Raising Private Capital in a COVID-19 World: Outlook for PE and VC
2020-07-08 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
On 8 July our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce Network in Asia, an online seminar inviting Paolo Giancane, who teaches executive programs for IE School of Architecture and is responsible for a course on blockchain and cryptocurrencies at IE University in Madrid.
Raising Private Capital in a COVID-19 World: Outlook for PE and VC
Even before the global health emergency was declared in late January, private equity funding had started to cool and investors were already losing their appetite for money-losing companies.
Then, the global outbreak shocked the world leaving investors trying to analyze the short and long-term impacts across industries and the capital markets. All these issues relate to investment decision making, assessments of market movements and the viability of market sectors.
This master class will provide an overview of how the Private Equity and Venture Capital funding are impacted by Covid-19, which the investment sector is more likely to experience more outflows and what we could learn from the SARS outbreak back in 2002 on the Asian private market funding.
Moreover, the lecture intends to offer insights on how investment professionals are all trying to predict the lasting effects of the crisis on markets and economies, and eventually on portfolio allocations.

The future of Digital Marketing
2020-07-16 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
One of the major revolutions in the media industry was the irruption of computer and internet. Development of search engines along with the emergence of the social media and the arrival of the smartphones brought new disruptions and pushed the industry to evolve. And now, digital marketing is entering a new era with the appearance of AI. By using AI and big data, companies now can get access to real time information about consumer behaviour and purchase tendencies, which makes them possible to take more efficient approach.
Although traditional media such as TV commercials, newspapers and magazines had been occupying the advertisement industry for many years, Japan is not an exception. In 2019, total expenditure of digital advertisement exceeded its tv media advertisement for the first time.
As further growth of digital marketing expected, using digital platforms are essential in current marketing strategy.
But which are the platforms preferred in the Japanese society? Is Yahoo! still the search engine most used in Japan? Is there any difference between global trends and local (Japanese) tendency? Which are the main points mostly discussed about the Japanese Data Protection Law? Has COVID-19 made any influences on consumer trends?
On 16 July, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ), and the Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BLCCJ) have invited three experts in digital marketing, to share with you the current market trends and tips for successful digital marketing in Japan.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, 16 July 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 18:00 – 19:00 JST
Language: English
Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/SpanishChamberOfCommerceInJapan/TheFutureOfDigitalMarketing
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 16 July 2020, 12:00pm
Price: Free for SpCCJ Members | Others: 2,000JPY
Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.
Robert Purss
Brand Manager @Perfetti Van Melle
Robert has over 15 years of experience in FMCG Marketing, based in Tokyo. His career started at Nielsen, before moving to RB and most recently Perfetti Van Melle. As Brand Manager, he has managed strategy to execution for a number of world-class brands.
He is currently working as the Brand Manager for Mentos.
Ignacio Madruga
Global Operations Director @Adglow
Following his engineering major, Ignacio Madruga started working on customer services at BT Spain as a trainee, moving through several positions within the organization until managing the first line team of the Professional Services. With that background, in 2017 he took the responsibility of directing the Advertising Operations at Adglow in over 15 markets and supporting global campaigns in over 100 countries, continuing to develop the company’s capabilities to deliver best in class solutions for agencies and advertisers.
Nori Inoue
Vice President, APAC @Adglow
Nori is responsible for the business growth of the APAC region including Japan. He has over 15 years of experience in both North America and APAC regions. Nori has worked in North America for a bluechip company where he has built $3B strategic alliance and with 10 years in Digital Marketing, he has led market entries for a unicorn and startups, recently with Facebook as an early business side employee to develop the market by collaborating w/Agencies, Brands, and Media Partners.

SaaS Up Your SME
2020-07-29 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo
On 29 July our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, an online seminar inviting Joe Haslam, the Executive Director of the Owners Scale-up Program at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.
SaaS Up Your SME
Why did Unilever Buy Dollar Shave Club for $1 Billion? How did Peloton raise $1.2 billion in an IPO? The answer is that the Subscription Economy is here. People want Netflix and Uber experience in all aspects of their life.
At IE Business School, we have been teaching that all businesses are SaaS businesses on the Owners Scaleup Program since 2018. However, SMEs have been slow to embrace a strategy that requires them to make a big bet on catching an exponential wave.
Join Professor Joe Haslam for an IE Exponential Learning Webinar as we discuss options for SMEs in a time of CONVID-19. Learn why competing on experience is the new frontier of competition. Why the real work begins after the sale.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 JST
Language: English
Registration: Zoom registration
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 29 July, 16:00pm
Price: Free for SpCCJ Members
This is a SpCCJ Members Only Event.
Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

20/20 Vision and the Art of Seeing
2020-08-19 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
Dear SpCCJ Members & Friends,
On 19 August our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, an online seminar inviting Sandra Comas, MBA teaches at IE Business School and Brown University.
A few of the most influential business visionaries of our time have created unique, driving images of what a company can imagine and implement to create maximum impact. Some to consider include Jeff Bezos at Amazon, Arianna Huffington of Huffington Post, Travis Kalanick and Dara Khosrowshahi at Uber, the leadership at Samsung and a young startup, Digital Energy. As organizations grow from start-up to global change-makers, their vision of themselves and the world shows continuous adaptation and innovation. What can we learn from them and their challenges that can be integrated into our own unique leadership practice? How are these companies, and others, re-imagining their vision for a short and long-term future? What is transformed, and in what ways, by a global health crisis of Covid-19’s scale and reach?
In this session, we focus on the essential leadership practice of developing and communicating a vision for an organization. We compare the vision of great artists to those of change-making business leaders who inspire us to view the world in new ways and to bring these views to life. We consider how these visionaries show the pathways and processes for becoming creative and innovative leaders who will shape change in the 21st century, especially now as we seek to tame or solve the global pandemic and its consequences for business, local and global trade.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 19 August 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 19:00 – 20:30 JST
Language: English
Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 19 August, 12:00pm
Only for SpCCJ Members
This is a SpCCJ Members Only Event.
Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Tokyo 2020 Paralympics 1 Year to Go! – A Discussion with the International Paralympic Committee
2020-08-24 20:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
August 24 (Monday), 20:00 will mark exactly one year to go until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) alongside our Paralliance partners invite you to hear from President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Mr Andrew Parsons, as well as IPC Chief Brand & Communications Officer, Mr Craig Spence and IPC Governing Board Member at Large and President of the Japanese Paralympic Committee, Mr Yasushi Yamawaki.
Andrew, Craig and Yasushi will speak on renewed expectations, principles for re-planning and what lies ahead for the 2021 games. The panel will also speak on the Inclusion Summit, a natural extension of the current IPC activities that focuses on inclusion and accessibility from a community, sport, and labour perspective. Following which, our speakers will engage in a short discussion followed by a Q&A session opened up to members of the Paralliance.

Event Details
Date: Monday, 24 August 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 20:00 – 21:00 JST
Language: English
Registration Link: Tokyo 2020 Paralympics 1 Year to Go!
Registration Deadline: Monday, 24 August, 12:00pm
Only for SpCCJ Members & Paralliance partners
This is a SpCCJ Members Only Event.
Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Speakers

Andrew Parsons
President of the International Paralympic Committee
Andrew was elected President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Paralympic Movement’s global governing body in September 2017.
Upon election as IPC President, Andrew made strengthening the IPC’s relationship with the IOC a top priority. In October 2018 Andrew was elected an IOC member and currently he represents the IPC in the IOC Coordination Commissions for Tokyo 2020 (since 2013) and LA 2028. He is also a member of the IOC Marketing Commission and is on the Board of Directors for the Olympic Channel and is a member of the WADA Foundation Board.
Aside from his involvement with the IPC, he has been active in Paralympic sports in his home country Brazil for many years. Between 2009 and 2017, Andrew served as President of the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) after working as CPB Secretary General from 2001-2009. He led the Brazilian delegation in several international competitions such as the Paralympics Games, Parapan American Games, World Championships and World Cups.

Craig Spence
Chief Brand and Communications Officer, International Paralympic Committee
Craig is an award-winning communicator who joined the IPC in September 2010. He is responsible for and oversees the IPC’s brand and engagement, content, corporate communications, broadcasting, commercial, partnerships, and events and hospitality functions. He also acts as the IPC’s official spokesperson.
His work in helping to reposition Paralympic sport as high-performance sport has enabled the Paralympic Games to grow into the world’s third biggest sport event in terms of ticket sales, with only the Olympics and FIFA World Cup selling more. Through using the Games as a platform to change attitudes towards disability, the Paralympics are now regarded as the world’s number one sport event for driving social inclusion. In 2016 he was awarded European PR Professional of the Year, while the IPC Media and Communications team he heads was awarded in-house team of the year at the European PR Excellence Awards. He was named in the 2015 Leaders in Sport list as one of 40 Global Leaders under 40. In 2019, he led an IPC team that won a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Award for a campaign highlighting the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Away for the IPC, Craig was an Independent Director of the 2019 UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Yorkshire, his home region in Great Britain.

Yasushi Yamawaki
Member at Large, International Paralympic Committee
Major contributions to sport for athletes with an impairment
– Governing Board Member at Large, International Paralympic Committee (2013-present)
– Vice President, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (2014-present)
– President, Japanese Paralympic Committee (2014-present)
– Chairman, Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center (2015-present)
– Councillor, Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) (2015-present)
– Chairperson, Council for Sport Policy, Japan Sports Agency (2016-present)
Professional career
– Advisor, NYK Line (Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) (2011-present)
– Executive Vice-Chairman, NYK Line (2008-2011)
– Member of the Board of Directors, NYK Line (2000-2011)
– NYK Line (1970-present)

Alison Beale (moderator)
Vice President, British Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Director, University of Oxford Japan Office
Alison has been Director of the University of Oxford Japan Office since 2012 after 15 years of living and working in Japan and a career in international and cultural relations. She worked for many years for the British Council in senior positions in China, Trinidad and Tobago and Japan, most recently as Deputy Director Japan from 2009–2012. She is frequently asked to talk about Higher Education and to advise universities in Japan on their internationalisation strategies.

Mission
Support Japan’s delivery of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, fostering a legacy of more inclusive communities and embracing opportunities for international business and exchange.
Pledge
Participating Chambers of Commerce will collectively support the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Committee in its delivery of an outstanding and popular games.
This is an opportunity for all of us to recognise our mission and commit to our pledge –
Join the Paralliance’s inaugural event on the evening of Monday, August 24!

A Prime Minister And His Legacy
2020-09-08 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
On Tuesday, September 8 from 12:00h, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) will co-host and event analysing the impact of PM Abe’s resignation.
Japan will soon have a new Prime Minister following Mr Abe’s record breaking stint in office. Mr Abe won three Lower House elections and became a familiar figure internationally – in itself, an unusual achievement for a Japanese Prime Minister. His Abenomics programme and the Three Arrows promised much – but what did they really achieve and how will history judge this interesting figure? And what happens next – where do his successors propose to lead Japan?
Our guest today is Tobias Harris, Executive Vice President and Japan analyst in Washington, DC, for Teneo Intelligence. His biography ‘The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan‘ was published by Hurst on 27 August and has been very well received.
He is an expert on Japanese politics, and worked in 2006-2007 on the staff of Keiichiro Asao, at that time a member of the upper house of the Japanese Diet and shadow foreign minister for the Democratic Party of Japan, for whom he conducted research on foreign policy and Japan’s relations with the United States. He is also the Fellow for Economy, Trade, and Business at Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA.
Tobias’ review will be followed by an open Q&A facilitated by Melanie Brock, CEO of Melanie Brock Advisory and one of Japan’s best known APAC specialists.

Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 8 September
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 12:00 – 13:00 JST
Language: English
Price: SpCCJ Members FREE | Non-members 2,000 JPY
Event details & registration: A Prime Minister And His Legacy
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, 8 September, 10:30am

Tobias Harris | Executive Vice President, Teneo Intelligence
Tobias Harris earned an MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and a bachelor’s degree in Politics and History from Brandeis University. He has also conducted graduate research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and, from 2011-2012, at the Institute for Social Science at the University of Tokyo as a Fulbright scholar.
Tobias has written about Japanese politics for publications including the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs and regularly provides on-air analysis for CNBC, Bloomberg, and other networks.

Melanie Brock | CEO, Melanie Brock Advisory (moderator)
Melanie Brock is one of Japan’s best-known APAC specialists. She uniquely combines language skills, high level political, media and business networks, and practical commercial business leadership. She consistently delivers on business, regulatory and partnership outcomes for Japanese and Australian corporations in both a global and domestic context.
Highlights of Melanie Brock’s 20 year plus experience include leading nationwide marketing campaigns, successful bilateral free trade agreement and architect of regional Japan CSR activities. Melanie is currently engaged by several companies as a senior advisor including Tanarra, AIG, the Western Sydney & Aerotropolis Authority and several Japanese companies. She is on the board of Sega Sammy, has been a member of the Australia-Japan Research Centre Advisory Board since July 2019 and an Advance Global Ambassador since October 2019.

Learning how to learn & to shape careers post Covid-19
2020-09-09 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
On 9 September our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, an online seminar inviting Teresa Martín-Retortillo, MBA teaches at IE Business School and Brown University.
Learning how to learn & to shape careers post Covid-19
This session will cover the challenges and opportunities of remote learning post Covid-19 and how this can become a great resource to shape your career in the near-term future.
Teresa Martín-Retortillo, is the Executive President of Executive Education at IE Business School. & the author of the Massive Online Open Course Aprendiendo a Aprender (Leaning how to Learn) will share the principles based on neuroscience of how our brain learns: it turns out that knowing the differences between the ‘brain focus mode’ and the ‘diffuse mode’ can make a very big difference in how we crack problems in our everyday work life.
In addition, the ability to be a Lifelong Learner opens numerous opportunities to shape and reshape our careers and better prepare for the 100-year life! Professor Martin-Retortillo will touch on new career models for lifelong learners, especially in the new world dynamic leaders and workers are facing.
Finally, there will be an opportunity to review how both the corporate world and the academic world have adapted to the new possibilities of remote learning.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 9 September 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 JST
Language: English
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 9 September, 12:00pm
Only for SpCCJ Members
This is a SpCCJ Members Only Event.
Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Digital Banking: Where to Next?
2020-09-30 18:00 - 19:15 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/SpanishChamberOfCommerceInJapan/DigitalBanking
Covid-19 has made digitalisation a must. Mobility restrictions have accelerated the use of digital platforms across industries worldwide, including banking. Cash transactions dried up and customers have quickly adopted digital channels. As an example, Spanish banks have reported a rise of up to 200% in the use of their mobile apps and websites during the quarantine period. What changes will financial service provider need to make to maintain this momentum?
On the other hand, despite its high-tech image, Japan is one of the most cash-based economies in the advanced world, with a cashless ratio below 20%, versus 96% in South Korea and 66% in China. What are the challenges that Japanese banks face in becoming more digital, and how can they be overcome?
On September 30 (Wednesday) at 18:00JST, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) organises an online seminar together with our Corporate Member Mormedi, inviting Japanese retail bank Sony Bank and Spanish online payment provider Bizum, to discover the current movements of digital transformation in the financial industry.
The sesion will be moderated by José Esteves, Associate Dean for MBA & TECHMBA, at SpCCJ’s Corporate Member IE Business School.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 30 September, 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 18:00 – 19:15 JST
Language: English
Price: SpCCJ Members FREE | Non-members 1,000 JPY
Registration: Digital Banking: Where to next?
Registration & Cancelation Deadline: Tuesday, 30 September, 12:00pm

Jaime Moreno, founder and CEO of Mormedi
Born and raised in Madrid, Jaime started studying Architecture at the Polytechnic de Madrid but shortly after moved to Switzerland where he studied Industrial Design at the Art Center College of Design.
Jaime started his career as a design consultant for Philips in The Netherlands. A few years later, in 1998, his entrepreneurial mindset took him to found Mormedi, a strategic design consultancy that innovates through customer experience, delivering service design, physical design and digital experiences and has representation in Mexico and Japan. Over the last 20 years Jaime has worked on innovation projects for banking clients such as Santander, Bankia, and BBVA.

Noriko Rzonca, Executive Director, DX Strategy & Content Planning at Sony Bank

Noriko earned her Ph.D. in Psychology in the U.S., focusing on Research and Evaluation Methodology. Her career started at Allstate insurance company in the U.S., where she worked in the Actuarial R&D dept. In 2006, she returned to Tokyo, and worked at Citi group for 8 years on marketing analytics, pricing elasticity, customer segmentation, and P/L forecasting.
At Sony Bank, she is currently in charge of branding, CX design, DX strategy including data analytics, and global services strategy. She also works to promote change management, cross-functional.

Fernando Rodríguez Ferrer, Business Development Director at Bizum
Fernando studied Industrial Engineering at the Polytechnic de Madrid and Spanish Philogy at Uned. He also holds a master’s in industrial technology and Management from the Illinois Institute of Technology and has upgraded his studies with a Management Skill of Emerging Leaders course from Harvard Extension School.
He has over 12 years of experience working in Financial Services and Strategy Consulting for different firms such as Accenture, BBVA and Opinno. Since 2017, Fernando has been in charge of Business Development at the Spanish Fintech Bizum.

José Esteves, Associate Dean for MBA & TECHMBA at IE Business School
José Esteves is Associate dean for full-time MBA programs (IMBA and TECH MBA) and professor of Information Systems at IE Business School. He believes it is the way people interact with digital technologies, that will determine the success or failure of its adoption and implementation. In addition to his research and teaching, He continues to act as a consultant to a number of companies and coaching CIOs and CXOs. Consulting provides fieldwork, data and results.

European workforce in Japan and Covid19 impacts: Immigration, tax and social security issues
2020-10-06 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
On 6 October at 18:00h, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan organizes an online seminar inviting PwC’s Global Mobility Team to analyse the impact that the Covid19 related travel-ban has caused to the European workforce in Japan.
Given the current global pandemic environment and looking forward to the future – new normal, have you given some serious thoughts about your own situation? How do current Japan immigration measures impact you? Will you stay in Japan longer term or plan to relocate back to your home country? How will you be impacted by Japan income tax and social security if you do decide to leave temporarily or relocate?
We will go over all these difficult but necessary topics within this presentation and hope to address your concerns through a Q&A session at the end.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Place: Google Meet Stream
Time: 18.00-19:00 (JST) 11:00-12:00 (CET)
Language: English
Price:

SpCCJ Members & EBC Members: free
Others: 1,000 JPY

Registration link: European Workforce Online Seminar
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, 6 October, 12:00pm
Are you not a SpCCJ Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Noriyuki Tominaga, Partner
Noriyuki is a partner in the Global Mobility Team in PwC Tax Japan, Tokyo office with over 15 years of professional experience, including a 2.5 year assignment in Philadelphia, USA assisting in global coordination for US-based clients. Noriyuki specializes in advising multi-national clients, especially in the Japanese multinational companies with global mobile employees in recent years.
He brings a broad experience and expertise in advising clients on Japan tax planning opportunities for expatriate global mobility programs as well as locally hired individuals in Japan.

Jia Ee, Senior Manager
Jia is a Senior Manager in PwC Japan with over 14 years of experience in Japan and Singapore working in the global mobility space, advising individuals and companies on crossborder taxation, expatriate tax compliance and planning and the assignment process. Jia has worked closely with companies in wide number of industries such as financial services, technology, energy and health care. Jia also specialises in Japan immigration-related services including work visas and permanent residency applications, strategic deployment planning and advice.

Akina Okabe, Senior Associate
Akina is a senior associate in the Global Mobility Team in PwC Tax Japan, Tokyo office, providing Japan individual income tax assistance to multinational companies in Japan and its global mobile employees throughout the assignment life cycle. Akina has over 8 years of professional experience in the area.

Perspectivas España - Japón 2021
2020-10-16 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
* This event will be held only in Spanish / スペイン語で開催のイベントのご案内となります

Estimados miembros y amigos de la Cámara de Comercio de España en Japón
Lo que prometía ser un año histórico para las relaciones comerciales entre España y Japón gracias al desarrollo del Japan-EU EPA, sumado además al impacto económico y psicológico de un evento de la magnitud de las Olimpiadas, ha acabado por convertirse en uno de los años más complicados de los que se tienen registros.
Nos encontramos ahora en un momento de máxima incertidumbre, con las fronteras prácticamente cerradas y, sin embargo, la apuesta de ambos países por presencia internacional de sus empresas, la digitalización y las energías verdes es clara.
El próximo día 16 de octubre a las 12pm, la Cámara de Comercio de España en Japón organiza un panel en la Embajada de España en Tokio, para analizar el estado y las perspectivas de las relaciones diplomáticas y comerciales entre España y Japón, invitando para ello a los máximos responsables de las instituciones españolas en el país.
El encargado de dirigir la sesión será Jorge Calvo, Vicedecano de GLOBIS School of Management y Executive-in-Residence en ESADE Business School, gran conocedor de la cultura japonesa y autor del recientemente publicado Viaje al futuro de la empresa, donde explica en qué consiste el cambio disruptivo de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial y cuáles serán las claves para aquellas empresas que quieran ser parte del cambio.

Jorge Toledo Albiñana, Embajador de España en Japón
Licenciado en Derecho en la Universidad de Zaragoza, en 1989 ingresó en la Carrera Diplomática. Desde entonces ha ejercido el rol de representante diplomático para el Estado en diversos destinos y organizaciones, destacando su desempeño en las misiones diplomáticas españolas en India y Japón y varios puestos en la diplomacia española y el Gobierno Español dentro de la Unión Europea.
En julio de 2008 fue nombrado Embajador de España en Senegal.
Tras ejercer de Secretario de Estado para la Unión Europea, el 19 de octubre de 2018 el Consejo de Ministros lo nombra Embajador de España en Japón.

Fernando Hernández Jimenez-Casquet, Consejero Económico y Comercial de España en Japón

Técnico Comercial y Economista del Estado, Fernando es Máster de Economía de Harvard University, Master en Advanced European Studies del Colegio de Europa en Brujas y licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Granada. Desde Octubre de 2019 es el Consejero Económico y Comercial de la Embajada de España en Japón.Fernando fue Director General de Energía de la Comisión Nacional de Mercados y de la Competencia entre 2013 y 2019. En etapas anteriores ha desempeñado cargos fundamentalmente en el área de la política económica, asesor en la Secretaría de Estado de la Energía, Asesor en la Oficina Económica del Presidente del Gobierno y senior economist en el Banco Mundial.

Guillermo Gutierrez, Presidente de la Cámara de Comercio de España en Japón
Licenciado en Economía Internacional por la Universidad del País Vasco y graduado en el Programa de Europeo de Formación para Ejecutivos en Japón (ETP7). Guillermo ha desempeñado la mayor parte de su carrera profesional en Chanel como Country Manager Singapore, Regional President SE Asia, global Marketing Director (cosméticos), Japan Cosmetics General Manager y Japan Fashion General Manager.
En 2018 es nombrado Presidente de Chanel Japón.

Jorge Calvo, Vicedecano de GLOBIS School of Management y Executive-in-Residence en ESADE Business School
Jorge Calvo trabajó entre 1985 y 2016 en la multinacional tecnológica Japonesa Roland DG Corporation. Fue presidente y consejero delegado en España, presidente y consejero delegado en Europa, Oriente Próximo y África, y Executive Officer y presidente de la división Global SCM en la central de Japón. Ahora es vicedecano y profesor de estrategia de la escuela de negocios GLOBIS en Japón, profesor asociado en ESADE como executive-in-residence en España, y asesor en estrategias de transformación de modelos de negocios digitales mediante tecnología facilitadoras (AI, IoT…) en empresas japonesas y españolas. Doctor en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, es autor de tres libros, publicados en varios idiomas (español, inglés y japonés), y de numerosos artículos, además de conferenciante habitual en congresos internacionales.

Event Details
Date: Friday, 16 October, 2020, 12:00pm
Place: Embajada de España en Japón
1-3-29 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032
Language: Spanish
Price: Free, Only for SpCCJ Members | Aforo Limitado
Registration: Perspectivas España – Japón
Registration & Cancelation Deadline: Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 15:00h
Are you not a SpCCJ Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Conversation with Chanel Japan CEO Guillermo Gutierrez
2020-10-23 18:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
Registration: Conversations with Chanel Japan
The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan would like to invite you to a conversation with Chanel Japan CEO Guillermo Gutierrez on Friday, October 23, 2020 at l’Espace@CCIFJ. Guillermo is originally from Bilbao, Spain and currently he is the President of the SpCCJ. And we co-host this event with the CCIFJ.
What does it take to make a luxury retail business succeed in Japan? What about in the time of COVID? What has changed and what is the same? What lessons can be gleaned and applied to other businesses? What makes Japan’s luxury retail spaces so different from those in other parts of the world? How can you revolutionize luxury retail in Japan?
If you find any of the questions above provocative or compelling, come and join the conversation with Chanel Japan CEO Guillermo Gutierrez.
Steven Bleistein, CEO of Relansa will begin an on-stage conversation with Guillermo Gutierrez, partway through which the audience will be invited to join in and given ample time for questions.
No slides and no speeches. Just lively discussion, your questions, and lots of business wisdom. If you are a business leader or manager in Japan, this is an event not to be missed.

Event Details
Date: Friday, 23 October, 2020
Place: L’Espace@CCIFJ,
Nihonbashi Honcho Ys Building, 1F, 2-2-2 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Time: 18:30 – 21:00 JST
Language: English
Price: SpCCJ Members 5,000JPY | Non-members 10,000 JPY
*Including 1h of discussion, Q&A session and Networking Cocktail.
Registration: Conversations with Chanel Japan
Registration & Cancelation Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2020, 17:00h
*Cancellations after this date and no shows will be charged fully
Are you not a SpCCJ Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Spanish Food & Beverage in the Asian Markets [Rescheduled]
2020-11-26 17:00 - 18:15 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
Which challenges is the Spanish F&B industry facing towards the 2021? How the relation Exporter – Importer is changing due to the new limitations? How the sanitary and economic crisis are affecting the Internationalization strategies of our companies? How the Spanish Commercial Offices are adapting their services to accomplish the needs of the New Normal?
On Thursday, November 26, the Spanish Chambers of Commerce in Japan, Philippines and Singapore organize an online seminar inviting the representatives of the Economic and Commercial Offices and the Internationalization Director at FIAB (Spanish Federation of F&B Industries) to review the current situation of the industry, discover where the business opportunities will be and take a look over the digitalization of their activities.

Fernando del Cubo Alvariza, Commercial Attaché for Japan
Pedro Pascual, Commercial and Economic Counselor for the Philippines
José Maria Blasco, Commercial and Economic Counselor for Singapore
Verónica Puente, Internationalization Director at FIAB

The panel discussion will start at 5:00PM (JST) and it will be interactive so we encourage participants to ask questions to the Commercial Counselors & FIAB representative via the Q&A box.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, November 26 2020Place: Zoom Online WebinarTime: 17:00h – 18:15h JST (Japan Standard Time)Language: EnglishPrice: SpCCJ Members FREE | Non-members 10 EUR | 1,200 JPY | 16 SGD | 565 PHPRegistration: Spanish Food & Beverage in the Asian MarketsCancelation Deadline: Thursday, November 26 2020, 12:00pm JST

This is a SpCCJ Members Only Event.Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Politics In The Digital Age: A Change Of The Political Paradigm?
2020-12-08 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
The various scandals engulfing social media companies like Facebook and Twitter are only the tip of the digital iceberg towards which governments, societies and geopolitics generally are headed. Digital technology is permeating every part of how we are governed – and affecting whom we choose to do the governing. At the same time, perhaps less visibly, it is affecting authoritarian societies. On December 8 our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, the online Master Class ‘Politics in the Digital Age: A Change of the Political Paradigm?‘ by IE Professor Milo Jones.In this session, we’ll explore how digital technology has become what philosophers call a “formal cause”, i.e. something that does not merely have effects, but that is actually structuring and shaping political and social choices. In so doing, we will spot clues of how we can expect the future of digital societies to evolve. We look forward to meeting you on-line soon! Event DetailsDate: Tuesday, 8 December 2020Place: Zoom Online WebinarTime: 17:00 – 18:00 JSTLanguage: EnglishRegistration: EVENT REGISTRATIONRegistration Deadline: Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 12:00pmOnly for SpCCJ MembersThis is a SpCCJ Members Only Event.Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.Dr. Jones’s knowledge of cultural transformation started with his own transformation during training as an officer in the US Marine Corps. He then refined that knowledge working on Wall Street and in Change Management for Accenture in London. But the roots of what is uniquely valuable about Milo’s approach to social change has two other sources.

The first distinctive element flows from his research as a Fellow at the Center for the Study of Digital Life. Digital technologies are treated as social and psychological phenomena, not merely as technical changes.

The second special component in Milo’s approach draws on his PhD research on the internal analytic culture of the CIA (that was subsequently published by Stanford University Press as Constructing Cassandra: Reframing Intelligence Failure at the CIA, 1947-2001).

This unique combination of factors and experiences allows Milo to introduce frameworks, anecdotes, and insights into his sessions that are truly practical, fresh, and memorable.

Balancing what is technically possible with what is practical for companies and governments today, he pays special attention to the implications of digital technologies for the skill sets of individual leaders and for the capabilities that organizations need now and in the future.

IE University Masterclass: Megatrends in 2030 and how to Lead companies there
2021-02-24 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Tokyo, Japan
On February 24 our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, the Online Masterclass ‘Megatrends in 2030 and how to Lead companies there‘ by IE Professor Carmen Morales. In today’s competitive, complex, fast-paced global economy, uncertainty and change are relentless challenges for today’s leaders. Massive global forces will reshape your business for the year 2030: formidable competition, environmental pressures, talent wars, threat of lasting pandemics, AI and technological leaps will divide the short-term thinkers from the prudent few looking for long-range opportunities. How can leaders make the right strategic decisions and leadership choices? The directions we go and choices we make will have enormous impacts on our lives, careers, businesses, and the world. To lead in a VUCA world, leaders need to hone their contextual intelligence and understand the megatrends, and macro and micro level forces influencing their organization’s success. Organizations ranging from Fortune 500 firms to small entrepreneurial start-ups find that they need to change in order to succeed and survive. Change processes are a natural part of evolution. However, the changes organizations face today and expect in the future, present significant challenges. Companies are composed of people working together to reach goals they couldn’t reach alone. The purpose of this masterclass is to enable participants to improve their awareness and knowledge of issues that will impact their leadership and businesses looking ahead to 2030, to be able to embark on paths of personal leadership development. Event DetailsDate: Wednesday, 24 February 2021Place: Zoom Online WebinarTime: 17:00 – 18:00 JSTLanguage: EnglishRegistration: IE University MasterclassRegistration Deadline: Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 12:00pmOnly for SpCCJ MembersThis is a SpCCJ Members Only Event.Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

Challenges and Opportunities for Women in Business
2021-03-08 18:00 - 19:30 (Asia/Tokyo) | Tokyo
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on 8 March to recognize the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women – while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality.To celebrate this global day together and raise awareness of the importance of gender equality in Japan, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) is hosting a panel discussion inviting both Japanese and Spanish female leaders from different industries; Amadeus, IKEA, Inditex and IE University.Join us on Monday, March 8 for an evening of discussion, reflection, and discourse with a panel of female business leaders. You’ll hear about their journeys, mindset and collective experiences across different sectors and countries.Event DetailsDate: Monday, March 8 2021Place: OnlineTime: 18:00 – 19:30 JST (10:00 – 11:30 CET)Language: EnglishRegistration: SpCCJWomenInBusinessRegistration Deadline: Friday, March 5, 12:00 JSTPrice: SpCCJ Members: Free of charge Others: 1,000 JPYAre you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.PanelistsAkimi Takemura

Managing Director Japan Amadeus

Travel industry expert, Akimi Takemura, leads Amadeus’ travel agency business in Japan. Akimi joined Amadeus as Managing Director for Japan in July 2016. Based in Tokyo, she is responsible for growing Amadeus’ distribution business in the market. With her passion for technology, innovation and customer-centricity, Akimi is focused on delivering the best solutions, technology and contents to travel. Akimi has an extensive experiences in the travel industry, having previously worked for American Express since 1988, most recently as President and CEO of American Express Nippon Travel Agency in Tokyo, until joining Amadeus. A Japanese national but a global citizen, her time at American Express saw her working in Paris, New York as well as Japan. Gabriela Díaz-Guardamino

Commercial Director IKEA Japan

Gabriela has been Commercial Director of IKEA Japan since 2019, providing strategic advice and functional expertise to drive the retail agenda , creating extraordinary growth, securing strong brand positioning, local home furnishing expertise and a seamless omnichannel customer experience.

Previously she was Marketing Director at IKEA Japan and IKEA Spain with an 18-year career in the company. Since then she has focused on building a strong, loved and desired brand; a brand today that is a reference in Spain and a model at an international level. Proof of this is the presence of IKEA in rankings (Meaningful Brands) that place it in the ‘top-5’ of the most relevant brands in Spain.Actively participates in various management, business and development committees of the company, both nationally and internationally. Mari Pettersson

Representative Director&CEOInditex Japan

Mari has been at the head of Inditex business in Japan since 2016, after over 10 years’ experience as Commercial Director for Japan and North East Asia for ZARA.

She is responsible for leading the company in a new age of retail where providing excellent products, an integrated online-stores customer experience and a solid commitment to sustainable practices are a must for driving further growth in this challenging market environment.

Mother of two. Runner and yoga enthusiast in her free time. ModeratorKaoru Iino

Japan Country Director IE University

Kaoru is responsible for managing recruitment & admission activities and branding in Japan for IE University. She has 16 years of extensive experience in marketing & B2B business development in the technology sector.

Her career started as an engineer and transformed into sales & marketing after MBA at IE Business School in 2008. In her free time, she practices yoga. Mother of a 7 years old girl.

CEO Round Table, Automotive Industry IV
2021-06-25 16:00 - 17:30 (Asia/Tokyo) | Tokyo
SpCCJ’s CEO Round Table offers business leaders in Japan an exclusive opportunity to discuss set topics which include current business trends and factors impacting their businesses, challenges they face, future perspectives etc. It is a unique place to inspire each other for better decision-making and to create new opportunities. For this edition, we invite BMW Japan’s Engineering and Development Director, Lutz Rothhardt, to share their vision about C.A.S.E. (Connectivity, Autonomous, Sharing/Subscription and Electrification). Event DetailsDate: Fri, June 25 2021Place: HybridTime: 16:00 – 17:30 JST (9:00 – 10:30 CET)Language: EnglishRegistration: By invitation Only Are you not a Member yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Membership available from JPY10,000/year.

SpCCJ Young Professional Mentoring Program - A Guide to the Mentoring Process
2022-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Online
This master class will be held as part of the mentoring program for young people that the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) is planning. The session of 60 minutes targeting both mentors and mentees, will explain the importance of mentorship and in concrete will focus on:

An exposition of concepts and basic aspects of “mentoring” (what it is about, its taxonomy, objectives, the differences between “mentoring” and “coaching”, etc.)
The importance of mentorship and how to leverage the opportunity
A detailed description of the “mentoring” process (its phases, “inputs”, “outputs” and skill for each of them, etc.) and of the main tools to carry it out
A set of recommendations (best practices) for the progress of the mentoring relation, from the mentor`s as well as from the mentee’s perspective

The SpCCJ plans to run a six-month mentoring program among its members and is currently accepting applications for both mentees and mentors from individual and corporate members. Interested people are highly encouraged to participate in this master class. You can participate as a mentee if you are a young employee of an individual or corporate member of our association. Mentors can be individual members or corporate members who wish to volunteer.
You can participate in the master class and then decide to apply for the program, or you can just attend the master class.

Professor

Dr. Celia de Anca is currently the Director of the Center for Diversity in Global Management and professor of Diversity and Islamic Finances at IE Business School. She was previously the Director of Corporate Programmes at the Euro-Arab Management School (EAMS), Granada. She has also worked for the Fundación Cooperación Internacional y Promoción Ibero-América Europa. (CIPIE) and at the International Division of Banco de Santander. She has a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Boston), and from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She holds a degree and Ph.D. from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, with a comparative thesis on Islamic, ethical/ecological investment funds and on the London Market.
She is the author of Beyond Tribalism, Palgrave McMillan 2012, and co-author of the Managing Diversity in the Global Organization. Macmillan 2007. She had articles published in specialized journals, in addition to regular articles in the press. She was an external advisor of Merrill Lynch’s Diversity & Inclusion Council up to 2009. She has been a member of the Executive Committee of IE Business School from 2006 to 2016. She is a member of the Ethics Committee of InverCaixa’s Ethics Fund, Spain, and a member of the International Scientific Committee of the University Euromed in Marseille, France from 2004 to 2006. Member of the FAA Accreditation Panel for Islamic Finance (Malaysia) since 2017. She has received the award of the women executive of the year 2008 by the Business Women Association of Madrid. (ASEME) Ms. de Anca is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Arabic. Her work is regularly cited by the most influential thinkers among them; Zygmunt Bauman in his last book, Retrotopia. Prof. Celia de Anca is listed at the 2013 top50 thinkers ranking of global management thinkers http://www.thinkers50.com/biographies/celia-de-anca/.

TAILOR-MADE “HANDS-ON” SUPPORT for SMEs (New Date)
2022-09-14 18:30 - 20:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain, 1-3-29 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo, 106-0032, Japan
The SpCCJ welcomes SME members and friends to attend an in-person seminar in collaboration with T-SMECA (Tokyo Small and Medium Enterprise Consultant Association / 東京都中小企業診断士協会).
T-SMECA guest speakers will share the avenues of support available for small business owners interested in applying for various governments grants, as well as establishing and implementing business strategies for start-ups, growth, restructuring, and business success.
If you’re thinking about developing your own business in Japan, join this event to learn about the kinds of suitable support available by the “T-SMECA” consultants.
T-SMECA is an official organization consisting of Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant (SMEC) that are active in the Tokyo metropolitan areas. It has more than 4,500 member consultants, combining those doing domestic and international consulting service.
Event Detail:
Title: TAILOR-MADE “HANDS-ON” SUPPORT for SMEs
Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Time: 18:30 – 20:00 (JST)
Venue: Embassy of Spain in Japan
Participation fee: Free
Language: English
Registration link: 20220914 T-SMECA. SME Support | Cognito Forms
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: September 11, 2022
*Please note this event is for SpCCJ members. If you are a non-member and would like to attend, please contact us.
About the Speaker:

Isao OHASHI
Deputy Director, International division of T-SMECA, Jonan-district
（東京都中小企業診断士協会城南支部　国際部副部長）
Small and Medium sized Enterprise Consultant (SMEC), a national qualification by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), registered in 2013

Isao OHASHI is an Audit & Supervisory Board Member of DOCOMO CS, Inc., a group company of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. Having started the professional carrier at a major Japanese bank, he mainly experienced international corporate finance. After joining DOCOMO, he has been responsible for global investment/alliance, credit card, and contact center business.
Official member of T-SMECA since 2013, with B.A, in Economics at The Univ. of Tokyo, and MBA at The Univ. of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.
Recommended for:

Those who plan to develop their own business in Japan
Those searching business partners for the Japanese market
Those considering applying for governmental subsidies or grant programs.

Seminar Program:
18:30 ~ 18:40 Opening remarks by Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan
18:40 – 19:40 Presentation by T-SMECA consultants

What is “Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant” (SMEC)?
Activities of Tokyo SMEC Association (T-SMECA)
Examples of consulting services by SMEC
Overview of major subsidy programs by the government for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

19:40~ 20:00 Q&A

*Please note there is no parking space for visitors.

Are you not a member of the SpCCJ yet? Find out more about the membership category and benefits on our website and contact us at info@spanishchamber.or.jp. Memberships are available from JPY10,000/year.

Luncheon: "Opportunities and Challenges in future of Higher Education" with IE University
2022-10-14 12:00 - 14:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Kimpton Shinjuku
We are pleased to inform you about the Luncheon: “Opportunities and Challenges in future of Higher Education” with our corporate member, IE University.
Keeping updating the skill set is essential for career development in an era of unpredictability, fast-paced changes, and quick technological advances but these also represent a challenge from the educational institutions’ side.
Andrea Longaretti, Global Head of Recruitment & Admissions, and Board of Directors at the Spanish education company IE will speak with SpCCJ’s Director David Yeregui and answer all your questions about the opportunities and challenges of higher education, what it holds in the future and how it reshapes talent development.
Join us for this lunch dialogue held at the fancy Kimpton Shinjuku inspired by New York’s art and fashion scene, where you will listen to the inspiring talk from Andrea with the spectacular view from the 17th floor and meet new inspiring people.
IE is one of the leading European higher education institutions, whose belief in innovation, diversity and entrepreneurship is an integral part of its drive towards academic excellence. IE’s learning model puts students at the centre, is eminently practical and ensures that they acquire not only the technical know-how but also the mindset and interpersonal skills.

Guest Speaker

Andrea Longaretti
Global Head of Recruitment & Admissions, and Board of Directors at IE
He is leading a global recruitment for finding the best and diverse talent for IE’s bachelor and master programs. Main responsibilities include: unlock the full potential of people, technology and data to differentiate recruiting experiences at scale; lead the recruiting strategy and execution for all areas of the business ensuring alignment to the institution goal; stay on top of new trends in the industry and marketplace and maintain up-to-date knowledge of recruiting issues and trends. His academic path includes experiences in Italy, where he achieved a Bachelor in Business Law from Bocconi University )Milan, in Argentina with an exchange program at Belgrano University (Buenos Aires) and finally in Madrid where he received an LLM in International Legal Practice by IE Law School.

Facilitator

David Yeregui Marcos del Blanco PhD
Partner, Quantum Group and DPI Group. Adjunt Professor at IE University
He is a Process and Robotics Engineer (2005) and PhD in Production and Computing Engineering with honors (2018). He also holds an M.Sc. Degree in International Business Management from ICEX and has co-authored over 20 articles in high-impact journals in Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, and Biotech.
He has been a resident in Japan since 2006, having worked as a Trading Officer at the Embassy of Spain in Japan in until 2008. Subsequently, he established the Science and Technology Department of the Instituto Cervantes.
In 2008, he co-founded the biotech group Genhelix, now Mabxience, currently valued at over $ 1Bn.
In Renewable Energy, he is Partner at Quantum Group and DPI Group in Tokyo and Singapore respectively, with over 500 MW put into operation.
In parallel, he is Adjunct Professor at IE University and has been the Lead Consultant for the Organization of American States (OAS) for the project “Cybersecurity applied to Electoral Processes in Latin American and the Caribbean Region” in 2018-2020.
He has been the Vice President of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan since 2017 and a Board Member of the European Business Council since 2018.
In 2017, he received the award “Engineer of the Year” and in 2021 the “Talent Abroad” award in his home town.

Event Details
Dialogue+Networking+Lunch
Title: “Opportunities and Challenges in future of Higher Education”
Language: English
Date&Time: 12:00-14:00 on Friday, 14th October, 2022 (Doors open at 11:30)

12:00 – 12:40 Dialogue + Q&A
12:40 – 13:00 Networking
13: 00 – 14:00 Lunch

Venue: Loft (17th Floor) at Kimpton Shinjuku
3 Chome-4-7 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan (Map)
Price: 5,000JPY (Members), 7,500(Non-Members)
Lunch: 3 course meal with dessert (Please note that the dietary requirements cannot be arranged for this event.)
Registration: 14102022 “Opportunities and Challenges in future of Higher Education” | Cognito Forms
Registration and Cancellation Deadline: 10th October 2022

Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
2023-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Cosentino City Tokyo Showroom
第二次スーダン内戦の戦中、多くの少年が兵士たちに拉致され、地獄のような収容所に監禁された。ロペス・ロモングも拉致された少年の一人であった。だが、彼は絶望的な状況にあっても希望を失わず、人事を尽くして天命を待った。彼は謎の三人の少年の助けを得て収容所を脱出し、矢のように走った。その前途に彼を待っていたのは、アメリカとオリンピックと偉大な使命であった･･････愛と勇気と希望と感動の実話の初邦訳‼
株式会社DELTA COMMERCE JAPANの事業の一つとして新しく誕生した出版社『プリズムBOOKS』が、この度、第3刊として、『いのちをかけた疾走（原題:Running for my life)』を発表いたします。
スーダン内戦の戦中難民キャンプで10年以上も苦汁をなめたのち、NIKEのスポンサー選手としてオリンピックに出場したロペス•ロモングの波乱万丈の自伝です。
2月20日（月）19:00に、本書の発表会を行います。またこの機会にプリズムBOOKSがこれまでに出版した書籍もご紹介したいと思います。
当日は、プリズムBOOKS創設者、編集長、そして『いのちをかけた疾走』の訳者が登壇いたします。
皆様のご来場をお待ちしております。

Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help save thousands more.
Prisma Books, a young editorial group owned by our corporate member Delta Commerce Japan is making their public presentation coinciding with the launching of their 3rd book, a fascinating story about Lopez Lomong. From his survival in a prison refugee camp during the Sudanese Civil War to being a Nike-sponsored athlete on the U.S. Olympic Team.
Join us on Monday, February 20 from 19h to discover this, and other stories published by Prisma Books in a panel with its founder, the chief editor, and a Japanese translator followed by a networking time with delicious flavours of Spain through a featuring collaboration between Oui Wine, paella el Paeller and other surprises.

新進気鋭の出版社 プリズムBOOKS 最新刊（第3刊）
『いのちをかけた疾走』発表会
日時:2月20日（月）
開会:19:00
閉会:21:00
場所:Consentino City Tokyo, 青山
内容:ご来場のお客様とオンライン上のお客様との質疑応答という形になります。
料金:無料
Event Details
Date: 20 February 2023
Time: From 19:00h – 21:00h
Place: Cosentino City Tokyo Showroom (Please click here to see the location)
Price: Free (Registration Needed)
Language: Spanish / Japanese
Registration: Find the form at the bottom of this page.
Registration & Cancellation Deadline: 17 February 2023, 15h

Previous Books
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How to make good things happen
マリアン・ロハス
Marián Rojas

よいことには計画が必要
著者は、医学と心理学の最新の研究、ならびに人間についての鋭い観察の成果に基づき、より幸せな人生を築くため参考になる種々の考察を教える。たとえば、脳の様々な分野を知り活性化させること、人生の目標を立てること、意志を鍛えること、心の知能指数を伸ばすこと、適切な自己主張、過度な自己批判と要求を避けること、楽観的な見方の重要性を再認識すること、など。
著者について。
マリアン・ロハス博士は、ナバラ大学の医学部を卒業。マドリードのスペイン精神医学研究所に勤務。主な仕事として、不安症、うつ病、人格障害、行動障害の患者の治療と家族療法である。メキシコのIPADE大学の客員教授も勤めている。スペイン以外の地域での様々なプロジェクトやボランティア活動にも参加している。
２００７年からはスペインと海外で、ストレスと幸せ、教育、ソーシャルネットワークと画像、またうつ病と身体的病気などを扱う講演を行っている。
２０１８年にはビジネスの世界での感情とモチベーションと幸福に関するプロジェクト（ILUSSIO）を立ち上げた。
An empowering journey through the mechanisms of the mind from one of the world’s leading mental health experts.
For those in pursuit of a better life, psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé presents the essential guide to neuroscience-driven mindfulness. Understanding your brain, managing your emotions, and being aware of your responses to stressors can give you greater self-control. Rather than a gimmicky guidebook, this is a thorough look at how our brains react to stress, threats, hyperstimulation, and the vices of our digital age. With proven techniques backed by solid, up-to-date psychiatric research, Estapé teaches us how to make the best of our lives.
Combining science, psychology, and philosophy, Estapé delivers practical advice about how we can cultivate a happy existence. This includes understanding the parts of the brain, setting healthy goals and objectives, strengthening willpower, cultivating emotional intelligence, developing assertiveness, avoiding excessive self-criticism and self-demand, and mastering the proven art of optimism.

ビジネスの現場
The business world
大江正彦
Oe Masahiko

著者は20年に及ぶアメリカでのビジネス体験を持つ。アメリカのビジネス界、特にホワイトカラーの間ではMBAを取得しているか否かが大きな鍵を握っている。MBAを取得していないと出世どころか、就職すら出来ないケースが多々ある。それ程迄に尊重されているMBAであるが、著者は疑問を抱く。それは、頭でっかちになって、ビジネスの現場で通用しないMBA取得者を多く見てきたからだ。物を売るとは、お客様本位とはどういう事かを、著者の体験を通じて語っている。
著者について。
1946 年（昭和21 年）12 月３日生、1970 年同志社大学経済学部卒業、1970 年松下電器（パナソニック）貿易入社、1984 年アメリカ松下電器（在、ニュージャージー州）出向、1987 年ナショナルホームアプライアンス社（ロスアンジェルス）設立経営責任者、1994 年ハワイ松下電器（ホノルル）総支配人、2002 年５ 月久光アメリカ（ロスアンジェルス）出向副社長、2008 年４ 月同志社女子大学英文学科嘱託講師中小企業基盤整備機構国際化支援アドバイザー、現在：京都・大阪日米協会会員、ハワイ滞在時：ハワイ日本クラブ会長、ホノルルシンフォニー合唱団理事長。
The author has 20 years of business experience in the United States, where the key to success in business, especially among white-collar workers, is having an MBA. There are many cases where one cannot even get a job without one, so much so that the author has doubts about the MBA degree. He has seen many MBA graduates who are egg-headed, as it were, to the point of not being able to succeed. Through his own experience, the author explains what it means to sell something and what it means to be customer-oriented.
Oe Masahiko was born on December 3, 1946, he graduated from Doshisha University in 1970 with a degree in economics, and joined Matsushita Electric (Panasonic) in 1970. In 1984 he was transferred to National Home Appliance Company (New Jersey, USA), was made General Manager of Matsushita Electric Company (Los Angeles) in 1987, and Executive Officer in 1994 (based in Honolulu). In May 2002 he became Vice President of Hisamitsu America (Los Angeles). In April 2008 he became a contract lecturer at Doshisha Women’s University, Department of English Literature, and advisor for internationalization support, at the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan. While in Hawaii he served as President of the Japan Club of Hawaii, and President of the Honolulu Symphony Chorus. Currently, he is a member of the Japan-America Society of Kyoto and Osaka.

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Joining Forces on International Women’s Day 2023 to #EmbraceEquity
2023-03-08 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | L’espace @ CCIFJ, Nihonbashi Honcho Ys Building, 1F, 2 Chome-2-2 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0023, Japan
SpCCJ is proud to be marking International Women’s Day 2023 with this #EmbraceEquity event, hosted in collaboration with the British (BCCJ), Belgian-Luxembourg (BLCCJ) and French (CCIFJ) Chambers of Commerce in Japan.
International Women’s Day (IWD) – celebrated annually on March 8 – is a global initiative that celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity in, among other places, the public and private sectors.
This year’s global theme is #EmbraceEquity. Equity might look different for every organisation, depending on size and resources, which is why this year we are teaming up with three other foreign chambers of commerce in Japan to hear from cross-industry leaders of very different backgrounds, on what it truly means to embrace equity within their organisations, and what processes they have in place to create the mindsets and practices needed to create an equitable workplace environment.

We are pleased to invite Junko Kubokawa, Representative Director and President, Croda Japan KK, Natalia Sanz Laviña, CEO, YSLA Architects, Hiroko Suzuki, President & CEO, Kyowa Industrial Co., Anne-Line Rey, Sales Project Director, Head of Osaka Expo 2025, GL Events Japan KK, and Tomoyo Hiraoka, VP, Chief HR Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, to share their insights on the topic, acknowledging the work already being done in organisations and communities to respond to workplace inequities, and addressing what the key roles are for individuals, corporates and governments in pushing the agenda forward and taking the strides needed to truly advance gender equity in the future.

Event Details
Date: Wednesday 8 March 2023
Time: 19:00-21:00 (doors open at 18:30)
1-hour panel, 1-hour networking
Venue: L’espace @ CCIFJ
Nihonbashi Honcho Ys Bldg. 1F, 2-2-2 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023
Fee: JPY 5,000 SpCCJ members / JPY 7,000 non-members
(this includes drinks and finger food)
Registration: SpCCJ Registration Form
Seats for SpCCJ are limited to 25, first come first serve.
The deadline for registration is Friday 3 March 5:00 pm or when seats are full.

Panellist

Natalia Sanz Laviña, CEO of YSLA Architects
Spanish architect holds a master’s degree from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. She worked as a project manager for Kengo Kuma and Associates in both Tokyo and Paris offices from 2008 till 2018 before opening YSLA architects in Tokyo. Her firm designs for public and private clients and her work spans from exhibition design to residential, hospitality and office buildings. Awarded among others with the DesignArt Tokyo 2019 for the exhibition Garden of Eden at Spiral Aoyama and the Good Design Award 2021 for the Shinjuku hotel conversion amid the pandemic. Among her academic activities, she has organized the cross-cultural workshop “Mediterranean blind and Japanese Sudare” and has been invited to lecture on Environmental Architecture at Chuo University Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Hiroko Suzuki, Representative Director and President, Kyowa Sangyo
Hiroko graduated from the University of Denver, USA in Accounting and Business Administration, and after a first experience in Los Angeles, she came back to Japan and started at Kyowa Sangyo in 1985 in charge of financial affairs and deputy manager of the computer-related operations section. After several positions, she became the Representative Director and President in 2001.
She is very active and takes several roles in the Gunma prefecture, advising in finance and in manufacturing
industries. She has received several awards, one global award from Gunma prefecture, the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Excellent Manager Award for Female Managers as well as a letter of appreciation from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare
(For many years of service as a member of the Gunma District Minimum Wage Council).

Junko Kubokawa, Representative Director and President, Croda Japan KK

Junko is the Representative Director & President of Croda Japan K.K., headquartered in Tokyo and with production & R&D sites in Shiga Prefecture.
Junko also serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan and is currently leading the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Taskforce. She also serves as Vice Chairperson of the Japan Cosmetic Suppliers Association.
Previously Junko held positions of Division Heads in Japan at BASF Japan and at Ciba-Geigy / Ciba Specialty Chemicals, in the speciality chemicals business for personal care, life science and other applications.
Junko has a bachelor’s degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Tokyo and an MBA from INSEAD, France.

Tomoyo Hiraoka, Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer, Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation

Tomoyo started her career at one of the Japanese HQ with a long-history company in 2002 and worked as a salesperson at first. As she changed her career to Human Resources specialist, she started to experience the lead position of global projects including M&A in 2008, then expanded her capability and responsibility wider. Currently, Tomoyo holds the position of Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Mitsubishi Chemical Group.

Anne-Line Rey, Sales Project Director & Head of OSAKA EXPO 2025, GL events Japan KK

Anne-Line Rey has been working in Japan since 2002, first as a JET participant (Japan Exchange and Teaching Program), and then as an economist in a French bank. Afterwards, she joined a foreign event company based in Japan, before becoming a consultant specialising in business-to-local authorities relations. This led her to GL events Japan, where she has been working for 7 years, in charge of first Japanese development, then procurement, and now Osaka 2025 and sales. These include the Rugby World Cup 2019, Tokyo 2020, and other events.

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Delighting Customers in Japan XIX
2023-06-05 18:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | L’espace @ CCIFJ, Nihonbashi Honcho Ys Building, 1F, 2 Chome-2-2 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0023, Japan
The SpCCJ is happy to extend the invitation from the BLCCJ to our members and friends to the 19th edition of their seminar Delighting Customers in Japan. Japan is known as one of the most challenging markets in the world. Whether your business is a start-up, long-established, or somewhere in between, you are probably confronted daily with the issue “how to delight customers?” Because there is not a single answer to this fascinating question, the BLCCJ launched in 2001 the “Delighting Customers in Japan” seminar where a number of top executives share their ideas and experiences about the challenges of succeeding in this perplexing market. Following the great success of the event formula, the BLCCJ is very pleased to organize already the 19th edition in 2023! This time we will welcome the following 3 high-level speakers (profiles in attachment): Mr. Peter Cammaerts, Vice-President High End, BU East Asia (South Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Pacific Islands), AB INBEV

Mr. Norbert Leuret, President and Representative Director, LVMH MOËT HENNESSY LOUIS VUITTON JAPAN K.K.

Mr. Vincent Nelias, Representative Director & President, Head of Sales, TRIUMPH INTERNATIONAL JAPANThe presentations will be followed by Q&A and a networking cocktail. EVENT DETAILSDate: Monday 5 June 2023Time: 18:30-21:00 (doors open at 18:00) registration from 18:00

presentations + Q&A 18:30 – 20:00

networking cocktail 20:00 – 21:00Venue: L’espace @ CCIFJNihonbashi Honcho Ys Bldg. 1F, 2-2-2 Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023Fee: JPY 6,000 members / JPY 8,000 non-members(this includes drinks and finger food) This event will be open to other Chamber members as well.Seats are limited to 80, first come first served. To register, please send the full name, company name and title of all your attendees to info@blccj.or.jp and we will send a confirmation email (please indicate if you are a member of the SpCCJ).Deadline for registration is Wednesday 31 May 17:00 or when seats are full. We kindly ask you to arrange payment by 31 May 17:00 by bank transfer. We will send the bank details in the confirmation email. (Any cancellation after 31 May or no-shows will be charged in full.) We hope to see many of you at the seminar!

Driving Innovation for Global Markets in Japanese Corporations
2023-06-15 18:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain, 1-3-29 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo, 106-0032, Japan
Dear SpCCJ Members and friends, Join us for an insightful panel discussion titled “Driving Innovation for Global Markets in Japanese Corporations,” organized by our corporate member, the strategic design consultancy firm Mormedi, in collaboration with the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan. In today’s rapidly evolving global economy, innovation plays a crucial role in the success and competitiveness of businesses. This event brings together 2 experts from Fujitsu and Nissan along with Mormedi‘s founder to shed light on the strategies employed by Japanese corporations to foster innovation and excel in international markets. The panel will be held on June 15th at the Embassy of Spain from 18:30h and it will be followed by a cocktail reception where conversations can continue to build connections and enjoy a pleasant evening of networking. ScheduleOpening remarks by the Economic & Commercial Office Fernando Hernández Jiménez-Casquet, Economic Counselor Companies IntroductionsRoundtable discussion with: Jaime Moreno, CEO & Chairman, Mormedi Takehiro Miyoshi, Deputy Head, Social Solution Business Unit, Trusted Society, Fujitsu Atsushi Maeda, Product Chief Designer, Nissan Moderated by Maruan El Mahgiub, Executive Business Development Director, Mormedi Q&ACocktailEvent Details Date: Thu, June 15th, 2023Time: From 18:30h – 21:00h　(Doors open at 18:00 pm)Place: Embassy of Spain, 1-3-29 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0032Price: SpCCJ Members 4,500 JPY / Others 6,500 JPYRegistration: The registration for this event was closed. Registration & Cancellation Deadline: June 9 2023, 12 pm*It is on a first come first served basis. Cancellations after this date and no-shows will be charged fully. No registrations will be accepted after the deadline. There is no parking available for visitors at the Embassy of Spain, we encourage exploring alternative transportation.

If you have any trouble finding the venue, please contact the SpCCJ at 03-3505-1730. Sponsors

Rumbo a Japón: Panorama y Proyecciones del Transporte Internacional para Exportadores
2023-12-14 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Tokyo
日本語版はスペイン語に続く La logística global se encuentra en un período complejo y desafiante. La pandemia ha causado interrupciones significativas, mientras que las tensiones geopolíticas afectan no solo las rutas comerciales sino también los costos energéticos y el acceso a recursos críticos. La creciente necesidad de cadenas de suministro más resilientes y adaptables, que eviten la dependencia de proveedores únicos, se ha vuelto más evidente que nunca. Además, los cambios en los patrones de consumo, las preocupaciones ambientales y los avances tecnológicos están obligando tanto a grandes empresas como a PYMES a adoptar un enfoque más ágil, adaptable y proactivo para mantener operaciones eficientes y competitivas. En el próximo webinario, nuestro miembro corporativo Nissin Corporation, compartirá su visión de los retos a los que se enfrenta el sector y compartirá sus previsiones para 2024, con un enfoque particular en las relaciones comerciales entre España y Japón. Este evento representa una oportunidad excepcional para conocer las tendencias actuales y futuras tanto en transporte marítimo como aéreo y hacer llegar tus preguntas a Nissin Corporation a través de la sección de Q&A. 日本への輸出：国際輸送の現状と展望国際物流は複雑で挑戦的な時期にあります。パンデミックは物流をを中断させ、国交間での緊張が商業ルートだけでなくエネルギーコスト、そして重要資源へのアクセスにも影響を及ぼしています。そのため、特定のサプライヤーへの依存を避け、より回復力があり適応性の高いサプライチェーンの必要性がこれまで以上に明らかになりました。 さらに、消費パターンの変化、環境への関心、技術的進歩により、大企業から中小企業に至るまで、より柔軟で適応性が高く、積極的なアプローチを取ることが求められています。これにより、効率的で競争力のある運営を維持する必要があります。 今回のオンラインウェビナーでは、株式会社日新が物流分野で直面している課題や2024年の予測を共有し、特にスペインと日本の商業関係に焦点を当てた内容を提供します。 このイベントは、現在および将来の海上または航空輸送の動向を理解するための絶好の機会であり、Q&Aセッションを通し株式会社日新に質問を投げかけることができます Detalles del evento

Fecha: Jueves, 14 de diciembreHora: De 18h a 19h JST / De 10h a 11h CETIdioma: Español / Japonés (interpretación consecutiva)Plataforma: ZoomPrecio: Grautito

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日付: 12月14日（木曜日）時間: 午後6時から7時まで言語: スペイン語 / 日本語（同時通訳あり）プラットフォーム: Zoom価格：無料 RegistroSobre Nissin Corporation

Nissin Corporation, fundada en 1938 en Japón, es una empresa logística global, que proporciona servicios integrales de transporte intermodal internacional, carga aérea y portuaria, almacenamiento y servicios de transporte por carretera. Más información:Nissin Corporation (nissin-tw.com)

株式会社日新について

株式会社日新は、1938年に日本で設立された、国際間のインターモーダル輸送、航空および港湾貨物、倉庫保管、道路輸送サービスを含む包括的なサービスを提供する国際物流企業です。詳細情報: 国際物流 | 株式会社日新 (nissin-tw.com)

Japan's Path Forward: Economical & Political Outlook 2024
2024-02-08 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Tokyo
As Japan stands at a crucial juncture of economic and political transformation, we have invited two renowned speakers to shed light on the intricacies of Japan’s evolving landscape for 2024. SCCJ invites you to an insightful evening of knowledge-sharing, discussion and networking.Our keynote speakers, Mr. Jakob Edberg, President & CEO, of GR Japan and Mr. Philippe Avril, Senior Executive Officer at International Bankers Association of Japan (IBA) will share the stage this evening. JAPAN ECONOMICSWhat are the potential economic impacts of a declining workforce participation rate coupled with anticipated shifts in monetary policy for 2024? How does Japan’s status as a trade-dependent economy affect its relationships with key partners and its role in international trade agreements, particularly in navigating trade relations with major economies like the U.S., China, and the EU, and how does participation in regional trade agreements impact its economic performance? JAPAN POLITICSWhat could be the consequences of the recent financial misconduct allegations, considering the sharp decline in the approval ratings of Kishida’s administration?What are the key features of Japan’s 2024 political landscape, including parliamentary elections, defence and economic policy debates, climate change actions, and diplomatic engagements in the G7 and with global partners? Our prominent keynote speakers will elaborate on these questions and give us some hints about what to expect in 2024. After the presentations, we invite you for networking and refreshments and light food to be served. Registration Event DetailsDate: Thursday, February 8th, 2024Time: From 18:00h – 20:00hPlace: L’espace@CCIFJ, Nihonbashi Honcho Ys Building, 1F, 2 Chome-2-2 Nihonbashihoncho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0023Price: SpCCJ Members 3,000 JPY / Others 5,000 JPY (+ processing fees)Registration: Find a form below. If you do not see the form, please click here.Registration & Cancellation Deadline: Friday, February 2nd 2024 Organized byBefore co-founding GR Japan, he was PJakob Edberg has been deeply immersed in Japan’s politics and policy-making for two decades. As President & CEO of GR Japan, he works and helps clients solve complex political and regulatory challenges in a large variety of sectors and fields – retail, energy, pharmaceuticals, financial services, project financing, foreign policy, and trade just to mention a few.

Policy Director at the European Business Council in Japan, where he supervised government outreach and advocacy for over 300 companies in 29 sector committees. He also served as a senior trade officer at the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo. Representing international businesses’ interests on ministry and party committees, he has a wealth of experience with the Japanese administration and Diet, on everything from front-page trade issues and technical product standards, to successful campaigns for new legislation and financial regulation. Jakob speaks impeccable Japanese, as well as English and Swedish, and complements degrees in political science and Japanese language with a Master’s in International Political Economy from the University of Tsukuba. Philippe graduated with degrees in mathematics, physics, economics and political sciences from Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique, Institut d’ Etudes Politiques de Paris and the University of Paris-Dauphine before joining the financial services industry as a derivatives trader in Paris in 1985. He has spent a total of more than 30 years working in Japan and has also worked in Paris, Frankfurt, London, New York and Hong Kong for Banque Indosuez, Deutsche Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Commerzbank, Royal Bank of Scotland and BNP Paribas.

Recent positions

2009-2017: CEO and Representative Director, BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Limited

2017-2019: Chairman and Representative Director, BNP Paribas Securities (Japan) Limited

2012-2019: Chief Country Officer, BNP Paribas, Tokyo Branch

2019-2022: Senior Advisor, BNP Paribas, Tokyo Branch

2017-2022: Chairman, International Bankers Association of Japan

Author of several books and articles on Japanese equity derivatives and the Japanese financial industry.Awarded ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon’ (旭日中綬章) for his contribution to the development and internalization of the Japanese financial services industry. Registration

Unlocking the EU Market: A Spotlight on Navigating Spain and Portugal's Legal Landscapes for Japanese Investors
2024-04-23 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain, 1-3-29 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo, 106-0032, Japan
As the global landscape evolves, recognising potential markets’ legal and regulatory frameworks is essential.With its dynamic economy, an environment conducive to growth and innovation, and a welcoming stance towards investors, the EU and, in particular, Spain and Portugal, offer a stable market with diverse investment opportunities within a common legal ecosystem.The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan, in partnership with its corporate member, the leading Iberian law firm Pérez-Llorca, is organising an event tailored for Japan’s leading organisations, offering a unique platform to explore the vibrant opportunities within the EU market, with a particular focus on Spain and Portugal, while addressing the complexities of their legal systems. This seminar is designed to unravel the intricacies of the intricacies of the EU foreign direct investment (FDI), public subsidies, antitrust, intra-EU trade and import regulation, as well as the Spanish and Portuguese legal environments, in order to facilitate a smoother transition for Japanese corporations looking to invest or expand their footprint in Spain and Portugal. EU市場の解放：日本投資家がスペイン・ポルトガルの法的背景を操作する際の注目点 グローバル化する現代では、可能性のある市場での法律や規制を認識することが重要になっています。 EU、特ににスペインやポルトガルでは、活動的な経済、成長、革新に有利な環境、そして投資家を歓迎する姿勢があることから、共通のエコシステム内で多様な投資機会を提供する安定した市場を提供しています。 在日スペイン商工会議所は、企業会員でありイベリア半島の先導的法律事務所Pérez-Llorcaと提携し、EU市場内で活気ある機会を探求するためのイベントを日本主要向けに開催いたします。特にスペインとポルトガルに焦点を当て、法律システムの複雑さ対処に役立つ内容となっています。 このセミナーは、EUの外国直接投資（FDI）、公的補助金、独占禁止法、EU内貿易、輸入規制、およびスペインとポルトガルの法的環境の複雑さを理解するためにデザインされており、日本の企業がスペインやポルトガルへの投資や足場拡大をスムーズに進めるための支援を目的としています。 Event Details

Date: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024Time: From 18:00h – 20:00h (doors open at 17:30h)Place: Embassy of Spain, 〒106-0032 Tokyo, Minato City, Roppongi, 1 Chome−3−29 スペイン大使館 B1FRegistration: By invitation onlyRegistration deadline: April 16, 2024Language: English with a Japanese simultaneous interpretationSchedule:17:30h Doors Open18:00h Seminar with Q&A18:45 Networking (Drinks and canapés will be served)20:00 End

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日付：2024年4月23日（火）時間：18:00～20:00（開場17:30）場所：スペイン大使館　〒106-0032 東京都港区六本木1丁目3-29 スペイン大使館 B1F申し込み方法：招待者のみ。登録締切日：2024年4月16日言語：英語（日本語同時通訳あり。）スケジュール：17:30 開場18:00 セミナー・Q&A18:45 ネットワーキング （ドリンクとカナッペが提供されます）20:00 終了 *There is no parking available at the venue. Please use public transportation:

A 5-minute walk from Kamiyacho Station (Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line)A 5-minute walk from the Izumi Garden Exit of Roppongi-Itchome Station (Tokyo Metro Namboku Line)

Interested in attending this event? Please send an email to info@spanishchamber.or.jp with details including your company name, industry, and job title. We will respond to your inquiry promptly.

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このイベントに参加をご希望ですか？参加をご希望の方は、貴社の名称、業種、職種を明記の上、info@spanishchamber.or.jp までメールでご連絡ください。追ってご連絡いたします。 About the SpeakersFausto Romero-Miura

Partner at Pérez-Llorca and Head of the Asian Desk

Fausto Romero-Miura joined Pérez-Llorca in 2000 and made partner in January 2007. He is also in charge of the firm’s Asian Desk. In 2004, Fausto went on secondment to Dewey Ballantine LLP in New York, where he joined the Project Finance team and worked on various international real estate and project finance transactions in LatAm. Fausto has extensive experience in advising national and international clients on all types of transactions related to the real estate market including the financing, development, execution and acquisition of projects in the real estate, infrastructure and energy fields, including mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. He is also very active in advising hedge funds and investment funds on all types of acquisitions in Spain (NPLs, corporate debt, corporate stakes, portfolios of assets, etc.). His main clients are national and international investors, banks, investment funds, hedge funds, sponsors, industrial companies and national and international developers. Pablo Hontoria

Partner at Pérez-Llorca and Resident Partner of the Singapore Office

Pablo Hontoria joined Pérez-Llorca in 2011. In 2015, he participated in the opening of Pérez-Llorca’s New York office, where he worked until 2017. Between 2018 and 2020, Pablo worked as an international associate in the New York office of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. In 2020, he returned to the Madrid office and since the beginning of 2023, after its opening, he has been in charge of Pérez-Llorca’s Singapore office. Pablo specialises in advising domestic and international clients on mergers and acquisitions, transfers of assets and business units, as well as corporate law and corporate governance matters. He advises both funds and industrial groups on transnational transactions in sectors such as energy, infrastructure, software and food. While at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in New York as an international associate, he was involved in M&A and venture capital transactions, both in the United States and internationally, with a special focus on the Latin American market. Recently, he has been involved in the transactions led from the firm’s New York and Madrid offices and has participated in and led a number of significant transactions in the US, Asia-Pacific and Spanish markets in recent years.

Sustainability and the Circular Economy: Design and Material Innovation
2024-05-13 18:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Tokyo) | Tokyo
英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Dear members & friends of the SpCCJ, Sustainability is at the core of any conversation. There is a growing awareness across societies and a pressing need for businesses to reduce emissions, minimize waste, enhance energy efficiency, and boost the use of renewable energy sources. Architecture and design play a huge role in energy efficiency. Construction design and material innovations are shaping the future of sustainable architecture and urban planning. We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming panel with 2 experts in the environmental impact reduction of material use and energy efficiency within the construction sector: IE University Professor Matan Mayer and CIEMAT researcher Ph.D. Beatriz Porcar. Join us on Monday, May 13 from 18h at Cosentino City Tokyo to discover the latest developments in material science and construction methodologies aimed at reducing carbon footprint, enhancing energy efficiency, and promoting sustainability in the built environment, and discover how these innovations can be effectively integrated into current and future projects to achieve a net-zero target. Registration親愛なるSpCCJメンバーならび友人の皆様へ、 今日、「持続可能性」はあらゆる会話の核となっています。社会全体で認識が高まりつつあり、企業にとってはCO2排出量の削減、廃棄物の最小化、エネルギー効率の向上、再生可能エネルギー源の利用拡大が急務とされています。 建築とデザインは、エネルギー効率において重要な役割を果たしています。そのため、建築デザインと材質の革新が、持続可能な建築と都市計画の未来を形作っています。 そこで在日スペイン商工会議所は、建設部門における材質使用と資源効率化の環境負荷削減専門家であるIE大学のマタン・メイヤー教授とCIEMATの研究者であるベアトリス・ポルカ博士をお迎えし、パネルディスカッションを開催いたします。 5月13日月曜日18時からコセンティーノ・シティ東京にて、材質科学と建築方法論の最新情報を発見し、カーボンフットプリントの削済、エネルギー効率の向上、建築環境の持続可能性を促進するための取り組みを体験していただくと共に、これらの革新が現在及び未来のプロジェクトにどのように効果的に統一され、ネットゼロ目標を達成するかを探求いたします。皆様のお越しを心よりお待ちしております。 申し込むEvent DetailsDate: Monday, May 13 | 5月13日 (月)Time: From 18:30h till 20:30h (doors open 18h) | 18:30 ~ 20:30（開場18:00）Place: Cosentino City Tokyo, イノックス青山 6 Chome-4-14 Minamiaoyama, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0062 | コセンティーノシティ東京, 東京都港区南青山6丁目4－14 イノックス青山Price: Free for SpCCJ Members, Cosentino’s Guests & IE Guest’s / Others 5,500JPY | SpCCJメンバー、コセンティーノ招待者 & IE大学招待者は無料 / その他ゲスト 5,500円Registration & Cancelation Deadline: Fri, May 9, 12 pm | 5月9日（木）午後12時*It is on a first come first served basis. Cancellations after this date and no-shows will be charged fully. No registration will be accepted after the deadline. Guest SpeakersDr. Matan Mayer, Associate Professor at IE UniversityMatan Mayer is an Associate Professor at IE University, where he teaches courses in architectural design and construction. His research focuses on the environmental impact reduction of material used in the built environment through the implementation of life cycle design measures. Mayer’s work has been featured in multiple peer-reviewed publications and has been awarded the Peter Rice Prize, the AIA Excellence in Design Award, and the ARCC Research Incentive Award. His previous appointments include a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities, a doctoral research fellowship at the Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design at the University of Stuttgart, and a research fellowship at the Composite Construction Laboratory at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Matan is an Editorial Board member at Technology | Architecture + Design (TAD) Journal, where he is also the Issue Editor of the special issue “Circularity” (2023). He holds a doctorate from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Dr. Beatriz Porcar, Researcher at CIEMAT (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas) With an extensive background in energy efficiency within the construction sector, Beatriz’s expertise stems from a PhD in estimating building thermal parameters through inverse modelling, a project that resulted in multiple publications in top scientific journals.

Her career includes appointments in high-impact institutions such as The Spanish Government’s Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT), Harvard University, and the Namibian Habitat Research and Development Center, contributing to projects ranging from wind energy load management to sustainable infrastructure rating systems.

How Generative AI is Revolutionizing Customer and Employee Experiences
2024-06-24 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Tokyo) | Tokyo
Dear members & friends of the SpCCJ, Cutting-edge AI technology is not only transforming how businesses interact with their customers but also how they empower their employees, creating a more dynamic, responsive, and engaging environment. Tools such as chatbots, IVR bots, voice assistants, and conversational appliances bring solutions for different phases of the customer journey, including customer support, marketing, and branding. But how do they work? Is it really cutting-edge technology, or have we just learned new application forms? What does the market look like, and who are the main players in the industry? Does your company need to implement AI solutions? How can you identify where to implement these solutions? Join us for an enlightening evening at the modern Shizenkan University campus in Nihonbashi as we delve into the revolutionary impact of Generative AI on the world of business. We are thrilled to host Daniel Orenes, Group Manager at the Customer Success Group, Conversational AI at Rakuten Group. Daniel will share his extensive insights and real-world applications of AI in enhancing service excellence and workplace innovation. This session will provide detailed knowledge and understanding, offering valuable perspectives on how AI is reshaping business interactions and internal processes. EVENT DETAILSDate: Monday, 24th June 2024Time: 18:30-21:00 (doors open at 18:00)Venue: Shizenkan University, Nihonbashi Takashimaya Mitsui Bldg 17F, 5-1, Nihonbashi 2-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103 – 6117 Fee: SpCCJ Members / JMEC Guests / Shizenkan Guests 4,500 JPY / Others 5,000 JPY(this includes drinks and finger food)Registration deadline: Thursday, 20th June 12 pm, or when seats are full. RegistrationAbout the SpeakerDaniel Orenes has lived in countries such as Spain, the UK, Ireland, China, and Japan. Last 10 years he has been living and working in Tokyo. Daniel is highly experienced as a key client contact and developing customer relationships with large Japanese enterprises in Japan and APAC. Daniel worked for 6 years as a Business Developer, helping a big Japanese IT conglomerate called Fujisoft Group expand globally. Currently, Daniel is working at Rakuten Group as the manager of the Customer Success team, helping improve Rakuten users´ customer experience by providing Conversational AI solutions, such as AI Assistants and IVR solutions used by thousands of users per day. In his free time, Daniel enjoys coaching students and people early in their careers to find their ideal careers by helping them leverage job-searching tools while improving their brand. About JMECThe Japan Market Expansion Competition (JMEC) is a unique and long-standing business training program in Tokyo that centers around a business plan writing competition. The dual objectives of the program are to strengthen the skills of up-and-coming executives, while assisting foreign companies doing business in Japan. JMEC is supported by 18 Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Japan and has been offering the program for the past 30 years.”

More info: www.jmec.gr.jp. About Shizenkan UniversityShizenkan University Graduate School of Leadership & Innovation is a unique “whole-person” comprehensive and holistic management and leadership educational institution, that seeks to develop innovative management and thought leaders who are highly attuned to the current issues impacting society and humanity. Shizenkan is a GLOCAL educational institution, being a global graduate school and an active member of the local community – supporting our global community and our home in Nihonbashi, Tokyo simultaneously.

More info: www.shizenkan.ac.jp.

Business Ecosystems - Japan Seminar
2025-04-22 17:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain, 1-3-29 Roppongi, Minato City, Tokyo, 106-0032, Japan
～Building Tomorrow’s Business Ecosystems: Innovation and Cross-Industry Collaboration～ Dear SpCCJ members & friends, Japan has long been a symbol of excellence in manufacturing and technology. However, in today’s fast-evolving global economy, cross-industry collaboration and innovative, sustainable practices are essential for staying ahead. Building on the momentum from a successful Business Ecosystems event in Spain, this seminar shifts focus to the unique dynamics of the Japanese market. The seminar will dig into how Japanese companies can develop collaborative business ecosystems to motivate innovation, drive sustainable growth, and build resilient, forward-looking organizations. Experts from diverse industries will share insights into establishing robust partnerships. Mormedi, as a pioneer in crafting future-ready business solutions, will facilitate in-depth discussions and interactive sessions designed to unlock new opportunities, forge strategic alliances, and generate valuable leads. Join us as we explore the transformative potential of collaborative innovation in Japan. Event DetailsDate: Tuesday, April 22nd

Seminar: 17:00 – 19:00 (JST)

Networking Session: 19:00 – 20:00

Participants: 80 industry professionals

Participation Fee: Free of charge (registration required)

Language: Simultaneous interpretation in Japanese – EnglishSpeakersThe seminar will feature distinguished professionals from leading corporations, including: Mr. Yoshito Ando – Head of Connected Services Business Development Group, Nissan Motor (TBC)

Mr. Takehiro Miyoshi – Head of Next-Generation Transportation Solution, Fujitsu

Mr. Daiki Akutsu – Customer Experience Division, Japan Airlines (JAL)

Mr. Daisuke Ishii – Head of Creative Center, Sony

Mr. Fabio Filippini – CEO, ACCAEFFE Creative ConsultingAgenda

Time
Program
Speaker

17:00 ～ 17:20
Introduction: “Business Ecosystems – Japan”

17:20 ～ 18:00
Brief presentations by panelists (approx. 10 min each)

Takehiro Miyoshi – Fujitsu
Daiki Akutsu – Japan Airlines (JAL)
Daisuke Ishii – Sony
Fabio Filippini – ACCAEFFE Creative Consulting
Yoshito Ando – Nissan Motor

18:00 ～ 19:00
Open discussion + Q&A

19:00 ～
Networking

This event is organized by Mormedi with the collaboration of ICEX – Invest in Spain, the Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of Spain in Tokyo and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan. RegistrationTo confirm your participation, please send an email to pedro.zarco[at]comercio.mineco.es, including the following details: Full Name

Company Name

Job Position

Email AddressRegistration

29th Japan - Spain Business Co-operation Committee
2025-04-24 13:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Plaza Heisei, 2 Chome-2-1 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan
English

日本語Dear SpCCJ Members & Friends, We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming 29th Meeting of the Japan-Spain Business Cooperation Committee, co-organized by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, the Japan Chamber of Commerce, and supported by JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) and the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Tokyo. The event will take place on April 24, 2025, at 13:00 at the International Conference Hall (3F), Plaza Heisei, Tokyo International Exchange Center. The Japan-Spain Business Cooperation Committee is a bilateral organization established to strengthen economic, commercial, and investment ties between Japan and Spain. The Committee meets biennially, alternating between the two countries, and serves as a platform to facilitate dialogue, networking, and collaboration among businesses, governmental bodies, and organizations from both nations. This significant event returns to Japan for the first time since 2017, after the COVID-19 pandemic affected the organization of the 2021 edition. The meeting will be chaired by the Spanish Co-chairman, Mr. José Manuel Entrecanales, Chairman and CEO of ACCIONA, and the Japanese Co-chairman, Mr. Mikio Sasaki, Chairman of Mitsubishi Corporation, accompanied by official representatives from both governments.
🗓️ Agenda – April 24, 2025

📍 Conference
Venue: International Conference Hall, 3F, Plaza Heisei, Tokyo International Exchange Center

Time
Program

12:30–13:00
Registration

13:00–13:10
Opening Remarks

13:10–13:20
Congratulatory Messages

13:20–14:00
Session 1: Business Environment

14:00–14:15
Roundtable: Introduction of Delegations

14:15–14:45
Networking / Lunch Break

14:45–15:45

Session 2: Efforts for a Sustainable Economy and Society
(Energy transition, Sustainable use of natural resources)

15:45–16:10
Coffee Break

16:10–17:10

Session 3: Efforts for a Resilient Economy and Society
(Smart cities, Disaster prevention, Infrastructure, Digital literacy)

17:10–17:20
Closing Remarks

17:20–18:30

Transfer to Reception Venue
(Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba – No shuttle bus provided)

🥂 Reception
Venue: Ginga Room, 29th Floor, Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba
Time: 18:30–20:00
Format: Standing Buffet
We encourage you to register early to secure your participation in this significant event, which offers valuable networking opportunities and insights into the future of Spain-Japan business collaboration. Event DetailsDate: April 24, 2025Time: 13:00-20:00 (*registration starts from 12:30h)Place: International Conference Hall, Plaza Haisei, Tokyo International Exchange Center / Grand Nikko Tokyo DaibaRegistration & Cancelation Deadline: Please complete your registration by April 1, 2025. Cancellations after this date may not be accommodated. Registration for Spanish Companies

Registration for Japanese CompaniesSpCCJ会員および関係者の皆様 この度、日西経済委員会と西日経済委員会が主催し、日本貿易振興機構（ジェトロ）、駐日スペイン大使館の後援のもと、第29回日本・スペイン経済合同会議が開催されますのでご案内申し上げます。 【合同会議】 日時：2025年4月24日（木）13:00～17:30（受付開始12:30） 会場：「国際交流会議場」東京国際交流館 プラザ平成3階 住所：〒135-8630 東京都江東区青海2丁目2番1号 言語：日西同時通訳 日西経済合同会議は、日本とスペインの経済・貿易・投資関係強化を目的に設立された二国間組織で、2年ごとに両国で交互に開催されています。新型コロナウイルスの影響で2021年の会議が中止となったため、日本での開催は2017年以来となります。 本会議ではスペイン側委員長のホセ・マヌエル・エントレカナレス氏と日本側委員長の佐々木幹夫氏が共同議長を務め、両国政府の代表者が参加予定です。
🗓️ アジェンダ – 2025年4月24日

📍 会議
会場： 東京国際交流館 プラザ平成 3階 国際交流会議場

時間
プログラム

12:30–13:00
登録受付

13:00–13:10
開会式

13:10–13:20
来賓挨拶

13:20–14:00
セッション1： ビジネス環境

14:00–14:15
ラウンドテーブル： 代表団紹介

14:15–14:45
ネットワーキング / 昼食休憩

14:45–15:45

セッション2： 持続可能な経済・社会に向けた取組み
（エネルギートランジション、自然資源の利用・管理）

15:45–16:10
コーヒーブレイク

16:10–17:10

セッション3： レジリエントな経済・社会に向けた取組み
（スマートシティ、防災、インフラ、制度設計、リテラシーの向上）

17:10–17:20
閉会式

17:20–18:30

レセプション会場への移動
（グランドニッコー東京台場 – シャトルバスの運行はありません）

🥂 レセプション
会場： グランドニッコー東京台場 29階 銀河の間
時間： 18:30–20:00
形式： 立食ビュッフェ
日西間のビジネス協力をさらに推進する本会議に、皆様の積極的なご参加を心よりお待ちしております。 スペイン企業向け登録

日本企業向け登録
