Thursday, October 27th, 2016
09:00 - 19:00 ANA InterContinental Tokyo Please find the 2016 Summit program and speakers here
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Vision Statement:
The toughest thing your organization will ever do is change its culture. And developing a more diverse organization requires change—whether in Japan, the U.S., or elsewhere; and whether a corporate, governmental, or educational organization. While the 2015 ACCJ Women in Business Summit was focused on providing strategies to action for individuals and organizations that make a real difference to women in the workforce, the 2016 ACCJ Women in Business Summit is focused on strategies that encourage an environment of cultural change where those strategies can flourish.
The toughest thing your organization will ever do is change its culture. And developing a more diverse organization requires change—whether in Japan, the U.S., or elsewhere; and whether a corporate, governmental, or educational organization. While the 2015 ACCJ Women in Business Summit was focused on providing strategies to action for individuals and organizations that make a real difference to women in the workforce, the 2016 ACCJ Women in Business Summit is focused on strategies that encourage an environment of cultural change where those strategies can flourish.
Gold Series Sponsors
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Lilly, a leading innovation-driven corporation, is developing a growing portfolio of pharmaceutical products by applying the latest research from its own worldwide laboratories and collaborations with eminent scientific organizations. Our work is a reflection of our heritage of uniting caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. At Lilly Japan, our intent is to create a culture that respects and welcomes diversity of opinions, experiences, and cultures. We offer initiatives that promote the values of diversity, develop female leaders, and support diverse work styles. |
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MetLife Japan is proud to support women to shine. At MetLife Japan, we are committed to fostering a working environment in which our employees can contribute to their full potential. A diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion are essential to strengthen our ability to help people pursue more from life. |
Gold Sponsors
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AIG in Japan is very proud to be one of the sponsors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s 2016 Women in Business Summit. Fostering a culture within AIG that actively seeks and encourages diverse backgrounds, life experiences, and thinking styles will help us to better understand, connect with, and serve our clients – fulfilling our mission of being the most valued insurance company in the world. |
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Bloomberg’s diverse workforce and open culture are essential to innovation and the key to our success. |
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Boeing is proud to sponsor the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and the 2016 Women in Business Summit. At Boeing, women play critical leadership roles at all levels of our company. We have active recruitment programs to attract talented women and a variety of internal programs aimed at giving them the skills necessary for career development and growth. Boeing's longstanding commitment to hiring and developing talented individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds has helped make Boeing the global leader in aerospace. We are grateful for the efforts of the ACCJ to help encourage and enable women to pursue opportunities in business in Japan. |
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As a global organization, diversity and inclusion is woven into every aspect of CBRE's business. The two are essential and enabling forces within our company. We are committed to fostering an environment that provides everyone with the opportunity to succeed. CBRE is honored to sponsor the ACCJ Women in Business Summit and is proud to support the mission to advance women in the workplace. CBRE Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s leading provider of diversified commercial real estate services, employing approximately 52,000 employees in 370 offices worldwide. |
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Our business model is simple, “to provide moments of happiness by refreshing the world more than a billion times a day”. What leads to our success? The diversity of our portfolio provides you an opportunity to enjoy our 50+ brands at any point in a day, every day. Our 22,000 Coca-Cola Japan workforce also brings its own diverse specialness – from product developers to marketers to sales women to Coca-Cola “graduates” still providing wisdom – all unite to deliver an exceptional product to you, our diverse consumer base. We celebrate your differences! You’re the catalyst that drives our innovation. We thank you… |
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Deloitte Tohmatsu Group (Japan Group), the Japan member firm of Deloitte, is honored to be a sponsor for the Women in Business Summit for the third consecutive year. Deloitte has more than 244,400 professionals at member firms delivering services in audit, tax, consulting, financial advisory, risk management, and related services in more than 150 countries and territories. Deloitte is recognized as a leader in advancing women. Our women’s initiative continues to be woven into the fabric of the Deloitte culture and has not only had an impact on the women and men at Deloitte, but also on professionals and organizations worldwide. It is a source of opportunity, enrichment, and new thinking, and it is key to fostering a culture where all leaders thrive. |
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At Deutsche Bank Group, a diverse and inclusive culture based on a foundation of mutual respect is essential. Our teams benefit from differences with regards to physical capabilities, ethnic origin, gender, religion, sexual orientation and age. Collectively, our breadth of ideas, skills and perspectives helps us to deliver better solutions for our clients every day. |
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As a company that believes diversity is an essential means to innovation, Dow Chemical Japan is proud to be a sponsor of the Women in Business Summit for the third consecutive year. Dow is committed to creating a culture where everyone feels valued and included and has the opportunity to reach his/her full potential, regardless of his/her background. Since the 1980s, an employee network named “Women’s Innovation Network” has spread globally, including to Japan, empowering Dow employees to promote gender diversity in the workplace. We will continue to be committed to building a vibrant, diverse and talented employee base and invest in each employee’s growth. |
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Women and Opportunity is Gap Inc.’s global initiative and strategy to align all efforts related to women, including employees, customers, supply-chain workers, and women within the broader community. Gender equality, as embodied by Gap Inc.’s co-founders’ Doris & Don Fisher’s partnership, has always played an important role in the company’s history and success. In 2007, Gap Inc.’s leaders became more intentional in their work, sharpening the strategic focus on gender and increasing programming that promotes women’s leadership across regions. In addition, existing diversity and inclusion efforts were reorganized and integrated more systematically across the organization to make a positive impact on employees’ lives. |
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Women are crucial members of J.P. Morgan at every level, and we work hard to connect them with opportunities inside and outside our organization. We strive to help our female employees realize their full potential and develop a solid foundation for professional and economic growth. |
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KPMG is delighted to have this opportunity to sponsor the ACCJ Women in Business Summit. KPMG is committed to contributing to our clients, our people and communities by delivering quality services and creating opportunities. To achieve both individuals’ and organizations' sustainable growth, we respect people for who they are and create strong and successful working relationships to bring out the best in each other. KPMG will continue to be committed to encouraging diversity by taking actions for advancing gender equality and recognizing women by actively participating, sharing and learning from others, and better practices at and outside the Summit. |
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LIXIL Group is proud to support the ACCJ Women in Business Summit. As a global enterprise with over 80,000 employees in over 150 countries, we are committed to embracing diversity in society and within our company. This includes harnessing the intelligence and perspectives of LIXIL's diverse workforce, including women, as an engine for growth and innovation. LIXIL is the most comprehensive and connected global company in the housing and building industry. Our brands, including LIXIL, GROHE, American Standard and Permasteelisa, are leaders in the industries and regions in which they operate, delivering better living solutions today and for future generations. |
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As a "People Business" we're committed to growing our people to their full potential, providing training and opportunities for advancement. |
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Mondelēz Japan is a subsidiary of Mondelēz International Inc., a global snacking powerhouse that holds people’s favorite brands such as Oreo and Nabisco biscuits, Cadbury and Milka chocolate, and Trident and Clorets gum. We are honored to be a Gold sponsor for the 2016 WIB Summit. At Mondelēz International, we believe in the power of different perspectives and in daring to try new ways – so we are open and inclusive. As a truly global company, our colleagues around the world reflect the dynamism and diversity in today’s world, bringing their unique perspectives to our products and workplace. |
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Strong values define strong companies. Morgan Stanley has remained faithful to its core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas and giving back — through four generations of leadership, economic cycles and historic change. Since our founding nearly 80 years ago, we’ve delivered first-class business in a first-class way, mobilizing capital to help create new opportunities for corporations, governments and individual investors around the world. Find out how Morgan Stanley can translate its values into value for you at morganstanley.com. |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation is proud to support the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and the 2016 Women in Business Summit. We believe that creating a workforce and a workplace that values diversity and fosters inclusion is pivotal to promoting innovation and increasing productivity and profitability. An essential step in this goal is obtaining greater participation and advancement of women in the labor force. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information. |
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Robert Walters, established in England in 1985, is a specialist recruitment consultancy operating in 25 countries across the world. Based on a spirit of diversity, it introduces the ideal candidates to companies. Robert Walters Japan is the Japanese branch of this organization, located in Tokyo and Osaka. It introduces permanent, temporary and contract workers. Specializing in bilingual recruitment, its industry experienced consultants work in teams and utilize the world’s highest quality database of specialist bilingual professionals from a range of fields to introduce candidates across a wide variety of industries and occupations. It introduces professional women, including managerial staff, to companies in a range of industries. About half of the candidates it introduces are women. |
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To achieve our vision of “enriching lifestyles worldwide,” diversity is one of the five core values of our company and our employees. We strive to establish an environment where each and every employee, regardless of their age, gender, nationality or sexual preference, can maximize their performance, contribute to the continued growth of our company and help make a better society. |
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State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) is one of the world's leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, including investment servicing, investment management and investment research and trading. With $28 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $2 trillion* in assets under management as of June 30, 2016, State Street operates in more than 100 geographic markets worldwide, including the US, Canada, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, visit State Street’s website at www.statestreet.com. * Assets under management include approximately $40 billion as of June 30, 2016, for which State Street Global Markets, LLC, an affiliate of SSGA, serves as the distribution agent. |
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Toys“R”Us- Japan is delighted to sponsor the ACCJ Women in Business Summit for the fourth consecutive year. As the country’s leading retailer of toys and baby products, we serve millions of moms and moms-to-be at more than 160 Toys“R”Us and Babies“R”Us stores nationwide. In order to ensure that we exceed the expectations of these very important customers, it is critical that women’s ideas, opinions and experiences are incorporated into every area of our business. Toys“R”Us would like to thank the ACCJ for spearheading this important discussion about the next generation of women leaders. We are committed to continuing to work together to champion women in businessComing soon |