By Barry, Past President, Rotary Club of Pearlridge
Mahalo to Myles. S. Shibata, Principal, MSS Consulting for joining the Rotary Club of Pearlridge (RCOP) as a special guest speaker on Friday, April 17 at the Highlands Intermediate School Student Center.
RCOP President Eric Fujimoto introduced Mr. Shibata who is a highly recognized and experienced Value based leader with an extensive resume building successful organizations, as well as being a top officer and board member for multiple non-profit organizations that includes the UH Foundation, Hawaii Community Foundation, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Shibata took the floor while introducing himself and presented Rotarians in attendance an opportunity to introduce themselves, as well as share their backgrounds with him.
Mr. Shibata shared his amazing career that began as a University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) student, graduate, and up to speaking with RCOP members at our lunch meeting.
There were many topics of discussion that directly impacts society and our environment today that Mr. Shibata presented to RCOP members that also looked at the past and how we have advanced in many fields such as technology, clean energy, social justice, etc.
Here’s a summary of topics presented by Mr. Shibata:
- DIGITAL AND AI – AI AND CLOUD COMPUTING
- REMOTE WORK – COVID-19 AND VIDEO CONFERENCING TOOLS
- CLEAN ENERGY – ELECTRIC CARS/SOLAR PANELS-BATTER SYSTEM
- BIO TECH – TELEHEALTH AND GENOMICS
- E-COMMERCE – ON-LINE PLATFORMS, MOBILE PAYMENTS
- FIN TECH BLOCK CHAIN, DIGITAL BANKING
- SOCIL JUSTICE – CIVIL ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERISM
Yes, Mr. Shibata covered all those areas in a very short period of time much to the interest and delight of our RCOP members.
I would like to send a very special mahalo to Mr. Shibata for sharing his amazing story and outstanding career with the RCOP that continues to make a difference in Hawaii today through his inspirational and successful business and philanthropy efforts skills that benefit us all.
Proud to be a Rotarian – Service Above Self
Photos and videos by Barry Villamil
VIDEO LINKS: Topics of Discussion
https://www.facebook.com/100000915852074/videos/pcb.35480091804937898/1480230967170998
https://www.facebook.com/100000915852074/videos/pcb.35480091804937898/1138905538381827
https://www.facebook.com/100000915852074/videos/pcb.35480091804937898/1871138453682624
https://www.facebook.com/100000915852074/videos/pcb.35480091804937898/2042809046595651
