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  • "EU-Japan Regional Cooperation

    Annual Conference & Matchmaking"

    European and Japanese Clusters,

    European Regions & Japaneses Prefectures ・Major Cities


    3rd Annual Conference & Matchmaking 16-17 January 2024


    The EU-Japan Regional & Clusters Cooperation Annual Conference & Matchmaking was held on 16-17 January 2024 on the theme of “Trends of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation”, with many participants from Europe and Japan, including 5 prefectures and 6 cities from Japan, 15 regions from Europe, 17 clusters from Japan and Europe and other organization and association from UE and Japan.

    

    This event was organized by the EU-Japan Regional and Clusters Cooperation Helpdesk (CEEJA and IRC) and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (DG GROW and METI), in cooperation with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform.






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    Video Jan 16 online soon "EU-Japan Regional & Cluster New Cooperation"
     Jan 17 "Pitches & Matchmakings"

    Jan 16 - "EU-Japan Regional & Cluster New Cooperation"


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    Moderator


    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech


    Mr Christophe Guichard, Policy officer – cluster internationalisation, DG Grow, European Commission

    Manuel Hubert Managing Director of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and Minister Counsellor of the Delegation of the European Union to Japan , EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
    Mr. Takeshi Chinen Principal Deputy Director, Europe Division, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

    EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk Consortium

    Ms Catherine Trautmann, President CEEJA and former French Minister of Culture and Communication
    Mr. Kenichirô Hamada,
    President Institute for Regional Collaboration – IRC

    Mr. Antonio Novo Guerrero, President of the European Clusters Alliance) European Cluster Collaboration Platform - ECCP

    EU-Japan Regional & Cluster New Cooperation

    Testimonies and new developments from the EU & Japan (Clusters Managers, European Regions and Japanese Prefectures)

     

    Ibaraki Prefecture – cooperation agreement with Emilia Romagna Region – Italy (Friendship Region since 1986) Mr. Tomoo Nishiguchi

    Deputy Director Ibaraki International Business Development Division Department of Business Strategy Ibaraki Prefectural Government

    Cluster Renewable Energy Hamburg - Hamburg and Fukushima deepen co-operation on energy policy (new agreement signed April 2023)

    Mr. Jingkai Shi International Cooperation Renewables at Erneuerbare Energien Hamburg Clusteragentur GmbH


    Panel discussion on the new “Cluster to Cluster Short-term mobility Programme”

    Presentation of the “Cluster to Cluster Short-term Mobility Programme”

    Mr. Fabrizio Mura (EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation)

    Presentation of 4 of the 5 clusters selected for the FY2023

    -   CIMES Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France) Mr. Loïc MARIN European project manager                       

    -    CleanTech Cluster Lithuania (Lithuania) Mr. Alfred Šostko Community and Innovation Manager

    -   Ukrainian Automotive and Mobility Cluster (Ukrainian)Ms. Olga TROFYMOVA Cluster Manager 

    -   Finance Innovation (France)  Ms. Gisela Sanchez Cluster Manager

    Q&A session


    Panel discussion on local innovation in aviation related industries, biotechnologies, green transformation & digital

    Presentation of the new webinar series of the EU-Japan Regional & Clusters Cooperation Matchmaking Webinars – Meet Japanese Prefectures & Clusters – 

    -         Iwate prefecture / ILC (Green Transition)

    Prof. Maxim Titov (CEA Saclayn France)

    Prof. Marc Winter (IJCLab/IN2P3)

    Prof. Masakazu Yoshioka (Iwate, Japan)

    -   Okinawa Prefecture / MRO Cluster (Aviation Related Industries) Mr. Yasuhisa Iida Senior Researcher All Nippon Airways (ANA)/ Institute for Regional Collaboration (IRC)

    -   Akita Prefecture (Green Transformation) Mr. Yasuhisa Iida Senior Researcher All Nippon Airways (ANA)/ Institute for Regional Collaboration (IRC)

    -   Okayama Prefecture/Tsuyama Stainless Metal Cluster (Digital) Mr. Yasuhisa Iida Senior Researcher All Nippon Airways (ANA)/ Institute for Regional Collaboration (IRC)

    -   Ibaraki Prefecture/Tsukuba Life Science (Biotechnologies) Mr. Tomoo Nishiguchi Deputy Director Ibaraki International Business Development Division Department of Business Strategy Ibaraki Prefectural Government

    Q&A session


    Closing remarks

    Jan 17 - "Pitches &

    Matchmakings"


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    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    Ms. Catherine Trautmann, President of CEEJA and former Minister of Culture and Communication 


    Pitches


    Matchmaking session


    "EU-Japan Regional & Cluster Cooperation

    Annual Conference & Matchmaking"

    European and Japanese Clusters,

    European Regions & Japaneses Prefectures ・Major Cities


    2nd Annual Conference & Matchmaking 13-14 December 2022


    The EU-Japan Regional & Cluster Cooperation Annual Conference & Matchmaking was held on 13-14 December 2022 on the theme of “Future of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation”, with more than 90 participants from Europe and Japan, including many prefectures and cities from Japan and regions and cities from Europe. There was also participants from third countries (Turkey, Taiwan, etc.) and many clusters from Japan and Europe.


    This event was organized by the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk (CEEJA and CLAIR) and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (DG GROW and METI), in cooperation with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform.





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      Video Dec 13 "Future of EU-Japan Regional Cooperation"
     Dec 14 "Pitches & Matchmakings"

    Dec 13 - "Future of EU-Japan Regional Cooperation"


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    Moderator


    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    

    Mr Christophe Guichard, Policy officer – cluster internationalisation, DG Grow, European Commission

    Manuel Hubert Managing Director of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation and Minister Counsellor of the Delegation of the European Union to Japan , EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

    Ms Nanako Ishikawa Principal Deputy Director Europe Division Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)

    EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk Consortium

    Ms Catherine Trautmann, President CEEJA and former French Minister of Culture and Communication
    Mr Masayuki Nankouin,
    Managing Director Council of Local Authorities for International Relations CLAIR

    Mr. David Twomey, Account Manager , European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP)

    EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Policies (Japanese and European regional policy makers)

    Session 1: Trends of EU-Japan Regional & Cluster Cooperation


    Mr Hiramatsu Kenro Director Investment and Trade Division Aichi Prefectural Government

    Mr. Hideo Fukuzuka Director for Overseas Market Development, Commerce and Industry Division,

    Mr. Akihiro Takemura, Director, International Public  Relations Team, Department of Business Strategy, Ibaraki Prefectural Government


    Panel discussion on the new “Cluster to Cluster Short-term mobility Programme”

    Presentation of the “Cluster to Cluster Short-term Mobility Programme”

    Mr. Jean Freund project manager (EJR2C Helpdesk)

    Mr. Robin Oddon, Project manager – International development, Techtera Cluster (France)

    Mr. Ilkka Aaltio, Managing Director, Green Net Finland (Helsinki, Finland)

    Mr. Tamas Gyulai, Cluster Manager of MIENK Smart City Advisor of FALCO, Hungarian Open Innovation Platform for Construction (Mienk / FALCO, Hungary)


    Session 2: EU-Japan Regional & Cluster Cooperation Policies

    Keynote speech: Dr. Hidefumi Imura, Nagoya University, expert on regional cooperation and policies


    Panel discussion Bioeconomy, Biotechnology, Green Transition

    Ms. Ming Li, Head of International Development, Vitagora Cluster, France (Agrifood, 3rd countries)

    Ms. Yusuke Shimoda, Assistant Director Saitama City Business Development Division, Department of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Bureau of Economic Affairs, City of Saitama.

    Mr. Pasi Pitkänen, Manager, Regional Planning from Regional Council of North Karelia and Mr. Petteri Ryhänen, Project manager, Karelia University of Applied Sciences from

    North Karelia Forest Bioeconomy Cluster

    Ms. Miyuki Seki, Director International Strategy Divison Department of Employment and Economic Affairs Mie Prefectural Government


    Closing remarks
    Mr. Tomohiro Nomura,
    Director General, CLAIR Paris

    Dec 14 - "Pitches &

    Matchmakings"


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    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    Ms. Catherine Trautmann, President of CEEJA and former Minister of Culture and Communication 


    Pitches


    Matchmaking session


    "EU-Japan Regional Cooperation

    Annual Conference & Matchmaking"

    European and Japanese Clusters,

    European Regions & Japaneses Prefectures ・Major Cities


    1st Annual Conference & Matchmaking 17-18 May 2021


    The EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Annual Conference & Matchmaking was held on 17-18 May 2021 on the theme of “Future of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation”, with 136 participants from Europe and Japan, including 7 prefectures and 2 cities from Japan, 6 regions and one city from Europe, and 11 clusters from Japan and Europe.


    This event was organized by the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk (CEEJA and CLAIR) and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (DG GROW and METI), in cooperation with the European Cluster Collaboration Platform.





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    Video - Day 1 - May 17 "Future of EU-Japan Regional Cooperation"
    Video - Day 2 - May 18 "Pitches"

    May 17 - "Future of EU-Japan Regional Cooperation"


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    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    Mr Christophe Guichard, Policy officer, DG Grow, European Commission

    Mr Fabrizio Mura, Executive Advisor to the EU-side Managing Director, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

    EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk Consortium

    Mr Olivier Becht, President CEEJA
    Mr Masayuki Nankouin, Managing Director CLAIR

    Mr Takuya Tasso, Governor Iwate Prefecture

    Mr Hajime Furuta, Governor Gifu Prefecture

    Mr Jan Maarten de Vet, Project Manager, European Cluster Collaboration Platform (ECCP)

    EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Policies (Japanese and European regional policy makers)

    Mr Yusuke Okano, Director of Planning Dept JETRO

    Mr Hiroyuki Ito, "Driving Innovation in Aichi" Director General, Bureau of Economy and Indusrty, Aichi Prefecture

    Mr Juraj Seman,  "Territorial Diplomacy Conducted by Košice Region: Asian Journey" President's Executive Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Protocol Member of the Board of Advisors Member of the Committee of Tourism and Cross - Border Cooperation Kosice Self – Governing Region

    Mr. Kazuhide Nomura, Associate Director, Life Sciences Industry Division, Growth Industry Promotion Office, Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor Evolving regional partnerships -Global strategic alliance“ Osaka Prefectural Government, BioHeadquarters


    Trends of EU-Japan Regional Cooperation (Testimonies and news developments from the EU & Japan (Clusters Managers, European Regions and Japanese Prefectures)

    Mr Romain Montini, Japan Mission Officer and Ms Alithéa LAFAYE, Project manager , "PIMAP+, a European project to foster cooperation with Japan in deep technology " - Alpha-RLH, France

    Mr Shinichi Watahiki, Building a bridge with European businesses - Ibaraki Prefectural Government is providing business matching support - Executive Director for International Business, Department of Business Strategy Ibaraki Prefectural Government

    Mr Stephanus Lintker, Head International Relations EnergyAgency.NRW, Germany

    Mr Osamu Arakida, Director, Industry Promotion Section, Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Sendai

    Ms Marthe Jewell Communication Manager  - Vitagora Cluster, France

    Ms Nahoko Furuta, Tourism and International Affairs Adviser, Gifu Prefectural Government


    Panel discussion on best practices, challenges and opportunities regarding digital transformation and green transition

    Mr Osamu Arakida, Director, Industry Promotion Section, Economic Affairs Bureau, City of Sendai

    Stephanus Lintker, Head International Relations, -EnergyAgency.NRW, Germany

    Ryoichi Fujisaki, Vice President, Japan Regional Activation ANA Strategic Research Institute Co., LtdAll Nippon Airways – ANA Strategic Research Institute Co., Ltd

    Nahoko Furuta, Tourism and International Affairs Adviser, Gifu Prefectural GovernmentGifu Prefecture,

    Isabelle Tovena Pecault, International and European Projects ManagerAlpha-RLH, France

    Shinichi Watahiki, Department of Business Strategy, Executive Director for International Business Ibaraki Prefecture


    Closing remarks

    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director -  EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    May 18 - "Pitches &

    Matchmakings"


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    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    Mr Masanori Tsuruda, Director, Europe Division, Trade Policy Bureau, METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)

    Mr Mr Fabrizio Mura, Executive Advisor to the EU-side Managing Director, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation


    Pitches

    Mr Masahide Azuma, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)     
    Mr  Christian Geltinge
    State of Bavaria - Japan Office, Germany

    Mr. Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Kanagawa Prefecture  

    Ms Takako Uchida BusinessOulu, Finland   

    Mr Shinichiro Oe Hyogo Prefecture   

    Mr Joao Luis de Miranda HERA Incubator, Portugal    


    Matchmaking session


    "EU-Japan Regional & Clusters Cooperation Matchamking Webinars"
    Meet Japanese Prefectures & Clusters
    25 Jan - 2 Feb - 28 Feb - 7 March


    Learn more from experts about the 4 topics and meet new partners during pitching/matchmaking session

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    "Aviation Related Industries"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Mr. Manuel Hubert, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Ms. Chinen Momoyo  Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor Deputy Director General in charge of Industrial Promotion, Okinawa Prefecture


    Key note speakers
    Ms. Chinen Momoyo    Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor

    Deputy Director General in charge of Industrial Promotion, Okinawa Prefecture

    Mr. Thilo Schönfeld      Deputy Director International Affairs, Aerospace Valley and

    Ms. Anne-Lise Stephan European Projects Manager - METASTARS


    Panel discussion

    Mr. Hidetaka Ito            Executive Vice President, MRO Cluster (Okinawa)

    Ms. Chinen Momoyo    Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor Deputy Director General in charge of Industrial Promotion Okinawa prefecture

    Mr. Thilo Schönfeld      Deputy Director International Affairs, Aerospace Valley

    Ms. Anne-Lise Stephan European Projects Manager - METASARS


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    "Green Transformation"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Mr. Manuel Hubert, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan


    Key note speakers
    Mr. Norikazu Sato  Deputy Director – General Department of Industry and Labor Akita Prefecture

    Ms. Jutta Kauppi Manager of International Relations - International Growth Ecosystems Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)


    Panel discussion

    Ms. Jutta Kauppi Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Manager of International Relations International Growth Ecosystems

    Mr. Jarno Hämäläinen  Manager for Green Transition from Business Joensuu, Region of North Karelia, Finland 

    Mr. Norikazu Sato Deputy Director – General Department of Industry and Labor Akita Prefecture

    Pr. Ryusuke Imanaka    Professor, Akita University of Art

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    "Local Innovations in Digital"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Mr. Manuel Hubert, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan


    Key note speakers

    Mr. Yukihiko Osaka    Special Advisor, Tsuyama Business Support Center at Tsuyama Business Center

    Mr. Pedro Rocha  PRODUTECH's Executive Director


    Panel discussion

    Mr. Yukihiko Osaka        Special Advisor, Tsuyama Business Support Center Okayama Prefecture

    Mr. Pedro Rocha            PRODUTECH's Executive Director

    Mr. António Almeida   Business Development Manager at TEC4Industry

    Mr. Eurico Assunção     CEO of the company FAN3D

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    "Innovations in Food Biotechnology"


    Moderator
    Mr. Aurélien Anthony, Project Manager of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Mr. Manuel Hubert, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan


    Key note speakers

    Mr. SHIMMA Yoh-ichi,     Advisor for Business Matching and Investment in Ibaraki

    Senior Researcher at the University of Tsukuba (Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences)

    Professor Jette Feveile Young    Science Team Leader, Dept. of Food Science Aarhus University, Denmark


    Panel discussion

    Mr. SHIMMA Yoh-ichi,                  Advisor for Business Matching and Investment in Ibaraki

    Senior Researcher at the University of Tsukuba (Institute of Life and Environmental Sciences)

    Professor Jette Feveile Young    Science Team Leader, Dept. of Food Science Aarhus University, Denmark

    Ms. NAKAZAKI Eri                        Kirin Holdings Company, Limited Health Science Department

    Ms. TSUJI M Noriko (Ph.D.)       Professor at Jumonji University

    Ms. Susanne Baden Jorgensen Senior International Manager at Food & Bio Cluster, Denmark

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    "EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Good Practices"
    Webinar series
    1st Webinar - January 2021


     The EJRC Helpdesk will organize webinars to present and draw lessons from good practices which could be of interest for other regions, prefectures and/or clusters from EU & Japan.


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    "10 years of WIN-WIN relations on Agri-Food innovation"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Speakers
    Mr Koremoto Morishita, Project Manager - Kyushu Bio-Cluster (KBCC)
    Mrs Bérangère Moindrot, International Development Manager - Vitagora Cluster
    Dr Kazuhisa Goto, Administrator for Research Management - NARO (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) / Wageningen University
    Mrs Hanae Lemaître-Ogura, Japan Office Manager - Vitagora Cluster
    M. Jun Hajiro, Director General - CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation Kyushu Bio Cluster Conference

    in English & Japanese


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    of the 1st Webinar

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    Presentation Vitagora Cluster

    in English & Japanese



    "Evolving partnerships for renewable energy and regional revitalization"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk
    esk

    Welcome speech
    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Mr Horie Naohiro  Director, Business Creation Division, Commerce Industry & Labour Department, Fukushima Prefectural Government
    Mrs Marlies Diephaus  Head of Group Energy Economy and Energy Technology Ministry of Economic Affairs Innovation, Digitalization and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia


    Speakers
    Mr Hattori Yasuhiro (Managing Director, Energy Agency. FUKUSHIMA)
    Dr Frank-Michael Baumann(CEO of the EnergieAgentur.NRW)

    Mr Hattori Yasuhiro (Managing Director, Energy Agency. FUKUSHIMA)
    Dr Frank-Michael Baumann(CEO of the EnergieAgentur.NRW)
    Mr Horie Naohiro Director, Business Creation Division, Commerce Industry & Labour Department, Fukushima Prefectural Government
    Mr Go Theisen, Project Director, International Affairs, City of Essen, Economic Development Agency
    Mr Hajiro Jun(Director General of CLAIR PARIS)
    Mr Stéfan Le Dû, Project Manager | EU-Japan Cooperation for Climate, EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Tokyo

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    Presentation EnergyAgency.NRW

    in English


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    Presentation EnergyAgency.Fukushima

    in English



     "An EU-Japan multi-partners alliance for supporting business in health-related life sciences"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Speakers
    Osaka

    Ms Chizuko Minami Chief Senior Staff, Life Sciences Industry Division, Growth Industry Promotion Office, Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor, Osaka Prefectural Government– Osaka Bio Headquarters

    Mr Kazuhide Nomura, Associate Director, Life Sciences Industry Division, Growth Industry Promotion Office, Department of Commerce, Industry and Labor, Osaka Prefectural Government– Osaka Bio Headquarters –

    Dr Masafumi Yamagishi. Managing Director, Kansai Pharmaceutical Industries Association

    bioXclusters Alliance
    Dr Simon Gudin, Head of International Affairs, Lyonbiopôle (Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region, France)
    Dr Stephanie Wehnelt Head of International Affairs, BioM Biotech Cluster Development GmbH / BioM State of Bavaria, Germany)
    Mr Alberto Baldi, Cluster Coordinator / bioPmed Piemonte Healthcare Cluster (Piemonte Region, Italy)
    Dr Montse Daban Scientific and International Relations Director/ Biocat (Catalonia, Spain)

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    Presentation

    bioXclusters alliance

    in English

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    Presentation Osaka Bio Headquarters

    in English

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     “Concept-based regional cooperation between
    the Oulu’s healthcare ecosystem for “OuluHealth” &
    the Kanagawa’s Healthcare New Frontier for “ME-BYO””


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Speakers

    Mr Kenichi Oki, Executive Director of International Strategy, Healthcare New Frontier Promotion Headquarters Office, Kanagawa Prefectural Government

    Mrs Takako Uchida, Senior Advisor, International Affairs - Japan, BusinessOulu / City of Oulu

    Mr. Mika Kouhia, CWC-Nippon CEO

    Prof. Olli Silvén, University of Oulu
    Mr Jun Hajiro, Director General, CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation Business Oulu

    in English & Japanese

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    Presentation Kanagawa Prefecture

    in English


     “Towards future in medical technologies
    A successful EU-Japan regional collaborative approach”


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech
    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director -   EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Speakers

    Mr Nobuyuki Shibuya, Assistant Director, Business Development Division,Saitama City

    Mrs Sakiko Kitamura  Deputy Director, Saitama-city Foundation for Business Creation

    Dr. Frank Miermeister Projektmanager Technologie Medizintechnik Bayern Innovativ

    Dr. Jörg Traub, CEO of Forum MedTech Pharma e.V.lu
    Mr Tomohiro Nomura, Director General, CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation Bayern Innovativ GmbH

    in English

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    Presentation Saitama city

    in English & Japanese


     “Carbon Neutrality through Smart Forest Bioeconomy”


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    Mr. Fabrizio Mura, Executive Advisor to the EU-side Managing Director - EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

    Speakers

    Mr. Takehiro Ozawa, Associate Director - Forestry Policy Division, Forestry Department, Nagano Prefectural Government

    Mr. Risto Poutiainen, Deputy Region Mayor, Regional Council of North Karelia

    Mr Tuomo Kauranne, CEO, Arbonaut Ltd.

     Mr Tomohiro Nomura, Director General, CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation North Karelia Region

    in English

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    Presentation Nagano Prefecture

    in English & Japanese


     "From a regional partnership between

    Hyogo/Kobe - North Germany to a EU-Japan regional cooperation

    in medical industry"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director - EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Speakers

    Dr Simon Gudin, Head of International Affairs of Lyonbiopôle and representative of Magia2Market

    Mrs. Sarah Niemann Manager International Affairs, Life Science Nord   

    Dr. Mikiko Sasayama Ph.D., DBHI Center for Cluster Development and Coordination (CCD), Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI)

     Mr Tomohiro Nomura, Director General, CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation Life Science Nord & MAGIA2Market

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    Presentation Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe

    in English


     "A successful regional partnership in terms of industrial policy, food industry and cultural tourism between Basque Country and Mie prefecture"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk

    Welcome speech

    Dr Philippe de Taxis du Poet, Managing Director - EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo & Minister Counsellor – Delegation of the European Union to Japan

    Speakers

    Mr. Katsuaki Sakamoto, Team Leader International Strategy Division - Department of Employment and Economic Affairs - Mie Prefectural Government

    Mr. Álvaro Gutiérrez Competitive Intelligence and Public Finance Manager – BasqueTrade & Investment
    Mrs. Iratxe Acha, Project Developer at Saiolan

    Mr. Alfonso Pardo, Project Developer at Saiolan

     Mr Tomohiro Nomura, Director General, CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation BasqueTrade & Investment and SAIOLAN

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     "New local government collaboration style between EU and Japan municipalities in fields of energy, agriculture and social welfare that transcends sister cities"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional and Cluster Cooperation Helpdesk

    Speakers

    Mr. Masanobu Ohisa, Manager Reconstruction Policy Division, Higashimatsushima City
    Mr. Leo Christensen, city council member of Lolland Municipality           

    Ms. Tomoko Kitamura Nielsen, aTree-TReasure Every Encounter

    Mr Tomohiro Nomura, Director General, CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation Higashimat sushima City

    in English


     "Essen - Koriyama City-to-city Partnership : Towards a mutually benefical partnership in energy, healthcare and next generation"


    Moderator
    Dr Virginie Fermaud, Coordinator of the EU-Japan Regional and Cluster Cooperation Helpdesk


    Welcome speech
    Mr. Manuel Hubert, Managing Director of the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokyo – Delegation of European Union to Japan)


    Speakers

    Mr. Yohei Watanabe - Chief, Business Creation Division, Koriyama City

    Mr. Naoyuki Kayamoto - CEO, at Hundred Inc
    Mr. Go Theisen – Project Director International Business at Essen Economic Development Agency (North Rhine Westphalia - Germany) Prof. Dr. med. Wolfgang Sauerwein - President, German Society for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

    Mr Tomohiro Nomura, Director General, CLAIR Paris

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    Presentation EWG Essen Economic Development Agency

    & Koriyama City

    In English

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    EU-Japan Conference

    Cities, regions, clusters: on the road to zero carbon 26-27 October 2021


    “Think global, act local”. In Japan and Europe, local stakeholders – clusters, cities, municipalities, regions, prefectures – are at the forefront of decarbonization. Building on a strong sense of ownership and belonging, local ecosystems are well placed to take and implement initiatives for the green transition. Connected with other local actors both at national and international level, they share experiences and learn from others, expanding the range and scope of their efforts.

    Transport, construction, urban planning, local renewable energy, circularity of resources, citizen engagement… In all these key areas for the decarbonization of our economies and societies, Japanese and European regional clusters and local governments already take ambitious and innovative actions. Their efforts also expand to other sectors deeply connected to territories, such as agriculture or tourism.

    What are the best practices in Europe and Japan? How do regional industrial clusters contribute to these efforts? What are the existing cooperation initiatives between Europe and Japan at the local level? How can national policies unlock local initiatives, and local initiatives inspire national policies? How can stakeholders from Japan and the EU further cooperate on these matters? 

    This online event took the audience into a virtual tour of leading European and Japanese clusters, cities and regions on the pathway towards carbon neutrality.
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