Category: business
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Struggling for Europe’s technology sovereignty – a comment on Hermann Hauser’s proposal for a €100 billion Technology Sovereignty Fund
by Gerhard Fasol Hermann Hauser in a recent article on Project Syndicate, entitled “The Struggle for Technology Sovereignty in Europe” argues for “the UK and EU to jointly establish a €100 billion ($120 billion) Technology Sovereignty Fund to counter the $100 billion that the US is spending on its technology sovereignty and the even larger…
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Corporate governance reforms: making Japanese corporations great again? Monday, May 28, 2018, 19:00-21:00 at CCIFJ
Corporate governance reforms: making Japanese corporations great again? Understanding how Japanese Boards of Directors function helps you close deals Monday, May 28, 2018, 19:00-21:00 at CCIFJ Stimulating Japanese companies’ growth is a key element of Prime Minister Abe’s economic growth policies. For companies to grow, management needs to be improved, Boards of Directors need to…
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Japanese Corporate Governance – The Inside Story: Gerhard Fasol and Sir Stephen Gomersall
Gerhard Fasol and Sir Stephen Gomersall Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, London, Tuesday 16 January 2018, 6:00pm Topic: Japanese Corporate Governance – The Inside Story Speakers: Gerhard Fasol and Sir Stephen Gomersall Program: Tuesday 16 January 2018, 6:00pm – 7:00pm, Drinks reception from 7:00pm Location: 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle (entrance facing Regent’s Park), London NW1 4QP,…
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Japan’s globalization paradox: is Japan global? or struggling to globalize?
Japan’s globalization puzzle: intriguing questions by one of my great European friends, a great European banking sector leader How do you explain Japan’s lack of internationalization with so many big Japanese holdings managing successfully businesses abroad (e.g. Toyota, Toshiba, Mitsubishi, etc.) Japan’s globalization paradox – a closer look Its not so simple: Japan is a…
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Social media revolutionize how we market brands (Ray Bremner, President & CEO, Unilever Japan)
Ray Bremner, President & CEO of Unilever Japan gave a talk at Waseda University From Advertising to consumers to mattering to people My key take-away is that social media have made the top-down “begin told” way of advertising obsolete, and replaced it by finding, sharing and engaging. About Unilever: Unilever was founded in 1929 by…
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How can a European company succeed in Japan’s energy landscape? (EU-Japan Gateway keynote)
I was invited to give a keynote talk to about 50 European participants in the EU-Japan Gateway program, which assists small and medium sized European companies to enter the Japanese market. My topic was “How can a European company succeed in Japan’s energy landscape?” I explained Japan’s energy situation today, based on our reports: Renewable…
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Cash goes mobile and electronic. First to market in Japan and then what? (TTI-Vanguard conference keynote)
The organizers of the legendary TTI-Vanguard conference series organized a conference on “Futureproofing” in Tokyo, and invited me to give a keynote on Japan’s creativity and first-to-market for many technologies and business models, and Japan’s difficulties to capture global value from this creativity, a phenomenon often called “Japan’s Galapagos syndrome“. The organizers, and particularly the…
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Will cash become obsolete? E-money, mobile payments and mobile commerce (Talk for the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan)
Gave presentation to the Telecommunications Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) on October 7, 2009. My talk was attended by about 30-40 executives from major global telecom operators, global banks, new-age payment companies, and from major internet companies. Outline: What is money? Medium of exchange Unit of account Store of value…
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“New Opportunities versus Old Mistakes: European Companies in Japan’s High-Tech World”
Gerhard Fasol gave a talk at the EU-Japan Center for Industrial Cooperation (Tokyo) on Thursday, June 22nd, 2000, 14:00-16:00, and Thursday, December 7th, 2000, 14:00-16:00 Topic: “New Opportunities versus Old Mistakes: European Companies in Japan’s High-Tech World” (Audience: 70 Presidents, VPs, and managers of Japan subsidiaries of European Companies and Banks.)
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New Opportunities versus old Mistakes: foreign companies in Japan’s high-tech world
Gerhard Fasol gave a 2-3 hour executive training course for the Chalmers Advanced Management Programs (Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden) Title: “New Opportunities versus old Mistakes: foreign companies in Japan’s high-tech world” Executive training course in Global Technology Management for General Managers, Chief Engineers, Managing Directors, Vice Presidents of major Swedish corporations and multi-nationals…
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Foreign companies in Japan’s high-tech markets: new opportunities versus old mistakes (Lecture at Stanford University)
Success stories vs failure. Why some foreign companies succeed in Japan’s high tech sector, and why others fail. Stanford University Japan Technology Center lecture by Gerhard Fasol, given in 1999 – most still applies today! New opportunities vs old mistakes – foreign companies in Japan’s high-tech markets Stanford University lecture, given on October 28th, 1999…
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Trends, Opportunities and Change in Japan’s High-Tech World
Gerhard Fasol gave a talk at the French Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 18:30pm. Topic: “Trends, Opportunities and Change in Japan’s High-Tech World” (in French language) Purpose: Executive Education for management of French Subsidiaries in Japan Participants: Executives of French subsidiary companies in Japan
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Physics in our global market place
Gerhard Fasol gave an invited plenary talk at the 11th General Conference of the European Physical Society EPS-11 on Thursday, September 9th, 1999, 11:50am – 12:30pm (40 minutes). Topic: “Physics in our global marketplace”
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“New Business Opportunities in Japan – the world’s second largest market”
Gerhard Fasol gave a talk at the Rotary Club Stuttgart-Solitude on Monday, September 6th, 1999, 18:30pm Topic: “New Business Opportunities in Japan – the world’s second largest market” (Audience: CEOs, Managers, VPs, of Stuttgart area companies)
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Trends in Japan’s R&D World and their Effects on Foreign Corporations
Gerhard Fasol gave a talk at the German Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo (Deutsche Industrie und Handelskammer in Japan) on Thursday, March 18, 1999, at 18:00pm followed by a buffet reception to continue the discussions. Topic: “Trends in Japan’s R&D World and their Effects on Foreign Corporations” (Audience: managers of Japan subsidiaries of German multinationals:…
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Masaru Ibuka (1908-1997), founder of SONY, obituary for NATURE
Masaru Ibuka obituary in NATURE by Gerhard Fasol Masaru Ibuka (1908-1997), founder of SONY After Masaru Ibuka (井深大) died on December 19, 1997, NATURE asked me to write an obituary about Masaru Ibuka, which was published in Nature on February 26, 1998, and you can download the article as a pdf-file here. The reference is:…