Fridays-
13 January- Marketing To The Next Generation (Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon)
10 February-
9 March- An Update On The Labor Market (Baker McKenzie)
13 April Production In Asia, The Inside Story (Umicore)
11 May
8 June
13 July
10 August
14 September
12 October
9 November
14 December
2012 C8 CEO Luncheon Meeting Schedule
Thursdays-
12 January- Marketing To The Next Generation (Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon)
9 February- An Update On The Labor Market (Baker McKenzie)
8 March
12 April
10 May
**7 June
12 July
9 August
13 September
11 October
8 November
13 December
2011 CEO Meetings Announcement
We are pleased to announce that the CEO group is full. After many requests in December 2010 we have kicked off a new group.
In March we will be starting a CEO group in Seoul Korea as well. Please see the above menu for more details for the group you are involved with. There are two groups
-C8 Group
-C20 Group
-Korea MD Group (starting in March)
The menu’s above have the groups listed above.
Looking forward to another great year!
December 2010- Charity & The Corporation
We are closing out 2010 CEO luncheons with a bang and getting ready for 2011. It has been a great year and special thanks to all those with all the excellent topics, presentations, and discussions. Many members so far have commented over the last few months how invaluable these meetings are to their insights in running businesses.
In December we’ll be looking at the topic of corporate charity. Many companies are doing things not only to show society that they care socially but also because there is a satisfaction of helping others. Other countries may be advanced when it comes to corporate social programs, but Japan seems to have some areas the CEO still needs to understand. Rumors of companies being charged taxes for items they give to those in need are not exactly motivational.
Lowell Shepherd CEO (Asia) of HOPE International, a Canadian headquartered charity. HOPE has been operating for about 30 years and raises around $30,000,000/year to help the extremely poor with micro credit. In addition, HOPE operates low-key activities such as “Cow Banking”. Lowell will present on the Charity industry, laws and environment in Japan.
We’ll also be discussing what works and what doesn’t work for corporations wanting to do more.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
12PM-1330PM
Roppongi Hills Club-51 fl.
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower,
6-10-1 Roppongi,
Minato-ku,Tokyo, 106-6151 Japan
Venue information here
November 2010 What Every CEO Needs To Know About Privacy Law
What Every CEO Needs to Know About Privacy Law
With the tightening up of the privacy laws in Japan in 2003 companies have been forced to rethink how they deal with other companies and individuals. Do you have to delete an email if someone tells you to? How do you protect your customer data? What are the hotpoints you need to know about Japanese privacy law?
We are pleased to welcome again to the C8 Meeting Mr. Jean-Denis Marx. Mr. Marx has been in Japan for almost two decades practicing law in this field and will share insights on the Japanese Privacy law. He will focus on:
1. How to define “personal information”?
2. How to share “personal information” with third parties (department stores, shareholder, etc.)?
3. Recent case law
Friday, 19 November 2010
12PM-1330PM
Roppongi Hills Club-51 fl.
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower,
6-10-1 Roppongi,
Minato-ku,Tokyo, 106-6151 Japan
Venue information here
October 2010 How To Survive Chapter 11
“How to Survive Chapter 11” — it’s an experience none of us ever want to have, and most of us probably don’t believe we ever will. But if you work for a global corporation in today’s business world it could happen to you.
So if your company suddenly files for protection from creditors, what should you expect from the company, from your team, even from yourself? Nick will enable a discussion on this serious topic, drawing on his personal experience over the last 18 months.
Friday, 15 October 2010
12PM-1330PM
Roppongi Hills Club-
51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower,
6-10-1 Roppongi,
Minato-ku,Tokyo, 106-6151 Japan
Venue information here
Sept 2010-7 Countries, Same Brand, Same Challenge?
When we think about performance much of the world thinks of the arts,athletes, or even cars. For any CEO, we want to see performance onour teams as detrimental to our businesses. For the September CEOluncheon, we will have Mr. Richard Snijder the CEO of Volvo Cars Japan.Mr. Snijder has a passion for bringing product into new markets, and incidentally runs a car business.
He has been has been at Volvo for over 20 years, with a brief stint at BMW for just over 3 years. Prior to taking over the Japan operation, he wasthe VP in charge of Global Marketing. He will be sharing on “7 Countries, Same Brand, Same Challenge?”
-Are the challenges the same in every country?
-Are things really that different in Japan?
-How important is japan globally now and going forward?
Friday, 17 September 2010
12PM-1330PM
Roppongi Hills Club-
51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower,
6-10-1 Roppongi,
Minato-ku,Tokyo, 106-6151 Japan
Venue information here
August 2010- The Staffing Industry- An Insider’s Perspective
One of the major challenges for any enterprise is the human resources part of the business. A very common topic in the C8 meetings is HR with regards to hiring, motivating, and in some cases firing people. In the August CEO meeting, we will have our own Jon Sparks leading the meeting. He has been connected to the HR business in all areas of hiring, firing, and motivating in his experience with IWNC as well as Wall Street Associates as their CEO.
The presentation is neither about “how to recruit” nor “tools, technologies & tips for recruiting”. Rather, as a past CEO/Chairman of a company that ranked in the top 1% of Japanese staffing firms, Jon will discuss practices in the industry in Japan including:
* Ethics
* Regulation (or rather the lack of it)
* Prevalent less-than-legal practices
* Where the industry is going (all companies need to understand this)
Don’t miss a chance to get out of the office and enjoy the August meeting with a nice lunch and great information exchange from fellow CEOs in Japan. Ask about any HR issues you (or ‘your friend’) might have.
Friday, 27 August 2010
12PM-1330PM
Roppongi Hills Club-
51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower,
6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo, 106-6151 Japan
Venue information here
July 2010- From X to Y: What you need to know about the next generation
From X to Y: What you need to know about the next generation.
Generation Y has grown up with a significantly different set of values from their predecessors. How they define success, community and themselves as individuals are changing the shape of how companies and brands need to connect with them.
Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon and their sister offices around the world have recently completed research across 24 countries studying the marketing ramifications of Gen Y. There is incredible consistency in values among this group regardless of country so the implications of these findings can effect companies in Japan, in Asia and around the world. While the full presentation of this study would take 2-3 hours to complete, Phil Rubel will provide a 45 minute overview along with some “colour commentary”.
For this luncheon, we will move to a meeting room within Roppongi Hills Club that has proper AV support equipment and a boardroom table. Lunch will be served as usual. Also, due to scheduling, we will make a rare exception and move the meeting date to Thursday July 29.
Thursday, 29 July 2010
12PM-1330PM
Roppongi Hills Club- You will be guided by the receptionists
51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower,
6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku,
Tokyo, 106-6151 Japan
Venue information here
June 2010 CEO Luncheon- The Internet, Here To Stay
“The Internet- Here To Stay”
They have a saying, “If you snooze you will lose.” Unfortunately, some companies have fallen asleep at the wheel with regards to marketing themselves well on the net. They may have recently opened a Facebook or Twitter account, but still can’t seem to make that connection between the Internet and business. On the other hand, there are other companies that have done a great job of using the net and the latest technology to increase their bottom line. Amazon is the indisputable master in this area.
In the June CEO Luncheon, we have the pleasure of of having Jasper Cheung, the President of Amazon Japan, to share insights on companies and the internet. Some areas we plan to discuss are-
-What we can do to improve the corporate websites
-What areas to engage and what areas to ignore on the internet
-Upcoming issues with the net and the office worker
**Please note we will have a special venue for the June meeting. Monica has graciously offered to host us at the new LeCreuset building near the Tokyo American Club (Roppongi). It will be a catered lunch by French chef. Please bring 3,500 yen exact cash for the lunch and he will have a receipt for you.
Last minute cancellations WILL be charged.
Friday, 25 June 2010
12PM-1330PM
Le Creuset Building
2-2-9 Azabudai
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041 Japan
Telephone: 03-3585-0197
Facsimile: 03-3585-1088
Venue information here
