SOLD OUT: HBS Alumni Speaker Series II - A “Scrumptious Night”
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HBS Alumni Speaker Series II - A “Scrumptious Night”
Craig White (MBA 2003 co-founder and CEO of The Better Table) and Kei Shibata (MBA 2000 Co Founder/CEO Venture Public)
4月17日（水）の夜7:30pmより、HBS卒の創業者2名、Craig White (MBA 2003)と柴田啓(MBA 2000)を囲み、お肉料理ととトークを楽しむひと時を過ごしませんか？
Craig White はThe Better Tableのco-founder。アメリカの伝統的な肉料理を追求したレストラン、The White Smokeを麻布十番にオープンし、食文化の楽しさについて語ります。三菱商事のローソンＭ＆Ａに従事した柴田啓は、旅行、ショッピング、ホテル検索サイトVenture Republicを創業。サイトは月間1600万viewを誇り、年間30億円近くの広告収入をあげるに至った道のりをお話しさせて頂きます。
Join us for a hearty evening with good food and exciting talks by two of our celebrated entrepreneurs! Craig White will take you through his latest endeavor in managing a restaurant business in hip Azabu district. (http://r.gnavi.co.jp/6348599/) Enjoy his talk over a mouth watering “experience” as he talks about his love of food and what triggered him to start his own business. Kei Shibata will share his turn in life from Mitsubushi Corp, amid being in the forefront of its largest M&A activity (Lawson) , then establishing his internet travel, shopping and hotel searches engines on his own – Venture Republic . http://www.vrg.jp/company/ He now attracts 16 Mil viewers per month and annual revenue of $27Mil. Come join us on a casual and an interactive evening!! You can find Craig and Kei’s bio below.
Date and Time: APRIL 17th (W), 7:30pm-9:30pm
Venue; White Smoke http://r.gnavi.co.jp/6348599/
東京都港区元麻布3-11-2 マイム麻布ビル1階 [地図] 03-6434-0097
Admission: 5,000 yen (HBS Club of Japan member), 6,000 yen (non-member)
Attire: Casual
Registration: Contact kdeguchi100@gmail.com for sign up!
Craig WhiteがフルコースのテキサスBBQでもてなしてくれます
White Smoke will provide the following course menu for participants:
Light Appetizer - Homemade Spicy Smoked Beef Sausage & Chilled Smoked Ham
Soup - Cream of Green Pea
Salad - Smoked Tofu and Red Paprika with Baba Ghanoush Garnish
First Plate - Cowboy Pork Spare Ribs with Smoked Pineapple slaw
Second Plate - Big-D Dinosaur Beef Rib with Aligot Potatoes
Dessert - Seasonal Dessert
Craig White BIO:
Craig is the co-founder and CEO of The Better Table, which owns and operates White Smoke, Japan’s first traditional Texas Smokehouse (Craig is the “Pit Master”). While White Smoke is the first restaurant concept launched by The Better Table in Japan, bringing numerous authentic American cuisine concepts to the patrons of Japan and across Asia is the ultimate goal.
Before venturing into the restaurant industry, Craig worked for a number of leading technology companies in Japan, Korea and the USA as a car powertrain designer, corporate intelligence analyst, market and business development leader and corporate strategist. Craig received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineer and a Bachelor of Art in Plan II Liberal Arts from the University of Texas at Austin as well as an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Craig also attended Kanazawa Institute of Technology in Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture and Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea.
Kei Shibata BIO:
Kei co-founded Venture Republic Inc., that runs Japan’s leading online travel search engine, “Travel.jp”, shopping search engine “coneco.net”, hotel review search, “Hotel.jp” and other vertical online media. His sites generate over 16 million monthly visitors and over US$27 million of annual advertising revenue.
Previously, Kei worked at Mitsubishi Corporation. He played a key role in company’s largest M&A deal to acquire the Lawson Inc. He also led the company’s joint e-commerce businesses.
Kei received a BA of Laws from Keio University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.He serves as President of Venture Mitakai, the official Keio University’s alumni association for CEOs of venture businesses and is an Executive Committee Member of HBS Club of Japan. He is also a member of Japan Association of Corporate Executives “Keizai Doyukai.”