{"id":24948,"date":"2026-09-29T09:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/?p=24948"},"modified":"2026-09-29T14:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T05:56:37","slug":"news_20260928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/en\/news_20260928\/","title":{"rendered":"[Call for Participants] The 15th Global Leadership Cafe series lecture \"Practical Approaches to Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship\" (Guest speaker: Mr. Wilf Blackburn, author and business leader)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">At the Center for Entrepreneurship Education, we are happy to welcome <strong>Mr. Wilf Blackburn<\/strong>, a global business leader and author of <em><strong>Optimal Leadership: Reflections of a Serial CEO<\/strong><\/em>, on campus on Wednesday, November 18, 2026. Mr. Blackburn will give a lecture entitled \"Practical Approaches to Business Leadership and Entrepreneurship\" in person at Ookayama Campus and online, followed by a Q&amp;A session.<br><br>This lecture will explore ways of thinking and practical approaches to creating new value in highly uncertain environments, with a particular focus on business, from three perspectives: entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership and value creation. <br>Mr. Blackburn will share insights from his experiences serving as a CEO in multiple countries, including lessons learned from failure, empowering teams, and leading effectively in cross-cultural environments.<strong><br><br><\/strong>The event is open to everyone, regardless of discipline or affiliation, including students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the general public.<br>Please join us!<br>*Members of Science Tokyo are encouraged to attend in person whenever possible.<br>**Members of the general public are asked to participate online.<strong><br><\/strong><br>*This is scheduled to be held as one of the certified events of Center for Entrepreneurship Education. Students who attend this lecture and complete the post-event survey will earn 1 entrepreneurship point. Entrepreneurship points count toward the course \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/syllabus.s.isct.ac.jp\/courses\/2026\/7\/0-907-0-110610-0\/202637640?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENT.B211: Science, Technology, Culture, Society and Innovation 1 (1 credit)<\/a>,\u201d which is available to undergraduate students enrolled in the 2024 academic year or later.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MrBlackburn_bio.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25003\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6672063188363136;width:238px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MrBlackburn_bio.jpeg 425w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MrBlackburn_bio-200x300.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mr. Wilf Blackburn<br>Author of <em>Optimal Leadership: Reflections of a Serial CEO<\/em> and international business leader<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vk-heading-plain has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"background-color:#1c3177\">Lecture information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-vk-table-border-top-bottom vk-table--mobile-block vk-table--th--width25 vk-table--th--bg-bright has-small-font-size\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Date and Time<\/td><td>Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Method<\/td><td>In person and online via Zoom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Venue (In-person)<\/td><td>Workshop Room 1 &amp; 2, Taki Plaza B2F, Ookayama Campus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eligibility<\/td><td>Open to all, including Science Tokyo students, faculty and staff, and the general public<br>(We kindly ask members of Science Tokyo to attend in person whenever possible and members of the general public to participate online due to venue constraints.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language used<\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fee<\/td><td>Free of charge<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Register for in-person participation<\/td><td>Members of Science Tokyo only. Please register from the following form.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/tahCUMRJix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/tahCUMRJix<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Register for online participation<\/td><td>Please register from the following Zoom link. Members of the general public are requested to participate online due to venue constraints<br><a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/ywJToEz0SvCXU9N939dC1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/ywJToEz0SvCXU9N939dC1g<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/tahCUMRJix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register to participate in person (Science Tokyo members only)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/ywJToEz0SvCXU9N939dC1g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register to participate online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vk-blocks-spacer vk_spacer vk_spacer-type-margin-top\"><div class=\"vk_block-margin-md--margin-top\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-vk-heading-plain has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"background-color:#1c3177\">Flyer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HpBb--4ypEaDtv3sYlgYVPmo1ULdInTY\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_front-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_front-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_front-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_front-767x1086.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_front-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_front.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HpBb--4ypEaDtv3sYlgYVPmo1ULdInTY\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_back-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_back-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_back-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_back-767x1086.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_back-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.total.titech.ac.jp\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20261118_GLC15_back.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1HpBb--4ypEaDtv3sYlgYVPmo1ULdInTY\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a> or on the image to enlarge\/download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leadership and Innovation Section, Center 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