FRENCH JAPANESE BUSINESS SUMMIT 2021

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FRENCH JAPANESE
BUSINESS SUMMIT

2021

VISIONS

FOR 2050

A pAth towArds An imAginAtive
And sustAinAble future

NIKKEI Hall – TOKYO November 9, 2021

hybrid conference
(in-person and Live-broadcast)

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SPEAKERS

KUMA Kengo

Architect, a University Professor and a Professor Emeritus, the University of Tokyo

Kobayashi Nobuko

Partner,
EY Strategy and
Consulting Co. Ltd.

Jean-Dominique SENARD

President The Alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi

ADACHI Masayuki

President & COO, HORIBA, Ltd.

MIYAKE KAORI

Chief Sustainability Officer AEON Co.,Ltd.　

SUZUKI Yoshihisa

Member of the Board, Vice Chairman of ITOCHU Corporation

NODA YUMIKO

Chairman & Representative Director Veolia Japan K.K.

FURUTA Hidenori

Representative Director of the Board, COO & CDPO, Fujitsu Limited

Franck RIESTER

Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

SAITO Yoji

Executive Officer, Group President, Global Strategic Planning & Marketing, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Tokyo Head Office)

Philippe SETTON

French Ambassador to Japan

Marie BOGATAJ

Head of the AXA Research Fund and Foresight

KAWASHIMA Masahisa

Ph.D., Vice President, Head of IOWN Development Office, Research and Development Planning Department, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

KASHITANI Ichiro

President & CEO
Toyota Tsusho Corporation

ARMEL CAHIERRE

President,
CCI France Japan

MIYACHI Masato

Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President, MUFG Bank, Ltd

KOMIYAMA Hiroshi

Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
President, Platinum Society Network The 28th President, the University of Tokyo

SHIGEHARA Kumiharu

Former OECD Deputy Secretary-General (President, International Economic Policy Studies Association)

HAYASHI Nobumitsu

Deputy Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

SANO Toshihiro

Chairman of JERA

Jérôme CHOUCHAN

CEO Godiva Japan, South Korea, Australia/ New Zealand and Manufacture Belge de Chocolats

Danielle Baron

Global Head of Structured Finance,
Crédit Agricole CIB

KUBOTA Masakazu

Vice Chairman & President,
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)

MURATA Yoshio

President TAKASHIMAYA CO., LTD. Chairman JAPAN DEPARTMENT STORES ASSOCIATION

KAMA Kazuaki

Senior Advisor,
IHI Corporation

FUKUTOME Akihiro

Senior Managing Executive Officer, Co-Head of Global Banking Unit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Luc Rémont

Executive Vice-President, International Operations Schneider Electric

Matthieu GIARD

Vice President, Member of the Executive Committee,
Air Liquide

Alice STEENLAND

Chief Sustainability Officer,
Dassault Systèmes

Sebastien LECHEVALIER

Professor at EHESS (Paris), Research Fellow at Maison Franco-Japonais (UMIFRE 19), International Senior Fellow (The Canon Institute for Global Studies)

NOBUTANI Kazushige

President, JETRO

Ashwani Gupta

Director, representative executive officer,
chief operating officer
Nissan Motor Corporation

Olivier DURAND

Executive Vice-President, Faurecia Clarion Electronics

IWAMOTO Takashi

Project Professor
Keio University

Kim Schumacher

Lecturer in Sustainable Finance and ESG,
Tokyo Institute of Technology

ISHII Masahiro

State Minister of Economy
Trade and Industry

NOBUTANI Kazushige

President, JETRO

Ashwani Gupta

Director, representative executive officer,
chief operating officer
Nissan Motor Corporation

Olivier DURAND

Executive Vice-President, Faurecia Clarion Electronics

IWAMOTO Takashi

Project Professor
Keio University

Kim Schumacher

Lecturer in Sustainable Finance and ESG,
Tokyo Institute of Technology

ABOUT THE
BUSINESS SUmmIT

Organized by the French Chamber of Commerce in Japan, under the patronage of the French Ambassador to Japan, the 4th edition of the French Japanese Business Summit ‘Visions for 2050, a path towards an imaginative and sustainable future’ will once again feature inspirational talks from prestigious speakers, and offer top-level networking opportunities.

The 2021 French-Japanese Business Summit will gather international speakers from diverse backgrounds to share their visions for long-term resilience, their strategies to achieve it, and the opportunities they foresee.

We aim for this summit to promote the strength and know-how of French and Japanese companies, reinforce cooperation, develop business and strategic contacts, in order to foster a sustainable and desirable future.

KEY FACTS
AND FIGURES

TOKYO

November 9, 2021
at the NIKKEI Hall
+ live broadcast
10h30 – 19h00

prestigious speakers

attendees
( in-person and online )

networking lunch

by Chef-owner of
Chez Olivier,
Mr Olivier Oddos, 1 Michelin Star, Tokyo

PROGRAM

Now more than ever, it is critical to take action to reinvent our future! While the Covid crisis has undoubtedly shaken countries, economies and societies around the world, it also offers a unique opportunity to reinvent and redefine the future for the current generations as well as generations to come. The resilience of our societies and businesses have been tested in real scale, and will be again in the coming years. Visions are needed for businesses and citizens to start taking action and create new products, services, and ways of living.

As such, setting long term goals for 2050 should help companies today develop new technologies, products, services and establish new business models. It is therefore crucial to wonder:

whAt
Are the
Visions

for 2050?

whAt
is the role of

iMAGinATion
to reinvent
tomorrow?

whAt
Are the
PATHs
towArds
A more sustAinAble
future?

To attempt answering these ambitious questions, the 2021 French-Japanese Business Summit will gather top-level international speakers from diverse backgrounds – from institutions, citizens and businesses to social sciences, art and architecture – to share their visions for long-term resilience, their strategies to achieve it, and the opportunities they foresee.

AGENDA

▶︎ OPENING CEREMONY

▶︎ JOINING FORCES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

How communities, public sector & companies collaborate for sustainability

▶︎ TRANSITIONS AND TRANSFORMATIONS

Why and how tomorrow will be different

▶︎ Innovations for Energy and Sustainability

Awesome innovations that will shape the future of energy

▶︎ FINANCING THE FUTURE

Finance as a key pillar to enable sustainable transformations

▶︎ SHIFTING BUSINESS MODELS

How corporates have started adapting their business models to tomorrow’s new Society

▶︎ CONCLUDING REMARKS

BENEFITS
OF ATTENDING

NETWORK

with over 500 leaders, policymakers, researchers and journalists

LEARN

trends and opportunities towards 2050 from diverse backgrounds

HEAR

from expert speakers with in-depth knowledge into the future of their sectors

DISCOVER

how strong partnerships between French and Japanese companies can lead to success

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OUR WaRmEST THaNKS GO TO

Our sponsors…

…and partners

Messages from

Following the success of the first three editions of the France-Japan Business Summit,
the CCI France-Japon is delighted to organize the 2021 edition, which will focus on
“Visions for 2050”, exploring the possible paths and the actions required to imagine
a sustainable and desirable future. The event will once again feature prestigious guest
speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds, who will share their visions on techno-
logy, innovation, economy and finance, and much more. The audience of opinion
leaders, journalists and officials will have the opportunity to reflect and exchange on
the changes to business models, public policies and organizations to make the world
of 2050 a desirable place to live. We look forward to seeing you on November 9th,
2021 at the Nikkei Hall in Tokyo, to imagine the future together.

ARMEL CAHIERRE

President, CCI France Japan

ARMEL CAHIERRE

President, CCI France Japon

Following the success of the first three editions of the France-Japan Business Summit, the CCI France-Japon is delighted to organize the 2021 edition, which will focus on “Visions for 2050”, exploring the possible paths and the actions required to imagine a sustainable and desirable future. The event will once again feature prestigious guest speakers from a wide variety of backgrounds, who will share their visions on techno- logy, innovation, economy and finance, and much more. The audience of opinion leaders, journalists and officials will have the opportunity to reflect and exchange on the changes to business models, public policies and organizations to make the world of 2050 a desirable place to live. We look forward to seeing you on November 9th, 2021 at the Nikkei Hall in Tokyo, to imagine the future together.

The French Chamber of Commerce has been contributing since its foundation in
1918 to strengthen the collaboration between French and Japanese companies, and
as such the strong ties that hold France and Japan together. By fostering debate and
sharing ideas, the Business Summit will once again be a unique opportunity for
leaders from our two countries and beyond to contribute to shape a vision for a
common future. This year, keeping in mind French and Japanese roadmaps for carbon
neutrality, speakers will help the audience draw possible futures for 2050 and
undoubtedly contribute to developing new relations between France and Japan.

PhiliPPe Setton

French Ambassador to Japan

PhiliPPe Setton

French Ambassador to Japan

The French Chamber of Commerce has been contributing since its foundation in 1918 to strengthen the collaboration between French and Japanese companies, and as such the strong ties that hold France and Japan together. By fostering debate and sharing ideas, the Business Summit will once again be a unique opportunity for leaders from our two countries and beyond to contribute to shape a vision for a common future. This year, keeping in mind French and Japanese roadmaps for carbon neutrality, speakers will help the audience draw possible futures for 2050 and undoubtedly contribute to developing new relations between France and Japan.

cONTacTS ccI FRaNcE japON

Vincent Chanron

+81.(0)3.4500.6665
v.chanron@ccifj.or.jp

Mayu HANDA

+81.(0)3.4500.6530
m.handa@ccifj.or.jp