May 17 2021 - "Future of EU-Japan Regional Cooperation"
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 CEEJAMr 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 policymakers)
Mr Yusuke Okano, Director of Planning Dept JETROMr Hiroyuki Ito, "Driving Innovation in Aichi" Director General, Bureau of Economy andIndusrty, Aichi Prefecture
Mr Juraj Seman, "Territorial Diplomacy Conducted by Košice Region: AsianJourney" President's Executive Advisor for Foreign Affairs and Protocol Member of theBoard 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 developmentsfrom 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 PrefecturalGovernment is providing business matching support -“ Executive Director forInternational 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, Cityof 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 digitaltransformation and green transition
Mr Osamu Arakida, Director, Industry Promotion Section, Economic Affairs Bureau, Cityof Sendai
Stephanus Lintker, Head International Relations, -EnergyAgency.NRW, Germany
Ryoichi Fujisaki, Vice President, Japan Regional Activation ANA Strategic ResearchInstitute 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,
FranceShinichi 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 2021 - "Pitches & Matchmakings"
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 ofEconomy, 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