{"id":85970,"date":"2025-10-01T17:08:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=85970"},"modified":"2025-10-17T09:45:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T00:45:38","slug":"special-lecture-by-ms-ana-maria-ibanez-londono-vice-president-of-the-inter-american-development-bank-idb-friday-november-10-2023-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/other\/85970","title":{"rendered":"Special Career Seminar by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) [Wednesday, October 22, 2025]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Waseda University is pleased to announce \u201cPathways to the EBRD: Shaping Your Global Future\u201d, a career seminar hosted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Established in 1991, EBRD aims to foster prosperity by promoting a well-functioning, sustainable private sector in Central and Eastern Europe, and over the years has successfully expanded its operations across three continents. EBRD pursues its mission through a distinctive business model that combines investment, advisory services, and policy reform.<\/p>\n<p>In this seminar, Mr. Kazuhiko Koguchi, Senior Advisor, and Mr. Stephen Halstead, Principal, Talent Acquisition, of EBRD will discuss the Bank\u2019s key management priorities and company culture while sharing information about the diverse career opportunities available within the Bank, spanning banking, policy, economics, risk management, and more.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming many students and members of the public.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u25c6Event Overview\u25c6<\/h3>\n<p>Date:\u00a0 3:30 P.M. \u2013 4:30 P.M, Wednesday, October 22, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Venue:\u00a0 Room 102, Building 15th (Waseda Campus)<\/p>\n<p>Audience:\u00a0 Students and general public<\/p>\n<p>Language:\u00a0 English *Interpretation will not be available.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to attend, please pre-register <a href=\"https:\/\/my.waseda.jp\/application\/detail\/application-detail?communityContentLinkId=654937408\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 *Pre-registration is required only for Waseda University students<\/p>\n<h3>\u25c6Guest profile\u25c6<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85971 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/436c324b94804a95b7ef05d0a09d6865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Kazuhiko KOGUCHI<br \/>\nSenior Advisor, EBRD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kazuhiko Koguchi served as Secretary General of the EBRD from August 2021 to July 2025. In this role, he was a member of the Executive Committee, working closely with the President, the Board of Governors and the Board of Directors, and overseeing the Bank\u2019s Annual Meeting. He previously held senior roles in the EBRD\u2019s Financial Institutions team and in country management in Central Asia. Earlier in his career, Mr Koguchi held senior positions at Japan\u2019s Ministry of Finance and represented his country as Executive Director at both the World Bank Group and the Asian Development Bank. He now supports the EBRD in a consulting capacity as Senior Adviser.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4aa4a76198b741c31e6e52193a6adec3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"362\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span class=\"fontstyle0\">Stephen HALSTEAD<br \/>\nPrincipal, Talent Acquisition, EBRD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stephen Halstead is a senior talent acquisition professional with extensive experience in recruitment strategy and human capital advisory. He is currently a Principal at the EBRD, where he manages full-cycle recruitment across multiple business functions, including senior leadership appointments. Over a career spanning more than 25 years, Stephen has held leadership roles with international recruitment consultancies, partnering with global financial institutions, professional services firms, and multinational organisations. He has particular expertise in stakeholder engagement, process optimisation, and employer branding, and has successfully delivered complex recruitment programmes across diverse international markets.<\/p>\n<h3>\u25c6Inquiry\u25c6<\/h3>\n<p>International Office, Waseda University\u3000<a href=\"mailto:wint-americas@list.waseda.jp\">wint-americas@list.waseda.jp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*To those who require accommodation<br \/>\nAttendees who desire accommodations (PC speech-to-text interpretation; sign-language interpretation; guidance at venue; securing of seats), including those bringing children, should inform us at least 2 weeks before the date of the event. Upon consultation, we will accommodate your request to the greatest extent possible.<\/p>\n<h3>\u25c6Sponsored by\u25c6<\/h3>\n<p>European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85973 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d5bcbedbef7beba01a1f2b26d2f2dbbd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"414\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u25c6Related Links\u25c6<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebrd.com\/home.html\">European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waseda University is pleased to announce \u201cPathways to the EBRD: Shaping Your Global Future\u201d, a career seminar  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":85993,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[354],"tags":[214],"class_list":["post-85970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-intl-office-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85970"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86113,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85970\/revisions\/86113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}