Past Events

In our 15+ year history, AWF has held numerous events (too many to list, in fact).
However, in order to give you an idea of the range of events and speakers we offer, here is a list of some of our speakers from the past few years:

2018 Events (click on orange title below to see flyer)

February

“Living and Planning Across Borders” with Sachiko Ohi, founder and CEO of SAIL (Strategic Alternative Investment Logistics)

March

AWF Mentor Dinner with Miriam Embury, Adjunct Professor of Management, Hult Business School: “Leading Women – What Holds Us Back: Glass Ceilings or a Sticky Floor?” 

“Diversity and Leadership in Japan” with David Shirt, Head of Macquarie Japan

May

AWF Mentor Dinner with Pamela Yeo, General Counsel, General Insurance, Asia Pacific and Japan, AIG: “From Bungee Jumping to the Boardroom: Lessons from a Career Across Asia” 

“Personal Impact: Being Your Best Every Day” with Andrew Manterfield, Executive Coach, SudaManterfield Consulting

June

AWF Mentor Dinner with Graeme Knowd, Managing Director, Moody’s Investors Service: “Standing Out, Getting Ahead” 

July

“Upgrading Japanese Communication Skills” with Michiyo Nakamoto, writer and former journalist with the Financial Times.

September

AWF Mentor Dinner with Mark Dearlove, CEO Japan, Head of Markets, Asia Pacific, Barclays: “Global Moves for Inner Achievements”

October

“A Woman’s Place…in the Boardroom” with Christina Ahmadjian, Professor, Hitotsubashi University, Board member MHI, Sumitomo Electric, and Japan Exchange Group

November

AWF Mentor Dinner with Kenichi Hosomi, Managing Executive Officer, Deputy Head, International Business Unit, SMFG: “Diversity from Without and Within”

“Change the Notion to Action” with Kathy Matsui, Vice Chair, Goldman Sachs Japan, Chief Equity Strategist, and Henry Kravis, Co-founder, Co-Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer, KKR

2017 Events (click on orange title below to see flyer)

February

“My Career Journey: Stop, Start, Continue” with Junko Yamada, Chief People Officer, Tricor

March

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2016 Events

February
“Secrets to Survival” with Reiko Hayashi, Managing Director and Head of Japan Global Capital Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

March
“Progress Report: Abenomics” with Ed Rodgers, CEO and CIO, Rogers investment Advisor

April
“Women’s Leadership in the Financial World, the Case of Israel” with Nadine Baudot-Trajtenberg, Deputy Governor, Bank of Israel

May
“From Washington to Tokyo: A Personal Journey in Journalism” with Jodi Schneider, Editor, Bloomberg

June
“Abenomics:  Passes, Fails and Incompletes” with Robert Alan Feldman, Managing Director, Chief Economist, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.

July
“Travel Safety for Women” with Elizabeth Harvey, Head of Global Operations and Investigations, Global Security Division, AIG

July – AWF Mentor Dinner
“Embracing Change in Your Career” with Sally Dwyer & Taeko Kawano

September
“Change and Diversity in the Australian Context” with Clare Walsh, Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy, Japan

“Hard Talk – from Trading Floor to Board Room” with Makoto Kuwahara, CEO of Deutsche Bank Group Japan

October – AWF Mentor Dinner
“At the Mid-Point of Careers: What Women Really Want” with Carolanne Minash, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, UBS

November
“Reforms in India” The Past, the Present and the Future with Samiran Chakraborty, Managing Director, Chief Economist for India, Citigroup

December
“Getting Fit and Giving Back: Cycling to Deliver the Great Outdoors” with Robert Williams, Founder of Tokyo-based ‘’Knights in White Lycra’ & Kozue Oka, Executive Director at Mirai no Mori

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2015 Events

February
Leadership, Globality and Managing Your Career with Anne Clarke Wolff, Managing Director and Head of Global Corporate Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

March
Sailing Through Career Challenges with Izumi Kobayashi, Director, ANA Holdings Inc. ; Director, Suntory holdings, LTF; Director, Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

May
Panel Discussion: The Journey so far: Career Paths for Women in Finance in Japan moderated by Hidehiro Imatsu with panelists Hiroko Adachi, Noriko Kawamura, Etsuko Kobayashi and Akiko Koda (all members from Goldman Sachs)

June
“Steps for Success” with Karyn Twaronite: Ernst & Young Partner and Global Diversity & Inclusiveness Officer

July
“Leadership Across Borders” with Haruko Watanabe, COO, AIG Fuji Life Insurance

September
“Male Champions of Change” with Brian Fowler, Managing Editor, Japan and Korea, Bloomberg
& Kensuku Iida, Corporate Officer, Toys “R” Us

October
“Taking Charge of Your Own Career Under the Changing Environment” with Sakie T. Fukushima President & Representative Director, G&S Global Advisors Inc

December
“How to Harness This Thing Called Stress”with Vickie Skorji, Director of the Tokyo English Life Line, an NPO specializing in addressing the international community’s mental health needs in Japan

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2014 Events

February
Social Media: Transforming the Way Professionals and Businesses Work with Garrell Malacad, Global Account Director, LinkedIn Talent Solutions at LinkedIn Japan Co., Ltd

March
International Women’s Day Event with our special guest speaker Ana Duarte McCarthy Managing Director & Chief Diversity Officer, Citigroup

June
Mindset as a Global Citizen: “A Perspective from the Leadership of the International Organization Community” with Ms. Yumiko Murakami, Head, OECD Tokyo Mr. Ganeshan Wignaraja, Director of Research of Asia Development Bank Institute Mr. Tsutomu Okubo, Member of the House of Councillors in the Diet Ms. Yuko Kinoshita, Deputy Head, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

 July
Digital Marketing–Connecting the dots with Fujiyo Ishiguro, President & CEO of Netyear Group Corporation

September
Special Workshop: Unleash Your Inner Diamond with Mr. Jack Nicklin Globus Consulting

October
Abenomics Progress Update with Ms. Junko Nishioka, Head of Research Japan, RBS Securities Japan Limited

November
How to convince your boss that you deserve a raise, and other strategies for success in a competitive workplace with Tim Latimore Country Executive for Japan, Bank of America Group President and Representative Director of Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. Co-Branch Manager of Bank of America, N.A. Tokyo Branch

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2013 Events

February
2013 Kickoff Event with Beth A. Brooke, Global Vice Chair – Public Policy at Ernst & Young

March
What I Wish I Knew Then... with Patricia A. David, Managing Director, Global Head of Diversity, JP Morgan Chase

April
Connecting the World with Twenty Yen with Masa Kogure, Founder and Executive Director, TABLE FOR TWO International

June
Panel Discussion: The Role of Women in “Abenomics” Moderated by William Pesek, Tokyo-based economics, business, markets, and politics columnist for Bloomberg News

September
Extraordinary times, extraordinary measures- A view from Japan with Charles Beazley CEO, Nikko AM

October
Leadership for the 21st Century- What’s New? with Yoko Ishikura Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design

December
Find Your Passion with Jason Kendy Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing at UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

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2012 Events

February
Are We Turning Japanese? with Peter Tasker, founding partner of Arcus Investments,an investment company specialising in Japanese securities. To find out more about Peter Tasker, please visit http://www.petertasker.asia/