Invest Tokyo Seminar Winter 2018

Free Participation

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government, in joint sponsorship with Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO), will
be holding the event, “Invest tokyo Seminar Winter 2018 in Silicon Valley”, on February 8th, 2018. In order to realize
the new vision for Tokyo-a “smart city” open to the world leads in fields such as the environment and finance-we areemploying the Special Zone system to further enhance Tokyo’s business environment, with the aim to make Tokyoan international business city open to the world. At this seminar, we will introduce the measures we have in place
to encourage companies to set up business in Tokyo, and will also have foreign affiliates speak about what
they feel is the attraction of Tokyo’s special economic zone as well as successful cases of business match-ups
between foreign affiliates and Tokyo’s SMEs. Business matching and talks between foreign affiliates andcompanies in Tokyo will be conducted in Part II of the seminar.

Date and TimeThursday, February 8, 2018, from 1:30 p.m.

（Registration from 1:00 p.m.）

Venue

Exhibition Hall, 5F JETRO Headquarters, ARK Mori Building, 12-32 Akasaka
1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

ParticipantsForeign companies or affiliates, foreign/Japanese entrepreneurs, embassies andchambers of commerce in Tokyo, companies in Tokyo interested in businessmatch-ups with foreign affiliates, etc.

Languages

Japanese and English （with simultaneous translation）

Max. No. ofParticipants

100 people （preregistration is required）
A drawing may be held if
oversubscribed.

How toParticipate

Preregister by Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Apply from ⇨ http://www.tosbec.com/contact/form0208/english
PROGRAM

Opening Remarks
Takahiro Matsushita, Deputy Director General, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Initiatives toAttract Foreign Companies
Tomoe Otsuka, Director for Attraction of Foreign Companies
Coordination Division, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government(Video messages from Access to Tokyo, SanFrancisco, Paris and London)

Part
1:30-2:30 p.m.
I

JETRO’s Activities for Promoting Direct Investment in Japan
Tomotsugu Iwata, Director, Invest Japan Department, JETRO

Attraction of the Special Economic Zone as Seen by a Company
Supported by the Start-Up Program
A foreign company that has expanded its business to Tokyo
with the support of the TMG. (Company to be announced)

Q&APart
2:45-5:45 p.m.
II・Business Networking（For participants of Part I of the seminar.）・Business Matching and Meetings（For registered foreign affiliates and Tokyo SMEs）※For details, please see the back of this page.

Host:TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT
Co-host:JAPAN EXTERNAL TRADE ORGANIZATION(JETRO)
Sponsor:THE TOKYO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

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Business Match-Up Meeting
Held During the Invest Tokyo Seminar 2018

Free Participation

Part Ⅱ
Date and Time Thursday, February 8, 2018, 2:45-5:45 p.m.
Venue

5F JETRO Headquarters, ARK Mori Building, 12-32Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Exhibitors
Orderers

About eight foreign affiliates encouraged by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government toset up business in Tokyo. Participation is scheduled by companies in the fields ofIT and electronics and precision instruments; medical equipment development

Application

Deadline is Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Apply here ⇨ http://www.tosbec.com/contact/form0208/english

Notes

Please apply in advance. Business meetings will be scheduled upon consideration of
the requests of both the foreign affiliates and companies in Tokyo, and around one
week before the event, participants will be informed of the company with which they
will be matched up. During times when there are no meetings scheduled, participants
are free to meet with each other.

Foreign affiliates scheduled to participate:

How to Get to the Seminar andBusiness Match-Up Meeting
5F JETRO Headquarters
ARK Mori Building, 12-32 Akasaka 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo: Exit 3, 1-minute walkRoppongi 1-chome station（N-05, Namboku line）:Tameike-sanno station（G-06 & N-06, Namboku & Ginza lines）
Exit 13, 3-minute walk: Exit 4B, 12-minute walk
Kamiyacho station（H-05, Hibiya line）
Akasaka station（C-06, Chiyoda line）: Exit 5, 12-minute walk
Kokkai-gijidomae station（M-14 & C-07, Marunouchi & Chiyoda lines ）:Exit 3, 15-minute walk

Inquiries

mail: info@its-2018.com