Japanese Speech Contest: Spoken Business Japanese
Dedicated to the memory of the late Sir Peter Parker
The 2013 Speech Contest took place on Tuesday 12th February 2013 at the SOAS, University of London.
The purpose of the Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese is to deepen the understanding of Japanese business culture by businessmen and women of the countries of the European Union through study of the Japanese language, and to contribute to goodwill and mutual understanding with the people of Japan through better communication.
The Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese were established in 1990 by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) London, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) University of London. The Awards are widely recognised as having made a significant contribution to the recent growth in the use of Japanese in business, as well as having benefited participants in their professional careers.
Congratulations to the prizewinners of 2013:
First Prize Winner:
Ms Elizabeth Chahal
Loughborough University
Individually we are one drop, together we are an ocean.
Second Prize Winner:
Mr Jonathan King
Self Employed
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Expert Network Industry.
Third Prize Winner:
Mr Mihai Scumpieru
Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.
EU Environmental legislation and how the Japanese companies cope with it.
Special Prize winner:
Ms Karen Fraser
Ecole Francaise de Londres
The Challenge of Understanding the Japanese Business Mind.
Our grateful thanks to everyone who participated in this year's competition – sponsors, supporters, finalists and visitors.
