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Osaka Seminar - Discover Osaka

Friday, September 7, 2007, 3:00PM - 6:00PM
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Partner Name: City of Osaka

Osaka Seminar

We will hold this year's Osaka seminar in San Francisco, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of sister city between our two cities. We aim to promote the exchange of culture and tourism, to advance the fields of IT, robotics, and digital content and to raise industrial creativity. On this occasion, the Mayor of Osaka personally invites you to experience the city's renaissance and to attend related presentations from economic organizations and private enterprises.

Program:
Welcome Speech Mr. Mark Candler (5 minutes)
Director Mayor’s Office of International Trade & Commerce
City of San Francisco

3:00-5:00pm Presentations

  1. City of Osaka (10 minutes)
    Mr. Junichi Seki
    Mayor of Osaka City
    "Osaka Renaissance and Creative City Osaka"
    Urban Redevelopment Project like Osaka Station North Yard
    Our aim to become a "Creative City," which is a city that attracts talented inviduals and creative minds from Japan as well as the globe.
  2. Mitsubishi Estate, Co., Ltd. and Orix Real Estate Corporation (20 minutes)
    "Knowledge Capital Project in Osaka Station North District"
  3. Osaka chamber of Commerce and Industry (15 minutes)
    Mr. Keisuke Matsumoto
    Secion Chief, Economy and Industry Division
    "International IT Cluster Exchange Programs in Osaka"
    -Aim for the New Digital Age-
    Osaka chamber of Commerce and Industry has a Digital Concept Partners Project which is the matching between the Major Consumer electronic company like Panasonic, Sharp or Sanyo Co. Ltd. and small and medium enterprise or startup company in the fields of information or consumer electronic contents.
  4. NTT DoCoMo Kansai, Inc. (20 minutes)
    Mr. Shigeki Ishizuka
    Senior Vice President
    "Digital Contents Development Through Mobile Services"     
  5. IT Company in San Francisco City (20 minutes)
    (Not Decided)

 

5:00-6:00pm Cocktail Reception
For networking and exchanging information

Number of participants: 100
Hosted by: City of Osaka, City of San Francisco

Contact information:
City of San Francisco
RSVP to Osakaseminar@yahoo.com
or call: 415-554-6414 (special line for the Osaka Seminar)

Additional Information:

Osaka Seminar Flyer [PDF]

Location:

Miyako Hotel
1625 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
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