On November 21-22, Sake Future Summit 2020 is bringing the world's most insightful global dialogue about Japan's iconic beverages - sake and shochu - together all in one place for an entertaining, educational and inspiring weekend.

Join us as the world’s industry leaders, creative thinkers and adventurous spirits explore how sake and shochu have, and will continue, to reshape our relationships with food, beverage, nature, agriculture, health, local and global economies, and possibly even one another.

Detailed Schedule & Presenter List:
https://www.sakeonair.com/summit/

★Session Schedule★
*Note all times represent Japan Local Time. Please be sure to calculate for your time zone.

November 21st (Sat)
10:30-10:50
Opening w/ Sake On Air

11:00-11:50
Title: The Pillars of Shochu Behind the Bar
Guests: Shingo Gokan (Founder, SG Group), Joshin Atone (Brand Manager, SG Shochu), Christopher Pellegrini (Shochu Pro; Sake On Air)

12:00-12:50
Title: Local Creations and Creative Business
Guests: Atsushi Kabasawa (President of FARM8), Sho Shuzuki (Owner & Chef of SUZU GROUP), Masayuki Yokomoto (Director of Sales & Marketing at Yoshinogawa Co., Ltd.)

13:00-13:50
Title: Recipe for the Future of Sake
Speakers: Tadayoshi Onishi (President & Toji at Kiyasho Shuzo), Masataka Shirakashi (President of Kenbishi Sake Brewery), Hitoshi Utsunomiya (Director of Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association)

14:00-14:50
Title: Shochu’s Sense of Place
Guests: Yuzo Yokoyama (President/Toji at Omoya Shuzo), Shiro Toyonaga (President at Toyonaga Shuzo)

15:00-15:50
Title: Aged Sake and the Test of Time
Guests: Nobuhiro Ueno (Owner at Shu Saron Aged Sake Bar; Founder of Toki Sake Association), Kenichi Shimazaki (CEO at Shimazaki Sake Brewery), Hayato Shoji (President & Toji at Kidoizumi Sake Brewery)

16:00-16:50
Title: Barley Shochu vs Japanese Whisky
Guests: Brian Ashcraft (Author & Journalist), Christopher Pellegrini (Shochu Pro; Sake On Air), Yoshitsugu Komasa (President, Komasa Jozo), Maya Aley (Shochu Expert)

17:00-17:50
Title: What it Means to Make Sake
Guests: Tatsuya Ishikawa (Former Toji at Taketsuru Shuzo; Vice-president of Japan National Toji Guild)

18:00-18:50
Title: Positioning Sake at the Top
Guests:Xavier Thuizat (President of Kura Master; Chef Sommelier of Hotel Crillon), Dominique Laporte (Sommelier; Wine Consultant), Marco Pelletier (Vigneron at Domaine de Galouchey; Proprietor of Vantre, Paris)

19:00-19:50
Title: Sake in Spain - Developing Sake Culture in Old World Wine Country
Guests: Pablo Alomar Salvioni (President of Salvioni & Alomar), Francois Chartier (Aroma Specialist; Master Blender for Tanaka 1789 X Chartier), Rubén Pol Ramon (Head Sommelier at Restaurant Disfrutar, Barcelona)

20:00-20:50
Title: Bringing the UK Sake Market to the Next Level
Guests: Barry McCaughley (Restaurateur; F&B Development Consultant), Miho Komatsu (Sake Specialist for Marussia Beverage; Marketing and International Sales for Akashi-tai Sake Brewery), Akiko Konishi (General Manager of Intl. Dept. at Konishi Brewing Co.)

21:00-21:50
Title: Taste of Japan - Sake & Gourmet Travel
Speaker: Marco Massarotto (Founder of Nippon Concierge), Etsuko Nakamura (Founder of Sake Tours), Kaori Shiina (Founder of HANDS ON DESIGN)

22:00-22:50
Title: Tradition, Innovation and Resilience
Guests: Taiji Okura (Director & General Manager at Gekkeikan Sake Co., Ltd.), John Gauntner (Founder of Sake World; Sake Evangelist)

23:00-23:50
Title: Spirit of Shochu in Future Bars
Guests: Ryan Chetiyawardana (Cocktail bartender; Founder, Mr. Lyan), Don Lee (Mixologist; Head of Tales of the Cocktail: Cocktail Apprentice Program), Chikako Ichihara (Bar Industry Specialist; New York Correspondent for Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association)

November 22nd (Sun)
*Day 2 program streaming here:    • Sake Future Summit 2020: Day 2 - Pres...  
*Program content subject to change without prior notice.

Presented by: Sake On Air
Supported by: Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association

About Sake On Air:
SAKE ON AIR is the world's first and leading podcast dedicated to expanding the dialogue surrounding Japan's iconic beverages - sake and shochu. Your hosts are a team of industry-leading professionals based in Japan offering insight together with special guests thriving at the front lines of the sake industry. SAKE ON AIR is supported by the Japan Sake & Shochu Makers Association and broadcast from the Japan Sake & Shochu Information Center in the heart of Tokyo.
https://www.sakeonair.com/