Webinar – Quietly Powerful Leadership

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined our ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: ๐—จ๐—ป๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต webinar co-hosted with the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC)!

Featuring the remarkable insights of Megumi Miki, renowned author and leadership consultant, the event delved into how quieter leaders can leverage their unique strengths to lead effectively and make a significant impact.

A special shoutout to Ashurst and the team at the Australia Japan Business Council of Victoria (AJBCV) for organising a โ€œviewing partyโ€ in Melbourne, creating a wonderful hybrid event with opportunities for in-person networking and discussions.

Two lucky participants won the copy of signed book! Thank you Megumi-san for your generosity. 

June 2024

Webinar Series: Bilingual Parenting with Championing ‘Ikugyo’

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our webinar ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ‘๐—œ๐—ธ๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜†๐—ผ’ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ-๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ hosted by the Australia-Japan Businesswomen’s Network (AJBWN) in partnership with Ashurst!

We extend our gratitude to our wonderful speakers, the Ogawa-Javes family (Ian Javes and Natsuko Ogawa) and the Flynn-Forsyth family (Joe Flynn and Iori Forsyth) for their insightful perspectives on navigating the unique challenges and joys of raising children in bilingual homes.

From left: Joe Flynn, Iori Forsyth, Natsuko Ogawa, Ian Javes

May, 2024

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024

We had a series of events to celebrate International Women’s Day in 2024. It kicked off with a webinar where Ms Nancy Gordon, Commissioner General for Australia – World Expo Osaka Kansai 2025, shared an inspiring career story followed by 2 face-to-face events in NSW and VIC. See the details below;

We were honoured to have Nancy Gordon, Commissioner General for Australia, World Expo Osaka Kansai 2025, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade as our esteemed guest speaker. Nancy shared invaluable insights into her remarkable career journey and her pivotal role in strengthening Australia-Japan ties๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ And let’s not forget the exciting sneak peek she gave us into the program planned for Australia at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai!

A heartfelt thank you to the 77 attendees who joined our very first online event

“Breaking Barriers for Women’s Inclusion” event, hosted by the Sydney chapter of the Australia-Japan Businesswomen’s Network (AJBWN) together with the Australia-Japan Society of NSW Inc. (AJS-NSW) with support from the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC)!ย Special thanks to a venue sponsor, KPMG.

Our esteemed VIP speakers, both renowned experts in their respective fields, graciously shared their invaluable insights, wisdom, and expertise on empowering women and breaking down barriers in the Australia-Japan business landscape.
Their captivating presentations and thought-provoking discussions left a lasting impact on the attendees, inspiring us to push boundaries and embrace new opportunities for growth and success

From left, Anita Byrnes (AJS), Ayumi Takaku (AJBWN), Jo Keiko Terasawa, Kaori Terauchi, Iori Forsyth (AJBWN)

In Melbourne, we have hosted a Hotel Windsor Afternoon Tea Networking event inviting female Australia Japan industrial professionals on the panel. This evet was co-hosted with Australia Japan Business Council Victoria (AJBCV). This annual signature event in Melbourne was very popular and all the 100 tickets were sold out.

If you are based in VIC, don’t miss it next year!