Makiko Nishimura

Corporate Director/Executive Officer, Congrès Inc. Fukuoka, Japan

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An established and driven leader, strategist, and sales professional. Currently leads the entire Kyushu region with her wealth of experience in securing, planning and managing prominent international conferences in the governmental and medical fields.

Was a key player in the winning bid and production of the “Annual Meeting of the International Urological Society (SIU) World Congress”, in which an old fashioned Japanese summer street fair was used to get the local community involved in the congress. The introduction of this unique model of collaboration soon was adopted by other events. As an innovative consultant, Ms. Nishimura is currently involved in developing MICE facilities throughout the Kyushu region, Dejima Messe is one of which is scheduled to open in November 21, 2021.

ACCOMPLISHMENT (hosted in Kyushu)

• 2019 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Governors’ Meeting
• 2018 Asia-Pacific City Summit
• 2013 113^th Annual Meetings of the Japan Surgical Society
• 2012 32^nd Annual Meeting of the International Urological Society
• 2009 109^th Annual Meeting of the Japan Surgical Society
• 2008 Japan-China-Korea Summit
• 2003 Japanese Association of Medical Sciences
• 2001 World Swimming Championships
• 2000 Kyushu-Okinawa Summit Finance Minister’s Meeting

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2017 – PRESENT Corporate Director/Executive Officer, Congrès Inc.
• 2011 – 2017 Corporate Director, Congrès Inc.
• 2005 – 2011  Regional Manager, Kyushu Branch, Congrès Inc.
• 2000 – 2005  Kyushu Branch, Congrès Inc.
• 1983 – 2005  Ministry of International Trade and Industry
• (Space Media Japan)
• (Fukuoka General Exhibition Center)

 

EDUCATION

• BA
• Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Japan