{"id":2337,"date":"2026-08-15T10:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T14:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/nolan\/?p=2337"},"modified":"2026-08-30T14:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T18:45:02","slug":"speaker-daisuke-kitta-02-head-of-japan-senior-managing-director-blackstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/nolan\/2026\/08\/15\/speaker-daisuke-kitta-02-head-of-japan-senior-managing-director-blackstone\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker: Daisuke Kitta \u201902, Head of Japan &amp; Senior Managing Director, Blackstone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> Blackstone\n<br><strong>Time:<\/strong> 10\/30\/26 at 1:25 PM\n<br><strong>Where:<\/strong> Statler Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daisuke Kitta is the Head of Real Estate Japan based in Tokyo and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Real Estate group\u2019s investment activities in Japan. 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