The Delegation of the European Union to Japan, RIETI and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Joint Hybrid Seminar

Resilient supply chains in times of geopolitical tensions (Handouts and Video)

Information

  • Time and Date: 17:30-19:00 (JST), Tuesday, July 4, 2023
  • Hosts: The Delegation of the European Union to Japan / Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry / EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

Video (ZOOM)

Handouts

17:30-17:35 Opening Remarks

Jean-Eric PAQUET (Ambassador of the EU to Japan, the Delegation of the European Union to Japan)

17:35-17:50 Keynote speech

Thierry BRETON (Commissioner, European Commission)

17:50-18:00 Views from Japan

Shujiro URATA (Chairman, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI))

18:00-18:55 Panel Discussion

Thierry BRETON (Commissioner, European Commission)

Ichiro TAKAHARA (Chairman & CEO, Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC))

Nikolaus BOLTZE (Country Representative, thyssenkrupp Japan)

Shoichiro WATANABE (Executive vice president & CTO, Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.)

Moderator

Kaori IIDA (Head of Digital News Division, NHK)

18:55-19:00 Closing Remarks

Yasuo Tanabe (Managing Director Japan side, the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation)

MC

Manuel HUBERT (EU-side Managing Director, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation)

19:00-20:00 Networking Reception