Oct 23 2009
Akio Miyabayashi
Global Business Strategist
Akio Miyabayashi was a former CEO of Minolta Europe, responsible for the launch of Minolta Europe in 1965, and Minolta’s own distribution network in the USA 1966, he became CEO Minolta Europe in 1975.
His clear understanding of the criteria and driving forces of global competitiveness enabled him to successfully develop the European Operations of this multi-national corporation from a staff of 17 in 1965 to 5,200 in 1995 when he became a senior corporate adviser for the Minolta worldwide. His ability to understand the different cultures of the world and utilizing it for the successful growth, enabled Minolta to become a major player in the European market, with 44 companies and subsidiaries and 2 factories throughout Europe, including Eastern Europe and some parts of the former Soviet Union.[/expand]
A charismatic speaker with the knowledge of different cultures (European, American and Japanese), Akio Miyabayashi has shared centre stage with some of the world prominent politicians and business leaders. His presentations leave the audience with a valuable insight into European and Asian developments in industry, management and society, and offer meaningful projections into the 21st century.[/expand]
Topics
• Achieving Global Competitiveness Through Total Quality Management
• Beyond Customer Satisfaction: hardware, software, humanware
• Preparing for the 21st Century: Trends and Prognoses
• Information Technology – How will it Affect our World in the Future?
• Different Cultures between Japan and Europe: “Mono-Chrome” , “Poly-Chrome” ?
• Japanese Success Factors – “Kaizen, Team Work, Kanban Motivation etc.”
• Managing Fundamental Change
• Leadership
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