FIRST WEDNESDAY - Key Persons
The speaker of First Wednesday November 2004 session is Mr. Akira Imai Former President and CEO of Toyota Europe and current President and CEO of Delphis Inc.
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- Partner, Asahi & Koma Law Offices Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2005 session is Mr. Fumio Koma Partner, Asahi & Koma Law Offices
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- Director, Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer ( CSO ), Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. ) Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2021 session is Mr. Jun Furuta (Director, Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) , Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.)
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- Managing Director of Shinnihon Integrity Assurance Inc. Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday July 2006 session is Mr. Kazutaka Okubo Managing Director of Shinnihon Integrity Assurance Inc.
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- Chairman of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. Theme Kirin
The speaker of First Wednesday November 2010 session is Mr. Kazuyasu Kato, Chairman of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited.
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- President and CEO of Equinix Japan. Theme Management and Expansion to Japanese Market of Telecommunications Enterprises of the United States
The speaker of First Wednesday August 2013 session is Mr. Kei Furuta, President and CEO of Equinix Japan.
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- Representative Director / Vice President of LEGO Japan Ltd. Theme Case Study of LEGO
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2011 session is Mr. Ken Millhouse, Representative Director/Vice President of LEGO Japan Ltd.
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- General Manager, Global Marketing Department of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday August 2006 session is Mr. Kyohei Noguchi General manager, Global Marketing Department of Nissan Motor Co.,Ltd.
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- Division Manager of Toray Industries, Inc. Theme Global Management and Educating of New Leaders of Toray Industries
Mr. Masahiko Kawamura, division manager of Toray industries,Inc. Theme; Global management and educating of new leaders of Toray Industries
The speaker of First Wednesday April 2012 session is Mr. Masahiko Kawamura, division manager of Toray industries, Inc.
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- Chairman of TE Japan GK, Senior Advisor to the CEO TE Connectivity. Theme Case Study of TE Japan GK
The speaker of First Wednesday July 2011 session is Mr. Minoru Okamoto, Chairman of TE Japan GK, Senior Advisor to the CEO TE Connectivity.
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- President of Toraya Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday April 2006 session is Mr. Mitsuhiro Kurokawa President of Toraya
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- Managing Director of SAMSUNG SDI. Theme Case Study of SAMSUNG SDI
The speaker of First Wednesday November 2011 session is Mr. Noboru Sato, Managing Director of SAMSUNG SDI.
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- President and CEO of Unilever Japan Theme Unilever
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2014 session is Mr. Ray Bremner, President and CEO of Unilever Japan
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- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President, Sony Theme Sony 's Management and ESG Initiatives
The speaker of First Wednesday September 2020 session is Mr. Shiro Kambe, the Executive Vice President, Sony Corporation.
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- Representative Director and President of Unilever Japan K.K. ( Retired ) . Theme Case Study of Unilever
The speaker of First Wednesday April 2011 session is Mr. Shoji Kinoshita, Representative Director and President of Unilever Japan K.K.(retired).
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- Chairman of America - Japan Society. Theme What Can We Learn from TOYOTA Recall Issues? Global Human Resource Development
The speaker of First Wednesday March 2011 session is Mr. Susumu Yanagisawa, Chairman of America-Japan Society.
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- President of Hitachi Hybrid Network Co., Ltd. Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday September 2004 session is Mr. Tadashi Minami President of Hitachi Hybrid Network Co., Ltd.
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- Executive Advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd. Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday December 2009 session is Mr. Takeo Shiina, Executive Advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd.
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- Director and Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings Corp.
- Senior Advisor and Former Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings G.K. Theme Foreign Financial Institutions' Perspectives on Japanese Companies' Business Challenges
The speaker of First Wednesday July 2021 session is Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Senior Advisor and Former Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings G.K.
Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Director and Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings Corp. Former Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Theme; Innovative Management ～Case studies of MUFG and Citigroup～
The speaker of First Wednesday September 2014 session is Mr. Tatsuo Tanaka, Director and Chairman of Citigroup Japan Holdings Corp. Former Representative Director and Executive Vice President, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
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- Executive Deputy President and Group General Council of Sony Corporation Theme
- Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Council of Sony Corporation ( Currently Executive Deputy President ) Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday May 2003 session is Mr. Teruo Masaki Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Council of Sony Corporation (Currently Executive Deputy President)
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- Representative of Designer Guild Japan. Theme Brand Licensing Business
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2012 session is Mr. Tsuyoshi Tsukada, Representative of Designer Guild Japan.
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- Senior Editor of Nikkei Inc. Theme Escaping from GALAPAGOS
The speaker of First Wednesday August 2011 session is Mr. Waichi Sekiguchi Senior Editor of Nikkei inc.
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- President - Northeast Asia of Procter & Gamble Far East ( Currently President - Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa ) Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday May 2004 session is Mr. Werner Geissler President-Northeast Asia of Procter & Gamble Far East (currently President-Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa)
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- Deputy Director of the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation ( Miraikan ) Theme
The speaker of First Wednesday June 2007 session is Mr. Yoshikazu Nakashima Deputy Director of The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan)