Spotlight Events (2016-2)

Spotlight Events


The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, ("Pittcon 2016")

Date: Sunday, March 6th through Thursday, March 10th, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. on March 10th)
Location: Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia

The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, ("Pittcon 2016"), will be held from Sunday, March 6th, through Thursday, March 10th, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. JETRO will be returning to Pittcon this year to sponsor six Japanese companies in our Japan Pavilion Booths (738-739).

>>For more information, please click here.


Food

Seafood Expo North America / Seafood Processing North America (Trade Professional Only)

Date: Sunday, March 6th through Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. on March 8th)
Location: Booth #2333 Boston Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts

JETRO is please to host the Japan Pavilion at the annual SEAFOOD EXPO NORTH AMERICA event this year. The Pavilion will feature a variety of high-quality seafood dishes from various parts of Japan. Products on display range from yellowtail, scallops, squid, octopus, cod, crab stick, salmon, and more. Visit us and taste the best of Japan!

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Back to the Source: Yamaha Motor's Challenges on Business Development


Date:
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Time: 4:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Philippines Conference Room
Encina Hall, 3rd Floor
616 Serra St, Stanford, CA 94305

The introduction of Yamaha Motor's business development effort utilizing Silicon Valley Ecosystem. Growth of business and corporation to deliver more value to the society is essential desire for all of us, but there are so many options to be taken. In this presentation, we will share our thoughts and experience; what is our objectives, how Yamaha Motor started this business development tasks, why we need to incorporate Yamaha Motor Ventures and how we did it, what are our ongoing ambitious / unique / crazy projects.

>> For more information, please click here.


 

Creating a New Tohoku: Firsthand Observations on its Recovery and an Update on the Economy
Insights on the Fifth Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake


Date:
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Location: Grant Thorton LLP
171 N. Clark Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60601

To commemorate the Fifth Anniversary of The Great East Japan Earthquake, we are honored to present a special program on the progress being made in northeastern Japan, featuring a keynote address by Akihiro Ohyama, Chairman and CEO, IRIS USA.; and Ichiro Soné, Chief Executive Director, JETRO Chicago.



 

Cyber Security & InfoSec: Opportunities for U.S. Firms in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan


Date:
Monday, May 16th through Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Location: Tokyo, Japan / Seoul, South Korea / Taipei, Taiwan
Application Deadline: Friday, March 4th, 2016 (seating limited)

Now is the time to expand in East Asia! The growth of cyber-attacks in recent years has increased the demand to protect critical data and infrastructure of governments and businesses. Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are increasing resources in the public and private sectors to tackle these complex cyber threats.


>> For more information, please click here (PDF).