October 2023 Event Highlights

Events

Oct 25

Written By Julian Socher

The Cross-Chamber Young Professionals Speed Networking event held on October 25 featured support from eight chambers of commerce in Japan.

The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan hosted 57 events in October 2023. Among these were:

The North America–Europe Golf Challenge in Japan 2023 (October 6)
Innovation in Residential Energy Business Models (October 10)
Villanova University MBA Delegation Meeting (October 10)
Diversity & Inclusion Summit Series 2023 "Unleashing the Power of Inclusion" Days 1 and 2 (October 5 and 13)
Chubu Children's Fund Golf Tournament (October 13)
Policy Briefing with Eric Pan of Investment Company Institute (October 16)
New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy (October 17)
Sales Support Alliance October Meeting (October 18)
The New Social Customer and How to Access Your Audience (October 19)
Ordinary General Meeting (October 24)
Cross-Chamber Young Professionals Speed Networking (October 25)
Generative AI: How It Will Shape Businesses Tomorrow and Is Transforming Legal Work (October 25)
Unveiling the Power of DEI in Corporate Success (October 26)

Here are some of our favorite highlights.

All smiles for Steve Rose, Julian Bashore, and Kenneth Magness following the aerospace networking event.

The 19th North America–Europe Golf Challenge was held at the Atsugi Kokusai Country Club on October 6.

The ACCJ Energy Committee welcomed three prominent leaders in residential energy tech.

The ACCJ welcomed Villanova University MBA students at our new CIC office this week for a University Briefing led by Executive Director Laura Younger.

Graphics shared on Day 2 of the ACCJ Kansai Diversity & Inclusion Summit Series.

The Chubu Children's Fund Charity Golf Tournament raised ¥512,150 in support of children in foster homes in the Chubu area.

Eric Pan, Norihiko Tsukada, and Michael Middeton pose after Pan's briefing of ACCJ financial committees.

The ACCJ welcomed New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy to the CIC offices to discuss the role of women in the workplace.

ACCJ Sales Development Committee hosted the monthly Sales Support Alliance meeting at CIC Tokyo on October 18.

Tim O'Rourke discussed the latest social media trends and how they are impacting consumer behavior in the market.

The ACCJ hosted its first hybrid Ordinary General Meeting. Thank you to all candidates and members for attending!

The ACCJ Young Professionals Forum hosted the Cross-Chamber Speed Networking event on October 25 at CCI France Japon. Ninety young professional from eight chambers attended.