[Event] Invest Tokyo Seminar 2018 in Silicon Valley
Dec 11, 2017
Hear Japanese government officials and market experts discuss IT trends and business incentives for foreign companies in Japan.
DATE & TIME
Friday
January 19, 2018
1:00-3:30 PM PST
VENUE
Accenture (San Jose office)
Room 1104, 11th floor
50 W San Fernando St. #1100 San Jose, CA
REGISTER
Cost: FREE
Deadline: January 12, 2018
OVERVIEW
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, in joint sponsorship with Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), will be holding the event, “Invest Tokyo Seminar 2018 in Silicon Valley”, in San Jose, California, U.S., on January 19th, 2018.
This event will serve as a great opportunity for executives of US companies, providing the latest information on the current state of Japan's IT industry, inward investment policies, business opportunities in Japan, and investment incentives. After the seminar, a networking event will also be held.
Click here for the website of Invest Tokyo Seminar 2018.
TARGET
Primarily local IT companies interested in investing in Japan.
LANGUAGE
English
CAPACITY
Thirty people (pre-registration required). The event host may grant entry to selected individuals if capacity is exceeded.
AGENDA
First Session
1:00 PM
Reception Starts
1:30-2:30 PM
1. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's initiatives to attract foreign companies
Tomoe Otsuka
Director for Attraction of Foreign Companies Coordination Division
Office of the Governor for Policy Planning Tokyo Metropolitan Government
2. JETRO's activities to promote direct investment in Japan
Yasuhiro Nagamatsu
Executive Director, JETRO San Francisco
3. Prospects and attractiveness of entry into the Japanese market, and recent cases of global companies' entry (tentative)
Hiroshi Ebara
Managing Director on FDI Promotion for the Technology Industry
Accenture Japan Ltd.
James Hoover
Access to Tokyo San Francisco
4. How we can advance your business in Japan
Tatsuhiro Asano
Deputy General Manager , Global Corporate Team
International Corporate & Institutional Banking Department, Mizuho Bank Ltd.
5. Question and answer session
Second Session
2:30-3:30 PM
Networking event
HOW TO REGISTER
Please send an e-mail including the following information to Access to Tokyo San Francisco.
- Participant name
- Company name
- Company address
- Department
- Title
- Type of industry
- URL
- Telephone
- E-mail address
Access to Tokyo San Francisco e-mail address: SanFrancisco@access2tokyo.com
SPONSORED BY
This event is hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and the Japan External Trade Organization.