Congratulations to our 2010 Prizewinners:

First Prize: Miss Magdalena Cebula, Tokio Marine Asset Management (London) Limited

Second Prize: Ms Kim Woodruff, Japan Foundation London

Third Prize: Mr Graham Holman, Sumitomo Corporation Europe Ltd

Special Prize: Mr Jonathan Fisher, Greenback Alan LLP
And to the other finalists:

Mr Peter Hart, Valu-Trac Investment Management

Mr Chris Hughes, Tazaki Foods Ltd

Mr Ben Morris, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Mr Raju Thakrar, Freelance Translator
You can watch the recordings of the 2010 prizewinners' and finalists' speeches in our Flash player:
SPPA 2010 Finalists
Thank you to everyone who supported this year's 20th Anniversary Speech Contest:
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Guest of honour: His Excellency Shin Ebihara, the Japanese Ambassador |
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Guest of honour: Sir Graham Fry KCMG, former UK Ambassador to Japan |
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Chair of judges: Mr Ken Okaniwa, Minister, Director, Japan Information and Cultural Centre, Embassy of Japan |
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Special invited guest: Mr David Geen, General counsel, International Swaps and Delivatives Association,Inc -- the very first contest winner in 1990 |
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Special invited guest: Dr Christopher Hood, Cardiff Business School, Reader and Director, Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre Cardiff University -- contest winner in 2000 |
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Mr Takashi Funaki, Director General of JETRO London |
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Mr Setasuo Kato, Journalist, Interlocutor |
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Mrs Yoshiko Jones, Co-ordinator of the Speech Contest, who has been involved since its inception twenty years ago |
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