13:00-14:00
WELCOME GREETINGS
Karen Kelley
U.S. Consul General
Osaka-Kobe
Osaka-Kobe
OPENING SESSION
Business Case for Workstyle Reform
14:10-15:20
PLENARY SESSION 1
Organizational Best Practices to Promote Workstyle Reform
New ways of working enable organizations to create a win-win with employees in terms of productivity and engagement. In this session, learn about organizational best practices around work style reform and how leaders are creating a culture and mindset that supports a more flexible work style.
Susanna MakelaAsst General Counsel, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.
Kenji MiyashitaVice President, Corporate Relations
McDonald’s Company (Japan), Ltd. |
Kazuo MatsuyamaPresident and CEO
SATO Holdings Corporation Nadine SlaterFounder and Executive Coach
Excel with Purpose |
15:40-16:50
PLENARY SESSION 2
How You can Make a Difference – Personal Perspectives
How do individual leaders and managers influence the working style of their people regardless of organizational practices? This session will share personal learnings and challenges from leaders who are making a difference in how their people get things done.
Chika HirataStatutory Executive Officer and Senior Vice President
Chief Legal Officer MetLife Insurance K.K. Yusuke YamamotoBrand Marketing Manager Womenwill Project Lead
Google Japan |
Megumi TsukamotoDirector, Global Government and Corporate Affairs
Japan Caterpillar Japan, LLC. Mariko KitaoPresident, Diversity Office Kitao Co., Ltd. Chief Consultant, Hyogo Shigoto to Seikatsu Center Executive Consultant,
Hyogo Shigoto to Seikatsu Center |
17:10-18:25
BREAKOUT SESSION 1
First Steps in Workstyle Reform
How do we get from here to there? All change needs to start somewhere and work style reform is no different. In this interactive panel discussion, hear from organizations at different stages in the process for ideas to move work style reform forward at your organization.
Kazunari FukutomiCorporate Officer, Human Resources
AIU Insurance Company, Ltd. The Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. Ryohei IndaDirector Employee Relations Human Resources
Eli Lilly Japan K.K. |
Miyuki ImamuraDeputy Senior Manager of Labor Administration Department, Personnel & Labor Administration Division
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Takanao MasutaniExecutive Officer, Vice President,
Human Resources & Administrative Services AstraZeneca K.K. |
BREAKOUT SESSION 2
Addressing the Influence of Culture on Workstyle Reform
Work style reform has been the major challenge to Japan This session will address the impact of national culture on work style. The national culture is “a programming of mind” about which we are unconscious because we are programmed since the moment of we are born. Being aware of the national culture will provide new perspectives to working “smarter”, not harder, to improve productivity and work-life integration.
Chika Miyamori
Managing Partner
Hofstede Insights Japan
Hofstede Insights Japan
BREAKOUT SESSION 3
Getting What You Need in the Workplace
Is there something you need or want at work and have been afraid to ask for? Have you perhaps asked for something and been turned down? Knowing how to manage that all-important conversation is a critical factor in getting what you need in the workplace.
In this workshop you will learn and practice a 3-step method for clarifying your needs, while not only maintaining, but furthering positive relationships.
In this workshop you will learn and practice a 3-step method for clarifying your needs, while not only maintaining, but furthering positive relationships.