Our gatherings


We have several types of gatherings:

Our Salons help members understand politics and economics, in Japan and globally.

Our Custom Member Lunches are set up for members who request to meet one particular person to discuss one particular topic.

Our CEO Summits combine peer mentoring and best practice sharing for specific, practical topics, such as improving B2B sales in Japan, or understanding digitalization. It’s the right and privilege of a DN member to request any of the above meeting types.

We have a have shareable calendar you can access on request, to get a sense of what we do.

Please email [email protected] or [email protected] for access.

We tend to define ‘democracy’ relative to non-democratic countries, such as China. However, democratic systems vary widely even within developed countries. The UK has an all-powerful legislature (parliament); France allowed General De Gaulle to opt for the powerful presidential model; Japan is a rough copy of the UK system; while Germany and Italy avoid the centralization of power for historical reasons. Within a country, huge changes...

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It’s difficult to really like Toyota. The cars are a little boring. The president is no Elon Musk. Cars are not quite politically correct, in any case. And the theme of Japanese manufacturing prowess is both well known and increasingly unconvincing. But we should not stop there. The auto industry is Japan’s most important industry. And within that, Toyota is the most important company. In other words, Toyota is the most important...

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Delphi on Zoom – When: Friday, June 26, 3pm. Please note: to help networking, we will start at 2.45pm. We will also keep the meeting open for 10 minutes after the event finishes at 4.15pm. A list of attendees’ emails will be sent around after the event (actual attendees only). Invoicing will occur after the event. Where: On Zoom. A link will be sent at 2.45pm. Who: Prof. Tomas Casas i Klett of the University of St Gallen...

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For our next ‘Delphi on Zoom’ Salon, we welcome Delphi’s favourite political analyst Glen S. Fukushima. “Japan, Covid 19 and the US Presidential Election” When: June 17 3pm on ZOOM (A link will be sent shortly before the event). Who: Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Global Center for American Progress Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gfukushima/ Price: 5,000 for non-members; 2,000 for members. Is the next US...

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Dealing with WFH, with Nico Appel


Posted By on Jun 9, 2020 in Events |

Dear Members and Advisers, I am pleased to invite you to our first Zoom meeting. Please note you do NOT need to download Zoom to attend. Just click on the link. The meeting is NOT recorded, nor should it be by attendees. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/749949469?pwd=TXJpVGtlZjRHaFFuLy84Y1REY1ovZz09 Dear Members and Guests, Work From Home sounds peaceful and simple. It usually is, but less so during the worst economic and social...

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Delphi CEO Benchmarking Breakfast Cost: 3,000 yen (please bring the correct change, if possible) Time: 8-9.15am Location: CrissCross Cafe, 5 Chome-7-28 Minamiaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0062, 03-6434-1266, Web site: https://www.tysons.jp/crisscross/ Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/3hrHCA97e51NQhjj7 Due to the Coronavirus, we will be sitting outside, for not more than 75 minutes, in a small group not exceeding 8 people, with spacing....

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The Moral Imperative?


Posted By on Jun 9, 2020 in Events |

Dan Slater is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. You have been invited to the following Delphi Network Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/433007342 Please click on the link. No need to download Zoom or have an account, or pay anything. Join us for a Zoom meeting to understand how your brand needs to “step up” if you want to survive Covid 19. Our speaker is Ross Rowbury CEO of Edelman, one of Japan’s leading...

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Delphi on Zoom. With Michael Penn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mipenn/ Friday April 17 3pm Price: 2,000 yen for members; 5,000 yen for non-members. Please note this fee goes to the speaker, instead of going towards the food we would normally have. This system will allow us to pay for more and better speakers (I hope). The political system in Japan is about to ‘make or break’ its reputation. As a variety of other systems around the...

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Dr Philip Sugai talks us through the most amazing cases of corporate resilience in Japan, and assesses what gaishikei CEOs in Japan can adapt to the current pandemic.  If you received this invitation in error, please let me know and I will remove you from the list.  Many CEOs are wondering how and if they will survive Covid 19 in 2020. Their concerns are understandable.   However, we happen to be living in a...

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