We continuously support Abenomics’ initiative to empower female professionals and hosted a side event of the World Assembly for Women (WAW!) on 24th June 2019 in Sydney. Prior to this, the government of Japan and the committee of W20 Japan hosted “5th WAW!/W20” in 23-24 March 2019, where many leading female professionals gathered.
This year, we invited Miss Atsuko Kobayashi, the owner of Small Forest. Atsuko is the first female winemaker in Japan, and the only Japanese winemaker to establish a wine brand in Australia. She gave us a keynote speech on ‘work and success overseas’
Followed by a panel discussion with Miss Kana Wakabayashi, then-executive director of JNTO Sydney, Miss Chie Majima, Managing Director of Hitachi Australia Pty Ltd, Miss Yuko Wakamatsu, Global Partnership Advisor of CSIRO and Miss Rika Sasaki, Advisor of AUSTRADE, moderated by Mr Tadashi Saida, then-Managing Director of Sumitomo Australia Pty Ltd.
Special thanks to Herbert Smith Freehills Sydney office.