November 28, 2016
Office of the Governor for Policy Planning

Invest Tokyo Seminar Winter 2017
Hosted by Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Seminar Outline　Click here for the event flyer

• Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2017
• Time: 1:30 to 4:05pm (doors open at 1:00pm)
• Venue: JETRO Headquarters 5th fl., ARK Mori Building, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
  Access: https://www.jetro.go.jp/en/jetro/profile/map.html
• Host: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
• Co-host: Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
• Capacity: Approximately 200 people (advance application required)
  • If more than 200 applications are received, participants will be chosen by lottery.
  • Participants will include foreign companies, foreign embassies, foreign chambers of commerce in Tokyo, Tokyo-based SMEs and entrepreneurs.
• Application: http://bdc-tokyo.org/en/form/index.html　Please apply by Monday, January 16.

Seminar Timeline

• 1st session (1:30 to 2:35pm)
  • Opening Address by Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo
  • "Japan's Investment Environment and Support for Investment in Japan," by Hiroyuki Ishige, Chairman and CEO of JETRO
  • "The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Initiatives to Attract Foreign Companies," by Tomoe Otsuka, Director for National Strategic Special Zone Coordination, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • "Attraction of the Special Economic Zone as Seen by a Company Supported by the Set-Up Program," by Brian Lee, CSO of AKA LLC
  • "Examples of Successful Business Match-Ups Between Foreign Affiliates and SMEs in Tokyo, " by Companies located in Tokyo（TBD）
  • Q&A

• 2nd session (2:50 to 4:05pm)
  • Business Networking (for participants of 1st session)
  • Business-matching Session (application required by January 16)
    http://bdc-tokyo.org/en/form/index.html

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