b'Above: Hiroshi Shiraishi, Sumitomo Corporation Mexico (SCMX) President (front row, sixth from left) with staff and guests duringa special HR seminar in the Mexico City Office.State of Guanajuato. These connect because of our long term trust-based relationships.My favorite word is (Onore woOne thing that makes SCMX special is that we are chame- Tsukushi te Naru wo Matsu), Do Your Best and Awaitleons in a way, since we deal with North America, but wethe Result which was made by Mr. Kano Jigoro, called connect with Latin America through language and markets.the Father of Japanese Sport and Jyudo. This is theWe benefit by having the ability to look at the two differentmost important and my favorite mind set. The wordmarket positions and their balances simultaneously. means that we shall keep making our best effortWhere do we look to expand our businesses, and where dowithout excusing the bad luck and this is the waywe look to be more conservative for us to achieve success. This simple message isTodays global economy is constantly changing, but ourapplicable for sports and business also.intentions are not changing, which are to continue to progress and continue to build business. Using our experience helpsHow does innovation take its place in your outlookus deal with todays problems in the market. We can providefor the future?solutions, and we can utilize the opportunities is more efficientInnovation is really the key driver. We are going to contribute ways. to societies, especially in terms of carbon neutrality. Therefore, We are looking at business opportunities in the severalthese new innovative technologies have to be essential for us, segments and already started activities for business develop- in terms of actual business. And believe me, SCMX is ready, ment. Due to the geopolitical benefit and competitiveness ofand that is because I encourage our employees to practice labor costs here, many type of manufacturing and processingwhat I call intellectual curiosity. This curiosity creates employ-such as auto parts, food processing and etc. will be shiftedee energy for interesting innovations; we should behave more into to Mexico to expand or grow business. And also our focusenthusiastically when we investigate new technology or new on food and agriculture business to build a carbon-neutralinnovations. My ultimate goal is to create strong intellectual circular economy for both public and private sectors. On thecuriosity within our teams for business development. We have other hand, we are quite conservative for our concession-styleabout eight persons members in these roles, and their roles business model with Mexicos federal government in casesexpand gradually. I hope to be creating influencers in this such as the power business. way. We must understand that in order to realize a carbon neutral society in the future, it is our responsibility to support innovative technology and incorporate it as a solution within business activities.Sumitomo Corporation of Americas 11'