Join us for 2018’s first OTR! We’ll be meeting at Andaz Tokyo’s Bebu Café & Bar. Bebu is located on the 1st floor of Toranomon Hills, focusing on signature burgers and selected draft beers - a casual place perfect for both lunch and after-work gatherings. About OTR CEO Insights is Japan’s prime gathering of c-levels for […]
As busy CEOs, there are times when we choose to prioritize our work over maintaining our physical and mental health. We get caught up in the mindset that there just isn't enough time to do everything we want in a single day. Yet 70% of the Fortune 500 CEOs exercise at least once a day, […]
2017 brought us much news of the elected US President and more than what we wanted to hear about Brexit. In 2018, many c-levels are expecting continued growth as seen in the end of 2017. How will external factors affect our enterprises in Japan and around Asia Pacific? How will all of these issues affect […]
You think only kidnappers ask for ransom? You will be surprised to know that the ransoms now being paid by computer owners are much higher than those the poor kidnappers collect. Mahendra Negi, CFO of Trend Micro, will provide an update on what is making Ransomware become the biggest pain point for all computer/network users, […]
One year after the full implementation of the revised Japanese data privacy law, the European Union new data privacy regulation is coming into force on May 25. It applies to all EU citizens data wherever collected or processed, and the potential fines for violation are staggering. Now is a good time to see if you […]
Many CEOs have extensive legal experience. As the representative of a major business, however, it is not easy to know everything. Knowing how things work legally in advance can save a lot of pain later on. In this CI lunch, we will have a Legal Round Robin. There will be no slide decks. CI welcomes […]
Non-profit organizations and volunteering is a common thing in many western nations. For Japan, the concept and understanding of doing volunteering to do something, giving finances towards helping others, and community service have a different understanding. However, companies that understand the effectiveness of team building toward reaching corporate goals have many times accelerated past their […]
The Spring OTR gathering of CEO Insights (CI) bosses with be held 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 […]
Coming back from a Golden Week holiday has no doubt given you the chance to refresh and step back from the business albeit briefly. In the May CI lunch, we are doing a Freestyle meeting. The meeting will consist of four subject areas, maybe more or less depending on the discussion. These are current issues […]
The business world these days is never static. As c-level executives, we must constantly steer our organizations through competitive markets, new technological advancements and changes in societal values and attitudes. In the May CI meeting we will be talking about one such societal change. Specifically, we will be talking about the management of millennials. The […]