Category Archives: Community and Business

Lessons on Leadership from Global CEO of Rio Tinto, Jean-Sébastien Jacques

Business leaders must embrace partnerships and disruption while staying connected with society in order to achieve success in the 21st century, according to Jean-Sébastien Jacques, chief executive of Rio Tinto. Visiting Japan from the Anglo-Australian firm’s headquarters in London, he spoke at a luncheon co-hosted by the BCCJ and Australian and New Zealand Chamber of …

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The UK’s Global Image Ahead of Brexit

The UK’s global image ahead of Brexit Survey shows attractiveness, trust remains high Despite the Brexit debate, the UK’s attractiveness among young people in the world’s leading nations exceeds that of pre-European Union referendum levels. That is according to Powers of Attraction, an April 2018 study commissioned by the British Council to get insight into how …

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2019-2020 BCCJ Executive Committee CANDIDATES

2019-2020 British Chamber of Commerce (BCCJ) Executive Committee – 15 candidates The nomination period for the BCCJ 2019-2020 Executive Committee (Excom) and Presidential elections opened on February 18.  Under our constitution, the Excom is run by a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 15 individuals.  At this year’s Annual General Meeting (Roppongi Hills Club, …

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2019-2020 Executive Committee announced at AGM

At last night’s 2019 BCCJ Annual General Meeting (AGM), the 2019-2020 BCCJ Executive Committee (Excom) was presented to Chamber members and distinguished guests, including the CEO of the British Paralympics Association, Mike Sharrock. Held at the Roppongi Hills Club, the meeting was opened by HM Ambassador to Japan Paul Madden CMG, who described a successful …

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