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Purchasing Power With Purpose: How Supplier Diversity Works for Everyone (IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE)
Tuesday 04 Apr | 18.00 P.M. - 21.00 p.m.
From the largest global corporations to the smallest local businesses, supplier diversity benefits everyone and can help level the playing field for underrepresented groups. Join us for an informative, engaging evening in which we will explore this vital supply chain characteristic to understand what Supplier Diversity (SD) is, why it is important to companies and how it strengthens their diversity and sustainability efforts...
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Members: ¥6,000
Non Members: ¥9,400
Written by BCCJ
This event will be hosted as a hybrid event with the option of joining both in-person and virtually. Please note that this event page is for those wishing to join the event IN PERSON.
From the largest global corporations to the smallest local businesses, supplier diversity benefits everyone and can help level the playing field for underrepresented groups. Join us for an informative, engaging evening in which we will explore this vital supply chain characteristic to understand what Supplier Diversity (SD) is, why it is important to companies and how it strengthens their diversity and sustainability efforts. Hear about NGOs that support diverse business owners and companies seeking to work with diverse businesses. Broaden and deepen the conversation with your fellow ACCJ members, members of other chambers, and allied business organizations, as we take time to network over drinks and a buffet of delectable refreshments.
Speakers
Moriaki Kida – EY Japan Chairperson & CEO | Japan Regional Managing Partner
Moriaki (Mori) Kida has over 25 years of experience in sectors such as Technology, Diversified Industrial Products, Consumer Products, Life Sciences and Energy. He joined our audit practice in New York in 1996 and became an audit partner in July 2007 in California.
He has been an active member of the Global and AsiaPacific Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee as well as the Global Social Equity Task Force at EY, and is a strong advocate on issues related to gender and LGBT+ and for those with diverse abilities, nationalities and cultural backgrounds. Mori has shown a clear commitment to DE&I by appearing in various media and client events globally and has ranked highly as an outstanding LGBT+ Executive Role Model by the Financial Times and Yahoo Finance.
Moriaki (Mori) Kida has over 25 years of experience in sectors such as Technology, Diversified Industrial Products, Consumer Products, Life Sciences and Energy. He joined our audit practice in New York in 1996 and became an audit partner in July 2007 in California.
He has been an active member of the Global and AsiaPacific Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee as well as the Global Social Equity Task Force at EY, and is a strong advocate on issues related to gender and LGBT+ and for those with diverse abilities, nationalities and cultural backgrounds. Mori has shown a clear commitment to DE&I by appearing in various media and client events globally and has ranked highly as an outstanding LGBT+ Executive Role Model by the Financial Times and Yahoo Finance.
Roman Matla – APAC Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Google
Roman’s professional career spans over 26 years in a variety of Technology, Human Capital and Business Analysis leadership roles within the investment banking, mining and resources and technology industries across North America and the Asia Pacific region. In August 2020, Roman joined Google as APAC Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion based in Singapore. In this role, Roman and his team are responsible for delivering a globally aligned yet regionally tailored DEI strategy and set of initiatives that support Google’s business opportunities around the region. Roman graduated with honours from Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada where he majored in Business Administration and Marketing. He has made Singapore his home for the past 20 years along with his wife Heather and two children Alex and Kalyna.
Roman’s professional career spans over 26 years in a variety of Technology, Human Capital and Business Analysis leadership roles within the investment banking, mining and resources and technology industries across North America and the Asia Pacific region. In August 2020, Roman joined Google as APAC Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion based in Singapore. In this role, Roman and his team are responsible for delivering a globally aligned yet regionally tailored DEI strategy and set of initiatives that support Google’s business opportunities around the region. Roman graduated with honours from Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada where he majored in Business Administration and Marketing. He has made Singapore his home for the past 20 years along with his wife Heather and two children Alex and Kalyna.
Hayden Majajas – Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Hayden Majajas is the Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Takeda. He is a seasoned DE&I executive with experience managing a wide range of global initiatives and strategies and a background in developing, creating and implementing people-oriented DE&I strategic plans that are both commercial- and results-driven. Prior to joining Takeda, Hayden was Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at LVMH (Moët Hennessy
Louis Vuitton). In this role he designed and implemented LVMH’s first global DE&I strategy, built governance mechanisms and committees to drive accountability, and ensured commitment to measurable key performance indicators.
Hayden Majajas is the Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Takeda. He is a seasoned DE&I executive with experience managing a wide range of global initiatives and strategies and a background in developing, creating and implementing people-oriented DE&I strategic plans that are both commercial- and results-driven. Prior to joining Takeda, Hayden was Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at LVMH (Moët Hennessy
Louis Vuitton). In this role he designed and implemented LVMH’s first global DE&I strategy, built governance mechanisms and committees to drive accountability, and ensured commitment to measurable key performance indicators.
Loren Fykes, President & Co-founder of Pride Business Alliance Japan (PBAJ) supporting LGBTQIA+ and Ally business owners, and APAC DEI Program Manager at Google
Loren Fykes is an entrepreneur, adjunct professor in venture strategy, nonprofit founder and DEIB practitioner based in Tokyo. He designs and leads global projects in the fields of innovation and organizational transformation and has a solid track record in program management of DEIB initiatives in the APAC region. His passion for new frameworks pushed him to build the most successful platform in Japan for LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs and professionals, Fruits in Suits Japan. As a gay, African-American, cisgender male and fluent in Japanese, he realized intersectionality was a source of strength to bring people together and bridge disparate perspectives. FinS was started to support those who didn’t have 1) tools to “play the game” successfully, or 2) equal access to the best resources/financing (nor did they feel they belonged or were entitled to it). The group now has over 3,000 members, consults for several multinational companies in DEIB strategies and launched the first LGBTQ+ chamber of commerce, Pride Business Alliance Japan, an official affiliate of the NGLCC in Washington DC.
Loren Fykes is an entrepreneur, adjunct professor in venture strategy, nonprofit founder and DEIB practitioner based in Tokyo. He designs and leads global projects in the fields of innovation and organizational transformation and has a solid track record in program management of DEIB initiatives in the APAC region. His passion for new frameworks pushed him to build the most successful platform in Japan for LGBTQIA+ entrepreneurs and professionals, Fruits in Suits Japan. As a gay, African-American, cisgender male and fluent in Japanese, he realized intersectionality was a source of strength to bring people together and bridge disparate perspectives. FinS was started to support those who didn’t have 1) tools to “play the game” successfully, or 2) equal access to the best resources/financing (nor did they feel they belonged or were entitled to it). The group now has over 3,000 members, consults for several multinational companies in DEIB strategies and launched the first LGBTQ+ chamber of commerce, Pride Business Alliance Japan, an official affiliate of the NGLCC in Washington DC.
Jackie Steele – Founder & CEO, enjoi Japan K.K.
Dr. Jackie F. Steele is a trilingual political scientist, author, and international speaker who has taught at leading universities in Canada and Japan, including six years as associate professor at the University of Tokyo. She has published over thirty academic works, is a long-time collaborator of the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, and is an advisor to UN conferences focused on gender equality, diversity, and disaster/crisis risk governance. As founder and CEO of enjoi Japan K.K. Dr. Steele has guided corporate leaders on diversity and equity for innovation (DEI) as a holistic and evidence-based business strategy. For her work on DEI in Japan, she was selected by APAC Entrepreneur as one of the “Most Inspiring Japanese Entrepreneurs 2021”.
Dr. Jackie F. Steele is a trilingual political scientist, author, and international speaker who has taught at leading universities in Canada and Japan, including six years as associate professor at the University of Tokyo. She has published over thirty academic works, is a long-time collaborator of the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, and is an advisor to UN conferences focused on gender equality, diversity, and disaster/crisis risk governance. As founder and CEO of enjoi Japan K.K. Dr. Steele has guided corporate leaders on diversity and equity for innovation (DEI) as a holistic and evidence-based business strategy. For her work on DEI in Japan, she was selected by APAC Entrepreneur as one of the “Most Inspiring Japanese Entrepreneurs 2021”.
Miyuki Hirose, Japan Market Lead, WEConnect International and Founder, Pink Rose
Miyuki Hirose is the market lead for Japan since May 2022 for WEConnect International. Her goal is to bring about change for women entrepreneurs by spreading diversity in Japanese society. She hopes that it will contribute to the growth of the economy and the creation of jobs, and that many Japanese women business owners will connect with the world and open the first door for their dreams to be realized in the world by providing their products and services.
Miyuki Hirose is the market lead for Japan since May 2022 for WEConnect International. Her goal is to bring about change for women entrepreneurs by spreading diversity in Japanese society. She hopes that it will contribute to the growth of the economy and the creation of jobs, and that many Japanese women business owners will connect with the world and open the first door for their dreams to be realized in the world by providing their products and services.
