INVEST 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 Mayor of Tokamachi City Mayor of Kyoto City Mayor of Mimasaka City 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 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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