“Discovering my Impact Path
– how to design a better future through business”
Speaker: Prof. Peter David, Shizenkan University
Wednesday, October 22nd 19:00 – 20:00 (JST) 
| Professionals across industries often face challenges when starting the leadership roles. Beyond managing teams and organizations, many find themselves wondering:
– “How can I contribute not only to my company, but also to society?” – “What kind of leadership is needed to navigate global transformation?” – “How can I integrate business and the liberal arts to create social impact?”
Shizenkan’s MBA program addresses these questions by developing leaders who focus on both humanity and sociability. Shizenkan also clearly differentiates itself from graduate schools that aim to train specialists in functional areas, specializing in the development of executives and entrepreneurs who can navigate sustainable transformation and contribute to the common good.
This information session will highlight how the Shizenkan MBA program can help you to lead business transformation and management restructuring, and to help discover the type of leader you aspire to become, for your community and the world.
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Event Timeline
19:00 Introduction to Shizenkan
19:15 “Discovering My Impact Path – how to design a better future through business”
19:30 Dialogue with Shizenkan Alumni
19:45 Q&A
20:00 Closing
Speaker
Prof. Peter David Pederson
Peter David worked as director of a Tokyo based company organizing management seminars and international symposia for owners of small and medium sized enterprises from 1995-98, inviting international speakers such as Margaret Thatcher, Henry Kissinger, Alvin Toffler, John Naisbitt, Lester Thurow, Peter Drucker and Lester Brown to Japan.
After that, he became as the first foreign anchor of a major news program in Japan at Tokyo MX TV for 18 months before becoming the Co-founder and CEO of E-Square Inc., one of Japan’s first sustainability/CSR consultancies from 2000-2011.
In 2015, he co-founded and continues to run NELIS – Next Leaders’ Initiative for Sustainability, which aims to connect, inspire and empower young practitioners in the field of sustainability and social innovation worldwide. He began teaching as a Shizenkan University professor in 2019. From 2021, Peter David serves as Independent Director at the Marui Group and from 2022, also at Meiji Holdings.