Registration

13:00-14:00

WELCOME GREETINGS

Stephen A. Zurcher

Vice President - ​Kansai
​American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

Christopher J. LaFleur

President
​American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

Karen Kelley

U.S. Consul General
​Osaka-Kobe

OPENING SESSION

Business Case for Workstyle Reform

Stanislav Vecera

President
​Procter & Gamble Japan K.K.

Renge Jibu

 Journalist
​Visiting Researcher
​Showa Women's University

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 Makela

Asst General Counsel, Corporate, External and Legal Affairs Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

Kenji Miyashita

Vice President, Corporate Relations
​McDonald’s Company (Japan), Ltd.

Kazuo Matsuyama

​President and CEO
​SATO Holdings Corporation

Nadine Slater

Founder 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 Hirata

Statutory Executive Officer and Senior Vice President
Chief Legal Officer
​MetLife Insurance K.K.

Yusuke Yamamoto

Brand Marketing Manager Womenwill Project Lead
​Google Japan
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Megumi Tsukamoto

Director, Global Government and Corporate Affairs
​Japan Caterpillar Japan, LLC.
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Mariko Kitao

President, 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 Fukutomi

Corporate Officer, Human Resources
​AIU Insurance Company, Ltd.
The Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

Ryohei Inda

Director Employee Relations Human Resources
​Eli Lilly Japan K.K.

Miyuki Imamura

Deputy Senior Manager of Labor Administration Department, ​Personnel & Labor Administration Division
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Takanao Masutani

Executive 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

 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. ​

Ginger Griggs

President
​ASC Leader

Akemi Nakagawa​

Lumina Practitioner​