Nikkei Hall Tokyo | November 6, 2025
JAPAN DREAM
Building Optimism in
Unpredictable Times
French Japanese Business Summit
SPEAKERS
MR. Fumio KISHIDA
MR. Atsuyoshi Koike
MR. Christophe WEBER
President and CEO
Mrs. Miki TSUSAKA
Mr. Yutaka Nagao
Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.
Director of Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.
Mr. Norbert Leuret
MR. Arjun SARWAL
General Manager
Mr. Jin Ryu
Managing Director, Fortress
Director Leopalace21
Mrs. Nobuko Kobayashi
Master of ceremony
Mrs. Shiho Watabe
MR. Masakazu KUBOTA
Mr. Masahiro Horie
MR. Jorge
CORTELL-ALBERT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
– Tokyo
Technology Exchange and Collaboration Hub Tokyo
MR. Kōji MATSUI
Mrs. Helle Kristoffersen
Committee, President Asia
Mr. Philippe Godbout
Prof. Gentiane VENTURE
Mr. Toshiyuki ISHIKURO
COO for Green Infrastructure Division
Mr. Manuel Cermerón
MR. Jesper Koll
Mr. Jerome Chouchan
Mr. Jérémie FORRAT-JAIME
Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of France in Japan
MR. Frédéric Sanchez
President, CCI France International
President, MEDEF International
Mr. Mujo KIM
MR. Dominique Restino
MR. Matt McDevitt
Moderator
MR. Pierre PERDIGUIER
EXOTEC
Vice President
La French Tech Tokyo
Moderator
MR. Florent DABADIE
Moderator
Ms. Tsujisaka Takako
Mr. Yoshimasa Sugawara
Representative and Driver,
Équipes Sugawara Team
Mr. Shigesaburo OKUMURA
Editorial Edition
About the business summit
The Business Summit 2025, organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (CCI France Japon) with our media partner NIKKEI and held under the patronage of the French Ambassador of Japan, will return for its 8th edition on November 6th, 2025. This year’s theme, Japan Dream :“Building Optimism in Unpredictable Times,” sets the tone for a day of high-level exchange, strategic insight, and meaningful connections.
Hosted at the prestigious Nikkei Hall, the summit will gather internationally renowned speakers and participants from diverse sectors for a full day of conferences and networking. Discussions will focus on the transformative shifts shaping the future of France and Japan, examining the strategies driving their global influence and the role of innovation, partnerships, and diversity in staying ahead of the curve.
The Business Summit 2025 aims to spotlight the strengths and expertise of French, Japanese and internationals enterprises, strengthen bilateral cooperation, and promote forward-thinking solutions to global challenges paving the way for a more resilient and optimistic future.
Sectorial Conferences
Speakers
Attendees
Sponsors
Partners
Startups
KEY FACTS
AND FIGURES
TOKYO
November 6, 2025
at the NIKKEI Hall
9:00 – 18:45
Networking
Lunch & Cocktail
Inspiring Speakers from Past Years
Interviews
11:05
12:02
07:13
10:40
09:28
08:21
Highlights
The world today is undergoing rapid changes and facing great uncertainty. Complex and interconnected challenges such as climate change, pandemics, inequality, cyberattacks, and social unrest are testing our societies. These unpredictable times demand innovative and collaborative solutions that harness the power of technology, creativity, and human potential.
In this context, building and nurturing optimism becomes essential. As business leaders and responsible citizens, we not only have the opportunity but also the responsibility to create a hopeful future for our industries, communities, and society as a whole. By leveraging our resources, expertise, and influence, we can generate positive impact and create lasting value for all stakeholders. More importantly, we can inspire and unite others around a shared vision focused on resilience and innovation.
France and Japan, facing similar uncertainties, must move forward with confidence, demonstrate creativity, and strengthen their leadership in innovation. By emphasizing digital transformation, developing innovative partnerships, efficiently mobilizing financial resources, and generating new ideas, we can seize the opportunities that lie ahead for our economies and bilateral relations.
To address these challenges, the 2025 edition of the Business Summit will bring together inspiring speakers to share their experiences and visions for the future. This major international event of global reach will allow you to connect the business world, renown academics, and global scientific and social communities and showcase both successful solutions to current problems and new strategies for future transformation.
AGENDA
▶︎ 09:00 – Door Opening
09:40 – Master of Ceremony
10:00 – OpeninG KEYNOte: cOntinuity and Renewal – The Japanese Dream in a Changing wOrld / 基調講演
▶︎ 09:40 – OPENING CEREMONY
10:00 – OpeninG KEYNOte: cOntinuity and Renewal – The Japanese Dream in a Changing wOrld
▶︎ 10:15 – PLenarY sessiON 1: Shibuya, Shaping the Cities of tOmorrow
10:55 – fireside chat: The Art of Delivering
▶︎ 11:05 – PLenarY sessiON 2: Where Innovation Meets Imagination
11:45 – KEYNOte: Ambitious Re-Imagination – Japan Opportunities in a turbulent wOrLD
12:00 – netwORKinG vip private lunch
13:35 – KEYNOte: Harmony of Tradition and Innovation : Shaping Japan’s Future from KYOto
13:50 – fireside chat: draw me a rOBOt
14:10 – KEYNOte: Japan’s Semiconductor Ambition – Building the Future of Innovation
14:25 – fireside chat: The Unique eXperience of Japanese Shopping
▶ 14:45 – PLenarY sessiON 3: Japan Dream – Innovating for a SustainaBLe EnerGY Future
15:25 – COffee BreaK
▶ 15:40 – firesiDE chat: eGGs: Capsules of Life and Innovation – From Bioscience to GLOBal Business, People,
and the Future of Growth
16:00 – firesiDE chat: The Japan Dream: hOw Takeda ceO Christophe Weber fused an Outsider’s BOLDness with
Japanese Tradition
16:30 – firesiDE chat: France-Japan – The Future of Sports & Entertainment Business
16:50 – Concluding remarks
17:10 – 18:45 – netwORKinG COCKtaiL
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Messages from
Jérôme CHOUCHAN
President, CCI France Japan
After the successful past six years edition of the Business Summit, the CCI France-Japan is delighted to organize its eighth edition in 2025 which will focus on “Building Optimism in Unpredictable Times”. In our interconnected world, where disruption and technological advancements are accelerating, it is time for businesses and institutions to reflect on the solutions designed to face its challenges and on ways to anchor them in the long-term. The summit gives delegates the opportunity to discuss and advocate for critical issues, advance new opportunities and enables connections to key government and industry leaders, resources, and markets that businesses need to succeed. We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Nikkei Hall on November 6th to chart a course toward a better future.
PhiliPPe Setton
French Ambassador to Japan
Since its foundation in 1918, the French Chamber of Commerce has been playing a decisive role in fostering and reinforcing partnerships between Japanese and French companies and more profoundly, in bringing France and Japan together in many ways. By allowing them to share their visions, learn from each other and try to find common solutions to the current challenges our societies are facing, the Business Summit will once again be a unique opportunity to contribute further to the longstanding connection between our two countries.
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