Partnership Switzerland – Japan: Keys to Success

The Office for Economic Promotion of the State and Republic of Neuchâtel., the Chamber of commerce of Neuchâtel and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) propose an informative breakfast seminar in order to strengthen business relations between Switzerland and Japan

08:00 Welcome coffee
08:30 Opening remarks, Neuchâtel – Japan, existing relation and statistics

• Mr. Florian Németi, Director, CNCI

08:45 Why Japan? (In English)

• Mr. Masashi Nakazono, Director General , JETRO Genève

09:00 Success in Japan for a Swiss SME

• Mr. Charles Ochsner, Attorney at Law in Tokyo, CH Projects Management Ltd.

09:20 SIKA’s experience in Japan (TBD) (In English)

• Dr. Koichi Oba, Head of Corporate Target Market Roofing, SIKA Services AG

09:40 Why Switzerland? Story of a Japanese investment in Switzerland (In English)

• Ms. Kate W. Harada, Senior Integration Director, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK (Metalor Technologies SA)

10:00 Export to Japan, forecast and key sectors

• Mr. Alain Graf, Senior Consultant Asia, S-GE

10:15 JETRO Services
10:20 Closing remarks and support in internationalization process, reciprocity in collaboration Switzerland-Japan-Switzerland
Etat de Neuchâtel
10:30 Networking

Seminar in French with some presentations in English