Draft Programme of Day 1
11:00 – 12:30 Opening session
Welcome remarks
- City of Strasbourg
- Région Grand Est
- EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
• European Commission
• METI
• DG REGIO
• Japan Regional Revitalisation Strategy (10 min)
• EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk (15min)
- Centre européen d’études japonaises d’Alsace
- Iwate Prefecture
- Gifu Prefecture (5min)
• European Parliament
12:30 – 14:00 Buffet lunch
14:00 – 15:30 Cooperation policies, instruments and experience
• DG GROW, European Cluster Cooperation
• European Smart Specialisation Platform
• JETRO Regional Industry Tie-up Programme
• European Investment Project Portal
• Panel discussion on EU-Japan collaboration: learning from good experiences (50 min).
- Cluster in Europe
- Cluster in Japan
- SME in Europe
- SME in Japan
- Region in Europe
- Prefecture in Japan
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30 EU-Japan collaboration in third countries (Africa and South East Asia)
• EU-Japan Connectivity Partnership
• EU-Japan business collaboration in third markets
• European Investment Bank MoUs with JBIC, JICA and NEXI
• Cluster / region policy in ASEAN
• Panel discussion on EU-Japan-3rd country trilateral cooperation with 6 panellists (50 min).
- EU region / cluster as “hub” to third countries
- Japanese cluster /prefectures as “hub” to third countries
- Region / cluster from a country in Africa
- Region / cluster from a country in ASEAN
- European SME
- Japanese SME
17:30 – 18:00 Closing session:
• EEAS - European External Action Service
• MOFA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Delegation of the EU to Japan
• European Committee of the Regions
18:00 – 20:00 Reception and informal networking
Draft programme of Day 2 - Regions/Cluster/Prefecture matchmaking event and pitches
09:00 – 10:30: Pitch session of European and Japanese clusters and regional representatives
11:00 – 12:30: Face-to-face meetings between European and Japanese cluster delegates and regional representatives
12:30 – 14:00: Networking lunch
14:00 – 16:30: Face-to-face meetings between European and Japanese cluster delegates and regional representatives
16:45 – 17:45: On-site visit
18:00 – 18:30: Debriefing session with European cluster delegates and regional representatives
19:00 – 21:00: Walking dinner
Draft programme of Day 3 - Cluster tour – site visits
09:00 – 15:00: Site visits to two or three European clusters in Strasbourg and/or its surroundings