CEO Insights Executive Group

Oct C28- Doing Digital- How To Get An Effective Digital Marketing Strategy
2020-10-08 12:30 - 14:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
So, Japan is going digital. That prompts us all to think of how we can do “digital” better. When you say digital or digital marketing, some think of buying keywords on a search engine or marketing site, others think of social media campaigns, yet others think of replacing the street signs and other physical promotions. What exactly is digital marketing for your business?

In the October CEO Insights luncheon, will welcome public relations veteran Ross Rowbury. He is a member of our CEO Insights (Tuesday) group and well-rooted in Japan with extensive experience in Asia working with many famous brands, organizations, and even governments. Ross Rowbury will talk about some of the key questions around digital approaches to communications and marketing from his observations during his time at Edelman and seek to provide a couple of pointers and answers to how we can do it better.

We look forward to seeing our CEO Member network there!

Sept C28 – Why The CEO Must Understand Cybersecurity
2020-09-10 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
Japan is a great place be both professionally and personally. The 22 million tourists who’ve visited Japan in 2018 illustrate that global interest. There is another side to having a high profile among nations and particularly in light of Japan’s challenged strategic environment in North Asia. Japan is increasingly viewed as an inviting cybercrime target. Cyber security is important as a matter of national security, but it is essential as well with respect to enterprises. Companies must better protect themselves from losses in IP (intellectual property), financial theft, and trade secrets. If the CEO doesn’t grasp the basics, how can the corporate team?
CEO Insights luncheon welcomes Mr. Lorne Fetzek, Area Vice President of Imperva Japan. Imperva is California-based next generation cyber security solutions provider that is expanding rapidly in Japan. Lorne will share his impressions and thoughts about:

Macrotrends in cyber security
Classic failures and why organizations get burned
Future threats and what bosses need to protect their businesses

There will be a short presentation to open the session followed by a discussion and Q&A.

The Outlook Of Travel, Tourism, & Entertainment In a Virus-Fearing World
2020-09-08 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
With rapid expansion of the economy and hotels being built and expanded around the world, no one would have guessed back in January 2020 what devastation the Wuhan Corona COVID-19 virus fears would have on the travel, entertainment, and the hospitality industries. What was growing and expanding rapidly was suddenly stopped in its tracks by daily infection counts, cancellation of major events, and nearly every company cutting all business travel.

The hotel business was hit particularly hard. No travel equates to no guests both internationally as well as domestically. Hotel operators and brands, both large and small, have had to take drastic measures to adjust to the sudden market changes.

In the September CI luncheon, we are happy to hear the inside story from IHG ANA Hotels Group Japan and CI network member Mr. Hans Heijligers. Hans will share his thoughts on travel, tourism, and entertainment businesses. What they have done, and where they are going.

We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP below.

A Transformational Case Study - AbbVie Pharmaceutical
2020-08-06 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
Sickness and health issues have been in front of us for months now. Working styles have changed over the course of the year as people have gone to WFH, staff rotations, and cutting of central business district office footprints. We’ve heard a lot from various industries through CEO Insights, but in the August meeting, we would like to introduce the pharma perspective to the group.
AbbVie is a leading global pharmaceutical company. Spun off from Abbott in 2013, AbbVie`s flagship product, Humira, is the largest selling pharmaceutical product ever. AbbVie Japan has nearly 1500 employees and is the largest affiliate outside of the US, with annual sales of over $1B.
James Feliciano has been the President of AbbVie Japan since 2016 and has led the organization through a 5-Year transformational project called “The 5-Year Focus”. Focusing on “Driving Growth” and “Employee Engagement”, the organization has risen from #27 in 2016 for the Great Place to Work Employee Engagement Survey to #11 in 2020. During that same time, the company has moved to a “Work Anytime, Anywhere” culture supported with a new, activity-based flexible office. Employee retention remains above 95%, while the company`s Japan industry revenue ranking has jumped from #35 in 2016 to #20 in 2019.
James will share his experience of leading the 5-Year Focus in Japan, insights that he has learned along the way around driving employee engagement and considerations for the post-Covid world.
We look forward to seeing you at the August CI luncheon. Be sure to RSVP below. Space is limited.

Boots on the Ground Investing- A Conversation With A Seasoned Investor
2020-08-04 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
In our invaluable c-level group meetings, we talk a lot about human resources, building our brands, and many other topics. One area we need to cover more is regarding how to make money with our money. Maybe corporate, but more so personal investing. In the August CEO Insights meeting, we will talk about “Boot’s On The Ground Investing”.
Ray Klein has lived in Tokyo continuously for the past 30 years. He’s made a career of unusual investments and has direct experience in investment in private companies, private debt, asset based debt, US and Japanese real estate, bankruptcy investing, solar development, hotel management, etc.

Not every investment is suited for everyone. Every individual has his profile forrisk vs reward. The question is knowing all the risks. Many investors don’t properly account for the risks associated with high debt and low liquidity.

The money is made in the buy! The next two years should be interesting and filled with opportunity and trapdoors. Join us for the August CI lunch. We’ll talk about money, YOUR MONEY.

Bring questions and be ready for an interactive discussion.

July 29th - Leading Like Champions (LLC) Call via Zoom
2020-07-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Our weekly joint meeting has changed to a monthly check in. We will cover the virus threats as well as other leadership areas.
Looking forward to seeing you online!
Please check your email for the link to join the zoom video call. It is also on the meeting request itself.
This is a members only event. All cameras should be on.

2020 July G3 - How A Megacompany Navigates Market Change - Innovation @ Hitachi
2020-07-14 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
Japan is the world’s third largest economy for a reason. The local market is made up of strong SMEs (small to medium enterprise) that are underpinned by big name and great quality large conglomerate companies. Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Toyota, and many other names quickly come to mind. However, a huge contributor to Japan’s economy is the Hitachi Group. Hitachi is famous for making everything from refrigerators to heavy equipment for construction.

In the July CEO Insights, we welcome Hitachi’s newly appointed CFO, Mr. Yoshihiko Kawamura. Mr. Kawamura has played many roles at the group and will be sharing how Hitachi management is navigating economic change, working it’s international businesses, and innovating in technology to remain a leading Japan brand name.

July C28 - Blue Oceans- Experiential Marketing And eSports
2020-07-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
Experiential marketing is a marketing strategy component that engages current or potential customers through innovative, immersive experiences. These experiences don’t just sell products—they facilitate a customer’s identification with a brand as a whole. Customers become loyal because they feel connected to that brand’s product, messages, aesthetic, and values. Experiential marketing helps to make that connection. Plus, experiential marketing is one of the best marketing techniques for boosting your business’s visibility—by which we mean these events, pop-ups, activities, and installations are extremely social-media-worthy.
Also known as “engagement marketing,” “participation marketing,” “live marketing,” and “event marketing,” experiential marketing is often confused for “publicity stunts.” But experiential marketing strategy is exactly that—it’s a strategy, and it requires a good amount of research and planning to pull off well. James will talk about his experience with brands such as Louis Vuitton, Porsche, Ferrari, Tag Heuer and others and why every company should at least be considering how experiential marketing could work for them.
In the July CI Network luncheon, we welcome James Fiorillo, CEO of Excape Entertainment. James started Excape originally providing an interactive motorsport experience worldwide for major brands. His firm has expanded and has created brand promotion concepts involving most types of sports, extreme sports and extreme adventures on offer to major brands world-wide.

[CANCELLED] Executive Committee
2020-06-30 08:00 - 09:00 | Tokyo Amercian Club- Cafe Med, Japan

Leading Like Champions
2020-06-24 11:00 - 12:00 | 8×8
Welcome! On June 24th, we will be hosting an online 8×8 video conference to our CEO Insights members!

2020 June C28- Adding Fitness To The Health & Fitness Mantra- Harry Hill's New Adventure
2020-06-11 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
Harry Hill is no newbie to Japan. An American who has spent much of his life based in Nagoya, Japan Harry is known for Oak Lawn Marketing and his various business ventures. Oak Lawn was acquired by Docomo in 2017.

In the June CEO Insights, we’ll have Harry sharing about his new start up in Japan, UFC Gym. They have opened their first gym on the south end of Tokyo in Yoga. They are serious about fitness and have a new concept to bring that point home. The are incorporating fight into fitness to make staying healthy and fit more engaging. Harry will introduce his new venture the UFC Gym Japan. He will share why the USP that inspired him to launch the business. He will also share on the pivot they are making to respond to the current world situation.

Come join lunch with one of Japan’s well-known entrepreneurs. Harry will share on what he’s learned in his various business areas, what he sees going on in the Japan market, and his motivation to invest in another business model in Japan.

2020 June G3- Virus threats, The Latest on Labor Law, and What You Must Know About The New Civil Code
2020-06-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
It is again that time of the year when we meet our regular contributor JD Marx, partner at Baker McKenzie join us at CEO Insights. His sessions always wraps up with a healthy discussion, remembering the importance of the legal on our businesses, and a lot of great actionable information. He will come with a few subjects for discussion, including:
(i) labor law update with particular emphasis on the impact of hataraku kakushin (work revolution) of 2019
(ii) COVID19 with a discussion on contracts termination, lease renegotiation and force majeure,
(iii) the new civil code: very important changes took effect on April 1, and he will review a few of the most important (new rules on general terms and contract termination among others)
We look forward to seeing you there. Please note the group is limited to 12 members this month.

[CANCELLED] May C28 - Why The CEO Must Understand Cybersecurity
2020-05-14 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
Japan is a great place be both professionally and personally. The 22 million tourists who’ve visited Japan in 2018 illustrate that global interest. There is another side to having a high profile among nations and particularly in light of Japan’s challenged strategic environment in North Asia. Japan is increasingly viewed as an inviting cybercrime target. Cyber security is important as a matter of national security, but it is essential as well with respect to enterprises. Companies must better protect themselves from losses in IP (intellectual property), financial theft, and trade secrets. If the CEO doesn’t grasp the basics, how can the corporate team?
CEO Insights luncheon welcomes Mr. Lorne Fetzek, Area Vice President of Imperva Japan. Imperva is California-based next generation cyber security solutions provider that is expanding rapidly in Japan. Mr. Fetzek will be joined by fellow technology leader and host Spencer Wolfe of AINEO Networks for an interactive discussion covering areas such as:

Macrotrends in cyber security
Classic failures and why organizations get burned
Future threats and what bosses need to protect their businesses The format of the event will be interview style with Q&A encouraged.

[CANCELLED] May G3 - The Edelman Trust Barometer: Measuring Your Clients
2020-05-12 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
The Edelman Trust Barometer, the world’s largest survey of trust in institutions conducted in 28 countries shows that only 40% of Japanese employees trust the company they work for. This is somewhat counter intuitive given the image of the self-sacrificing, all for the company image that is held about Japans salarymen. Ross will address this and other issues including what is behind the Trump phenomenon and rising populism in the world’s advanced economies.
April’s CEO Insights meeting will welcome Edelman’s Japan boss, Mr. Ross Rowbury. Ross has been living and working in Japan for 35 years. Originally working in finance, Ross moved to the public relations industry some twenty years ago. Over that period he has been advising executives from both Japanese and non-Japanese companies on communications strategy and implementation.

March 26- 8AM - Showing Direction & Leadership During The Corona Threat
2020-03-26 08:00 - 09:30 | The Tavern Lounge, 51F, Andaz Tokyo
Nearly every company we’ve dealt with is sending out position statements regarding corona virus that has spread around the world from Wuhan China. Businesses in tourism, airlines, hospitality, sporting events, and even retail have been hammered by the social distancing. When trouble comes, that’s when you can see what people are made of. It goes for the same for the CEO and the c-suite. Unfortunately, we didn’t learn in university or even business school about how to respond to terrorism, natural disasters, or even pandemics.
This special CEO Insights breakfast event will be a collaborative gathering of c-levels hosted by CI chairman Spencer Wolfe with presentations by Mr. Ross Rowbury of Edelman Japan.
Edelman has produced a special edition of the Trust Barometer focusing on coronavirus communications. There are a lot of good datapoints in this. The overall conclusion is that employees are looking to business and their employer to provide high quality information and make the necessary workstyle changes. As always, on some datapoints Japan differs from the rest of the world.
We will also pull in other members with special insights on dealing with the threat.
**Please note the cost is just the breakfast and will be paid directly to the venue.

March C28 - What You Can Learn From Higher Learning- A Visit From Harvard Business School
2020-03-12 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club – Restaurants, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151, Japan
In addition to years of experience, many of the CEO Insights members have advanced degrees. Education is an essential part of the business experience, but it’s not always so useful before we’ve started our career. How can executives and future leaders get experience that will help them make great decisions, innovate, and find new markets? One answer to that question might be in continued education. When you think of higher education, Harvard University is one school that stands out.
In the March CI network lunch, we will welcome Mr. Nobuo Sato. Nobuo represents the Harvard Business School (HBS) Japan Research Center. He will explain the role of HBS Regional Research Centers within a global context and how leadership education has evolved over the years. Since HBS is also famous for their case studies, the lunch will be capped off with a case study.
For those who have time after the meeting, we will make a short visit to the HBS Japan Research Center, which happens to be two floors below our meeting venue.
We look forward to seeing you at the March CI Network Luncheon!
More on Mr. Nobuo Sato
Harvard Business School (HBS) has named Nobuo Sato Executive Director of its Japan Research Center in Tokyo. A graduate of Keio University and Harvard Business School (MBA 1982), the former banker and executive recruiter officially assumed his duties in August 2009.

March G3 Best Practices for Dealing with Head Office - Hot Topic
2020-03-10 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club- Roppongi Hills Club- Italian Restaurant- La Cucina, 51 fl. Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151
This year, CEO Insights will do a new style lunch. We’ll pick a Hot Topic that affects most of our group’s c-levels and discuss from various angles and industries. In the March CI Luncheon, we’ll be talking about Dealing with Head office. This is always a major challenge for CEOs and c-levels in our network.

How do you get what you need from headquarters? What is the best way to deal with the home country in the time of crisis? How can you get more product development in your market?

We’ve only got 90 mins, but we’ll enjoy a great discussion, and excellent lunch, all moderated by CI founder Spencer Wolfe. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn insights on dealing with head office.

Feb G3 - A Bird's Eye View- The Latest On The Tokyo Olympics
2020-02-18 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club – Restaurants, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151, Japan
The Olympic’s are returning to Tokyo. After 4 years of hearing about the Olympics, the year has finally arrived. The last Olympics Tokyo saw were in 1964. Japan made a lot of effort to build up for the Olympics with one of the main accompaniments many use every day being the Shuto expressway. In 2019, the World Cup Rugby tournament lit the fires to see more athletics with events around Japan and drawing millions of visitors to Japan from around the world.

In the February CEO Insights Tuesday lunch, we will be talking about what we can expect to see in business, transportation, hospitality, and the overall impact of the Olympics on Japan this time. Visiting the lunch will be CEO of STH Hospitality Mr. Brendan Delahunty. Mr. Delahunty was very involved in the Rugby World Cup as the leader of the Japan business. He has the experience that can add to our insights on the impact of the Olympics in a group discussion.

Sports Travel & Hospitality Japan is the leading provider of sports hospitality and premium spectator experiences in Japan. STH was the exclusive provider of sports hospitality for Rugby World Cup 2019™ and previously operated the official in-venue hospitality program at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

We look forward to an interesting interaction in February as sports marketing and Olympics are of considerable interest amongst our network bosses.

Feb C28 - The Strategic Office Environment And It's Positive Effects on the Team (VENUE: ANDAZ TORANOMON HILLS)
2020-02-13 12:30 - 14:00 | The Tavern Lounge, 51F, Andaz Tokyo
VENUE: Andaz Toranomon Hills, The Tavern Grill and Lounge

The Japan market is a hot market. It is not just tourism that is seeing the dynamics. Hiring year on year is growing and there aren’t always the people there to fill the companies’ needs. Recently, companies are beginning to really see the importance of the environment for hiring and keeping staff.

Real estate. Which area have you selected & why? Do you need a brand new Grade A building?
Once you’re investing in your own space how are you managing it? Is there someone in your office who is the decision maker? Is it consensus decision making?
What type of product, configuration, & layout are you choosing? Is it conducive to how your office really operates?

Your location, your office, your team, your management, and your principles really affect the quality of your team.

In the March CEO Insights luncheon, we welcome Greg Lyon. Greg will share his insights or what works and what doesn’t. What companies have done to create great team environments, and what others have done to drive their teams away. Greg managed sales for a large American office furnishing company in Japan and Korea. He started his own firm and has been working with the major players in the market in the interior, and design.

CEO Insights Superbowl 2020 Breakfast at Tokyo
2020-02-03 07:30 - 11:30 | Tokyo American Club, 2-1-2 Azabudai, Minato-ku Tokyo, Japan
Join CEO Insights Members to celebrate a Superbowl life from Miami Florida! Catch every play of Super Bowl LIV live from Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium at Tokyo’s biggest watch party. It’s a great chance to catch up with business leaders from across the spectrum.
When you can start the week with spectacular raffle prizes, a breakfast buffet and game day drinks, who needs a Sunday celebration (US time)? You can do it on Monday.
We got a chance to enjoy the Rugby World Cup last year. This year, enjoy American Football’s championship game with other CI members. We’ll be in the Tokyo American Club’s New York Ballrooms. We’ll be saving a group of seats together to watch the game.
The cost to TAC is 7,000 yen for TAC members, 9,000 for guests.
May the best team win!
More on TAC’s website here.

Executive Committee
2020-01-28 08:00 - 09:00 | Tokyo Amercian Club- Cafe Med, Japan

January C28 - How Technology & Government Is Changing the Future Of Asia Finance & Accounting
2020-01-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club – Restaurants, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151, Japan
The cloud has really changed the way we communicate in business. If a CEO wants, they can always be plugged in to their business. (But not always a good idea if you want to have a family life). Finance is also seeing upheaval in business due to tech advances with major changes in areas such as Fin-tech, AI, and the cloud. Management can not continue to see the finance resources of our businesses in the same light.
In the August lunch, finance CEO, CPA, and Japan entrepreneur, Mr. Ichiro Waki will visit CEO Insights to share his insights on where he sees the market going based on the regulatory, technology, and on the experience of running a group of finance businesses. With his command of the market, Ichiro will discuss

When to automate, and when to go with traditional finance practices
Common trouble in Japan company finance that can be avoided
The future of AI, Fin-tech, automation and other technology on our future businesses

January G3 - Changing To Stay The Same: How Successful Brands Update Their Communication While Keeping Their Soul
2020-01-07 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club – Restaurants, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151, Japan
Come meet with and listen to Jean Henaff, Semiotician and Marketing Consultant for Japanese and Western brands, and former Marketing Research Director for L’Oréal Group in Asia.
What is unique in a brand? How do we fight new competitors, adapt to Japanese consumers and speak to digital natives without losing our “soul” and the unique values defining our brand, that should be worldwide and timeless? Based on more than 20 years of experience in Japan and Asia in consumer goods, Jean Henaff will show how all those issues can be understood, clarified and solved by simple approaches exploring the generation of brand meaning and consumer culture.
The presentation will show how some Western and Japanese brands have successfully adapted their communication, store architecture and merchandising to a radically different context while being able at the same time to strongly assert their unique values.

About The Speaker

Jean Henaff is a consultant using extensively semiotic research tools to provide marketing advice to leading Western and Japanese companies in cosmetics, luxury and food industries. He is a native French speaker and he is also fluent in English and Japanese. Japan-based clients make up 40% of his activities and he regularly works in cooperation with the Japanese consulting company Itochu Fashion System and Yumiko Yoshimizu.
He also previously worked in marketing research for L’Oréal Cosmetics in Asia and Europe. Jean is a graduate of the HEC School of Management (Paris) and of Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo) and holds a Master’s Degree in Semiotics.

2019 December Special Event OTR
2019-12-12 18:30 - 20:30 | The Tavern Lounge, 51F, Andaz Tokyo
As this year comes to a close, let’s take the time for one last get together.
Lots of new changes have come around this year, as the months have come and gone.
This year, we’ve had 12 G3 Meetings, 11 C28 Meetings, 5 OTR Meetings, and special events like out Summer BBQ, a special insider’s only look at Marunouchi, and a fun networking event at Miele.
We’d like to take the oppurtunity to give everyone a chance for one last hurrah of the year, getting our G3 and C28 groups together for a joint CEO Insights Christmas/year-end special event.
Location:
The Tavern Lounge, 51F, Andaz Tokyo
Overlooking the Imperial Palace on the 51st floor, The Tavern Lounge offers a sophisticated and inviting space for guests to unwind. Specializing in Japanese comfort foods, stop by the lounge for a light meal, catch up with friends over seasonal afternoon tea, or join us in the evening for a glass of wine accompanied by live jazz music.

2019 Dec C28 Wrapping Up 2019, Achieving More in 2020
2019-12-06 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club – Restaurants, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151, Japan
When we started our meetings in 2004, we could have never imagined how invaluable the CEO Insights network would be for business intelligence, market changes, and the great friendships between c-levels in so many different industries and experiences.

Every year, one of the best sessions we have in the year is our interaction on what we learned this year, and what we are going to change in our businesses next year. We call it our CI year end wrap up.

Join us for this once in a year chance to learn what a year it’s been and challenge yourself to take your business and personal strengths to the next level.

Location:
Roppongi Hills Club

2019 Dec G3 Wrapping Up 2019, Achieving More in 2020
2019-12-03 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club – Restaurants, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151, Japan

CI Leadership Committee- 2020 Planning
2019-11-28 08:00 - 09:30 | Tokyo Amercian Club- Cafe Med, Japan
In December, our leadership committee will be getting together to reflect on the past and plan for the future.

For 2020, we’re working on pulling together

the plan
speakers
topics and events

Please RSVP below to confirm your attendance.

2019 Nov (G3)- How The Hospitality Industry And The Hotel Business Is Changing In Japan
2019-11-12 12:30 - 14:00 | Roppongi Hills Club – Restaurants, 51F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6151, Japan
The astute c-level knows that if you’re not growing with your product in the market place, chances are, you will be left behind in the future. Businesses have to be constantly enhancing their offerings to meet the needs of the clients, whether it is existing or anticipated. The hospitality industry in Japan is not typical. It has many players, mostly offering commodity products, whether it be small rooms of the business hotels, convenient but disconnected from P&L or the higher end luxury hotels that don’t invest in the tech to make themselves most efficient. With more than 30M inbound tourists in Japan in 2018, it would seem to be a great chance for the hospitality industry is being missed.
In the November CEO Insights lunch (G3), we will welcome Mr. Seth Sulkin who has really set the tone in Real Estate development in energy, shopping malls, and now hospitality. In our interactive discussion, Seth will share insights into how he is building a new business that takes advantage of the changed market and where he sees the hotel industry heading.
More on Mr. Sulkin-
Seth will share some of his insights on the Japan market, where it has come from and where it is going. His firm, Pacifica Capital, is now focused on the hospitality industry. Pacifica is building and operating internationally-branded hotels in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
MEMBERS PLEASE RSVP AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

2019 Nov CI SPECIAL JOINT EVENT- Marunouchi: The Insider's Look
2019-11-08 11:30 - 14:00 | Tokyo
With buildings going up all over Tokyo, it’s hard to keep up with the rapid development much less the names of these new buildings. Marunouchi locates between Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace is the first central business district (CBD) in Tokyo and it continues to be the most symbolic and prime CBD in Japan. Apple has opened its largest store in Japan in Marunouchi just last week.
Mitsubishi Estate is the dominant landlord in the area owning, subleasing or managing the vast majority of the buildings. They are deep into a 125-year development of the area, which has been highly successful to date. Join us for an insider’s view on their plans to stay on top of relatively newer business CBDs such as Akasaka-Roppongi-Toranomon (Mori Building) and rapidly gentrifying traditional CBDs like Nihonbashi-Kyobashi/Yaesu (Mitsui Fudosan) including renovation of their oldest building and turning it into a hub for leading business incubation facilities and their CSR effort to pursue environmental initiatives (e.g. purification of the Imperial Palace moat). Last but not least, the tour will show you the latest office building technology and design up close.
This would be a great opportunity to walk through the past and future of Marunouchi, Tokyo’s most symbolic CBD.
We’ll be starting early and capping everything off with a nice lunch. Please note the schedule.
Meet @ 11:30, Otemachi Park Building 3F, Mitsubishi Estate Presentation room.
Please RSVP below so we can do the final set up for the event.
See you there!

2019 Oct OTR
2019-10-31 18:30 - 20:00 | Tokyo
