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Career Field Workshop (Graduate Studies), Panel Discussion: “Life After Brown, Brooke JET”, Information Exchange & 【 Can provide career consultations in: Networking Event, 1-1 Career English・日本語】 Consultations (Senior Instructor & Talent Group Team For 10 years, Leah Gowron managed Leader, Link Global Solution Inc.) the administration of international and Panel Discussion: “Finding Employment domestic internships and career in Japan”, Information Exchange & placement. 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She conducted a series of about becoming a successful translator, as workshops on career development and well as answer questions about visa planning addressing the needs of students. renewal and permanent residency As the Director of Alumni Relations, Leah procedures as a freelancer. oversees the development of programs and resources for the Institute's alumni, Jacques, Andrea coordinates a range of special events 【 Can provide career consultations in: worldwide, and manages research and English】 projects for alumni data. She spent four (Founder & President, Kyosei Consulting) years in the private sector in Canada after Keynote address, Information Exchange JET, while developing cultural & Networking Event, 1-1 Career orientation training sessions for the JET Consultations Programme (Manitoba/Saskatchewan), Andrea has spent three decades focusing on higher education and helping people and businesses worldwide selecting the right educational to create meaningful work and build opportunity at the right time in your life. purpose-driven businesses. Five of these years were spent in Japan where her Hew, Lisa study of Zen principles and business 【 Can provide career consultations in: sustainability influenced her work on how English, 日本語】 passion, purpose and mindfulness build (Principal, Belle Translation Japan, Ltd.) the capacity of individuals and Information Exchange & Networking organizations to thrive. She is the founder Event, 1-1 Career Consultations of Kyosei Consulting, the creator of the Lisa was a CIR on the JET Life-Work Integrity™ coaching Programme from 1996-1999. In 2000, she programme, and the author of Wabi-Sabi worked at a major fashion conglomerate, Wisdom: Inspiration for an Authentic Life. followed by a short stint as a consultant; A dynamic speaker, coach, and facilitator, in 2003, she joined the fifth largest her work integrates spiritual insight with Japanese law firm. Translation was top-tier leadership, wellness and among her responsibilities in all of her employee engagement consulting to help positions. Accordingly, she began her individuals and organisations discover freelance career in 2011, and three years and thrive on their passions. More later, in April 2014, she established her information is available on Speaker & Career Consultant Profiles www.kyoseiconsulting.com and Information Exchange & Networking www.kyoseicoaching.com. 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Jennifer’s Japan- cutting-edge US and UK technologies to related professional experience began as the Japanese market. Will also heads up an ALT in Hokkaido in 1995 with JET. Intralink’s IPR practice and runs This was followed by employment with licensing, patent acquisition and tech the Nagano Winter Olympic Committee transfer projects across Asia. His clients as a cultural liaison and radio broadcaster. include leading multinationals and he has Upon returning to the U.S., she served as closed a series of multi-million dollar Director of Consulting Services for a New agreements for clients with Japanese York-based firm specialising in Japanese- OEMs. American workplace relations, where she trained dozens of senior executives and Korpiel, Eric diplomats on a host of cross-cultural 【 Can provide career consultations in: issues. She has continued this line of work English】 through Bridges to Japan, which she (President, ALL-Star) founded in 2004. Panel Discussion: “Finding Employment in Japan”, Information Exchange & Jasprizza, Will Networking Event, 1-1 Career 【 Can provide career consultations in: Consultations English・日本語】 Eric is from California, who first (Managing Director, Intralink KK) came to Japan as a Waseda University Speaker & Career Consultant Profiles student. After backpacking for 2 years Lowitz, Leza and visiting 40+ countries with many 【 Can provide career consultations in: outdoor adventures and lots of trekking English・日本語】 (including to Mt. Everest), Eric settled (Writer; Owner, Sun and Moon Yoga) back in Japan. He runs a company that 1-1 Career Consultations specialises in the recruitment of leaders Leza Lowitz is a best-selling author of for roles in sports, outdoor, and lifestyle over 20 books, including the Amazon #1 brands. 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