Member's Meeting: Finding Your Voice when AI is Doing the Talking
An evening with Helen Iwata
Our final in-person Members Meeting of the year will be in-person with leadership & communications coach Helen Iwata.
This event untangles the question: if AI tools are everywhere - writing our emails, suggesting our content, even coaching us on how to communicate - how do I stay authentic in a world that's increasingly automated?
This fireside chat is for you whether you’re pro-AI, anti-AI, or AI-curious.
An Evening with Helen Iwata
AI tools are everywhere: writing our emails, suggesting our content, even coaching us on how to communicate. For professional women, this raises real questions:
- How do I use AI without losing what makes my voice mine?
- When does AI help me communicate better, and when does it flatten my message?
- How do I stay authentic in a world that's increasingly automated?
This fireside chat is for you whether you’re pro-AI, anti-AI, or AI-curious. Because all of us need to navigate this moment thoughtfully — especially as women who've worked hard to find and own our voices in professional spaces.
Helen Iwata, a bilingual leadership & communication coach with 35 years in Japan, TEDx speaker, and founder of Sasuga Communications K. K., brings both practical expertise and personal perspective to this conversation.
What to Expect
We'll be gathering for a small, intimate chat at Ten Cups @ 18:55
☆ 6:30 PM – Doors open, welcome drinks & mingling
☆ 7:00 PM – Fireside chat begins (~45 minutes including audience Q&A)
☆ 8:00 PM – Transition to structured networking
☆ 8:10 PM – Networking activity (~45 minutes)
☆ 8:50 PM – Closing remarks
☆ 9:00 PM – Event ends
Helen Iwata is a bilingual leadership and communication coach from the UK with over 35 years’ experience in Japan, helping global business professionals—especially women—communicate confidently and lead with less effort and more impact.
During her 10 years at McKinsey & Company, she served as Manager of Client Communications, coaching consultants and clients in leadership, communication, and high-stakes presentations.
As the founder of Sasuga Communications K.K., she partners with multinational organizations to design and deliver leadership and communication development programs for rising leaders through to seasoned executives across the APAC region.
Helen is a TEDx coach and speaker, Nikkei Online columnist, author of Eigo no Shigoto-jutsu (Shogakukan), host of the Sasuga! Podcast, and serves on the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
She is also a wife, mother, and karate world champion.
