On November 15th the Alliance Forum Foundation organized the 2011 World Alliance Forum to commemorate of the 60th Anniversary of the San Francisco Peace Treaty at the Golden Gate Club in San Francisco.

Under the overarching theme of “Breakthrough Solutions for a New Era,” the November 15th forum brought together notable academic, business, and thought leaders to discuss a range of global topics including aging societies, energy and the environment, and new economic models. Speakers at the forum included Martin Brennan, the Executive Director of the International House at UC Berkeley and former U.S. Ambassador to Zambia and Uganda, George Hara, the Chairman of the Board of the Alliance Forum Foundation, Dr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, Dr. Hiroshi Komiyama, the Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute and President Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, and Dr. Richard Swanson, President Emeritus of SunPower Corporation.

Close to 200 participants attended the half-day forum which was followed by an evening reception organized by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco.