▼Vital Japan - September Session 9月月例勉強会

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Vital Japan 第105回 月例勉強会： 2012年9月8日（土） 6:30pm- 【飯田橋】
◆Topic「日本企業の英語化は何をもたらすか？ - 最先端から見える風景 」
"Englishnization of Japan Inc. - Why now?"
使用言語：英語 Session language: English
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◆日時：2012年9月8日（土）
開場6:00pm 勉強会 6:30-9:10pm 終了後、懇親会

◆会場：東京しごとセンター B2F 講堂
東京都千代田区飯田橋　3-10-3
◆交通：飯田橋駅より徒歩7分、九段下駅より徒歩10分
地図：http://vitaljapan.com/map_tokyoshigoto.htm

◆参加費：1000円
◆定員：150人

◆参加申込：次のフォームからお申込みください。
http://vitaljapan.com/clipmail2/
(9/8勉強会用フォーム）

◆勉強会の流れ
開始前：Networking time (〜6:10pm)
6:30pm: Opening
6:45pm-: Interactive Presentation/Workshop by the Speaker (English)
9:10pm Session end

◆使用言語：英語

◆Topic「日本企業の英語化は何をもたらすか？ - 最先端から見える風景 」
"Englishnization of Japan Inc. - Why now?"

◆Speaker: Kyle Yee
Englishnization Group, Group Manager
Global Human Resources Dept, Rakuten, Inc

楽天株式会社にて、英語化"Englishnization"の責任者として活躍されている
カナダ人 Kyle Yeeさんにお話いただきます。
日本での10年にわたる英語教育経験、さらに10年にわたる楽天でのグローバル
ストラテジストとしてのご経験を踏まえ、日本における「英語化」について問題
提起いただきます。参加者でのグループディスカッション等も交えながらのイン
タラクティブなワークショップです。

Japan's dominance on the global business stage is slowly shrinking. In 2007,
a Goldman Sachs report forecasted that Japan's share of global GDP would
shrink to 3% in 2050 from its then-share of 12% in 2006. Should Japan sit
passively by and watch its global role shrink to nothing? What might the
dangers be to the country of doing nothing?

In this workshop, we will discuss if and/or how the adoption of the
language of English can help turn around Japanese industry
and how you would tackle this somewhat controversial move at all levels
from government (national to local), industry (global players to mom &
pop shops), and educational policy.


▼Speakerのご紹介
Kyle Yee is the head of the Englishnization Project at Rakuten, Inc.
He arrived in Japan in 1991 and spent 10 years in the field of English
language education.

In 2001, he joined Rakuten as a global strategist. In 2010, he was
assigned to work on the Englishnization Project. In early 2011, he
worked closely with Professor Tsedal Neeley on the Harvard Business
School case study about the Englishnization Project, 'Language and
Globalization:"Englishnization" at Rakuten. He has been interviewed by
The Washington Post, Wired UK, and Bloomberg Businessweek about
his work on the project.

He received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, a master of arts
degree in teaching English as a foreign and second language, and a
master of science degree in financial economics.

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English Announcemnet
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Vital Japan 105th Monthly Session
"Englishnization of Japan Inc. - Why now?"

*When: Saturday, August 11, 2012
6:30-9:10pm (Door open 6:00pm)
Networking Party to follow at a restaurant/Izakaya.

*Place: Tokyo Shigoto Center - B2 Hall
3-10-3 Iidabashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

*Access: 7 minute walk from Iidabashi Station
10 minute walk from Kudanshita Station
http://vitaljapan.com/map_tokyoshigoto.htm

*Topic: "Englishnization of Japan Inc. - Why now?"

*Speaker: Kyle Yee,
Englishnization Group, Group Manager
Global Human Resources Dept, Rakuten, Inc

*Language: English

*Cost: 1,000yen

*Sign Up
http://vitaljapan.com/clipmail2/
(Max 150 people)

*Session Flow:
-6:30pm Networking time
6:30pm: Opening
6:45pm-: Interactive Presentation/Workshop by the Speaker (English)
9:10pm Session end

Japan's dominance on the global business stage is slowly shrinking. In 2007,
a Goldman Sachs report forecasted that Japan's share of global GDP would
shrink to 3% in 2050 from its then-share of 12% in 2006. Should Japan sit
passively by and watch its global role shrink to nothing? What might the
dangers be to the country of doing nothing?

In this workshop, we will discuss if and/or how the adoption of the
language of English can help turn around Japanese industry
and how you would tackle this somewhat controversial move at all levels
from government (national to local), industry (global players to mom &
pop shops), and educational policy.


*Speaker's Profile
Kyle Yee is the head of the Englishnization Project at Rakuten, Inc.
He arrived in Japan in 1991 and spent 10 years in the field of English
language education.

In 2001, he joined Rakuten as a global strategist. In 2010, he was
assigned to work on the Englishnization Project. In early 2011, he
worked closely with Professor Tsedal Neeley on the Harvard Business
School case study about the Englishnization Project, 'Language and
Globalization:"Englishnization" at Rakuten. He has been interviewed by
The Washington Post, Wired UK, and Bloomberg Businessweek about
his work on the project.

He received a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, a master of arts
degree in teaching English as a foreign and second language, and a
master of science degree in financial economics.
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