Onsite President Seminar: Founder of GLOBIS, Japan’s No.1 MBA, to present a vision of becoming the No.1 MBA in the world by Technovate and AI
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Yoshito Hori, the founder and president of GLOBIS will share his unique view of higher education and professional career building.
We are experiencing a big change in industry champions via technology. Macy’s and Sack’s Fifth Avenue are being overtaken by Amazon. Many viewers are switching from ABC/CBS/NBC TV to Netflix. Tesla has become the highest market valued company among automotive OEMs.
What will happen to higher education and professional career building? Yoshito Hori, an entrepreneur who created Japan’s No.1 MBA School(GLOBIS University) and Japan’s No.1 VC(GLOBIS Capital Partners), will share his unique view on how to create and innovate higher education in the Technology and AI era. He will also talk about how we should develop our careers as business professionals.
After his speech, Hori-san will take questions from the audience and answer them. Therefore, please do not miss this special occasion to hear directly from Yoshito Hori.
GLOBIS USA is a hub campus of GLOBIS created in 2021. It started operations in 2022 and provides Pre-MBA courses, corporate training, and digital products. GLOBIS USA is in charge of the MBA candidates and the corporate clients in North America, Central America, and South America.
※The venue for this seminar is the GLOBIS USA Office located at 144 2nd Street 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA. Prior registration is required to join this free event.
Information regarding Mr. Yoshito Hori:
Founder and President, GLOBIS Corporation & GLOBIS University
Founder and Managing Partner, GLOBIS Capital Partners
President, G1 Institute & KIBOW Foundation
Owner, Ibaraki Robots, LuckyFM & BARKS
Producer, LuckyFes Music Festival
A Harvard MBA graduate and former Sumitomo Corporation employee, Mr. Yoshito Hori established GLOBIS Management School in 1992. GLOBIS gained University status from the Government of Japan in 2006, started a Full-time MBA program in English in 2012, and expanded to offer an Online MBA program in 2015. GLOBIS University is now the No.1 business school in Japan by student intake.
In addition to being a leader of business education in Japan, Mr. Hori founded the venture capital firm GLOBIS Capital Partners in 1996. The firm has since managed seven funds with over USD $2 billion.
Mr. Hori founded the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Japan Chapter in 1995 and became the first EO board member from Asia in 1996. He has also served on the World Economic Forum’s New Asian Leaders Executive Committee and Global Agenda Council on New Models of Leadership, the Harvard Business School Alumni Board, the Global Advisory Council of the Wilson Center, the Nihon Ki-in board, the B.League board, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives board, and the Japan Venture Capital Association board. He has been featured on the cover of Forbes Japan and Forbes Asia as one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Japan.
In 2008, Mr. Hori launched the G1 Summit, which led to the foundation of the G1 Institute in 2013, for which he currently serves as president. The G1 Institute has become a leading community and think tank to realize a better Japan. To outline his vision toward this goal, the G1 Institute published 100 Actions.
Just three days after the Great Tohoku Earthquake in March 2011, he launched Project KIBOW to support the rebuilding of disaster-affected areas. This led to the formation of the KIBOW Foundation and KIBOW Impact Investment, which he leads as president.
Mr. Hori serves as an ambassador for his hometown of Mito City and Ibaraki Prefecture. In April 2016, he became the owner of the Ibaraki Robots professional basketball team. In November 2019, he purchased Ibaraki Broadcasting System, Ibaraki’s only prefecture-wide media company. In 2022, he produced LuckyFes, an annual music festival held in Mito. For his contributions to society he was awarded the Medal with Blue Ribbon in 2024.
He has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors for Daniel J. Edelman Holdings, Inc. in June 2024.
Mr. Hori received his BS in engineering from Kyoto University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He has authored several books, including Visionary Leaders Who Create and Innovate Societies, Six Dimensions of Life, and My Personal Mission Statement. He is an avid swimmer and enjoys spending time with his wife and five sons.
https://www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories/Pages/story-impact.aspx?num=8393
Overview
Date: | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 |
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Time: | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) |
Where: | GLOBIS USA Office-144 2nd Street 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94123 |
Registration Fee: | Free of charge |
Language: | English |
Agenda
6:00 PM | Speech from Mr. Yoshito Hori |
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6:35 PM | Q&A |
7:00 PM | Group Photo |
7:05 PM | Networking |
7:30 PM | Event Ends |