FRENCH JAPANESE
BUSINESS SUMMIT
2023
FRENCH JAPANESE
NIKKEI Hall – TOKYO
November 28, 2023
SPEAKERS
UOTANI Masahiko
Shiseido Company, Limited
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
Representative Director, Chairman and CEO
TAKEMASU Sadanobu
President and CEO, Representative Director, Chairman of the Board
Lawson, Inc.
Lawson, Inc.
IDEZAWA Takeshi
President and Representative Director, CEO, Marketing & Sales CPO, Z Holdings Corporation
Stéphane ORTIZ
Global Managing Director, Innovation & Product
Development Métiers
L'Oréal
Development Métiers
L'Oréal
KIN Shogetsu
CEO,
A. GLOBAL Co., Ltd
A. GLOBAL Co., Ltd
Jean-Dominique SENARD
President The Alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
FUJII Teruo
President,
The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
ASHIZAWA Michiko
Keio Business School
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Pascal CAGNI
Ambassador for International Investments and Chairman of the Board of Business France
YAMAMOTO Ichita
Governor of Gunma Prefecture
Koksum CHOW
VP - R&D APAC,
AIR LIQUIDE
AIR LIQUIDE
TAKAHASHI Masami
Group COO, Scrum Ventures
ISHIGURO Hiroshi
Professor of Faculty of Systems Innovation, Osaka University
Visiting Director of ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories
Visiting Director of ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories
FUNAKI Keinichi
General Manager
Corporate Venturing Office
Innovation Growth Strategy Division
Hitachi, Ltd.
Corporate Venturing Office
Innovation Growth Strategy Division
Hitachi, Ltd.
Richard Katz
Special Correspondent for Toyo Keizai
DOI Kazuhiro
Corporate Vice President,
Nissan Motor Corporation
Nissan Motor Corporation
Kobayashi Nobuko
Managing Director & Partner
EY
EY
HIGASHIHARA Toshiaki
Vice Chair, Chair of Committee on Europe, Keidanren
(Executive Chairman, Representative Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.)
(Executive Chairman, Representative Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.)
Guillaume DOURDIN
CEO & Representative Director
VEOLIA JAPAN K.K.
VEOLIA JAPAN K.K.
ADACHI Masayuki
President & COO, HORIBA, Ltd.
Bharat RUPANI
President,
AEON NEXT Co., Ltd.
AEON NEXT Co., Ltd.
OYA Masahiro
Executive Officer, Group President,
Global Strategic Planning & Marketing
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Global Strategic Planning & Marketing
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
François TARDIF
Executive Vice President,
Faurecia Asia
Faurecia Clarion Electronics
Faurecia Asia
Faurecia Clarion Electronics
OKADA Kohei
Executive Officer
（Deputy CSO）
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
（Deputy CSO）
Toyota Tsusho Corporation
IZUMO Mitsuru
President
Euglena Co.,Ltd.
Euglena Co.,Ltd.
Jean-Philippe BIRAGNET
Partner, Bain & Company
OKUMURA Shigesaburo
Chief, International News Center, Editorial Division, Nikkei Inc.
Raphaël KELLER
Minister Counsellor for Economic Affairs
Embassy of France in Japan
Embassy of France in Japan
TAKEUCHI Yasuo
Director, Representative Executive
Officer, Executive Chairman
Olympus Corporation
Officer, Executive Chairman
Olympus Corporation
About the
business summit
Organized by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (CCI France Japon), under the patronage of the French Ambassador to Japan, the 6th edition of the French-Japanese Business Summit “Innovation: Racing for a Global Advantage” will once again feature inspiring discussions from prestigious speakers and be an opportunity for high-level networking.
The French-Japanese Business Summit 2023 will bring together international speakers and participants from a variety of backgrounds. Experts will share their vision about the forthcoming transformations awaiting France and Japan, the levers behind their global anchorage and influence of their industries and how they can proficiently outrun their challengers through sustained research, partnerships and promotion of diversity.
Our objective through this Summit is to promote the strengths and know-how of both French and Japanese companies, reinforce the cooperation between the two countries and expand strategic business contacts in order to foster an innovative and desirable future.
KEY FACTS
AND FIGURES
TOKYO
November 28, 2023
at the NIKKEI Hall
+ live broadcast
9:30 – 18:30
+
prestigious speakers
+
attendees
Networking
Lunch & Cocktail
By Chef-owner of Chez Olivier, Mr. Olivier Oddos
Highlights
As we move forward from Covid-19, 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. In light of the new rules of the game the pandemic has set, the world’s most advanced economies have to think new management, research and growth models for keeping pace with emerging economies.
In particular, France and Japan ought to move forward, find ways of becoming more resilient and creative, as well as reclaim a leading position in innovation. By focusing on how both countries can successfully transition to the digital, design innovative partnerships, efficiently mobilize financial resources and generate new ideas, we will grasp an overarching picture of the future opportunities awaiting their economies and bilateral relation.
To attempt to address these issues, the 2023 French-Japanese Business Summit will gather top-level international speakers from diverse backgrounds – from leading companies, startups and institutions to academics, bridging disciplines like social sciences, robotics and digital art – to share their visions, their strategies, and the opportunities they foresee.
AGENDA
▶︎ OPENING CEREMONY
▶︎ INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SHAPING TOMORROW
This panel proposes to hear from CEOs and senior managers and gain meaningful strategic insights on how to achieve business resilience, successful R&D outcomes and positive societal impacts in 2023.
▶︎ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTMENT
This panel will be an opportunity for pioneer partnering firms, startups and venture capitals to share their insights on how to find, finance and manage disruptive and creative business alliances.
▶︎ THRIVING IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION (DX)
This panel will have forward-looking companies showcase their strategies to take on digitalization, the 21st century’s core challenge, and harness the potential of AI.
▶︎ SUPPORTING A CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM
The last panel’s speakers will talk about open innovation, unveiling current initiatives and future opportunities to be seized through the diversification of stakeholders and integration of research and business.
▶︎ CONCLUDING REMARKS
BENEFITS
OF ATTENDING
NETWORK
with over 900 leaders, policymakers, researchers and journalists
LISTEN
to expert speakers with in-depth knowledge of the future of their industries and fields of expertise
LEARN
about current trends and opportunities in various sectors
DISCOVER
how strong partnerships between French and Japanese companies can lead to solid results and success stories
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Messages from
Following the success of the France-Japan Business Summit for the past five years, the CCI France-Japan is delighted to organize its sixth edition in 2023 which will focus on “Innovation”. It will raise the questions of the key to success in a globally interconnected world where the push from disruption and technological change is accelerating. This Summit will feature prestigious guest speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds, who will share their visions on innovation and technology and also society and art amongst many other features. This forum could provide inspiration for the future in Japan and worldwide. An audience of opinion leaders, journalists and officials will have the opportunity to reflect and exchange on the changes to come and the learnings to navigate the current complexities and create a better world.
Jérôme CHOUCHAN
President, CCI France Japan
Jérôme CHOUCHAN
President, CCI France Japon
Following the success of the France-Japan Business Summit for the past five years, the CCI France-Japan is delighted to organize its sixth edition in 2023 which will focus on “Innovation”. It will raise the questions of the key to success in a globally interconnected world where the push from disruption and technological change is accelerating. This Summit will feature prestigious guest speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds, who will share their visions on innovation and technology and also society and art amongst many other features. This forum could provide inspiration for the future in Japan and worldwide. An audience of opinion leaders, journalists and officials will have the opportunity to reflect and exchange on the changes to come and the learnings to navigate the current complexities and create a better world.
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.
PhiliPPe Setton
French Ambassador to Japan
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.
Contacts
CCI France Japon
Aurore ROULLEAUX DUGAGE
+81.(0)3.4500.6665
a.roulleaux@ccifj.or.jp
Mayu HANDA
+81.(0)3.4500.6530
m.handa@ccifj.or.jp
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