Japan Day Seminar July 29th 2011
Japan and the North East of England – Investing in People and Places
Gateshead Civic Centre, 14.30-17.00, followed by reception
Join us for this year’s Japan Day Seminar. Featuring a series of presentations focusing on economic links between the UK and Japan and how future regional growth could be promoted through global business partnerships, the following speakers and panel members will be joining us on July 29th:
Chair: Professor Marie Conte-Helm OBE, Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Opening Speech: Masataka Tarahara, Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh
– Councillor Mick Henry, Leader of Gateshead Council
– Peter Howe, Managing Director of Komatsu UK Ltd
– Jun Arima, Director General of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), London
– Councillor Dave Wilcox, Chairman of European and International Programme Board of Local Government Association
– Dr. Sierk Horn, University of Leeds Department of East Asian Studies
The event follows recent announcements regarding new Japanese investment in the region by Hitachi Trains and will also commemorate 20 years of civic links between Gateshead and Komatsu City in Japan. Hosted in one of the UK’s leading city regions for innovation, retailing and the visitor economy, come and hear how Japanese investment in the UK has and will shape economic growth for the benefit of people and places.
To book your place at the event (free) please register at our mailbox with ‘Japan Day Seminar’ in the subject line.
