METI AND THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN'S BIOTECHNOLOGY POLICY The Honorable Yosuke Kondo, Member of the House of Councilors (DPJ)

17 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Healthcare - Biosciences

Overview: The Hon. Yosuke Kondo is a key government official charged with the responsibilities for the development of bio-industry policy in Japan. His presentation will provide an introduction to the biotechnology policies of the new government and METI as well as the government's view of the future trends in Japan's bio-industry. 

THE NEW GLOBAL MINDSET

17 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Corporate Social Responsibility

Overview: Join us as Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair of Public Policy, Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement for Ernst & Young, discusses the importance of bringing diverse perspectives to the table for a better outcome. 

TOKYO NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

17 Mar 10, 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Membership Relations

Overview: New members who have joined in the last 3 months can come and learn how to get more involved and gain more benefits from your ACCJ membership.

CSR: DEEP & WIDE - BUSINESS MODELS THAT BENEFIT PEOPLE, PLANET, PROFITS

18 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Corporate Social Responsibility

Overview: Please join us as Bill Werlin, Country Manager of the Burton Group, shares stories from his years of experience in the apparel industry on how to create synergies that result in profits for the company and the better good of the planet.

STAYING CREATIVELY FIT ACCJ HRM Spring 2010 Workshop Series

18 Mar 10, 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Human Resource Management

Overview: The workshop will explore why our world and our businesses are in need of creative thinking to deal with the complex issues we find ourselves facing. We will look at why improving and exercising our creative skills will increase our productivity, help us discover new things about ourselves and our abilities, and help our organizations stay sustainable and successful. 

U.S. INDIVIDUAL TAXATION FOR EXPATRIATES: THINGS TO KNOW

19 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Taxation

Overview: ACCJ, with the help of PricewaterhouseCoopers, is pleased to sponsor this presentation on the U.S. tax changes applicable to tax year 2009, as well as an overview of taxation of U.S. citizens and residents living abroad.

GENERIC & PRIVATE LABEL BRANDS: NAVIGATING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE (Kansai Event) The P&G Training Month Speaker Seminars

19 Mar 10, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Hosting Committee(s): Business Programs

Overview: Come hear and analyze the strategies and tactics of a generics company operating in two of East Asia's critical markets. Mr. Sharma Kailash, President, Zydus Cadilla Healthcare/Nippon Universal, will provide a view into the "mind" of a major Indian company, into its experience disrupting the Japanese market and consolidating/defending its stake in the Indian market.

ASIA BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEETING (Working Meeting)

19 Mar 10, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Asia Business

Overview: With the APEC Summit occurring at various locations around Japan, the ABC will have the opportunity to access a wide range of potential speakers from APEC country government officials and Asian business leaders. Hence, we would love to hear your ideas concerning which of these potential speakers we should reach out to and what topics we would like them to address. Most importantly, we would like your ideas concerning which persons, perhaps from within our respective networks, who you feel could do a good job of addressing our topics of choice.

SOCIAL MEDIA 101: DEVELOPING BUSINESS...IN THE SOCIAL WEB

23 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Direct Marketing,  Marketing Programs

Overview: Neal Schaffer, author of the social media blog Windmill Networking as well as the book "Windmill Networking: Understanding, Leveraging & Maximizing LinkedIn," will introduce how businesses and professionals can maximize their presence in social media to reap benefits.

TOKYO MEMBERSHIP RELATIONS COMMITTEE MONTHLY MEETING

23 Mar 10, 5:00pm to 5:45pm
Hosting Committee(s): Membership Relations

Overview: Come join us in helping make your Chamber work better for you!

TOKYO NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

23 Mar 10, 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Membership Relations

Overview: New members who have joined in the last 3 months can come and learn how to get more involved and gain more benefits from your ACCJ membership.

MANAGING INNOVATION & COPING WITH CHANGE: THE R&D PROCESSES WITHIN INDIA AND GLOBALLY (Kansai Event)

26 Mar 10, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Hosting Committee(s): Business Programs

Overview: Mr. Sundeep Aurora, CEO, BioPlus Life Sciences, will provide an insight into the knowledge-based emphasis on the role of R&D, inventions and technology as primary engines of growth. 

STOP COMPLAINING, START SELLING!

29 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): B2B Sales

Overview: Ziya Muhamedcani, president of the Madison Company, will share certain practical and short-term activities that can potentially result in producing immediate sales.  Mr. Muhamedcani has conducted practical sales and marketing training programs in Japanese and consulted on Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE) activities at over 100 multinational and Japanese companies across many industries in Japan.

BRINGING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURAL CHANGE AROUND DIVERSITY: AN INTERACTIVE DRAMA APPROACH

30 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Human Resource Management

Overview: Using professional actors and facilitation, this talk will take an interactive approach involving audience participation to provide an exploration of possible initiatives from the perspective of managing diverse talent on a day-to-day basis.

THE ENTREPRENEURS FORUM/TALKING BUSINESS SERIES

30 Mar 10, 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Hosting Committee(s): Independent Business - Young Professionals Group,  Special Events

Overview: Please join us as Takeshi Tsukii shares how he built up CT Brand, which creates corporate branding strategies through brand design and architectural design graphics, and why his business is still growing despite a crowded, competitive market and Japan's tough entrepreneurial environment.

JESPER KOLL, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF RESEARCH - JPMORGAN SECURITIES JAPAN: "Mythbusting - Empowering Japan's Economy"

31 Mar 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Foreign Direct Investment

Overview: Japan is poised to emerge a winner in the post-crisis new global economic reality. What are the myths and the realities in Japan's economic outlook?  How can your company profit from Japan? As always, this event promises to be not only highly thought-provoking and perceptive, but entertaining in a way that only Jesper can deliver.

WOMEN HOLD UP HALF THE SKY: THE ASIAN UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN MISSION

1 Apr 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Corporate Social Responsibility

Overview: Kathy Matsui, Managing Director and Chief Japan Strategist, Goldman Sachs, will share analysis on the positive economic impact in developing countries of closing the education and employment gender gap. 

THE EMERGENCE OF GULF AIRLINES AS AVIATION ENTERS RECOVERY

1 Apr 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Marketing Programs

Overview: James Hogan, CEO of the United Arab Emirates' national airline, Etihad Airways, will address the challenges facing the aviation industry as it recovers from what has been one of the darkest periods in modern economic history. 

THE ORIGINS OF WORLD WAR II IN THE PACIFIC AND THE FUTURE OF U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS

2 Apr 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Special Events

Overview: James Bradley's #1 bestseller, Flags of Our Fathers, tells the story of the six Americans who raised the flag on Iwo Jima and was later made into a movie in 2006, directed by Clint Eastwood. Mr. Bradley's address promises to be as memorable as his books, so don't miss this opportunity to hear his unique insight into the fascinating and interesting history of the Asia-Pacific region and what that means to Japan.

ACHIEVING RADICAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS

5 Apr 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Architecture, Construction and Real Estate

Overview: The time is now for radical energy efficiency and whole-system retrofits. Join us in discussing with James Scott Brew, FCSI, AIA, LEED AP, Certified Passivhaus Design Consultant, Principal Architect of Rocky Mountain Institute, how to achieve highly efficient energy reduction solutions, profitably.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - A LOOK BEHIND THE CURTAIN

9 Apr 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Special Events

Overview: Here is your opportunity to hear from Claude Bourbonniere, the Representative Director of Cirque du Soleil in Japan, and learn much more than you can from an admission ticket. 

TECHNOLOGIES ON THE HORIZON - MEGA TRENDS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16 Apr 10, 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Hosting Committee(s): Information, Communications and Technology - Telecommunications

Overview: In his presentation, Dr. David Belanger, AT&T Labs Chief Scientist and Vice President of Information & Software Systems Research, will discuss future trends in the communications industry, focusing on key areas of network and service research and development.