Our globalized world is one of rapid changes, and business global opportunities are changing right before our eyes. Despite the trouble cause by the pandemic, some markets and industries are finding their ways forward, including markets in Japan.
Global Chamber® is pleased to have hosted three extraordinary experts on the Japanese market who shared their perspectives from their unique viewpoints as business leaders there.
Listen to the conversation HERE.
Leaders Debbie Howard, Catherine O'Connell and Kathy Matsui talked about the ongoing trends and how these are changing in light of the Olympics, COVID-19 and more. The discuss occurred on July 13th 2021, just 10 days before the Olympics kicked off.
The pandemic stats and vaccine rollout numbers have moved greatly in the intervening 2 weeks, but the rest of the information on how Japan is open for business hasn't changed and is really useful. As Kathy mentioned, if Japan is not on YOUR radar, it certainly should be.
Debbie shared recent results from CarterJMRN’s 5th annual tracking study of Japanese consumers (March 2021). Fascinating!
At the link above you will hear about the role of women in the workplace, Work from Home, and a variety of market trends including...
✅ Consumer trends ✅ Changing attitudes toward women's progress ✅ Movements in the workplace ✅ The rapid increase in e-commerce ✅ SMEs and entrepreneurship ✅ The abundance of Human Capital ✅ Venture Capital and ESGs
Agenda
00:00 – Multi-Metro Globinar begins
- Debbie Howard - Chairman at The Carter Group
- Catherine O'Connell - Founder and Principal at Catherine O'Connell Law
- Kathy Matsui - General Partner at MPower Partners
00:55 - Wrap-up
Speaker Biographies
Debbie Howard - Chairman at The Carter Group-Japan Market Resource Network. Debbie has lived and worked in Japan for over 30 years, and founded Japan Market Resource Network (JMRN) in 1989. Debbie is a specialist in translating qualitative research into clear strategic direction for international clients, and over her career has worked with most major brands that have entered Japan.
She served as President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) in 2004 and 2005, Chairman in 2006 and 2007, and continues to serve as ACCJ President Emeritus.
Howard has addressed international marketing and business development audiences in the U.S., Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand, and has facilitated executive-level ideation and strategy development workshops for multi-national companies such as Daimler-Chrysler, Burberry and American Express.
Catherine O'Connell - Founder and Principal at Catherine O'Connell Law. Catherine has lived and worked in Japan for over 18 years, and is the first foreign female lawyer to launch a law firm in Tokyo. As a bilingual (English & Japanese) lawyer, she has a deep knowledge of Japanese business culture and practices.
Utilizing both her corporate and private practice experience, she supports corporations - both multi-national and Japanese - with services ranging from General Counsel to ad-hoc or project-based advisory.
Catherine serves as Vice Chair of the Australian & New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan, and also as Legal Services & IP Committee Chair for the ACCJ, and also as a Vice President for Women in Law Japan. She is also host of the Lawyer on Air Podcast.
Kathy Matsui - General Partner at MPower Partners. Kathy is the former Vice Chair of Goldman Sachs Japan and Chief Japan Equity Strategist. Her groundbreaking ʻWomenomicsʼ research spurred the Japanese government to promote gender diversity, and she has advised corporations on governance and diversity best practices. She has an MA from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and an AB from Harvard.
Originally published at https://www.globalchamber.org/blog/2021/07/26/global-chamber/an-important-update-on-business-opportunities-in-japan-pre-and-post-olympics/
