Seminars

Presentations and lessons for career development, conducted by top salespeople, CEOs, venture capitalists, and other industry leaders. Attend one or more seminars to gain helpful ideas for giving yourself an edge in the global and globally-minded job markets.

DAY 1:Friday, February 20th

Time Lecture Detail Speaker
14:30-15:15

Working in the International Hospitality Industry

For the number of young ambitious job seekers looking to work at luxury hotels, it’s surprising to see a good number of them simply sending their resumes to the hotels’ HR departments without including specific ideas of what they would like to achieve and contribute to the field. This presentation will offer the luxury hotel industry as a model for defining your own specific contributions to internationally focused businesses of any industry. How to utilize language and communication skills, what sort of leadership skills are called for by global companies, and how global companies utilize their corporate cultures will be among the topics discussed.

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Ayako Yoshitake

Director of Human Resources, Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi


Graduated from International Christian University in 1998 and soon after joined Andersen Consulting (currently known as Accenture) to work in their Change Management/Human Performance group. Joined Four Seasons Tokyo at Marunouchi as Human Resources/Training Manager in 2003, and was appointed to Director in 2006.

15:30-16:15

Get ready for job interviews.

How can you prepare yourself for job interviews and choose the right company?
From his experience in coaching executives, Philippe Grall will share with you his answers regarding this question. Having self-confidence and knowing your personal values is essential. In the workshop you will learn and practice how to use your values and use them during job interviews.

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Philippe Grall

CEO of Equilibre k.k. - Executive coach - NLP Master


1992 Graduated from Business School in Paris.
1993 -2000 Sales Engineer for IT company in Paris.
2000 - 2006 Worked for Autobacs Seven as a trainer for overseas teams at the Tokyo HQ.
2006 Set up Equilibre k.k.; Coaching and training for Executives - Specializing in Emotional Intelligence Development.

17:30-18:15

An intriguing look at the subprime crisis and buy-out fund world - from the inside.

Mr. Morise has extensive working-experiences of the investment fund and foreign securities houses in their prime. His talk will include techniques that bring results and help you to also become a top salesperson. With his unique view on the current financial climate, Mr. Morise will also be giving guidance on how to survive and flourish.
"I am going to tell you how I achieved the highest sales of foreign bonds in Japan against all the big players.”

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Norifumi Morise

Principal, Brightrust PE Japan


1996 MBA in Newport University
1998 Barclays Capital
1991 Prudential Securities as Senior Vice President
2002 Index Corporation; Nihon Securities Journal as acting President; Director at Netindex Inc.
Currently taking part in Brightrust PE Japan

18:30-19:15

Panasonic Group - striving for excellence in the global market

Panasonic currently has job opportunities all over the world, including in Japan. The first half of this seminar will be a presentation about 'Global Panasonic'. Following this
we will be discussing our current situation, focusing on our business in Malaysia and Vietnam where we are actively hiring at the moment.
Please come and join our seminar! Everyone welcome.

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Panasonic Group


- Kentaro Kakihana
Team Leader, Global Recruitment Team, Global Recruitment Center, Panasonic Corporation
- Cheng Wytinne
Malaysia Recruiting Center, Malaysia Panasonic Group
- BUI THI UYEN NHI
Vietnam Panasonic Group

DAY 2 : Saturday, February 21st

Time Lecture Detail Speaker
11:30-12:15

Starting Your Successful Career in Japan as a Foreigner

The current job market may look bleak for foreigners seeking work in Japan, but don’t despair! This seminar in English will offer some insights into starting or changing careers in Japan, specifically Tokyo. Based on the speaker’s experiences, he will offer suggestions as to how to get your foot in the door, using your ‘foreignness’ as an advantage and other useful hints to motivate you in your job search.

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Shannon Walker

Tourism New Zealand Marketing Project Manager


Originally from New Zealand, Mr. Walker graduated from the University of New South Wales (Australia) in 2001, which included a one year exchange program at Nagoya University. After several internship experiences, he began his career in Tokyo working as a Recruitment Consultant at Daijob. In 2005, he followed his passion for the outdoors and was the Sales Director of Outdoor Japan magazine. Currently he works for Tourism New Zealand in a marketing role - inspiring Japanese people to holiday in his beautiful homeland.

12:30-13:15

How to get a job as a bilingual, because "Just having English skills is not enough!"

"I can speak English." "I have experience of living overseas." These days you often hear these phrases in Japan - but these days, these attributes are not really enough. What is actually required of you, what kind of human resource you really need to be - these are the main points of my talk. As the manager of a company in the front line of a global industry, I will tell you how to secure the job you really want.

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Yosuke Shinoda

Chief Executive Officer, Headwaters Co., Ltd. 


Yosuke Shinoda left university without graduating in 1989 and started down the road to being an entrepreneur. In 2005 he founded Headwaters, Ltd. aiming to revolutionize the IT industry. The company is highly regarded within the industry and receives over 100 applications for each engineer position. Has successfully led Indian offshore development since establishment and in 2008 founded a consulting company specializing in offshore business with Chinese IT companies.

13:30-14:15

Panasonic Group - striving for excellence in the global market

Panasonic currently has job opportunities all over the world, including in Japan. The first half of this seminar will be a presentation about 'Global Panasonic'. Following this
we will be discussing our current situation, focusing on our business in Malaysia and Vietnam where we are actively hiring at the moment.
Please come and join our seminar! Everyone welcome.

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Panasonic Group


- Kentaro Kakihana
Team Leader, Global Recruitment Team, Global Recruitment Center, Panasonic Corporation
- Cheng Wytinne
Malaysia Recruiting Center, Malaysia Panasonic Group
- BUI THI UYEN NHI
Vietnam Panasonic Group

14:30-15:15

Introduction to “Contact KOREA”
~ KOREA is seeking worldwide professionals ~

Since its foundation in 1962, KOTRA has been committed to promoting mutual prosperity between Korea and its trading partners by facilitating international commerce and investment.
In 2008, KOTRA started a new project “Contact KOREA” for attracting and supporting foreign professional human resources.
As a Korean government-run organization, Contact KOREA will fully support Korean companies and foreign professionals.

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Takeshi Fukuhara

KOTRA


Studied international law and business at Chuo University, graduating in 1998. Joined the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency in 2000 and currently heads their "Contact KOREA" project.

15:30-16:15

“Change Career!”

The business environment has changed dramatically after the bubble era ended in late 1990s. Today, in the era of globalization, we face a global recession that is expected to impact business and the job market even more than the end of the bubble era. In light of the current economic situation, this presentation will examine how can one effectively design a career and establish a career vision to allow one to overcome potentially difficult times ahead.

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Takaaki Goto

Chief Executive Officer, Star Elements Inc.


Graduated from Wagner College in New York with an MBA in Marketing and Human Resources, and subsequently worked for DISCO International Inc. as Account Executive, Abeam Consulting Inc. (Former Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting) in the Recruiting division, BearingPoint Inc. as HR/Recruiting Manager and Regional Head of Learning & Development, and Deutsche Securities Inc. as HR/Recruiting Manger. Established Star Elements, Inc. in October 2008.