42nd ASEAN-Japan Business Meeting (AJBM)
Monday 10 October - Wednesday 12 October 2016
Sapporo Park Hotel, Hokkaido, Japan
Tel: +81-11-511-3131 / Fax: +81-11-531-8522 / Web: http://www.park1964.com/english/

Main Venue: Park Hall, 3rd floor
PROGRAMME
Theme: Strengthen Ties between ASEAN and Japan,
by Vitalizing Local Economy of ASEAN and JapanDay 1: Monday, 10 October 2016
@Park Hall C, 3F

17:00 - 18:00 Steering Committee Meeting (Steering Committee Members only)
Chair: Mr. Koichi Kawana, 42nd AJBM Co-Chairman
 Acknowledgement and Updates from national committees
 The 42nd AJBM schedule and agenda@Park Hall C, 3F

18:10 - 18:40 Pre-Meeting for Session Chairs & Panelists
TBC@Emerald, 3F

19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Dinner (by invitation only)
Opening remarks: Dr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, Chairman,Keizai Doyukai
Welcome remarks: Mr. Katsuhiro Akimoto, Mayor, City ofSapporo
Toast: Mr. Ryuzo Yokouchi, Chairman, Hokkaido Keizai
Doyukai

Day 2: Tuesday, 11 October 201608:30 - 09:00 Registration@Park Hall A and B, 3rd Floor

09:00 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony
09:00 - 09:05
Introduction: Mr. Koichi Kawana, 42nd AJBM CoChairman
09:05 – 09:10 Event Open by: Dr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, Chairman,
Keizai Doyukai
09:10 - 09:20
Welcoming Remarks by: Mr. Ryuzo Yokouchi, Chairman,
Hokkaido Keizai Doyukai
09:20 - 09:30
Special Remarks by Guest of Honour: Mr. Yasuhiro Tsuji,
Vice Governor of Hokkaido Prefecture

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09:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session 1
09:30 - 09:35
Introduction: Mr. Koichi Kawana, 42nd AJBM
Co- Chairman
09:35 - 09:50
Speaker 1: Dr. Fukunari Kimura, Professor, Faculty ofEconomics, Keio University / Chief Economist ofEconomic Research Institute for ASEAN and East
Asia (Japan)
09:50 - 10:05
Speaker 2: Mr. Yoshiaki Nakamara, President,
Japan Inbound Solutions Co., Ltd. (Japan)
10:05 - 10:20
Speaker 3: Ms. Chian Voen Wong, Director,
Mayer Brown Consulting (Singapore)
10:20 - 10:40
Coffee Break
10:40 - 11:40
Panel discussion
Panelist 1: Dr. Fukunari Kimura
Panelist 2: Mr. Yoshiaki Nakamara
Panelist 3: Ms. Chian Voen Wong
Panelist 4: Tan Sri Dr. Michael O.K. Yeoh,
Co-Founder and CEO, The Asian Strategy &Leadership Institute (Malaysia)
Moderator: Dr. Yoshinori Fujikawa, Associate Professor,International Business Strategy, Hitotsubashi
University (Japan)
11:40 – 11:55 Q&A with the audience
11:55 – 12:00 Closing
Moving to Luncheon venue (12:00 – 12:15)@Emerald, 3F

12:15 - 13:30 Luncheon
Introduction: Mr. Koichi Kawana, 42nd AJBM
Co-Chairman
12:50 – 13:30 Guest Speaker: PhD. Ryusuke Hatano, Professor, Hokkaido
University and students and foreign students of Hokkaido
University (Japan)“Introduction of Graduate Program for Fostering Frontiers ofPractical Solutions in a Populations-Activities-ResourcesEnvironments (PARE) Chain”.
Moving to the Meeting venue (13:30 – 13:45)@Park Hall A and B, 3F

13:45 - 14:30 Plenary Session 2
13:45 – 13:48 Introduction: Mr. Shinya Katanozaka, 42nd AJBM
Co-Chairman
13:48 - 13:58
Speaker 1: Mr. Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Japan Shopping
Tourism Organization (Japan)
13:58 - 14:08
Speaker 2: Mr. Makoto Mitsui, Executive Director, Officeof Food Industry promotion, Department ofEconomic Affairs, Hokkaido Government (Japan)
14:08 - 14:18
Speaker 3: Mr. Hiroyuki Itoh, CEO, Crypton Future Media,Inc (Japan)
14:18 - 14:30
Q&A with the audience
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14:45 - 17:00 Roundtable Discussions in Parallel
14:45 – 17:00 Roundtable 1: Tourism@The Terrace Room, 1F
Moderator: Ms. Carrie Bee Chuabio Hao, Partner, Japan
Desk, ROMULO LAW OFFICE (Philippines)- ASEAN Panelist 1: Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of Tourism
Authority of Thailand (Thailand)
Panelist 2: Prof Rokhmin Dahuri, Chairman & Economic
Advisor on behalf on Ruling party -PDIP
Indonesia, for Maritime affairs. Senior Advisor PT
JSB Indonesia. (Indonesia)- JAPAN Panelist 4: Mr. Ross Findlay, Representative director,
NAC (Niseko Adventure Center)
Panelist 5: Mr. Ven Nishimura, Chairman,
Prime Travel & Tour Pte. Ltd.
Panelist 6: Mr. Yoshiaki Nakamara, President, Japan
Inbound Solutions Co., Ltd.
Coffee BreakOpinion exchange
Closing
14:45 – 17:00 Roundtable 2: Food
@Park Plaza A, B2F
Moderator: Ms. Ooi Suan Kim, Chairman, Builders
Biomass (Malaysia)- ASEAN Panelist 1: Mr. Yuichi Narita, President & CEO, NIPPONACCESS HOKKAIDO Inc.(Singapore)
Panelist 2: Mr. Abdul Kadir, Director, PT TRIPINDO PATRIA(Indonesia)
Panelist 3: Mr. Myint Wai, Chairman, Wa Minn Group ofCompanies (Myanmar)- JAPAN Panelist 4: Mr. Takashi Nishiyama, President, Nishiyama
Seimen Co., Ltd.
Panelist 5: Mr. Tomohiro Deguchi, President, Wakka Japan
Commentator: Mr. Satoshi Shimomura,
Executive Vice President, JETRO
Coffee BreakOpinion exchange
Closing

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14:45 – 17:00

Roundtable 3: Regional Resources
Park Plaza D, B2F
Moderator: Dr. Yoshinori Fujikawa, Associate Professor,
International Business Strategy, Hitotsubashi
University (Japan)- ASEAN Panelist 1: Mr. Yeonhang Chuah, Managing Director,
Inter-Asia Links Co., Ltd. (Malaysia)
Panelist 2: Mr. Gerard Bustos Sanvictores, Chairman &President, QRD INVESTORS INC (Philippines)- JAPAN Panelist 3: Mr. Daichi Konuma, Chairman of the Board,
CROSS FIELDS
Panelist 4: Mr. Truong Gia Binh, Chairman,
FPT CORPORATION (Vietnam)
Panelist 5: Mr. Noboru Tsujimoto, President, T-PLAN CO.,LTD
Coffee BreakOpinion exchange
ClosingMoving to the Meeting venue (17:00 - 17:15)@Park Hall A and B, 3F

17:15– 18:00 Wrap Up Summary and Closing Remarks
Moderator: Mr. Shinya Katanozaka, 42nd AJBM
Co-Chairman
Rapporteur (Roundtable 1 Moderator):
Ms. Carrie Bee Chuabio Hao, Partner, Japan Desk,
ROMULO LAW OFFICE
Rapporteur (Roundtable 2 Moderator):
Ms. Ooi Suan Kim, Chairman, Builders Biomass
Rapporteur (Roundtable 3 Moderator):Dr. Yoshinori Fujikawa, Associate Professor,
International Business Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
Closing remarks: Mr. Shinya Katanozaka, 42nd AJBM
Co-Chairman
Greetings from the 43rd AJBM host:Dr. Thanong Bidaya, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
TTW Public Company Limited
Moving to the Dinner venue (18:15 - 18:30)@ Emerald, 3F

18:15 - 20:15 Closing Dinner hosted by JETRO and Keizai Doyukai
Greetings from JETRO: Mr. Satoshi Shimomura, ExecutiveVice President, JETRO
Greetings from Keizai Doyukai: Mr. Shinya Katanozaka,
42nd AJBM Co-Chairman
Toast: Mr. Ryuzo Yokouchi, Chairman, Hokkaido Keizai Doyukai
Guest remark: Mr. Keiji Abe, Director-General, Department ofEconomic Affairs, Hokkaido Prefecture
G uest remark: Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of Tourism
Authority of Thailand (Thailand)
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Day 3: Wednesday 12 October 2016
@Park Hall A and B, 3F

09:00 – 14:00 JETRO International Symposium on Service Industry
Refer to the attached document@The Terrace Room, 1F

14:00 – 15:00 Steering Committee Meeting (Steering Committee Members only)
Chair: Mr. Shinya Katanozaka, 42nd AJBM Co-Chairman
 Wrap up of the 42nd AJBM and evaluation of cooperation
with JETRO symposium Toward 43rd AJBM**

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