Tuesday, September 13, 2016
​13:00 - 20:00
​The Westin Nagoya Castle

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Schedule

Please note that there may be slight changes to the program.

13:00 - 15:00

Plenary Session (simultaneous interpretation available) & Networking Session

• Welcome Speech - Christopher J. LaFleur, ACCJ President
• Video Message - Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, U.S. Embassy

Keynote Speakers

• Sarah Casanova, President and CEO, Representative Director, McDonald’s Company (Japan), Ltd.
• Mayumi Tateishi, Executive Vice President​, Member of the Board, Oak Lawn Marketing, Inc.​​ / Senior Vice President, NTT DOCOMO, INC.​

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15:00 - 16:15

Breakout Sessions 1

Round Table Discussion 1: "Strategies from the Front Line" (consecutive interpretation available)

• Royanne Doi, Corporate Chief Ethics Officer, Prudential Financial, Inc.
• ​Kaoru Kano, Senior Director, Human Resources, Eli Lilly Japan K.K.
• Patricia (Tish) Robinson, Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University (Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy)
• ​Laura Younger, Executive Director, ACCJ
  
  

​Workshop 1: "Unconscious Bias - What You Need to Know to Leverage D&I" (Japanese only)

• Masako Arakane, President, Qualia Inc.
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Workshop 2: "Take Charge of Your Career" (bilingual)

• Rita Chhabra, Regional Director, Northeast US, Catalyst Inc. (Presenter and facilitator in English)
• Tsukiko Tsukahara, Vice President, Catalyst Japan (Facilitator in Japanese)

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16:30 - 17:45

Breakout Sessions 2

Round Table Discussion 2: "Strategies from the Front Line" (consecutive interpretation available)

• Masako Arakane, President, Qualia Inc.
• ​Royanne Doi, Corporate Chief Ethics Officer, Prudential Financial, Inc.
• Kaoru Kano, Senior Director, Human Resources, Eli Lilly Japan K.K.
• ​Laura Younger, Executive Director, ACCJ
  
  

Workshop 3: "Speak out! Don’t freak out! Feeling the Fear and Moving through It to Let Your Voice Be Heard at work" (English only)

• Patricia (Tish) Robinson, Associate Professor, Hitotsubashi University (Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy)
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​Workshop 4: "Inclusive Leadership" (bilingual)

• Tsukiko Tsukahara, Vice President, Catalyst Japan (Presenter and facilitator in Japanese)
  
• Rita Chhabra, Regional Director, Northeast US, Catalyst Inc. (Facilitator in English)

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18:00 - 20:00

Cocktail Reception

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