Impulse: Swiss World In Japan

Feb 03, 2016

Organized by Switzerland Global Enterprise (SG-E) and co-organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), a Swiss/Japanese business event will take place at SG-E Zurich on March 1, 2016: “Impulse: Swiss World In Japan”.

Information
Date: March 1, 2016
Venue:  SGE, Stampfenbachstrasse 85, Zurich
Organizer: Switzerland Global Enterprise (SG-E)
Co-Organiser: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Language: English
Participation fee: free of charge
Event Program
13:30 - 14:00
Registration and welcome coffee
14:00 - 14:15
Greeting and introduction

RYUHEI MAEDA
Ambassador of Japan in Switzerland


DANIEL KÜNG
CEO of Switzerland Global Enterprise

14:15 - 14:35
Current Economic Situation in Japan

MASASHI NAKAZONO
Director General JETRO Geneva

14:35 - 14:55
Launch of the business guide «Swiss World in Japan»

MARC GAMBARAZA
Research Associate JETRO Geneva

14:55 - 15:15
Free Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (FTEPA) with Japan: What's in for Swiss Exporters?

PATRICK ZILTENER, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher + Lecturer, University of Zurich

15:15 - 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 - 16:00
Business Experience Story of a Swiss SME

KOICHI OBA
former CEO of Sika Japan, Head Corporate Target Market Roofing

16:00 - 16:30
Business Opportunities «Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games»

DAISAKU YUKITA
Deputy Director General JETRO London

16:30 - 16:45
Conclusion and services by Switzerland Global Enterprise and JETRO
16:45

Cocktail