In-person Seminar: The Business Reinvention of Japan – Lessons for Europe
with Prof. Ulrike Schaede
Join us at the Clayton Hotel in Düsseldorf for “The Business Reinvention of Japan: Lessons for Europe”, a seminar with Ulrike Schaede, professor at UC San Diego, expert in Japanese corporate strategy and external advisor for Japanese companies.
As global markets evolve, Japan’s quiet but powerful corporate transformation offers timely lessons for business and policy leaders. In her acclaimed books The Business Reinvention of Japan and Japan Re-Emerges Prof. Ulrike Schaede explores how many Japanese companies have shifted from manufacturing commodities to becoming indispensable providers of upstream materials and input into global supply chains.
Drawing on her extensive research, including insights into redefining strategy through the lens of the sumo “Mainoumi,” which emphasizes tactical brilliance over brute force, Ulrike will offer perspectives highly relevant to Europe’s rapidly evolving tech and industrial landscape.
The session will feature Prof. Schaede’s presentation, followed by a dialogue with Toru Takahashi, President of GLOBIS Europe, and an open Q&A. The evening concludes with a networking reception over food and drinks.
Register early to secure your spot as seats are limited!
Overview
| Date: | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 |
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| Time: | 18:00 - 21:30 (CEST) |
| Where: | Clayton Hotel, Immermannstraße 41, 40210 Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Registration Fee: | Free of charge |
| Language: | English |
Agenda
| 17:30 (CEST) | Reception Opens |
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| 18:00 (CEST) | Seminar and Dialogue |
| 19:00 (CEST) | Q&A |
| 19:30 (CEST) | Socializing & Networking |
| 21:30 (CEST) | Event ends |
Ulrike Schaede
Professor of Japanese Business, University of California San Diego
Ulrike Schaede (ウリケ・シェーデ) is Professor of Japanese
Business at the University of California San Diego. She teaches at
the School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS), and is the Director
of the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT). Her
research focuses on Japanese business strategies, management
and employment practices, corporate culture, financial markets,
manufacturing, and innovation. Latest English books include The
Business Reinvention of Japan (2020) and Japan Re-Emerges
(2024), the Japanese versions of which have become bestsellers in
Japan. Schaede holds a PhD in Japan Studies and Economics
from Marburg University, Germany. She has conducted at various
universities and research institutes in Japan for over 9 years.
Toru Takahashi
CEO, GLOBIS Europe BV
Toru serves as CEO of GLOBIS Europe BV and is a Managing Director at GLOBIS Corporation, providing global leader training programs to corporate clients around the world. He also serves as the director of Singapore-based GLOBIS Asia Campus Pte. Ltd. and GLOBIS Thailand. As a corporate training instructor, he leads seminars on a range of topics, including establishing corporate strategy/philosophy during overseas expansion, in addition to strategy formulation, problem-solving and leadership related to the localization of overseas sites.
Prior to joining GLOBIS, he was primarily involved in developing overseas businesses with machinery manufacturers at Marubeni Corporation. During his eight-year overseas assignment at Marubeni, he participated in infrastructure development projects in Iran, where he subsequently engaged in a wider range of businesses at Marubeni’s regional headquarters for Europe, the Middle East and Africa in Belgium. His duties there included launching business projects, as well as providing management and financing support for invested companies and business partners in the region.
Toru has written “People who get results overseas don’t use cultural issues as an excuse”. (Eiji press)
