Seminar with the following speakers:
– Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Roger Gifford;
– Mr Willie Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, International Airlines Group, and President, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
– Mr Osamu Nagayama, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and Deputy Chairman, Sony Group;
– Sir Stephen Gomersall KCMG, Director and Group Chairman for Europe, Hitachi Ltd
– Mr Jun Arima, Director General, Jetro London.
– Mr. Haruki Hayashi, President, Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) and Managing Director of Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe) Plc and Regional Chief Executive Officer of Europe and Africa.
Challenges to be addressed include;
challenges in the EU, including a possible Referendum in the UK, challenges of internationalisation and
restructuring, challenges of innovation and technology, and challenges of protectionism versus further liberalisation.
The Lord Mayor will detail the City’s role in the Japan-British Partnership and highlight new trends and opportunities.
*NEW* Speech by Sir Stephen Gomersall of Hitachi Europe Ltd to the Japan400 Business Seminar, Guildhall, 11 September 2013
‘Challenges of Innovation and Technology’
Sir Stephen Gomersall, Deputy Chairman, Hitachi Europe Ltd and Director, Hitachi Ltd, used his speech at the Japan400 Seminar to advance the idea that openness is the key component of innovation as well as national revival in the fiercely competitive environment of the new century. Addressing the topical issue of a possible referendum on the UK’s continued membership of the European Union, Sir Stephen said this:-
‘We have made it absolutely clear to British politicians that we have invested here, especially in the Rail business, in order export to the whole of Europe, and that the state of UK relations with the EU will affect our business and the numbers of jobs we can create in the UK. But at the same time, I doubt that any other European country would have been as open as the UK in the first place.’
Read the full text here Speech by Sir Stephen Gomersall
The East India Company was founded in the City of London. The historical roots of the Japan400 celebration relating to the voyage of “The Clove” link in with the City’s tradition of innovation and internationalisation. After a brief historical introduction, the main focus of the seminar will be consideration of present and future challenges for both providers and users of the City’s services.
Contact Ben Lynn at responses@japan400.com or telephone Ben Lynn on 07411 815 698
This Seminar is held in association with the Corporation of London in the historic Guildhall, home of City of London government since the Middle Ages.
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