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WorksWay 2023: Accelerating the Reinforcement of Management Foundations through the Wisdom of Pioneers
2023/05/10
(Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Osamu Hata; hereafter "WAP") will hold the two-day online business forum "WorksWay 2023: Defend, Break, Divest" on Wednesday, July 19 and Thursday, July 20, 2023, with the theme of accelerating the strengthening of management foundations through the wisdom of pioneers. The forum will be held online for two days on Wednesday, July 19 and Thursday, July 20, 2023.
What is WorksWay 2023?
WorksWay" is an annual business forum held by WAP with a theme that matches the current trends of the year in the hope that it will help Japanese companies develop management strategies and solve business issues.
This year's theme is "Mori-Ba-Ri," which is derived from the Japanese words that describe the process of learning art and geido. This event will provide CXOs and department heads who support corporate management with information on how to "protect" the essence of the business they have built, "break" and develop the status quo by learning from the wisdom of the pioneers, "break away" from existing concepts, and take on the challenge of creating new value.
The main target departments are corporate planning, information systems, and accounting/finance/purchasing divisions. Last year, more than 2,600 people from 1,700 companies registered for the event, and the overall satisfaction rate for the sessions was extremely high, at 96%, including satisfied and somewhat satisfied.
2. Event Outline
Name: WorksWay 2023: Defend, Break, Divest - Two days to accelerate the strengthening of management foundations based on the wisdom of pioneers -
Dates: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 - Thursday, July 20, 2023
Venue: Online
Participation fee: Free
How to participate: You can register from the WorksWay2023 special site. (Pre-registration required)
Sponsors (in alphabetical order):
3. Event Highlights
(1) Keynote Spe eches
Mr. Kusunoki, an expert in competitive strategy, and Mr. Hirai, the first Minister of Digital, will deliver keynote speeches during the two days of WorksWay.
<Day 1>
Speakers:
Ken Kusunoki / Specially Appointed Professor, Hitotsubashi Business School (PDS Endowed Chair, Competitive Strategy)
Profile:
He has served as a member of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, a board member of the Organization Studies Association, a member of the Management Advisory Board of All Nippon Airways Co. Author of many books, including "Competitive Strategy as a Story: Conditions for Superior Strategy" (2010, Toyo Keizai Inc.).
Title:
"The Foundational Logic of Competitive Strategy"
Abstract:
The goal of corporate activities is long-term profit. Competitive strategy is the means to realize long-term profit in competition. The essence of competitive strategy is uniqueness - making the difference between a company and its competitors. In this lecture, we will clarify the unchanging logic underlying competitive strategy.
<Day 2>
Speaker:
Takuya Hirai, Member of the House of Representatives, Director General, Digital Society Promotion Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party
Profile：
He has served as Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Cabinet. In the 4th Abe Cabinet reshuffle in 2008, he was appointed Minister of State for IT and Minister of State for Science and Technology, Intellectual Property Strategy, Cool Japan Strategy, and Space Policy. In 2020, he was appointed Minister of State for Digital Reform in the Kan Cabinet. He became the first Minister of Digital Policy in 2021.
The title and summary of the lecture will be updated on the special WorksWay website.
(2) CXO Panel Discussion
Under the theme of "How should core business units support DX (business transformation)? They will discuss DX and how it can improve corporate competitiveness.
Panelists:
Takuya Hanada / Senior Managing Executive Officer, CHRO, JGC Holdings Corporation; Norihiro Itano / CIO, Head of System Strategy, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation;Toshiaki Itagaki / Director, Senior Executive Officer, CFO, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. (Technology Management)
Moderator:
Kazunori Saito / COO, Exponential Japan K.K.
(3) Sessions by special lecturers and DX advanced companies
Mr. Yukito Kato, Representative of "Actus Group" with Actus Tax Corporation at its core, IPA Digital Architecture and Design Center, an affiliated organization of Information-technology Promotion Agency, Mr. Kohei Saito, Associate Professor, Graduate School of University of Tokyo, as well as domestic and international The event will also feature a variety of sessions by domestic and international technology partners.
◆For inquiries regarding event registration, please contact
WORKSWAY 2023 Secretariat
E-mail:. [email protected].
◆For the press:
If you would like to arrange individual interviews with the speakers, please contact the following address.
Public Relations, Works Applications Corporation
TEL: 03-3512-1400 FAX: 03-3512-1401
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About Works Applications
Works Applications was founded in 1996 as an ERP package vendor in Japan. With innovative solutions such as no-customization and free version upgrades, we have supported the growth of our customers, mainly major Japanese companies. Believing in the potential of each individual, we aim to be a "growth engine" that maximizes the value of companies and individuals, and we will continue our pursuit of turning "work" into "creation" and making "work" fun.
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