Thursday 28 August 2008
(Co-organisers: Kanagawa Prefectural Government of Japan)
(Co-organisers: JETRO London)
(Supported by: Japan Society & Asia-Pacific Technology Network)
Speakers
The Event
Matsuzawa-san , the governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan will be in London
for a short visit and he has personally be involved and supportive of
companies from the UK who are interested in Japan, and this could be a good
opportunity to test or develop some links with Japan. Kanagawa is the home
of so many of the Japanese ICT and other companies, a link with this area of
Japan will benefit companies greatly.
High value and up-to-date information on Japan will be presented, also Peter Bacon of ELJ has set up their office in Yokohama, and will speak of his experiences also as a British company in Japan,
Location: JETRO London, Midcity Place 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6AL
Nearest tube stations::Holborn or Chancery Lane
Timing: 15.30 Registration: 16.00 Presentations: 17.30 Reception/Networking: 18.30 End of Event
Pricing: Free
To Register: send Name, position, institution, email address and phone number to Jean_Hall@jetro.go.jp (fax no 020-7421-0009 )
AGENDA
15:30 Registration starts
16:00 Opening remarks
Mr. Takashi Funaki – Director General, JETRO London
16:05 “Japanese Economy and Foreign Direct Investment Policy”
Mr. Masahiko Saito – Minister, Embassy of Japan
16:15 “How to do business in Japan”
Mr. Junichi Eguchi
– Deputy Director General, JETRO London
16:25 “Business opportunities in KANAGAWA”
Governor Shigefumi Matsuzawa,
– Kanagawa Prefectural Government
17:00 “KANAGAWA from the perspective of a British company”
Mr. Peter Bacon – Chairman, Electronics Link Japan
17:10 Q&A