AUSSEN WIRTSCHAFT

AUSTRIA CONNECT JAPAN 2019 AUSTRIA AND JAPAN: BUSINESS SUCCESS IN THE REIWA ERA

Tokyo | 21 October 2019

PROGRAMME (as of 31 July 2019)

gefördert im Rahmen von

einer Förderinitiative des Bundesministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft und der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich

Supported by:

AUSTRIA CONNECT JAPAN 2019 AUSTRIA AND JAPAN: BUSINESS SUCCESS IN THE REIWA ERA NEW PERSPECITVES AFTER 150 YEARS OF TRADE RELATIONS 21 OCTOBER 2019

AUSTRIA CONNECT JAPAN 2019 Le Grand room, 4th Floor Intercontinental Tokyo Bay Kaigan 1-16-2 Minato-ku Tokyo 105-8576 〒105-8576 東京都港区海岸 1-16-2

Austria Connect Conference venue

Austria Connect Lunch venue

Supported by:

PROGRAMME

CONFERENCE LANGUAGES: ENGLISH AND JAPANESE (SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION)

MONDAY, 21.10.2019

08.45 REGISTRATION AND MINGLING

09.30 WELCOME REMARKS INGOMAR LOCHSCHMIDT | HEAD OF ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA TOKYO

09.35 THE EUROPEAN UNION – NOW AND TOMORROW ALEXANDER VAN DER BELLEN | FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

10.00 INTRODUCTION OF ALL ATTENDEES AND SPONSORS

11.00 COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

11.30 AUSTRIA AND JAPAN – 150 YEARS OF BUSINESS RELATIONS STILL GOING STRONG

INGOMAR LOCHSCHMIDT | ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA TOKYO MICHAEL LÖFFLAD | DKSH JAPAN

11.45 THE EU-JAPAN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT: IMPLEMENTATION N.N. | EU COMMISSION DG TAXUD

Since its entry into force in February 2019, Japanese customers can purchase most EU products duty free – if everything is done correctly. An EU expert will wrap up the most important parts of the EPA and report about its implementation, followed by a short panel discussion about the most common errors to be avoided

12.00 JAPAN’S ECONOMY 2019 AND BEYOND THE OLYMPICS MARTIN SCHULZ | SENIOR ECONOMIST | FUJITSU RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Dr. Martin Schulz has been monitoring and advising Japan’s economic world from one of its leading think tanks for more than 20 years. A native German, he is a sought-after speaker in many countries, including Austria, as well as a candid interview partner for major international TV channels.

In his presentation, he will show how Japan has become the champion of free trade and cooperation in Asia. With the Olympics, the focus is turning to improving productivity, digitalization, and innovation across sectors. Even stronger cooperation, “co-creation” with partners in Europe and Asia will be necessary to achieve these goals.

12.45 LUNCH BUFFET & NETWORKING

Carlton room, 4th Floor InterContinental Tokyo Bay

Supported by:

14.30 BUSINESS CULTURE IN JAPAN & AUSTRIA PARISSA HAGHIRIAN | PROFESSOR | SOPHIA UNIVERSTIY | TOKYO

Dr. Parissa Haghirian is professor of International Management at Sophia University in Tokyo as well as visiting professor at HEC Paris, Keio University, Waseda University, Aalto University and the University of Vienna. From 2011 to 2012, she held a professorship in Japanese Management at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich. She lives and works in Japan since 2004 and is an internationally renowned expert in international management with a focus on Japanese management.

Parissa is the author of a number of books, such as “Understanding Japanese Management Practices” (2010) and “Successful Cross-cultural Management: a Guide for International Managers” (2011).

14.55 CYBER SECURITY IN THE REIWA ERA

NOBORU NAKATANI | YAHOO JAPAN, FORMER CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER, INTERPOL

Mr. Noboru Nakatani is a leading authority in international cybercrime prevention with many years at the head of Interpol’s cyber security division in Singapore. For the last two years, he has been leading Yahoo Japan in the implementation of new technologies including AI in order to prevent crimes as heinous as child pornography and as widespread as trademark infringement, as well as many other forms of cybercrime. He will brief us on risks we face as companies and individuals and how to protect our companies and ourselves from harm caused by the many tricks of cybercriminals.

15.20 BUSINESS INNOVATION CONRAD HERAUD

Conrad Heraud is president of Heraud Associates, a management development and consulting company specializing in innovative thinking. He graduated with a Master of Science degree in psychology from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Conrad works with many of the world’s leading corporations to increase innovation throughout their organizations.

15.45 CSR & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GEORG HARA | FOUNDER AND GROUP CHAIRMAN | DEFTA PARTNERS

Dr. George Hara is an archaeologist and successful entrepreneur. The Stanford University graduate founded DEFTA Partners in 1984, under which Mr. Hara has funded and led many early-stage technology companies in the US, Europe and Israel to success. Ambassador Hara has held several positions in the Japanese government including Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister’s Special Commissioner on the Government Tax Panel.

DEFTA Partners is a leading venture capital firm focusing on innovative technologies in IT and healthcare.

16.10 COFFEE BREAK AND NETWORKING

Supported by:

16.40 AUSTRIA HOUSE AT THE OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES TOKYO 2020: A UNIQUE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

PETER MENNEL | SECRETARY GENERAL | AUSTRIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE | VIENNA

Dr. Peter Mennel is Secretary General of the Austrian Olympic Committee, which hosts the Austria Hospitality Houses at Olympic Games. Not only Austrian athletes, media representatives and sponsors of the Olympic team can use the award winning Austria Houses during the Olympic Games; Austrian institutions as well as companies can use the unique platform to present themselves to existing and prospective customers and business partners in a truly special Austrian setting.

Dr. Mennel will present this unique business opportunity to us.

17.00 AUSTRIA’S PARALYMPIC PARTICIPATION AND HOSPITALITY HOUSE AT THE PARALYMPIC SUMMER GAMES TOKYO 2020

MARIA RAUCH-KALLAT | PRESIDENT | AUSTRIAN PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE | VIENNA

Maria Rauch-Kallat is a former Austrian cabinet minister during three national governments’ tenures and president of the Austrian Paralympic Committee. She will introduce Austria’s Paralympic participation in the Summer Games 2020 as well as the planed Austria Hospitality House that is to be hosted from 25 August to 6 October 2020 in Tokyo. Another most interesting opportunity for Austrian companies and their Japanese partners to participate in a world event they never will forget in their lifetime.

17.20 OVERCOME YOUR LIMITS – MY RECIPE FOR SUCCESS ANDREAS ONEA Andreas Onea, an Austrian para-swimmer who won ten international medals during his career, including Bronze at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016, has already faced many challenges in his life. Through his sport, Andreas Onea has learned to overcome these challenges and to use adverse circumstances for the better. His recipe for success is well applicable also in other areas such as business as well personal life.

17.40 WRAP UP

17.50 END OF THE CONFERENCE PART OF AUSTRIA CONNECT JAPAN 2019

18.00 BUS TRANSFER TO THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR’S RESIDENCE

18.30 – 21.00 RECEPTION WITH THE FEDERAL PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA, ALEXANDER VAN DER BELLEN, HOSTED BY THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN, HUBERT HEISS

Austrian Embassy, Residence Motoazabu 1-1-20, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0046 〒106-0046東京都港区元麻布1-1-20

Supported by:

21.00 END OF PROGRAMME