Doing business in Japan - experiences and opportunities. Japani-aamukahvit.

We are very pleased to annouce that H.E. Japanese Ambassador to Finland Mr. Takashi Murata is attending the event and gives also a speech. We honour the presence of the Ambassador by holding the event in English.  

This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Finland and Japan. Finnish companies and their know-how, as well as collaboration between our countries, is brought up in many occasions in Japan this year. Free trade agreement between EU and Japan opens new possibilities to do business in the land of the rising sun.

Join us for the breakfast occasion according to the following programme to hear and discuss what opportunities Japan can offer to the companies in Lahti Region.

8:00    Breakfast serving

8:30    Opening of event: Commercial relations between Finland and Japan and possibilities for companies 
             Ville Skinnari, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Chairman of Finnish Parliament's Japan Group 

9:00    Greetings from H.E. Japanese Ambassador to Finland Mr. Takashi Murata 

9:10     Experience of Finnish family owned company ln Japan: case Halton 
             Mika Halttunen, Chairman of the Board, Oy Halton Group Ltd. 

9:40    Tokio 2020 Finnish-pavilion and Business Finland services 
             Petri Tulensalo, Head of Sports Cluster, Business Finland 

10:10   Questions and Answers
             Moderator: Isto Vanhamäki, Head of Development, Lahti Region Development LADEC Ltd 

10:30   End of the event 

 Kuva: Isto Vanhamäki.