Global Human Resources Development

Top business leaders, entrepreneurs, consultants, and other experts who are leaders in their respective fields share their inspiring view-points for discussion how to become or foster global leaders in an event in which all participants exchange ideas and learn together in interactive sessions.

KIZASHI is Japanese for “silver lining”. There are people who overcome various boundaries in pursuing lives of their own. KIZASHI is a place for those real-life stories to be told, and a rewarding experience for those willing to listen. One person’s courage to step forward encourages others, cultivating openness in our world to diverse ways of life. Feel the KIZASHI for the future, at this event.

This is a large-scale forum, from broad perspectives, of the experience and knowledge of corporate executives and global leaders who are active at the forefront of their fields. Featuring corporate case study presentations, panel discussions by people who are actively engaged in the development of global leaders, and presentations of the latest research, this forum seeks to deliver information from diverse angles.

Experts in various fields who have achieved global success as the leaders of corporations and organizations provide big-picture of the question “What Makes a Global Leader?” The Leader’s Voice delivers their views, based on their various experiences, on topics such as the competencies needed to play an active role on the global stage and the reality of Japan’s globalization.

This series of articles shows how people who are active on the frontlines of the global scene, with its mix of diverse values, chose and excel their career in a global arena and how they proceeded down that path. They talk about what challenges they faced, how they overcame barriers to achieve results, and what mindset they consider to be important.