ando will then deliver the commemorative lecture. The theme is "Challenge" (tentative title).
Additionally, two symposiums will be held in the morning preceding the ceremony. The overview is as follows. (Titles omitted)
▽Symposium [Television] "Changes in TV Viewing Styles and Reality"
Moderator: Keiko Tsuyama (New York-based journalist)
Panelists: Koji Ozeki (Director, Solution Promotion Bureau & Head of Interactive Business Strategy Office, Video Research Interactive Inc.), Kentaro Kawabe (Executive Vice President & COO, Yahoo Japan), Tomoko Minami (Director & Founder, DeNA), Makoto Yamaguchi (Director, Programming Division, Programming & Production Bureau, Fuji Television)
▽Symposium [Radio] "Localism!! Area Radio Energizes Japan!!"
Coordinator: Tsukasa Iida (Nippon Broadcasting System Announcer)
Panelists: Yume Kito (FM802 DJ), Koji Sawada (Director of Programming, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting), Sandwich Man (Comedians), Takuro Morinaga (Economic Analyst)
