Past Events 2011

Thursday, 1st of December 2011

Dinner with a presentation by Alexander Karrer, Ambassador, Deputy State Secretary
Head of Multilateral Affairs Division
State Secretariat for International Finance SIF
Federal Department of Finance FDF

“Challenges and Perspectives in the International Monetary System”

18:15 Apéro
18:45 Presentation
19:30 Dinner

Venue: Zunfthaus zur Waag, Münsterhof 8, 8011 Zürich.

Monday, 29th of August 2011

Top Markets for Swiss Export Industry - Lunch with Mr. Daniel Küng, CEO OSEC.

Venue: Zunfthaus zur Waag, Münsterhof 8, 8011 Zürich, at 11:40-14:00.

Wednesday, 25th May 2011

Annual General Meeting of SJCC at Zunfthaus zur Meisen, Zurich.

11:00 AGM
12:00 noon lunch with speech by Mr. Yves Serra, CEO Georg Fischer AG

Wednesday, 30th March 2011

Charity Concert for the benefit of the Japanese Red Cross, at 19:30, Predigerkirche Zürich, Zähringerplatz /Predigerplatz, 8001 Zürich

Free Entry, Collection will be made.

Wednesday, 2nd March 2011

Seminar with Mr. Richard Koo, author of „The Holy Grail of Macroconomics.  Lessons from Japan’s Great Recession.”
Venue: SIX Swiss Exchange, Convention Point, Selnaustrasse 30, 8021 Zurich, at 16:00.
Free Entry, Apéritif offered

January 12, 2011

Shinnenkai - Neujahrsempfang
Presentation on Economic and Financial Outlook by Philipp Vorndran, Investment and Market Strategy Expert
           

Past Events 2010

3.12.2010
Luncheon Event
Presentation by Prof. Dr. Regula Dettling-Ott, EXB member of  SWISS Air Lines: "Investing in Our Environment"

10.11.2010
Jetro/SJCC Seminar on the Free Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement between Switzerland and Japan (FTEPA)
Forum St. Peter, St. Peterstrasse 19, 8001 Zürich

23.10.2010
25th Anniversary Gala
at the Dolder Grand, Zurich

8.06.2010 - 11:00  25th Annual General Meeting followed by Festrede by Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board, Nestle S.A.: "Creating Shared Value - The new concept of Corporate Social Responsibility"

24.03.2010
Lecture and Fashion Show Kazu Huggler
A symbiosis of Japanese design and Swiss quality from inspiration to final garment– how one Swiss-Japanese designer works on her label


11.01.2010
Shinnenkai,
preceded by a presentation of Christoph Schenk, CIO and Head Investment Management - UBS Wealthmanagement & Swiss Bank
Economic and Financial Outlook for 2010

Past Events 2009

08.01.2009
Shinnenkai, preceded by a presentation of Dr. Burkhard Varnhold, Chief Investment Officer, Head of the Asset Management, Products and Sales Division, Member of the Executive Committee, Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd


03.03.2009
Presentation by Dr. Markus Naegeli
CEO and President of Canon (Schweiz) AG
"Canon - a Global Company with Local Heart"


27.05.2009
Annual General Meeting
and presentation by Dr. Fritz Schiesser, President of the ETH Board: Being an Innovative Leader: History and Perspectives"


29.06.2009
Presentation by Peter Dauwalter, Ernst & Young: Opportunities in Adversity


27.08.2009
Presentation by Werner Enz (NZZ): The Situation of Switzerland's Banking and Insurance Industry. Anything to Learn from the Japanese Experience?


01.09.2009
Seminar
Swiss-Japanese FTEPA (Free Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement)
organised by OSEC in cooperation with SJCC, Jetro, Swissmem, electrosuisse

29.10.2009
Celebration of Swiss-Japanese FTEPA
with Friendship Cocktail and Japanese Food Specialties
organized by SJCC, Embassy of Japan, JCCIZ

Past Events 2008

10.01.2008
Shinnenkai, preceded by a presentation: "Global Economic Outlook 2008 - Volatile Markets out of Sync", Presentation by Janwillem C. Acket, Group Chief Economist and Head of Economic Research, Bank Julius Baer


21.4.2008
Dinner, Presentation by Philipp Rhomberg, Managing Director Toyota AG Switzerland: "Future Challenges - The Toyota Way"


28.05.2008
Annual General Meeting
Speech by Gerold Bührer, Chairman of economiesuisse
Financial Market Crisis - Flu for the Global Economy? Switzerland's Role


11.07.2008
Speech by Dr. Hans P. Danuser, CEO/Managing Director of the St. Moritz Tourist Board: "30 Years of Experience as a CEO of Tourism"

29.08.2008
Speech by Akira Tsuchiya
Associate Director WEF, Head of Japan
"Japan and Davos: World Economic Forum in the Year of G8 Presidency"


23.10.2008
Presentation by Frederick Schmeling
Responsible Akris Asia
"Akris - the New Kind of Luxury: 30 Years in Japan"


28.10.2008
JETRO Seminar - Automotive and Machinery Industry / Networking with Hiroshima Business Delegation
in cooperation with SJCC, autocluster, osec, Invest in Japan


02.12.2008
Presentation by Paul Fivat, Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan
"Relations between Switzerland and Japan in Light of Improved Bilateral Framework"

Past Events 2007

10.01.2007
Shinnenkai, preceded by a presentation: "Economic and Market Outlook for 2007: The Best of All Worlds?", speech by Dr. Thomas M. Steinemann, Chief Strategist Vontobel Group


18.4.2007
Luncheon, "The China-Japan Equation: Opportunities and Limitations of a Competitive Partnership"
Speech by Dr. Urs Buchmann, Head China Commercial Banking, Credit Suisse

03.05.2007
"Japan-China-Indien: Benchmarking von Geschaeftskulturen"
Organized by Forum-SCM ETH and SCCC, in cooperation with SJCC and SICC

24.05.2007
Annual General Meeting
Speech by Ambassador Luzius Wasescha: "Japan-Switzerland: Towards a New Economic Partnership"

15.06.2007
Luncheon, "Mirei Shigemori - Renewing the Japanese Garden"
Speech by Dr. Christian Tschumi (Dr. sc. ETH Zurich, dipl.Ing. Landschaftsarchitekt FM/MLA/BSLA)

25.09.2007
Luncheon,
Speech by H.E. Dr. Michael Reiterer, Ambassador of the European Commission to Switzerland and FL: "EU-Japan Relations - a Personal Experience"


23.10.2007
Pharmaceutical & Bio Seminar between Switzerland and Japan
Organized by JETRO, in cooperation with SJCC, Biovalley Basel and BaselArea

25.10.2007
Launch of the SJCC Yearbook 2007/08
Hotel Restaurant Ryokan Hasenberg

26.10.2007
Japan Day 2007 Uster (Zurich)
Japanese-Swiss get-together, organised by the City of Uster, the Japanese School Zurich in Uster, the Business Development of Uster, and the Economic Development of the Canton of Zurich
Supported by SJCC

 
03.12.2007
Luncheon,
Guest speaker Dr. Philipp Hildebrand, Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank: "Reflections on the Turmoil in the Credit Markets"



Past Events 2006

16.01.2006
Shinnen Kai and visit to the Foundation Emil G. Bührle Collection,
Introduction by Dr. Lukas Gloor

15.02.2006
Investment Seminar, "Basel meets Japan", Basel
in cooperation with JETRO, the Basel Chamber of Commerce and OSEC

07.03.2006
Luncheon, "Tokyo Stock Exchange: Where next? Is Japan’s Recovery Sustainable?"
Speech by Mr. Arun Ratra, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Credit Suisse

09.05.2006
Annual General Meeting
Speech by Samuel Schmid, Federal Councillor/Bundesrat: "Security and Economy: Some Current Thoughts"

08.06.2006
Vortrag, "Wie "normal" ist Japan geworden? Gedanken zu Nippons Wandel in der Ära Koizumi"
Vortag von Thomas Fuster, Ostasienkorrespondent der NZZ, in Kooperation mit der Schweizerisch-Japanischen Gesellschaft

03.07.2006
Sake Tasting Seminar

31.08.2006
Luncheon, "Towards a Japan-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement: The Japanese Perspective"
Speech by Patrick Ziltener and David Chiavacci, Presentation of a research project financed by SJCC

25.09.2006
Luncheon, "Sony World" with Sony Overseas AG, presentation and lunch

01.11.2006
Luncheon, "Responding to Outbreaks - Experience with SARS and Avian Influenza"
Speech by Dr Nahoko Shindo, WHO World Health Organization

01.11.2006
Seminar, "Yverdon Meets Japan, Business Seminar", organised by JETRO, CVCI and OSEC, supported by SJCC

09.11.2006
Company Event: Open Ceremony of Eisai Pharma AG in Switzerland, with lunch

14.11.2006
Seminar, "Switzerland-Japan Medical Devices", Zurich, in cooperation with JETRO Geneva, Greater Zurich Area, OSEC, SJCC, Embassy of Japan

05.12.2006
Seminar, "Bio Markt in Japan als Chancen fuer Schweizer Firmen", Zuerich, in Kooperation mit OSEC, IMO Control, Bio Suisse, Jetro
 

Past Events 2005

12.01.2005
Luncheon,"The Swiss Business Hub in Japan: Supporting Companies to Open the Japanese Market"
Speech by Mr. Hermann Escher, Head of the Swiss Business Hub Japan, Tokyo

18.02.2005
Luncheon, "Selling Swiss (Technical) Goods in Japan, an Impossible Task?"
Speech by Walter Graf, Sales & Marketing Manager of WST Winterthur Schleiftechnik AG

16.03.2005
Japan Seminar, "Some Guidelines for Behaviour when Visiting Japan"
by Dr. Elizabeth Borner-Mouer, Ostasiatisches Seminar der Universität Zürich / EFG-Eurofinancière d’Investissements, Monaco

26.05.2005
Annual General Meeting, "Switzerland and Japan in the System of Global Development and Cooperation"
Speech by Walter Fust, Ambassador, Director-General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern

31.05.2005
Sake Tasting and Seminar, "What You Always Wanted to Know About Sake"

30.08.2005
Luncheon, "Twelve Crucial Challenges Ahead - Are We Really Coping?"
Speech by Dr. Hans-Ulrich Doerig, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Credit Suisse Group

23.09.2005
Luncheon, "Japan Facing the Challenge of the XXI Century: A New Partnership with China"
Speech by Naohiko Sata, NS Consulting

16.11.2005
Luncheon, "How Japanese Multinational Companies Could Fully Benefit from Headquarters and Principals Status in Switzerland"
Speech by Katsura Suzuki and Jean-Marc Girard, Katsura Suzuki Consulting, Japan Business Representative of Ernst & Young Switzerland / International Tax Partner of Ernst & Young Global

08.12.2005
Dinner, "Swiss-Japanese Economic Relations in a Multilateral Context"
Speech by Ambassador Luzius Wasescha, Delegate of the Swiss Government for Trade Agreements, Swiss Chief negotiator in the WTO-Doha Round and Member of the Executive Board of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco)