FRENCH JAPANESE
BUSINESS SUMMIT
2023
FRENCH JAPANESE
NIKKEI Hall – TOKYO
November 28, 2023
hybrid conference
(in-person and Live-broadcast)
SPEAKERS
Emilie MOUREN-RENOUARD
Vice President, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Digital & IT
Air Liquide Group
Air Liquide Group
ISHIGURO Hiroshi
Professor of Faculty of Systems Innovation, Osaka University
Visiting Director of ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories
Visiting Director of ATR Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories
TAKEUCHI Yasuo
Director, Representative Executive
Officer, Executive Chairman
Olympus Corporation
Officer, Executive Chairman
Olympus Corporation
TAKAHASHI Masami
Group COO, Scrum Ventures
FUNAKI Keinichi
General Manager
Corporate Venturing Office
Innovation Growth Strategy Division
Hitachi, Ltd.
Corporate Venturing Office
Innovation Growth Strategy Division
Hitachi, Ltd.
DOI Kazuhiro
Corporate Vice President,
Nissan Motor Corporation
Nissan Motor Corporation
Bharat RUPANI
President,
AEON NEXT Co., Ltd.
AEON NEXT Co., Ltd.
ADACHI Masayuki
President & COO, HORIBA, Ltd.
Kobayashi Nobuko
Managing Director & Partner
EY
EY
OYA Masahiro
Executive Officer, Group President,
Global Strategic Planning & Marketing
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Global Strategic Planning & Marketing
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
BAN Shigeru
SHIGERU BAN ARCHITECTS
Architect, Professor at Keio University
Architect, Professor at Keio University
ISHIBA Shigeru
Member of the House of Representatives
Christophe Weber
President and Chief Executive Officer,
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
INOUE Kazuyuki
President and Representative Director
Shimizu Corporation
Shimizu Corporation
GOTO Takashi
President and Representative Director President and Chief Executive Officer Seibu Holdings
HIGUCHI Yoshio
President, The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training
Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Professor Emeritus, Keio University
NONAKA Ikujiro
Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University
NODA Yumiko
Chairman & Representative Director, Veolia Japan K.K.
OLIVIER BECHT
Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade,
Economic Attractiveness,
and French Nationals Abroad
Economic Attractiveness,
and French Nationals Abroad
Philippe SETTON
French Ambassador to Japan
IWAMOTO Takashi
Project Professor
Keio University
Keio University
FURUTA Hidenori
Representative Director of the Board,
COO & CDPO,
Fujitsu Limited
COO & CDPO,
Fujitsu Limited
Ashwani GUPTA
Director, representative executive officer and COO, Nissan Motor Corporation
alicia Garcia herrero
Chief Economist Asia Pacific, Natixis
Ando Kiyoshi
Senior Staff Writer and Editorial Writer,
Nikkei inc.
Nikkei inc.
SANKAI Yoshiyuki
President and CEO of CYBERDYNE Inc.
Professor, Executive Research Director of Center for Cybernics Research,
Director of F-MIRAI (R&D Center for Frontiers of MIRAI in Policy and Technology), University of Tsukuba
Professor, Executive Research Director of Center for Cybernics Research,
Director of F-MIRAI (R&D Center for Frontiers of MIRAI in Policy and Technology), University of Tsukuba
HARA Masahiro
DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED
Edge Products Business Unit
The Chief Engineer
Edge Products Business Unit
The Chief Engineer
FURUTA KATSUYA
Executive Officer, CMO (In charge of Global Marketing,
Vice President, Corporate Marketing)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Vice President, Corporate Marketing)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Virginie CAVALLI
President and CEO,
Air Liquide Japan G.K
Air Liquide Japan G.K
Jérôme CHOUCHAN
President, french chamber of commerce and industry in japan
TAKAO Keiji
NEXT81 LIMITED, Managing Director
KOCHI SYUZO Co, Ltd, Senior Adviser
rymansat project, Adviser
KOCHI SYUZO Co, Ltd, Senior Adviser
rymansat project, Adviser
SATO Yoshio
Chair of Committee on Europe, Keidanren
NISHIMURA Motohiko
Executive Officer
Deputy General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Deputy General Manager, Hydrogen Strategy Division
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
NAKAHAMA Fumitaka
Member of the Board of Directors,
Managing Executive Officer
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
STEPHANE LAGUT
Global Aerospace and Defense Leader and Global Advanced Manufacturing & Mobility Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader
EY
EY
MATSUO TAKEHIKO
Director General, Trade Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
SUZUKI EIKEI
Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office
OLIVIER BECHT
Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade,
Economic Attractiveness,
and French Nationals Abroad
Economic Attractiveness,
and French Nationals Abroad
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
10h30 – 19h30
+
prestigious speakers
+
attendees
(in-person and online)
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
How communities, public sector & companies collaborate for sustainability
▶︎ STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND INVESTMENT
Awesome innovations that will shape the future of energy
▶︎ THRIVING IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION (DX)
Why and how tomorrow will be different
▶︎ SUPPPORTING A CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM
Finance as a key pillar to enable sustainable transformations
▶︎ 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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