Conference on Competitiveness

We are pleased to share the videos and summaries of the speeches from the virtual Conference on Competitiveness 2020 held on December 2.

The video "The Strategies of the Porter Prize Winners" features the speeches made by the presidents of the companies that received the Porter Prize, followed by ICS Professor Ken Kusunoki's commentary on the companies' strategies and answers to the viewers' questions. You can watch the video on YouTube. This web page also features a Q&A section with replies to the questions received online and summaries of the rest of the conference programs.

Organizers' Remarks

Emi Osono, Professor, Hitotsubashi ICS
Hirotaka Takeuchi, Professor, Harvard University, and Emeritus Professor, Hitotsubashi University

Summary

Keynote Speech (video recording)

Michael E. Porter, Professor, Harvard University

Summary

Announcement of the Porter Prize Winners

Mikiharu Noma, Professor, Hitotsubashi University SBA

Summary

The Strategies of the Porter Prize Winners
?Video of the speeches by the presidents of the Porter Prize winners and the viewer Q&A?

Takaya Awata, President and CEO, TORIDOLL Holdings Corporation
Ryuji Sato, President and CEO, Milbon Co., Ltd.
Naoyuki Ide, President, Yo-Ho Brewing Company
Hiroyuki Nagai, Representative Director and President, Rakuten Bank, Ltd.
Viewer Q&A: Ken Kusunoki, Professor, Hitotsubashi ICS

Q&A

Closing Remarks

Emi Osono, Professor, Hitotsubashi ICS

Summary