Event Details
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020
Time: 17:30 - 19:00
Speakers: Rochelle Kopp, Professor Of Management, The University of Kitakyushu; Stéphane Fouché, CEO, Hako
Moderator: Parker J. Allen, President & CEO, Parthenon Japan
Event Fee: Free!
Location: Online livestream panel and Q&A session
Event Details:
In this free live event, we will throw away the talking points and get right down to frank discussion of the current situation and analyze how this crisis is likely to affect international relations. This panel will also focus on key takeaways for companies doing business in Japan, including how the crisis is likely to affect future operations & corporate culture, and how companies should start planning for what(ever) happens next. This session will also include a live Q&A session. Please join us for an interactive evening!
Speaker Profiles:
Rochelle Kopp
Professor Of Management, The University of Kitakyushu
Rochelle Kopp is a management consultant specializing in cross-cultural communication, human resources, leadership and organization development. She works with Japanese companies doing business globally and global companies doing business in Japan or working closely with Japanese companies. Rochelle is author of The Rice-Paper Ceiling: Breaking Through Japanese Corporate Culture, Business Etiquette Japan, the upcoming Creating Engaged Employees in Japan, and over thirty books in Japanese.
Rochelle writes frequently for publications in Japan and the U.S., including ongoing columns in the Asahi Shimbun, Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, the Newsweek Japan website, and U.S. Frontline News. Prior to establishing Japan Intercultural Consulting, Rochelle worked at two U.S.-based international consulting firms, specializing in Japan-U.S. and other global projects.
Stéphane Fouché
CEO, Hako
Stéphane Fouché is an established entrepreneur, consultant, and public speaker focused on education and strategic partnerships. Stéphane’s extensive entrepreneurial experience includes founding Hako, Archive, Komatsu Summer School, and Harvard Japan Career Forum. As the first non-Japanese strategic partnerships director of DMM.com, Stéphane worked Inside the Office of the Chairman where he founded DMM.Strategy and oversaw DMM.com’s commitments to globalization and CSR.
A graduate of Harvard University, Stéphane served as a member of Harvard Haitian Alliance, aiding with the visit of PM Laurent Lamothe and Finance Minister Wilson Laleau. As Co-Chair of Harvard College Japan Initiative, he worked to strengthen the bond between Harvard and other colleges in Japan, and co-led expansion efforts of HLAB. Stéphane currently serves as an external advisor to Taktopia, fabbit, MEXT Scholars Association, and is President Emeritus of Harvard College Japan Initiative.
