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Program Participants - Speakers listed in alphabetical order
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Roger Crawford
Best-selling Author and Award Winning Inspirational Speaker
Mr. Crawford shares an unforgettable message of authentic courage, inspiring audiences to break through self-imposed limitations and achieve maximum performance. More than 5000 organizations have gained the competitive edge as they applied the proven principles necessary to conquer change and reach new levels of achievement. Sports Illustrated calls Mr. Crawford one of the most accomplished physically-challenged athletes in history, and his life story was included in the original Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Mr. Crawford has been a guest on Larry King Live, Good Morning America, Inside Edition and CNBC, and has been profiled in well-known publications including USA Today and Fast Company. NBC was awarded an Emmy for a television movie that featured his accomplishments. He is an internationally acclaimed author, with his books translated into 11 languages.
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Masaaki Tanaka
President/Chief Executive Officer, Union Bank, N.A.
Managing Executive Officer, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU)
Mr. Tanaka has served since May 2007 as President and CEO of UnionBanCal Corporation and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank, N.A. UnionBanCal Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BTMU, and is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s largest financial organizations. He began his career at The Mitsubishi Bank, a predecessor to BTMU, and has more than 30 years of experience in banking. Professional and community activities include membership on the board of directors of the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley; The Clearing House, the nation’s oldest bank association and forum; the Financial Services Roundtable; the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco; and the board of governors of the Japanese American National Museum. Mr. Tanaka graduated from the University of Tokyo and earned his master of law degree from the University of Michigan Law School.
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Paula Madison
Executive Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, NBC Universal
Company Officer, GE
Ms. Madison, a 20-year GE veteran, was the first senior executive at NBC Universal to have diversity as her sole responsibility. Recently, she was President and General Manager of KNBC, NBC’s owned and operated station in Los Angeles, and Regional General Manager, KVEA and KWHY, Telemundo’s Los Angeles stations. Ms. Madison’s commitment to rigorous journalism earned her numerous prestigious industry awards, including local area Emmy, Golden Mike and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. Named one of the 75 Most Powerful African Americans in Corporate America by Black Enterprise Magazine and included in the Hollywood Reporter’s “Power 100,” Ms. Madison was also the first African-American woman to become general manager at a network-owned station in a top five market. A native of Harlem, Ms. Madison holds a Bachelors degree in History and Black Studies from Vassar College.
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Michiko Achilles
Managing Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources
Aozora Bank, Ltd.
Ms. Achilles started her career at Fuji Xerox Learning Institute as an intercultural communication consultant and has held Human Resources positions at several global financial companies including Citibank, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and ABN Amro Securities. In 2004, she joined Sumitomo 3M and held several positions including head of Human Resources and head of Talent Management for 3M Asia Pacific. She assumed her current position in August 2008. Ms. Achilles serves as executive committee member for several business associations, including APEC Women Leaders’ Network in Japan, Women’s Summit Tokyo, and Working Women Empowerment Committee. She graduated from Sophia University with a BA in Business Administration and from the Fielding Graduate Institute with a MA in Organization Management.
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Barbara Adachi
National Managing Principal, Initiative for the Retention & Advancement of Women, Deloitte LLP
Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Ms. Adachi is the National Managing Principal for Deloitte LLP’s award-winning Women’s Initiative (WIN), working to drive marketplace growth and create a culture where the best (women and men) choose to be. She is the new national Chief Talent Officer for Human Capital Consulting. In addition, she serves on the board of Deloitte Consulting LLP. Ms. Adachi has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Business” by San Francisco Business Times from 2003 through 2009. She was also named “Women Worth Watching in 2009” by Profiles in Diversity Magazine. She serves as a board member for many organizations including Girl Scouts of the USA, American Heart Association and Professional Business Women of California Advisory Council.
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Richard Beaton, PhD
Founding Partner, Marigold Associates, LLC
Principal, The Max De Pree Center for Leadership
Dr. Beaton has twenty years of experience in family business, consumer banking, non-profit management (Hong Kong), and higher education. Raised in Western Canada, Dr. Beaton has spent his adult life in diverse contexts in North America, Asia and Europe. This has given him a unique perspective on cultural, social and diversity issues related to leadership, building healthy sustainable organizations, and globalization. His educational background includes a doctoral degree from the University of Cambridge. He is a well-known consultant, author and public speaker.
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Peter Bye
President
MDB Group, Inc.
Mr. Bye is an internationally-known leader in the fields of diversity, inclusion and executive coaching. In 2008, the Society for Human Resource Management recognized Mr. Bye as one of 100 global thought leaders in the field of Diversity & Inclusion (D&I). He is expert at planning and implementing Business-Aligned® D&I strategies, action and communication plans, websites, and employee network groups. Previously, as Corporate Diversity Director at AT&T he created
the corporation’s new diversity strategy. Prior positions include: executive coach, business manager with P&L responsibility, and R&D (Bell Laboratories). Mr. Bye received his academic degrees from Cornell University and a Diversity Management Certificate from NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science.
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Anthony P. Carter
Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
Johnson & Johnson (J&J)
Mr. Carter is responsible for building a strategy that enhances the J&J vision to be a world class, benchmark company for diversity and inclusion, and aligning this critical business process with the corporation’s strategic business objectives. He reports directly to the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of J&J. Mr. Carter is a Professor at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies graduate program. Community and professional involvement includes being a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Howard University, an officer of the Board of the Civic League of Greater New Brunswick, Inc., and a board member of National Medical Fellowships. Mr. Carter received a BA degree in Communications and Journalism from Fordham University.
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Mitsuru Claire Chino
Corporate Counsel
Itochu Corporation
Ms. Chino oversees the legal aspects of Itochu Corporation’s global investments in the energy, natural resources and chemicals industries. She also helped the company start a diversity program. Before joining Itochu, she was partner at an international law firm. The World Economic Forum recognized Ms. Chino as a “Young Global Leader” in 2005, and she was selected as one of “100 Japanese Women Recognized by the World” by Newsweek Japan. Most recently, she received fellowships from Yale University, the Asia Society and the U.S.-Japan Foundation. She is a member of Cornell Law School’s advisory board and President’s Council of Cornell Women. Ms. Chino teaches at Keio Law School and Hitotsubashi Business School. She graduated cum laude with a BA from Smith College and a JD from Cornell Law School.
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Sandy Close
Executive Editor and Director
New America Media
Ms. Close has served as Executive Director of Pacific News Service since 1974 where she founded YO! Youth Outlook, a monthly magazine of youth writing and art in 1991; and co-founded The Beat Within, a weekly writing journal by incarcerated youth in 1996. A graduate of The University of California at Berkeley, Ms. Close was formerly China Editor of The Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong) and Founder of the Oakland-based Flatlands newspaper. Among her many awards and recognitions, in 1995, Ms. Close received a MacArthur Foundation "Genius Award" Fellowship; and in 1997, she co-produced the Academy Award-winning short documentary, Breathing Lessons.
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Royanne Doi
Vice President and Legal Counsel
Prudential Holdings of Japan, Inc.
Ms. Doi is Chief Legal Officer at The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. and also serves as Legal Counsel to Prudential Holdings of Japan, Inc., a Japan insurance holding company. She has spent more than 15 years in Japan. Previously she was Senior Regional Counsel for Asia Pacific for State Street Bank and Trust Company, covering banking, asset management, foreign exchange and securities, and before that, she served as Regional Director, ASIA for Legal/Government Affairs for CIGNA Songai/ACE Insurance, handling legal, regulatory and trade issues with a variety of industry and government officials. She graduated Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and received her law degree from UCLA School of Law.
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Barbara Dyer
President and CEO
The Hitachi Foundation
Ms. Dyer works as a senior advisor in the formulation and implementation of Hitachi’s North American CSR strategy. She has sharpened the Foundation’s focus on the role of business in society, with an emphasis on ameliorating poverty in America. Under Ms. Dyer’s leadership the Foundation has been instrumental in shaping two major philanthropic initiatives – Jobs to Careers with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the United States Department of Labor; and the National Fund for Workforce Solutions, involving nearly 200 national, regional and local foundations. She is a graduate of Clark University and the John F. Kennedy School of Government’s Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government.
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Renee White Fraser, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Fraser Communications
Ms. Fraser, a social psychologist, founded Fraser Communications in 1992. With sales over $40 million, the company ranked #36 nationwide by Entrepreneur Magazine for fastest growing woman-owned businesses in the US. Clients include: Toyota, East West Bank, United Way of Greater LA, State of California’s Flex Your Power, Metropolitan Water District, California First 5, Wendy’s and Whole Foods Markets. An advocate for entrepreneurship as a catalyst to success for women and people of color, Ms. Fraser has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today and NPR. Ms. Fraser is the co-host of “2MinutesWith” a daily radio talk show that offers sound advice on business success. The show is broadcast on KNX 1070 and KFWB 980 reaching approximately 2.2 million listeners each week throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
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Gayla Kraetsch Hartsough, Ph.D.
President
KH Consulting Group (KH)
Since 1986 Dr. Hartsough has been President of KH, a firm specializing in strategic planning, organizational design and restructuring, human resources, social responsibility initiatives, and business process reengineering. KH has served more than 200 clients in 25 states and seven countries. Previously, Dr. Hartsough was at Towers Watson and the Academy for Educational Development in Washington, D.C. She holds a B.S. from Northwestern University; a masters degree from Tufts University; Ph.D. and masters degrees from the University of Virginia; and a post-doctorate fellowship with the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship. She serves various organizations including the National Association of Women Business Owners Los Angeles (Board Member); the Organization of Women Executives (former President/Board Member); Northwestern University’s Council of 100; and Earth Protect (Advisory Council).
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Kimiko Horii
President
NPO GEWEL (Global Enhancement of Women’s Executive Leadership)
In 2003, Ms. Horii founded GEWEL, a pioneer non-profit organization promoting Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) in Japanese society, through changing Japanese corporations and the culture in the workplace. As a D&I consultant, she works with Japanese corporations and offers training programs. Ms. Horii is a frequent speaker and presenter at various D&I events including the American Chamber of Commerce Japan and Community Business in Hong Kong. Ms. Horii also publishes articles on D&I promotion in Japan for Japanese business magazines and newspapers including Nikkei. Prior to her current position, she was the National Sales Director for Avon Products in Japan, overseeing 700 sales managers. She holds a degree in economics from the University of Tokyo.
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Tisa Jackson
Vice President, Corporate Diversity and Inclusion
Union Bank, N.A.
Ms. Jackson found her calling more than 17 years ago and believes being a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) leader is a privileged obligation. She was among “The 2010 Most Powerful and Influential Women in California” named by the California Diversity Council, recognizing 50 women for contributions in their respective fields. Throughout her career Ms. Jackson has been a key architect in the creation and transformation of D&I functions and programs within the financial services, high tech and non-profit industries for Global 100, Fortune 100 and mid-size companies including: Deloitte, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and the YWCA. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and Diversity Journal. She holds a BS in Management and Organizational Behavior and Political Communications from Emerson College.
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Sakiko Kon
Director, Ethicon Endo-Surgery Japan (EESJ), Breast Care
Johnson & Johnson K.K.
Ms. Kon joined Johnson and Johnson K.K. in Tokyo in 2002 to manage the company’s Women’s Health business, including Gynecare and Breast Care. Since 2009, she has been dedicated solely to the Breast Care business. In 2009, Ms. Kon was also appointed to be a member of an advisory board of a national project to encourage cancer screening among employees of corporations. She has been chair of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) group companies in Japan. Consisting of council member representatives from five different local J&J family companies in Japan, the purpose of WLI is to change the organization’s mindset from the grassroots level.
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Lori Matsukawa
News Anchor
King 5 TV Seattle
Ms. Matsukawa co anchors KING 5 News weeknights on KING 5 and KONG TV. She has worked at KING 5 since 1983 and previously held positions in Portland, Oregon and Redding, California. Her professional awards include “Communicator of the Year” from the Association for Women in Communications, Seattle Chapter (2009); a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Asian American Journalists Association (2006) and induction into the University of Washington Communication Department’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Active in civic and community organizations, she is President of the Board of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. She is also a founding member of the Asian American Journalists Association Seattle Chapter. Ms. Matsukawa graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Communication from Stanford University and received an MA in Communication from the University of Washington.
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Graciela G. Meibar
Vice President, Global Sales Training and Global Diversity
Mattel, Inc.
Ms. Meibar is responsible for creating, launching and implementing a comprehensive Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy for Mattel, Inc., a global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys, with approximately $6 billion in annual sales. Her accomplishments include development of a D&I strategy tied to Mattel’s business strategies and its values. Mattel’s rich portfolio of brands is known to generations of children around the world, and includes Barbie®, Fisher-Price®, Hot Wheels® and American Girl®. With headquarters in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in more than 40 countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world. Ms. Meibar holds a BA in international relations from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Pepperdine University.
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Jerome Miller
Vice President, Diversity and Social Responsibilities
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS)
Mr. Miller oversees TMS’ far-reaching diversity strategy, serving as its most senior advisor on diversity issues and principal liaison with external diversity organizations. Before joining Toyota, he served as Vice President of Global Diversity and Community Affairs for Delta Air Lines, President of The Delta Air Lines Foundation, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of the InterContinental Hotels Group, and in various positions at The Coca-Cola Company.
Mr. Miller earned an MBA at Atlanta University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Savannah State College.
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Yoshimasa Takao
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Mr. Takao is responsible for directing and overseeing human resources management and development, corporate social responsibility initiatives, internal control, legal affairs, and the petrochemicals and plastics business. He has more than twenty years of extensive management experience in human resources management and development, and served as a representative of Sumitomo Chemical’s affiliate in Indonesia for four years. Mr. Takao is a member of the Working Conditions Working Group of the Labor Policy Council of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare; a member of the United Nations Global Compact Working Group on the 10th Anti-Corruption Principle; and President of the Planning Department of the Committee on National Quality of Life of Nippon Keidanren, Japan Business Federation. He holds a BA in law from Osaka University.
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Gordon Tokumatsu
Emmy Award Winning Reporter
NBC 4 Los Angeles
Mr. Tokumatsu has covered many breaking news stories since he joined NBC4 Los Angeles in 1993. Among the more memorable, and sparking national interest, was his story about a Los Angeles Police Department officer who ticketed an elderly woman for moving too slowly in a crosswalk, instead of assisting her to cross the street. He was first to reveal the identities of the arrested men in the deadly 1997 North Hollywood bank robbery/shoot-out. He also covered the tragic Oklahoma City bombing and the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Previously as a general assignment reporter at KCRA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Sacramento, he provided sole live coverage of Hurricane Iniki from Hawaii, and his reports were aired worldwide. He dedicates much of his time to supporting Asian community events, and is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
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Linda Wagener, PhD
Founding Partner, Marigold Associates, LLC
Principal, The Max De Pree Center for Leadership
Dr. Wagener is a consultant in the areas of leadership assessment and development, personal and executive coaching, family dynamics and business solutions. In this capacity she brings a focus on enhanced relational communication and strength-based personality dynamics. She has 25 years of experience in consultation, teaching, administration and research in human development. A Minnesota native, Dr. Wagener received her doctorate in psychology at Clark University. She enjoys writing, public speaking and making documentary films.
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Sachi Koto
Founder
Sachi Koto Communications, Inc. (SKC, Inc.)
After more than 16 years with CNN, Ms. Koto launched a public relations and video production company: SKC, Inc. At CNN, she served as a news anchor for CNN Headline News, an anchor for CNN Radio, CNN Airport Network, CNN International and CNN QuickCast. She also produced, wrote and anchored for Turner South, Turner Entertainment Group’s entertainment network dedicated to southern style programming. Before joining CNN, Ms. Koto worked as an anchor for Tokyo’s JCTV (Japan Cable Television) and for Nippon Hoso Kyoku (NHK) Radio, also in Tokyo. She has received many honors and awards including: The Women Looking Ahead News Magazine’s 100s List of the Nation’s Most Powerful and Influential Women’s Award. Ms. Koto graduated summa cum laude from Reinhardt College with a BA in communications.
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Bridge Builder Recognition
Individual Category
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Izumi Kobayashi
Executive Vice President
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), World Bank Group
Before joining MIGA in 2008, Ms. Kobayashi was President and Representative Director of Merrill Lynch in Tokyo. She joined Merrill Lynch in 1985 to work on derivatives markets, and subsequently held several global leadership roles, including Director of Operations and Chief Administrative Officer. As President, Ms. Kobayashi successfully developed the company’s business in global financial services and its client franchise, working with international teams from 10 to over 1,000 people. A graduate of Seikei University in Japan, Ms. Kobayashi was featured in the October 2005 edition of the Wall Street Journal’s "50 Women to Watch", and in 2004 she received the "The Business Woman of the Year" award from Veuve Clicquot.
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