Having a great place to work is something people are proud of. From entry-level employee to c-level, people tend to stay longer at companies that make them comfortable.  Recently, there are many trends.  Some companies have gone to the open office plan with no private offices.  Others have slimmed down regional offices and put regional headquarters in Singapore or Hong Kong.  Finally some companies have now moved to co-working spaces to increase flexibility, attract young talent and comply with millennials’ expectations.

In the Oct, we will welcome our own Ci Member Mr. Laurent Jacquemin, MD of AXA IM Real Assets for APAC.  He will share his insights on the evolving working environment.  Laurent moved his organization to Japan from Singapore in early 2018.  The meeting will be moderated by Edelman’s Japan boss Mr. Ross Rowbury.

Date: 9 Oct 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Venue: Roppongi Hills Club – La Cucina
51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi Minato-ku, 106-6151

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CEO Insights meetings are known for being direct, informative, and applicable. The CI luncheons bring in outside expertise as well as pull in CI network CEO know-how in a safe leadership environment.

In the September CI, everyone will have a chance to participate in a energetic discussion called “Measuring The Market”. Each boss will share briefly on the state of affairs in their industry. Following the Measuring The Market speed updates. The group will select 1-3 CEO challenges from the group and collaborate on solutions to those challenges as a group (as time allows). Areas may cover marketing, financing, warehousing, logistics, resources, or whatever issues may arise.

Many firms pay millions to bring in outside consultants to fix problems or get ideas, this insightful invite will only cost the price of the lunch set before you.

See you there!

Date: 13 September 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Venue: Roppongi Hills Club – La Cucina
51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi Minato-ku, 106-6151

Trust is the fundamental for business in every nation. Japan has been seen as a place of restriction, but also a place of stability.  The Yen continues to be competitive with the Euro and the US Dollar and Japanese companies seem to retain some influence the global economy. Japan is not known for the glaring scandals of the West….but in recent years, has been plagued with a succession of financial accounting fraud cases and exposure of bad business practices. Olympus and Toshiba committed massive accounting fraud. Kobe Steel is under investigation by the police for fraudulent activities. Coincheck, was hacked out of over 500 million dollars before being taken over by Monex. And even an American firm, Lehman Brothers Japan lost $350 million dollars in an elaborate fraud in 2008. 

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

For the Summer OTR, we’ll be meeting again at the Hyatt Centric in Ginza.

OTR gathering of CEO Insights (CI) bosses with be held once more at the new Ginza Hyatt Hotel. Get a chance to see this new concept hotel called “Hyatt Centric Ginza”. As usual, this OTR will be a joint event bringing together of CI member CEOs and other invited c-level friends. You’ll be greeted with a welcome champagne and then enjoy a evening of discussion, drinks, and great food. Don’t miss us for the chance to catch up with Asia’s top CEOs.

This is a casual meeting but DO respond to the Doodle survey so we can give the venue an idea of about how may people will be there.
We’re just minutes walk from the Ginza Metro station. See you there!

Date: 26 July 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Venue: Hyatt Centric Ginza – NAMIKI667 Bar & Lounge
6-6-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 104-0061
Tel: +81 3 6837 1234
Map here

About OTR
CEO Insights is Japan’s prime gathering of c-levels for sharing experience, connections, and insights from the c suite at our monthly lunches. From 2017, we’ve added a new way to network and grow personally through random Thursday night dinners that are completely open to discussion amongst our member CEOs called OTR (Off The Record).
Unlike other events, there are no pre-planned topics or private rooms. The meeting is a joint meeting of all groups and will give people a chance to get to know other bosses in an open restaurant dinner environment.
Please arrive between 6.30PM to 7PM and enjoy dinner with people you can relate to; slip away when you like. OTR is scheduled from 6.30PM to 8PM, but will go on until bosses retire for the evening.

“In modern society, we delegate important aspects of our well-being to the four institutions of business (economic well-being), government (national security and public policy), media (information and knowledge) and NGOs (social causes and issues).

In order to feel safe delegating important aspects of our lives and well-being to others, we need to trust them to act with integrity and with our best interests in mind. Trust, therefore, is at the heart of an individual’s relationship with an institution and, by association, its leadership.

If trust in these institutions diminishes, we begin to fear that we are no longer in safe, reliable hands. Without trust, the fabric of society can unravel to the detriment of all.

Ross Rowbury, President of Edelman Japan will present on “The Polarization of Trust” and what it means for you and your clients.“

Date: 12 July 2018 (Thursday)
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Venue: Roppongi Hills Club – Star anis
51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi Minato-ku, 106-6151

In the CI Network, human resources and talent are topics that are always of interest.  All of our firms have HR divisions reporting to us that work on training, obtaining, and expanding our company resources.  Now, with a distracted generation of millennials, the game may be changing.  In the July CI luncheon, we will be welcoming Mr. Ken Cogger.  Ken leads HR for Nikko Asset Management’s Japan headquarters. He will be sharing his insights into talent management;

• Engagement
• Leadership
• Influence：Career/Development

Date: 10 July 2018 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Venue: Roppongi Hills Club – La cucina
51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi Minato-ku, 106-6151

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED

In August, to enjoy the summer while many of our families are traveling, we have a very special event. On August 4th (Saturday), a small group of CI Network members will get the chance to visit Japan’s ancient samurai capital, Kamakura. CI member and CEO Kenta Homma will personally guide the group through the city sharing insights and history about this special city, which happens to be his hometown.

We will meet at the JR Shinagawa Station at noon and take the Yokosuka Line Green Car down to Kita-Kamakura Station. It is less than an hour away. Participants can buy an obento box or sandwiches at Shinagawa Station, and eat them in the Green Car if they wish (no lunch plans in Kamakura). We will visit a few major temples and the main shrine, and briefly shop around the Komachi district. Following our trek, dinner will be served at a nice Chinese restaurant (Kaseiro, linked here), where we can enjoy dinner and drinks to cap off an enlightening day of Japanese culture and history.

Meeting Place: JR Shinagawa Station, exact meeting place TBD
Date: August 4, 2018 (Saturday)
Time: 12:00pm
Return: Leave Kamakura Station at approx. 8:00pm
Cost: ¥15,000 (Please pay in cash to cover mostly dinner expenses plus transportation, entrance fees, etc. Residuals will be returned.
Group: Max. 8 bosses

A fantastic opportunity to learn from a CEO raised in a rich cultural area of the Land of the Rising Sun.