The Strategy of IRIS OHYAMA －The Winner of The Porter Prize 2023

The Porter Prize was established to bestow recognition on Japanese companies that have achieved and maintained superior profitability in a particular industry by implementing unique strategies based on innovations in products, processes, and ways of managing.
Organizer:
Hitotsubashi ICS
(Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy)
Sponsors:
Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.
KPMG FAS Co., Ltd.

Conference on Competitiveness 2023
The conference explains the competitive strategies of that year's winners.
Date: December 1, 2023
Place: Hitotsubashi Hall, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Agenda:
▷Opening Remarks
Eni Osono
Professor, Dean, Hitotsubashi ICS

▷Greetings
Mr. Kensaku Bessho
Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

▷Greetings
Mr. Hikaru Okada
KPMG FAS Co., Ltd. Representative Director

▷Profit Rate analysis of Winners
Mikiharu Noma
Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University

▶Interview with Winners
Ken Kusunoki
Professor, Hitotsubashi ICS
◆Mr. Akihiro Ohyama, Representative Executive President, IRIS OHYAMA Inc.
◇Mr. Teruaki Nishira, Representative Director and President, JINUSHI Co., Ltd.
◇Mr. Tetsuya Sakai, CEO, BizReach, Inc.
◇Mr. Takahisa Takahara, President & CEO, Unicharm Corporation

▷Closing remarks by Emi Osono
Professor, Dean, Hitotsubashi ICS