INVEST JAPAN SEMINAR 2014 Corporate Growth Opportunities and Japan’s Economic Agenda
JETRO CORDIALLY INVITES YOU
Through Abenomics, Japan is trying to make the goal of becoming “the world’s best place to do business” a reality. With the introduction of the Growth Strategy last year, the goal to double the amount of foreign direct in- vestment to Japan from 18 trillion yen to 35 trillion yen by 2020 was set. With regard to the corporate tax reform, the national government, in order to be internationally-comparable, announces to aim to reduce the percentage level of the effective corporate tax rate down to the twenties in several years and will start the first phase reduction from the next fiscal year.
Also, while respecting the initiatives set by the local governments, the government has already designated National Strategic Special Zones that realize unique growth in each region. Starting this month, a new initia- tive called “Local Abenomics” has been launched, having Abenomics enter a new stage. Up until now, the prefectural cities have had weak ties to foreign companies; now, they are Japan’s frontier. This seminar’s main focus is to introduce to you the potential of the Japanese prefectural cities, and intro- duce to you to new investment opportunities in renewable energy, healthcare, tourism and many other in- dustries.
September 23rd, 2014 Time: 9:00AM - 12:20PM
NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
APPEARANCE AND GREETINGS BY
His Excellency Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Jonathan B. Kindred is President & Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Ltd., Jonathan B. Kindred President & Chief Executive Officer of Morgan President and Chief Executive Officer Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd., and Non- Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings Co., Executive Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Ltd. Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. He is also a member of Morgan Stanley's global Management Committee.
JAPAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
Yoshinobu Nisaka Yoshifumi Sekiguchi Daisaku Kadokawa Seiji Hagiwara Governor Mayor of Tokamachi City Mayor of Kyoto City Mayor of Mimasaka City Wakayama Prefecture Niigata Prefecture Kyoto Prefecture Okayama Prefecture
SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY
Marc Laitin VP of Product Management
AGENDA
8:00 - 9:00 Registration Opens
9:00 - 9:05 Opening Remarks: Mr. Toshiyuki Yokota, President of JETRO New York
9:05 - 9:15 Greetings from His Excellency, Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (Tentative)
Key Note: Jonathan B. Kindred, President and CEO Morgan Stanley Japan Holdings 9:15 - 9:35 Co., Ltd.
9:35- 9:50 Mr. Yoshinobu Nisaka, Governor of Wakayama Prefecture AGENDA CONTINUED
9:50 - 10:15 Mr. Yoshifumi Sekiguchi, Mayor of Tokamachi City
10:15 - 10:25 Coffee Break
10:25 - 10:40 Presentation: Mr. Daisaku Kadokawa, Mayor of Kyoto City
10:40 - 10:55 Presentation: Mr. Seiji Hagiwara, Mayor of Mimasaka City
10:55 - 11:20 Presentation: Mr. Marc Laitin, Vice President, Product Management, Opower
11:20 End of Event
11:20 - 12:20 Networking Reception (Lunch will be served in the Beekman Room)
PLEASE RSVP HERE: http://www.ijs2014.eventbrite.com
THIS EVENT IS HOSTED BY:
Co-Hosted By
City of Kyoto
Supporting Organization
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