(Invite-only webinar) Essentials for Borderless Talent
with Toru Takahashi
This invite-only session has been specially designed for a select group of prospective GLOBIS students, offering an opportunity to connect, learn, and experience GLOBIS ahead of your next step.
What does it really take to succeed when working across borders?
When challenges arise in an international environment, cultural differences are often the first explanation. But culture is only part of the picture. Differences in business stage, roles and responsibilities, and organizational hierarchy can also create barriers when working across borders. Understanding these differences can help leaders build stronger relationships and achieve results globally.
In this one-hour special session, Toru Takahashi, Global Chief Strategy Officer at GLOBIS and Faculty at GLOBIS University, will draw on his extensive international experience to explore some of the less obvious barriers to working effectively across borders, practical leadership principles for navigating them, and perspectives from Japanese management and philosophy.
Why join?
- Challenge the way you think about cultural differences and global business
- Learn practical leadership principles for achieving results across borders
- Get a glimpse into Japanese management philosophy and the kind of learning experience and perspectives you can expect at GLOBIS
This is a live online session. After registering, you’ll receive an email with the event link and joining instructions.
Hosted in Central European Summer Time (CEST) — if you’re joining from elsewhere, please check your local time before joining.
Overview
| Date: | Monday, September 28, 2026 |
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| Time: | 18:30 - 19:30 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Where: | Held live online |
| Registration Fee: | Free of charge |
| Language: | English |
Agenda
| 18:15 (CEST) | Reception Opens |
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| 18:30 (CEST) | Webinar |
| 19:15 (CEST) | Q&A |
Toru Takahashi
Toru Takahashi started his career at Marubeni Corporation, where he was primarily involved in developing the overseas businesses of machinery manufacturers. For eight years, he participated in infrastructure development projects in Iran, as well as a wide range of businesses at Marubeni’s EMEA headquarters in Belgium. His duties included supporting globally expanding companies by launching new projects, providing management support, and financing investments and business partners.
In 2002, Toru joined GLOBIS University to support human resources development for corporate clients. Committed to developing local leaders in various countries, he led efforts to expand GLOBIS’s overseas business activities by establishing GLOBIS China, GLOBIS Asia Pacific, and GLOBIS Thailand. In 2022, he spearheaded the launch of GLOBIS Europe, where he works to expand the business in the EMEA region as global chief strategy officer.
Toru graduated from Sophia University with a degree in economics and completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He earned his PhD in Management from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. Toru has authored the book People Who Get Results Overseas Don’t Use Cultural Issues as Excuses and co-authored GLOBIS MBA Management Book 2.
