Kenji Fukuda

Director and President

Place of Birth: Fukuoka Prefecture
Completed high school education in the US and joined Dentsu after graduating from Keio University School of Economics.
Left Dentsu to take up a position in a family held printing company.
Founded Midas Communications in 1990.

Special Skills:

Extremely inquisitive (Depending on the subject)

Work Motto:

“First Class Business, First Class Way”

Area of Expertise/Achievements:

Creating a vibrant work environment for all employees
Building trusting relationships with collaboration partners.

Mitsuteru Ikebe

Company Director/ Head of Client Services Section

Place of Birth: Oita Prefecture
Graduated from Oita University Graduate School, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science majoring in Intelligent Information Systems Engineering.
Joined Melco Power Systems Corporation, engaged in the development and control of power grid system solutions for regional electricity providers.
Returned to Oita at the age of 32 and joined Midas Communications.
Responsible for the Development of IT systems for management of MICE events.

Special Skills:

Never hesitating to take on new challenges and learn to love them.

Work Motto:

Originality and Ingenuity

Area of Expertise:

Productivity Optimization Solutions for MICE Management
Management of Events using public roads and requiring traffic disruption
Developing Logistic Solutions for the transport of spectators to large scale events

Achievements:

Implementation of Security Management System for Conference Participants (National Conference for Agriculture Apprentices)
Development of Guest Reservation Management Systems for Large Travel Agencies
Management of Spectator Transport for Rugby World Cup 2019™
Management and Security for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Oita
Accommodations and Logistics Management for the 45th National Tree-Planting Festival
2023 Tour De Kyushu Operational Management

Chie Yakushiji

Company Director/ Leader and Chief Director of Client Services Section

Place of Birth: Oita Prefecture
Graduated from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Department of English Studies.
Returned to Oita at the age of 30 and joined Midas Communications.
Event Business Manager Level 1 Certification Number 150036

Special Skills:

Organizing and controlling complicated tasks.

Work Motto:

Clients come first.

Area of Expertise:

Academic Congresses, Convention Management and other MICE events.

Achievements:

30th Annual National Convention for Long-Term Health Care Facilities.
11th Conference of the German Japanese Society of Vascular Surgery.
2022 Cultural City of East Asian Opening Ceremonies
National Association of City Council Chairmen’s Study Group Forum
Meeting of the National Association for Municipal Problem Solving

David W. Fitzpatrick

Director of Client Services Section

Place of Birth: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Graduated from the University of Prince Edward Island, Bachelor of Arts
Worked as Marketing Representative/Events Organizer for Major Canadian beverage maker.
Moved to Japan in 1995 to work in Education Services.
2007 - 2012 Associate Professor Department of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering, Nippon Bunri University,
2015 – 2023 Owner CICA LLC, Business and Process Improvement Consulting and Japanese Market Entry Support

Special Skills:

Event facilitation, Intercultural Communication, Process Improvement

Work Motto:

“Success is a journey, not a destination”

Area of Expertise:

Level 1 Proficiency in Japanese Event Operations, Communications, Continuous Improvement, Process Improvement, Market Entry Support

Achievements:

2002 FIFA World Cup – Security Liaison Officer between FIFA Head of Security and local police services
2019 Rugby World Cup – Oita Stadium – Sub-match Manager for 5 matches
Work Motto: “Success is a journey, not a destination”