Projects

Government/Non-Profit

• VICH Veterinary Harmonization Forum & Steering Committee Meeting: Trilateral program of USDA, EMA and Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

• Sultanate of Oman: Trade Conference in Osaka

• DSEI Japan: Global Defense & Security Convention and Expo

• City of Kyoto: New Kyoto Strategies discussion with Harvard Univ. 

• World Energy Congress in Rotterdam

• Rotary International: Board Meetings

• US-Japan Council/Johnson & Johnson: TOMODACHI Disaster Nursing Study Tour 

• Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Accessibility infrastructure inspection tour of the City of New York and the City of Albany 

• US Dept. of Agriculture: Discussion on U.S.-Japan organic products standards 

• US Dept. of State/Global Centre for Credentialing and Certificate (GCCC): Annual Asia regional meeting for drug addiction professional certifications and credentials 

• Japan Ministry of Culture: Event collaboration planning at N.Y. Natural Museum of History & Smithsonian Museum 

• Sogetsu School of Ikebana: Exhibition plan meetings at the Longwood Gardens in PA, U.S.A.

• Soroptimist International: Annual Convention

IT/Technology

• Pegasystems: PegaWorld 2025 in Las Vegas 

• Cloudera: Elevate annual convention in Miami 

• Palo Alto Networks: Security Training Sessions 

• AWS: re:Inforce annual IT security convention in Philadelphia 

• HP Intel: HP Intel Sales Challenge Conference 

• Altair: AI for Engineers Conference 

• Microsoft: Various global conferences including MS Build, MS Inspire, MS Envision and MS Ignite

• Tanium: IT Security Summit 

• Adobe: Adobe Max Global Summit

• Alcon: Digital Transformation Summit

• Google: Annual Product Experts Summit 

• NTT Data: Open Innovation Business Competition 

• Sony Entertainment: Senior Manager Meeting in NYC 

Medical/Pharmaceutical

• AstraZeneca: GMP/PMDA Audit of API manufacturing facility

• Rakuten Medical Inc.: GMP/PMDA Audit of a contracted U.S. Pharmaceutical facility (CMO) 

• Olympus: Endoscope Automatic Re-processing Market Research

• Merck/MSD Japan: Business/Sales Strategy Meeting 

• Kyowa Kirin Pharmaceuticals: GMP/PMDA Audit 

• Sanofi Pasteur: Analytical Technology Transfer to a Japanese CMO 

• Ono Pharmaceuticals: GMP/PMDA Audit 

• Japan Tobacco (JT) Pharmaceutical Division: GMP audit of an API manufacturer 

• Bristol-Myers Squibb: GMP/PMDA Audit 

• Pfizer Pharmaceuticals: Monthly R&D system training session 

• Becton Dickinson/Medicon: Medical equipment sales training 

• Yamanouchi Pharmaceuticals: GMP/PMDA Audit 

• Maruho Pharmaceuticals: Quarterly R&D meeting 

• American Heart Association: Annual AHA conference 

• Novo Nordisk: GMP/PMDA Audit 

• Japan Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare/NTT Data: Research interview on drug formulary at University of Maryland Medical Hospital 

Energy/Engineering/Manufacturing

• Mitsubishi Research Institute/Nuclear Regulation Authority: Discussion on the environmental radiation detector 

• Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited: Business meetings with industry leaders in Washington, D.C. 

• Focus Learning: Nuclear power plant operator training 

• Honda Motors: North America Market Research Interviews 

• Fujitsu Research Center: R&D meeting on high performance quantum computing 

• Sekisui House/MDC: Monthly Board Meetings 

• 3M/Solventum: HR Manager Meetings 

• NEXCO East Japan Engineering/Express Highway Research Foundation of Japan: R&D meeting @ University of Penn 

Finance/Fin-Tech

• Prudential: Quarterly & Annual Senior Executive Manager Strategy Conferences 

• Neuberger Berman: Market Outlook Keynote Speech and Fireside Chat

• INVISSO/FIIN: US Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLO) Forum 

• Cardlinx/DNP/Sumitomo Mitsui Card: Fintech project meetings 

• Sumitomo Mitsui Card: Product development meeting with a vendor 

• Daiwa Securities: M&A strategy meeting 

Legal

• Court Trial: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, PA (Topic: Employment Dispute) 

• Court Trial: Ocean County Superior Court, NJ. (Topic: Child Custody) 

• Sullivan & Cromwell: Deposition and preparation meeting (Topic: Medical Device Patent Infringement)

• Sullivan & Cromwell: Deposition and preparation meeting: (Topic: Business Contract Dispute)

• Sullivan & Cromwell: Deposition prep meeting: (Topic: Automobile Accident Liability)

Retail/Marketing/Hospitality and Others

• GAP: Spring campaign preview 

• Chanel: “Reach for the Stars” high jewelry event 

• Lululemon: Store manager training sessions 

• Nike: New Product Launch Event

• Arc’teryx: Annual Sales Kickoff Event 

• Hilton: Digital Transformation Summit 

• Stoli Group: New product (bourbon whisky) launch press interviews 

• Hanes Brands Inc.: Vendor & Representative Policy Seminar

• Dr. Bronner’s Asia Zoomposium: Annual Asia Distributor Conference 

• American Talent Development Convention: Presentations & Exhibition 

• Home Depot/Cainz: Company presentations and tours 

• Recruit/Indeed: Global Sustainability conference in Philadelphia, U.S.A.