Guest Speaker
Business Seminar
For Osaka Innovation Hub: Expanding startup businesses in Singapore
Sep 2018
20 startup entrepreneurs and students from Osaka Innovation Hub visited WASABI Creation as part of their one week study tour in Singapore. Tong (Founder, CEO), together with Yuta Morita (Intern, SMU MBA student) conducted a seminar for the group on how they can expand their businesses from Japan to Singapore. They covered topics such as incorporation in Singapore, Singapore's demographic, consumer behaviour, influencer marketing, popup store marketing, etc. The participants were very interested in these topics and asked many questions such as "What are the common difficulties and errors Japanese companies have when doing business in Singapore." Tong was glad to have shared his experiences and expertise in these areas.
Japanese Lessons
For foreign domestic workers & caretakers
Sep 2018
WASABI Creation was requested by a nursing training school to conduct Japanese lessons to its students comprising of foreign domestic workers and caretakers. The students are attending the school to step up their skills in nursing care for the elderly. As Japan is seriously facing the hit of aging population, and lack of manpower in providing care to the elderly, they have opened up working opportunities in Japan to foreign caretakers.
In view of this, these foreign domestic workers are trying out learning Japanese to equip themselves with the language skill that will enable them to work in Japan in the future.
Guest Speaker
Seminar to Ryokoku University: How Singapore's policies have shaped a multiracial and international society.
2 Sep 2018
A group of 40 students from Ryokoku University, Japan visited WASABI Creation as part of their educational tour in Vietnam and Singapore. WASABI Creation founder, Tong conducted a seminar on Singapore policies that have shaped the country's multiracialism, and built an international society.
More and more Japanese companies realise the need to venture overseas market as its domestic market continue to string due to aging population and depopulation, however there is a lack of talent within Japan who has the experience, skills, and know-how to bring business across boarders. We hope the seminar will be able to share with the students some ideas and tips on how to be a global talent.
Guest Speaker
Seminars to Business Schools in Delhi, India
Aug 2018
WASABI Creation was invited by our partner, Intraversity in Delhi, to conduct talks to students of various business and management colleges in India. Over the week, we visited and met students from Jaipuria School of Business, JK Business School, Institute of Technology And Sciences, and Accurate Institute of Management & Technology. We shared with the students about our business, market trends in Japan and Singapore, and answered the students' questions on entrepreneurship.
WASABI Creation is also in talks with the schools to work with our partner in bringing students to Singapore for educational tour and internship.
Guest Speaker
"How SMU MBA Students can prepare themselves in working with the Japanese?"
6th Jul 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was invited by SMU MBA Class to speak at "Japanese Business Night". Tong shared about his experiences when he was working as a fresh graduate in Japan, and talked about Japanese business culture that is unique and special to non-Japanese people.
Tong also talked about basic Japanese business etiquette, such as exchanging business cards, and seating positions for Japanese business meetings. The MBA students shown great interest with many questions.
The event ended with a party serving Sushi for everyone.
Entrepreneurship Training Camp 2nd edition
"Partnership with SAI International College Bubhneshwar, India"
June 2018
WASABI Creation hosted 8 Indian students from SAI International College Bubhneshwar over 4 days for an intensive Entrepreneurship Training Camp at WASABI Creation's office. The students worked in groups of 2 on various topics such as coworking space business, India market entry, Japanese F&B market research, as well as overseas travel trends for India.
An extensive research in in these were done by the students, who also came up with creative proposals to implement new business into the fast growing market. Many presentations and discussions were held with the students to finalise the proposal.
At the end of the program, each student received a certificate of participation for their enthusiasm during the program.
WASABI Consulting
"What can Japanese students do to become international professionals?"
16th Mar 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was contacted by a group of students from Tokyo University, who are interested to learn about doing business internationally, as they planned their self-funded trip to Malaysia and Singapore. A sharing session was conducted over web conference, where Tong answered questions from the students, shared his own experiences, and gave advises to the students what they can do to groom themselves into international professionals.
Here are the reviews and comments from the students.
WASABI Insight vol.10
Business in Japan~
"Japanese Business Culture & Manners"
1st Mar 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong held a seminar sharing his experiences and insights on doing business in Japan, in particular on the topic of "Japanese Business Culture & Manners".
Tong shared from his own personal experience overs the years while he has been working in Japan, and doing business with Japanese companies. As he grew up and went through the education system in Singapore, knowing the language didn't seem to have prepared him enough to work in Japan as a fresh graduate. Tong talked about the episodes he had encountered all these years, and cover some of the basics about "Japanese Business Culture & Manner".
Topics:
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Japanese business culture 101, how are the Japanese thinking?
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Exchanging business cards
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Visiting & hosting a Japanese company
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Useful Japanese expressions for business
More information: Business in Japan~ "Japanese Business Culture & Manners"
Guest Speaker
The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Singapore (CLAIR, Singapore)
Feb 2018
The Founder of WASABI Creation, Tong was invited by The Japan Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Singapore (CLAIR, Singapore) to share about WASABI Creation's business and its expertise in helping Japanese companies go global
Tong shared about his past, present, and future projects on how WASABI Creation is bridging Japan, Singapore, and the rest of Asia in terms on Business, Culture, and Tourism. In particular, Tong talked about his observation of how many Japanese companies are facing difficulty in presenting their products to the local markets overseas, and what could be so the solutions to better communicating with local consumers and making online connections for building relationships.
About CLAIR, Singapore
Alue HR Seminar & Networking
"Talent Trends in Southeast Asia & Recruitment Competencies in HRM"
Organized by Alue Singapore & LinkedIn
15 July 2015 Wednesday, 6:30pm~9:00pm
LinkedIn Singapore, Marina Financial Center Tower 2
Connecting HR Professionals for casual & stimulating exchange of trends & ideas, maximizing Human Capital for business success.
About the Speakers:
Registration: (event has ended)
Kindly pre-register in advance for the event HERE by 10th July 2015.
Due to limited seats, pre-registration online is strictly required.
For enquiry , kindly contact Tong at ctong@alue.asia
Organizers:
Alue Singapore is a corporate training company that offers Global Human Resources Development, Employee Training and HR Consulting Services.
Since its establishment in 2003, they have offered Global Human Resources Development, Employee Training and HR Consulting Services to over 800 companies. Within the IT, manufacturing, and financial fields in particular, we support over 50,000 people a year, from the early stages of HR development to the challenging stages.
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful. With more than 364 million members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network on the Internet. The company has a diversified business model with revenue coming from Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions and Premium Subscriptions products. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe.
Mr. Darin Williams (LinkedIn)
Director of Talent solutions South East Asia, Japan and Korea in LinkedIn.
Darin has broad Asia regional experience in developed and developing markets including Japan, Korea, Australia, Vietnam, and Singapore and excels in market entry, business strategy, and in developing highly-performing teams that make an impact while having fun.
Discussion Topic:
“Southeast Asia Recruiting Trends:
3 Must-Know Talent Acquisition Trends and predictions in Southeast Asia for 2015”
Speakers:
Mr. Darin Williams from LinkedIn, Director of Talent Solutions Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea
Mr. Victor Kow, Lecturer, National University of Singapore Extention
Event detail:
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Date & Time: 15 July 2015 Wed, 6:30pm~9:00pm
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Venue: LinkedIn Singapore
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Marina Financial Center, Tower 2, Level 29
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Fee: FREE
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Light refreshment provided
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Number of attendees: 100 (HR professionals)
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Registeration: HERE
*This event is for invited companies only.
Programme:
1830: Door open, Refreshment & Networking
1920: Welcome note by emcee
1930: 1st Speaker + Q&A
Mr. Darin Williams from LinkedIn, Director of Talent Solutions Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea
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Discussion Topic: “Southeast Asia Recruiting Trends: 3 Must-Know Talent Acquisition Trends and predictions in Southeast Asia for 2015”
2000: 2nd Speakers +Q&A
Mr. Victor Kow, Lecturer, National University of Singapore Extension
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Discussion Topic: ‘’Getting ready for new employees: How to train and develop your new hires effectively’e”
2030: Networking
2100: The End
*Event program may be subjected to changes,
we seek your kind understanding.
Mr. Victor Kow
Lecturer, National University of Singapore Extension
Victor Kow is a specialist in Human Resource Management and Information Management. He has more than 30 years’ experience in human resource management, training & development, employee relations, information technology management and management consultancy in both the public and private sectors in the Asia Pacific region.
Discussion Topic:
"Competency Based HRM in Practice"
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Why is competency framework important?
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Competency based hiring starts from competency based Job Description.
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What are the necessary follow-up actions to ensure the success of new employees?
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and more......
