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5th Japan-Arab Economic Forum

※Information will be updated accordingly.

About

On July 10th and 11th, the 5th Japan-Arab Economic Forum wiil be jointly held in Tokyo, Japan among the League of Arab States, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for the purpose of further enhancing the economic relationship between Japan and Arab countries through cooperation in a wide range of areas including energy security, renewable energy, AI, emerging technology, innovation. Various side-events for participants including seminars and excursions are planned on July 9th . Please reference the latest forum's information on the web page for participants.

Side Events Organizer

Public-Private Business and Economic Conference Organizer

Side Events - Program

　　
Date and Time Tue. 9th July
Program
  1. Visit to AIST Tsukuba Center
  2. Visit to AIST Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute
  3. Seminar by JASE-W - Showcase of Cutting-edge EX, GX and DX Technologies/Products, Direct Communication and Networking
  4. Seminar by JICA - JICA’s activities to the Arab Countries in Private Sector Development, DX, Environmental Management and Energy
  5. Seminar by JOGMEC - Activities and International Cooperation towards Energy Security and Energy Transition

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Public-Private Business and Economic Conference

Registration for Public-Private Business and Economic Conference - Registration Daedline : July 8th

Registrants Only

Date and Time Wed. 10th July, 10:00-16:20
Venue Grand Prince Hotel Shin TakanawaExternal site: a new window will open.
9:00-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:30

Opening Remarks

  1. MC: Mr. Nobuyuki Nakajima, Managing Director, JETRO Dubai
  2. ・Speakers:
    -H. E. Mr. Ken Saito
    Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry
  3. -Mr. Tomohide Miyata
    Chairman of Middle East Committee, Keidanren
  4. -Ambassador. Dr. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Maliki
    Assistant Secretary-General, Head of the Economic Affairs Sector, League of Arab States
  5. -Dr. Khaled Hanafi
    Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers (UAC)
10:30-10:40

Keynote Speech

  1. H. E. Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit,
    Secretary General of League of Arab States
10:40-12:00

Session 1 : Expanding mutual investment (economic diversification, collaboration for innovation)

  1. ・Moderator:
    -Mr. Masahide Honda
    Director General, JETRO Rabat
  2. ・Panelists:
    -Mr. Kazushige Tanaka
    Deputy Director-General for Trade and Economic Cooperation, Trade Policy Bureau Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
  3. -Mr. Kohichi Noguchi,
    Head of Function, NYS Center, Yazaki Corporation
  4. -Mr. Moncef Klouche
    Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
  5. -Mr. Wissam Hassan Fattouh
    Secretary General of the Union of Arab Banks (UAB)
  6. -Dr. Waleed Alhinawi
    Arab Tourism Organization
12:00-12:15 Coffee Break
12:15-13:35

Session 2 : Joint effort for Climate Change (Green products, Water, Waste Management, Hydrogen and Ammonia, CCS)

  1. ・Moderator:
    -Mr. Abdul Aziz Othman AlMekhlafi
    Secretary General, Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
    Coordinator of the Arab Foreign Joint Chambers
  2. ・Panelists:
    -Mr. Tatsushi Amano
    Managing Executive Officer, Global Head of Energy and Nattural Resources Finance Group, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
  3. -Mr. Nobuaki Aoyama
    Senior Managing Director, Green Power Investment Corporation, Japanese Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide (JASE-W)
  4. -Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Adam Ahmed Al-Dakhiri
    Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD)
  5. -Prof. Dr. Salem Hamidi
    Director General, Arab Atomic Energy Authority
13:35-14:35 Networking Lunch
14:35-15:55

Session 3 : New Technologies (Telecommunications, AI, etc.), Building Resilient Supply Chain

  1. ・Moderator:
    -Mr. Shigeyo Nishizawa
    Director General, JETRO Cairo
  2. ・Panelists:
    -Mr. Manatsu Ichinoki
    Deputy Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition
  3. -Ms. Yhuko Ogata
    Founder & CEO, Melody International Ltd.
  4. -Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghaffar Ismail
    President of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
15:55-16:15

Closing Remarks

  1. -TBD
  2. -Mr. Norihiko Ishiguro
    Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

※Schedule may be subject to change.

Ministerial Conference - Program

Date and Time Thu. 11th July
Contact ※Public-Private Business and Economic Conference only
JETRO Tokyo
Overseas Business Support Center
Business Development Division
E-mail：scc-event@jetro.go.jp