JETRO USA - Japan External Trade Organization

Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - Thursday, October 25, 2007
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JETRO Event

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If you would like to grow your business in a market with a 15-20% return¹, look to Japan. The Japanese market thrives on value created through innovation and is known for rewarding quality products and services with loyalty. JETRO's advisors can guide you in establishing a remote office and cultivating strong partnerships in Japan. And they'll do it gratis. Find growth for your business at the Invest Japan Symposium.

-- Two Locations --
Washington, DC and Miami, Florida

Washington, DC Wednesday, October 24, 2007 U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1615 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20062 Presider: Kazuo Okumura, President, JETRO New York
9:00am	Registration
9:30am	Opening Remarks	Patricia M. Haslach, Senior Official for APEC, U.S. Department of State Tadashi Izawa, President, JETRO *View presentation (464 KB)*
9:50am	Keynote Addresses	Leslie T. Chao, CEO, Chelsea Property Group, Inc. *View presentation (1.23 MB)* Ken Hisamoto, VP U.S. International Sales, FedEx Services *View presentation (200 KB)* (The same presentation was shown at the Miami event)
10:30am	Coffee Break
10:45am	Panel Discussion	(Moderator) James Frierson, Former Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Founding Director, Kruesi Center for Innovation (Panelists) Vinh Nguyen, CEO, Macronetics Joshua Ziff, CEO, Bridge Semiconductor Naoshi Yamauchi, Director, Business Dept for Asia, Lulu Enterprises
12:00pm	Closing Remarks	Toshihisa Takata, Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, METI Robert Reis, Senior Director, Japan and Korea, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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Miami, FL Thursday, October 25, 2007 Hilton Hotel Miami Airport 5101 Blue Lagoon Drive Miami, Florida 33126 Presider: Takeshi Saito, Chief Executive Director, JETRO Atlanta
1:00pm	Registration
1:30pm	Opening Remarks	Patricia M. Haslach, Senior Official for APEC, U.S. Department of State Tadashi Izawa, President, JETRO *View presentation (388 KB)*
2:00pm	Keynote Lecture	Ken Hisamoto, VP U.S. International Sales, FedEx Services *View presentation (1.90 MB)* (The same presentation was shown at the Washington DC event)
2:25pm	Coffee Break
2:50pm	Panel Discussion	(Moderator) James Frierson, Former Chief of Staff, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Founding Director, Kruesi Center for Innovation (Panelists) David Zalewski, Vice President & Corporate Controller, Citrix Systems, Inc. *View presentation (936 KB)* Sterling Lapinski, President, Genscape, Inc. *View presentation (1.07 MB)* Dale M. Timmons, R.G., President, ARI Technologies, Inc. *View presentation (1.60 MB)*
4:10pm	Presentation	Masaaki Kaji, Chief Representative, Development Bank of Japan, New York Representative Office *View presentation (388 KB)*
4:25pm	Closing Remarks	Toshihisa Takata, Deputy Director-General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, METI
4:35pm	Networking Reception

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¹Source: JETRO analysis of U.S. Department of Commerce data shows that Japan offers the highest direct investment yields for U.S. companies among major industrialized nations.

This event is organized by the U.S. Department of State, the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and JETRO.

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Oct. 24: Washington D.C. - U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Oct. 25: Miami, Florida - Hilton Hotel Miami Airport
Miami and Washington, DC

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Invest Japan Symposium 2007 - Creating Value Through Innovation

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