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.
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-- 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 |
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| 9:30am |
Opening Remarks |
Patricia M. Haslach, Senior Official
for APEC, U.S. Department of State
Tadashi Izawa,
President, JETRO
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presentation (464 KB)
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| 9:50am |
Keynote Addresses |
Leslie T. Chao, CEO, Chelsea Property
Group, Inc.
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presentation (1.23 MB)
Ken Hisamoto,
VP U.S. International Sales, FedEx Services
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(200 KB)
(The same presentation was shown at
the Miami event) |
| 10:30am |
Coffee Break |
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| 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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D.C. speaker bios |
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 |
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| 1:30pm |
Opening Remarks |
Patricia M. Haslach, Senior Official
for APEC, U.S. Department of State
Tadashi Izawa,
President, JETRO
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presentation (388 KB)
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| 2:00pm |
Keynote Lecture |
Ken Hisamoto, VP U.S. International
Sales, FedEx Services
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(1.90 MB)
(The same presentation was shown at
the Washington DC event) |
| 2:25pm |
Coffee Break |
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| 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.
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KB)
Sterling
Lapinski, President, Genscape, Inc.
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(1.07 MB)
Dale M.
Timmons, R.G., President, ARI Technologies, Inc.
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presentation (1.60 MB) |
| 4:10pm |
Presentation |
Masaaki Kaji, Chief Representative,
Development Bank of Japan, New York Representative Office
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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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speaker bios
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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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