Doing Business in Japan 2023 — 5th Business Seminar
Organizers: Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (CCCIJ), Parliament of the Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies
Partners: Embassy of Japan in the Czech Republic, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic, JETRO Prague,
Japan Business Solutions, Office of the General Commissioner EXPO 2025 Osaka, Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic and Czech ICT Alliance.
Mission: Our mission is to promote business cooperation between the Czech Republic and Japan. Our goal is to inform Czech companies about Japanese business practices and help them to overview and to enter Japanese market. The year 2019, before Covid-19, was the year of EPA entry – Economic Partnership Agreement signed between EU and Japan. Post Covid time of this event is perfect timing for new plans and expanding. During the workshop, information regarding business support and opportunities will be provided.
Date: October 2nd, 2023 (Monday), 13:30 (13:00 registration)
Venue: Parliament of the Czech Republic - Chamber of Deputies, Sněmovní 176/4
Participation Fee: Free of charge
Language: Czech / English
Targeted group: Czech Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's)
PROGRAM (Agenda change stipulated)
13:00 Registration
13:30 Opening greetings
Mr. Jan Bartošek, Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
Mr. Hideo Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan in the Czech Republic
Mr. Roman Watanabe, Chairman of Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (CCCIJ)
13:45 – 14:00 Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Mr. Petr Kulovaný, Head of the Africa, Asia and Australia Division, Department of Non-European Countries
"Export promotion instruments and overview of cooperation with Japan“
14:00 – 14:15 JETRO Prague, Mr. Go Shimuta, Director General
Mrs. Nikola Nevrklová, Project Coordinator "Invest Japan Program"
14:15 – 14:30 Japan Business Solutions, Mrs. Alice Tomášková, CEO and Director of CCCIJ Czech Branch
"How to find partner/distributor in Japan"
14:30 – 14:40 Q&A
14:40 – 14:55 Coffee Break
14:55 – 15:05 Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (CCCIJ)
Mr. Roman Watanabe, Chairman “PROPEA – support project for Czech economic activities abroad”
15:05 – 15:20 Amplla a.s., Mrs. Kateřina Tůmová, Business Development Manager "Experience from Japanese market"
15:20 – 15:40 Expo 2025 Osaka, Mr. Ondřej Soška, Czech Commissioner General
“Expo 2025 Osaka – Introduction of the Czech national pavilion and business opportunities”
15:40 – 15:50 Q&A
15:50 – 16:45 Networking and business matching (refreshment)
* Overview on Japanese market, presentations, business support information, contacts, documents will be provided free of charge.
Registration (required) on https://bit.ly/doing-business-in-japan-2023
Deadline for registration: September 25th (Monday), 2023
