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:
Guest of honour: His Excellency Shin Ebihara, the Japanese Ambassador |
Guest of honour: Sir Graham Fry KCMG, former UK Ambassador to Japan |
Chair of judges: Mr Ken Okaniwa, Minister, Director, Japan Information and Cultural Centre, Embassy of Japan |
Special invited guest: Mr David Geen, General counsel, International Swaps and Delivatives Association,Inc -- the very first contest winner in 1990 |
Special invited guest: Dr Christopher Hood, Cardiff Business School, Reader and Director, Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre Cardiff University -- contest winner in 2000 |
Mr Takashi Funaki, Director General of JETRO London |
Mr Setasuo Kato, Journalist, Interlocutor |
Mrs Yoshiko Jones, Co-ordinator of the Speech Contest, who has been involved since its inception twenty years ago |
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