The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan

2nd Online CEO Round Table Discussion
2020-05-13 17:00 - 2020-05-14 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
As the COVID-19 pandemic is globally expanding and having economic and financial impacts, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan is organizing the 2nd online CEO Round Table Discussion to offer a suitable atmosphere where the CEOs & Managing Directors of our Corporate members can exchange information and ideas.

Event Details
Date: Session 1 – Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Place: Microsoft Teams
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 JST
Language: English
Corporate Members Only

2nd Online CEO Round Table Discussion
2020-05-13 17:00 - 2020-05-14 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
As the COVID-19 pandemic is globally expanding and having economic and financial impacts, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan is organizing the 2nd online CEO Round Table Discussion to offer a suitable atmosphere where the CEOs & Managing Directors of our Corporate members can exchange information and ideas.

Event Details
Date: Session 2 – Thursday, 14 May 2020
Place: Microsoft Teams
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 JST
Language: English
Corporate Members Only

Online Yoga Class with 2BE Yoga
2020-05-14 20:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Japan
We are living unprecedented time with unsettling new challenges: new work routines, self-isolation, restlessness, sedentary life… The SpCCJ, in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce in Singapore, the Philippines & Korea, offers its members, the possibility to reset your body and mind through an hour online yoga class focused on your mind, posture and breath.
The session will be conducted by 2BeYoga studio in Singapore on Every Thursday from 20h to 21h JST. It is free of charge for SpCCJ Members until the confinement is over in Singapore.
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
Event Details
Next lesson Date: Thursday , 14 May 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 20:00 – 21:00 JST
Language: English & Spanish
Members Only
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 14 May, 15:00pm

The New Normal: How can we ensure a safe and secure environment? - Biological Passport: Access to a COVID-19 free society
2020-05-19 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, our way of life has changed drastically. How can we tell places you visit or people you meet are COVID free? How will companies protect their employees and create a safe workplace?
Igenomix, a Spanish reproductive and fertility bio-tech company, has been working on COVID-19 testing for private usage, by applying their know-how in genetics. Igenomix has recently launched the FDA-EUA approved COVID-19 RT-PCR Test and also introduced the Igenomix Biological Passport, a combination of new COVID-19 RT-PCR diagnostic test and a COVID-19 serological antibody test.
Applying tests for every single person will be a must in the New Normal Society? Will we all have an easy access to these newly developed medical kits soon?
Join us the conversation with Andy Chang, APAC Regional Senior Director of IGENOMIX, to get insights of recent development of biotech industry.
This is an event free of charge for the SpCCJ Members.
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.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2020
Place: Webinar
Time: 17:00 – 18:00JST
Language: English
Ticket price: Members FREE/ Non-members 2,000 yen (EUR 17)
Registration link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/SpanishChamberOfCommerceInJapan/TheNewNormalHowCanWeEnsureASafeAndSecureEnvironment
Registration Deadline:15 May, 12:00pm

Online Yoga Class with 2BE Yoga
2020-05-21 20:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Japan
We are living unprecedented time with unsettling new challenges: new work routines, self-isolation, restlessness, sedentary life… The SpCCJ, in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce in Singapore, the Philippines & Korea, offers its members, the possibility to reset your body and mind through an hour online yoga class focused on your mind, posture and breath.
The session will be conducted by 2BeYoga studio in Singapore on Every Thursday from 20h to 21h JST. It is free of charge for SpCCJ Members until the confinement is over in Singapore.
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
Event Details
Next lesson Date: Thursday , 21 May 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 20:00 – 21:00 JST
Language: English & Spanish
Members Only
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 21 May, 15:00pm

Economic Impact of the Coronavirus
2020-05-27 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
The coronavirus was a “black swan” event that upended economies and markets across the world. Why did it cause so much disruption, and how will we ultimately be affected?
As the COVID-19 crisis proceeds, all analysis in health, politics, and economics is focused on how broad the spread will be and how long it will last. Economic projections have been dire and developing countries which have not yet really experienced the virus are already being hard by its fallout. Meanwhile, countries are debating when and how to return to normal. This webinar will review the present situation and the measures being taken to address the crisis on both the health and economic fronts. It will offer some forecasts for what the COVID-19 crisis will ultimately look like and how it will affect our lives.
On 27 May our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, an online seminar inviting Gayle Allard, Professor of Economic Environment and Country Analysis at IE Business School.
Gayle Allard is a professor of Economic Environment and Country Analysis at IE Business School who achieved a PhD in Economics, University of California at Davis, USA. Gayle collaborates with newspapers and magazines such as The Herald Tribune and El País. She has been teaching for more than 25 years, training students in the area of the economic environment and international economics. Aside from teaching, she worked as an Economist for JP Morgan and is currently a Research Economist for The Economist Intelligence Unit
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
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 JST
Language: English
Registration link: https://www.cognitoforms.com/SpanishChamberOfCommerceInJapan/EconomicImpactOfTheCoronavirus
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 27 May, 12:00pm

Managing through the maelstrom: COVID-19 - a health and economic crisis
2020-05-29 11:30 - 12:30 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
What started as a health crisis has morphed into an economic crisis. Navigating a state of emergency, business leaders are challenged daily to attend to the needs of multiple stakeholders.
Initial imperatives of ensuring employee safety, and enabling operational continuity, have been joined by concerns over supply chain integrity and changing modes of customer engagement. As budgets bend and forecast fracture, financial risk is ever-present.
The accelerated adoption of digital technologies has the potential to unlock exciting new business models and facilitate mobility and decentralized working – yet these virtues bring vulnerability. Amongst this complexity and uncertainty, leaders must conceive and create their command center – an organizational response to these challenges that enables them to operate their business, manage risk, and ensure regulatory compliance. Supporting decision making today, whilst planning for tomorrow.
The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ), together with the Belgium-Luxembourge Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BLCCJ) has invited partners and directors of the Japan member firm of Deloitte to share with our members, their perspective related to doing business in Japan during the COVID-19 emergency.
Event Details
Title: Managing through the maelstrom: COVID-19 – a health and economic crisis
Date: Friday, 29 May 2020
Place: Webinar
Time: 11:30 – 12:30JST
Language: English
Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/SpanishChamberOfCommerceInJapan/ManagingThroughTheMaelstrom
Ticket price: Free (Members Only)
Registration & Cancellation Deadline: 29 May 2020 9:00am
This is an event only for SpCCJ & BLCCJ Members.
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.

Topics

Evolution of a crisis:

Japan’s COVID-19 experience
Consumer response

Relief measures:

Government subsidies on employment adjustment
Special loans from government supported institutions
Deferral of tax payments
Carryback of net operating losses

Financial reporting matters:

Accounting and disclosure considerations
Impact on forecasting and management estimates

Technology vision and vulnerability:

The effect of COVID-19 on the three most affected Cyber pillars (Phishing, Cloud & Identity, Home & Privacy)
Applicable risk mitigations
Way forward and best practices

Command center: evolution from rapid response to thoughtful recovery

Command Center Recover focus and organization
Drive strategic conversation on building resilience
Capture insight and prepare for change

Security Threats in this New World
2020-06-09 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
2020 will be remembered as the biggest remote working experiment in the history of mankind. With almost a third of the world’s population locked down, businesses and industries are trying to face this new reality asking their employees to work from home. Just as an example, Zoom is now worth more than the sum of the 5 biggest airlines in the US.
However, the larger the IT infrastructure is, the higher the likelihood of having vulnerabilities. Covid-19 has changed the security landscape enormously and, probably, forever. Just to give you an example, there has seen an increase of 14.000% in spam and phishing.
On 9 June the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan organises an online seminar inviting Gerard Salvador López, Senior Cloud Transformation Specialist at IBM to hear what is currently happening in the world of IT from a cyber-security perspective.
Passionate about the potential of technology and the risks of it, Gerard Salvador López has worked as a Cloud Strategist at Siemens in Belgium, lead the Engineers Without Borders NGO, hosted a TEDx event and wrote a book about the future of technology, “Too tech to fail”. He holds an Engineering Degree and a Master in Business Administration at Vlerick Business School in Belgium. For more information, you can take a look into his website: www.gerardsl.com.
This webinar is free of charge for SpCCJ Members.
If you are not a Member yet and interested in joining the SpCCJ, 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.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 9 June 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 JST
Language: English
Price: SpCCJ Members FREE | Non-members 2,000 JPY
Registration: https://www.cognitoforms.com/SpanishChamberOfCommerceInJapan/SecurityThreatsInThisNewWorld
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, 9 June, 12:00pm

Our Global and Interconnected World: What comes after CoVid-19?
2020-06-17 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
The future brings to us challenges of diverse types beyond the economic reconstruction needed after the coronavirus. How do we envision a new globalisation? How do we build a more sustainable world? How do we leverage from the disruption produced by new technologies? How do we design a new social contract?
On 17 June our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, an online seminar inviting Professor Susana Malcorra, Dean of the IE School of Global and Public Affairs and previously Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship for the Republic of Argentina (2015-2017) to cover these and more angles, as we look into the near and medium-term future.
Dean Malcorra is currently a member of the External Advisors Group for the President of the General Assembly, Miroslav Lajčák. She is part of the executive councils of the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, the Atlantic Council, the Inter-American Dialogue and the Aspen Ministers’ Forum.
Ms. Malcorra is a distinguished fellow for IE’s Transatlantic Relations Initiative in Madrid, and a member of the Democracy Cluster at EUI’s School of Transnational Governance in Florence. She has a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rosario and 25 years of professional experience in the private sector (IBM and Telecom Argentina).
Ms. Malcorra began her corporate career as a systems engineer at IBM, eventually becoming the CEO of Telecom Argentina. She left Telecom in 2002, and in 2004 joined the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) where she became the chief operating officer. In May 2008, the United Nations Secretary-General appointed her Under-Secretary General of the recently created Department of Field Support.
Becoming the chief of staff for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave her invaluable experience for both humanitarian aid and peacekeeping operations. She has handled complex negotiations as a diplomat in various countries. She coordinated the mission to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons and the first ever Ebola emergency response in West Africa.
Ms. Malcorra has received numerous recognitions during her United Nations tenure and as a foreign minister.
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 17:00 – 18:00 JST
Language: English
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, 17 June, 12:00pm
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.

LaLiga Course #TodayWePlay
2020-06-29 18:30 - 2020-07-30 20:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
Nuestro miembro corporativo LaLiga, en colaboración con el Instituto Cervantes de Tokio, presenta el nuevo curso #HoySeJuega, un proyecto que busca acercar los clubes de la competición española a los aficionados japoneses a través de clases en línea y ofrecen un 20% de descuento a los miembros de la Cámara de Comercio Española en Japón.
Las sesiones, que serán impartidas por representantes de clubes de LaLiga Santander como RCD Mallorca, SD Eibar, Deportivo Alavés, Villarreal CF o Real Betis, y de LaLiga Smartbank, caso de Elche CF, SD Huesca, Cádiz CF o Real Zaragoza, darán comienzo el 29 de junio y en ellas se abordarán aspectos de organización, historia, afición y relación con el país nipón.
LaLiga Course #HoySeJuega, que se celebrará del 29 de junio al 30 de julio, ofrecerá cada lunes y jueves una sesión temática presentada por ejecutivos de cada uno de los clubes La mejor forma de conocer a fondo el funcionamiento del fútbol español.
Con esta iniciativa, LaLiga y los clubes buscan dar un paso más tras la exitosa celebración de los cursos de LaLiga la pasada temporada, los cuales, a través de aficionados de cada equipo, realizaban un recorrido por España centrándose en la arquitectura, la cultura y la gastronomía propia de cada una de las ciudades que los albergan.
Detalles del Curso
Sesiones:

Sesión 1: Lunes, 29 de junio a las 18:30 “RCD Mallorca”
Sesión 2: Jueves, 2 de julio a las 18:30 “Elche CF”
Sesión 3: Lunes, 6 de julio a las 18:30 “SD Eibar”
Sesión 4: Jueves, 9 de julio a las 18:30 “Deportivo Alavés”
Sesión 5: Lunes, 13 de junio a las 18:30 “Villarreal CF”
Sesión 6: Jueves, 16 de junio a las 18:30 “SD Huesca”
Sesión 7: Lunes, 20 de junio a las 18:30 “Real Betis”
Sesión 8: Jueves, 23 de julio a las 18:30 “Cádiz CF”
Sesión 9: Lunes, 27 de julio a las 18:30 “Real Zaragoza”
Sesión 10: Jueves, 30 de julio a las 18:30 “Deportivo de La Coruña”

Precio: 16,000JPY para miembros de la SpCCJ
20,000JPY para No-Miembros
Si eres miembro de la Cámara de Comercio de España en Japón y quieres asistir al curso contáctanos a través de info@spanishchamber.or.jp para conseguir tu CÓDIGO DE DESCUENTO.
¿Aún no eres miembro pero quieres más información? Entra en nuestra web, busca la categoría más adecuada y haznos llegar las preguntas que puedan surgirte. Existen membresías desde 10,000JPY.

Back In Business: How is the way we travel going to change in the new normal?
2020-06-30 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
Before COVID-19, Spain was the 2nd most visited country in the world with over 83 million tourists arriving per year, this number is almost twice the country’s population. Japan was also experiencing two-digit annual growth rate in terms of visitors in the recent years and was expecting to break records with the Tokyo Olympics.
Unfortunately, COVID-19 has changed the outlook drastically. With borders closed and lockdowns worldwide, the travel industry is facing one of its hardest crises in history, affecting Spain and Japan’s economies enormously.
How will the travel industry restart its business again while committing to a safe environment for travellers? Can we travel again easily like we used to? Will Spain or other countries in Europe be able to reactivate their tourism industry and bring international visitors back? Will Japan be able to re-open its borders to foreigners soon?
To analyse this scenario, the SpCCJ is organising a webinar on June 30th with key guests from the travel industry: Kai Jacobsen, Vice President, Japan at AMADEUS and Celia Muñoz, Sales Director EMEA, USA and Asia at IBERIA. The event will be moderated by Maruan El Mahgiub, Director of Business Strategy at Mormedi an internationally recognised boutique design and innovation consultancy, with vast experience in the aviation world.
Join us for a presentation to hear from key players of the travel industry.
About our key guests:
Kai Jacobsen started his career in airline industry with Lufthansa in Germany, and has been with Amadeus for the past 15 years. After carrying out various roles in the commercial organization at Amadeus HQ in Madrid, in 2014, Kai became in charge of the Amadeus’s Airline Distribution Business in Asia Pacific based in Singapore. Since 2019, he was relocated to Japan to take care of the Airline Cluster.
Celia Muñoz joined Iberia 19 years ago as an Internal Consultant of the Cargo Department. After taking care of Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Belgium and Holland as Country Account Manger, she moved to the International Sales Department for Europe and Africa, where she later got promoted to the Head of Department, additionally taking care of operations in Asia. In 2018 Celia became Sales Director for EMEA, USA and Asia, and since then she has been leading and developing IB strategies for these areas.
Maruan EL Mahgiub has over 15 years of international experience, with roles in both communications and corporate strategy. He spent some years working in strategic communications in Tokyo, where he managed partnerships with companies in 15 countries. After graduating from IE Business School’s International MBA program, Maruan focused on business strategy as a management consultant in London, then he moved to Madrid as Director of Business Strategy at Mormedi, an internationally recognised boutique design and innovation consultancy.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday, 30 June
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 16:00 – 17:00 JST
Language: English
Registration: BackInBusiness
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, 30 June, 12:00pm
Price: Free (Only for SpCCJ Members)
This will be an off the record event.
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.

CEO Round Table, Automotive Industry
2020-07-01 16:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
Continuing with the Online CEO Round Table, this time we are inviting five Spanish Executives from 5 top European auto parts makers. With most of the companies in Japan returning to their workplaces, this session will be focused on the so-called “New Normal” in the automotive industry and we will be discussing about HR, Office Administration, customer relations, supply chain and more.

Raising Private Capital in a COVID-19 World: Outlook for PE and VC
2020-07-08 17:00 - 18:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | 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) | 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)
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) | 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) | 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!

Webinar session with the football legend ANDRES INIESTA.
2020-08-31 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
On August 31 (Monday) from 17:00, our Corporate Member Iniesta Methodology will hold a webinar session with the football legend ANDRES INIESTA.
Two years have already passed since Andress arrived to Japan. During the webinar session Andres will share with us his impressions about the Japanese football, including strong points and challenges he sees. He will also share his experiences during his time in professional youth football academies (La Masia) where he will talk about football education for younger age.
Andres is also known as a father of four children off the pitch. For this special occasion, he will also talk about other valuable themes such as how he interacts with kids.
After the talk session, we will hold a brief Q&A session, where participants can ask Andres questions. And at the end of the webinar, there will be a raffle which participants will have the chance to win Iniesta Methodology`s Official Jersey signed by Andres.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear directly from Andres Iniesta!

Event Details
Date: Monday, August 31
Place: Zoom Online Webinar
Time: 17:00 – 17:50 JST
Language: Spanish / Japanese
Price: 4,000 JPY
Event details & application:
SPANISH 日本語

A Prime Minister And His Legacy
2020-09-08 12:00 - 13:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | 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) | 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.

CEO Round Table, Automotive Industry II
2020-09-15 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
How companies are reacting to this global pandemic? What is the short-term, mid-term and long-term outlook for the Automotive industry?On 15 September, top managements of the auto parts makers in Japan get together to exchange opinions and ideas on the impact of COVID-19 and adaptation to the so-called “New Normal”.

Digital Banking: Where to Next?
2020-09-30 18:00 - 19:15 (Asia/Shanghai) | 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) | 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) | 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.

European Joint Chamber Networking Party 2020
2020-10-21 18:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
The Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (SpCCJ) is glad to announce the next edition of the traditional European Joint Chamber Networking Party, held this year on Wednesday, October 21 at Park Hyatt Tokyo.
Come and join the must-attend event of the year for networking with business people from over 9 European Chambers of commerce. An evening of networking with fine food and free-flow wine awaits you.
This traditional gathering of European Chambers is the perfect opportunity to celebrate and remind ourselves that we are stronger together!

Event Details
Date: Wednesday, 21 October, 2020
Place: Park Hyatt Tokyo
Time: 18:30 – 21:00 JST
Price: SpCCJ Members 8,000 JPY | Non-members 12,000 JPY
*including free-flow drinks and buffet
Registration: EuropeanJointChamberNetworkingParty2020
Registration Deadline: Thursday, 15 October, 17:00pm
*Cancellations after this date and no shows will be charged fully

Conversation with Chanel Japan CEO Guillermo Gutierrez
2020-10-23 18:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | 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.

Decoding Decision Making in a Fatigued World
2020-10-29 18:00 - 19:00 (Asia/Tokyo) | Japan
The world this year has seen severe exhaustion and burnout. Leaders have been bombarded with challenges never seen before. Citizens have had to adapt to changing lockdowns and health protocols. Families have altered their personal and social lifestyles drastically. Making decisions in such a complex environment leads to decision fatigue. On 29 October our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, the online Master Class ‘Decoding Decision Making in a Fatigued World’ imparted by IE Professor Kirti Jain. In this masterclass, we will explore what decision fatigue is and its consequences. Professor Jain will lay out guidelines to help decode your decision-making patterns and discuss processes through which we can continue to make robust decisions.We look forward to meeting you on-line soon! REGISTRATIONEvent Details Date: Thursday, 29 October 2020Place: Zoom Online WebinarTime: 18:00 – 19:00 JSTLanguage: EnglishRegistration: Registration FormRegistration Deadline: Thursday, 29 October, 12:00pmFree, 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. Dr. Kriti Jain is a leading management expert with a unique inter-disciplinary background specializing in decision-making and risk management, especially in the strategic contexts of top leadership and public policy. Her research work has been published many journals including, Management Science, Harvard Business Review & Journal of Behavioural Decision Making.

She is on the advisory board of several businesses, is a public speaker and regular media commentator. Before joining full-time academics, Kriti worked with McKinsey and Co. on risk management projects focusing on energy and materials sector for global clients based in Europe and Middle East. REGISTRATION

Spain - Japan Business Contribution Awards 2020
2020-11-13 19:00 - 22:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
⟿ Visit 2020 SJBC Awards’ dedicated webpage

The highlight of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Japan’s calendar, the Spain-Japan Business Contribution Awards , will be held on Friday 13 November at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo Hotel.

In 2016, the Board of Directors of the SpCCJ decided to recognise successful business relations between Spain and Japan through awards programme, “Spain Japan Business Contribution Awards”.
In 2016, the Award was given to LaLiga, whose President Javier Tebas flew from Spain for the ceremony, to recognize LaLiga’s impressive work around Sports Business, from broadcasting and digital, to fan merchandise and travel, which influenced Japanese football business a lot.
Its second year in 2017, the Award was presented to Rakuten’s CEO, Mr. Hiroshi Mikitani for their remarkable contribution to Spain Japan commercial relationship by investing in Spain in various sectors. Rakuten is also recognised globally as the Main Global Partner and the first ever Official Innovation & Entertainment Partner of FC Barcelona since 1 July 2018.
In 2018 we presented the Award to the Spanish multi-national automotive engineering company Gestamp Autotech Japan, to recognise their outstanding performance in Japan, which includes the launch of their R&D Centre in Tokyo and also the opening of production plants in Mie prefecture in Japan.
Last year, the 2019 award’s ceremony took place at the Residence of H.M. Ambassador of Spain to Japan, Jorge Toledo and the Award was presented to Fast Retailing Co, Ltd, to celebrate their rapid expansion in Spain with store openings of their signature brand UNIQLO, in various locations in Spain.
The SJBCA is an excellent night out and an opportunity to entertain your guests with a top-class evening meal, drinks, and great prizes for raffle winners.
Please join us to celebrate this year’s Awards Winners!

Event InformationEarly Bird Ticket: 20,000 JPY if register by Tuesday, 13 October 2020Date: Friday, 13 November 2020 from 19:00 until 22:00 (18:30 Doors Open)Place: The Prince Park Tower Hotel MAPDress Code: BusinessCapacity: 60 seatsFee:*Fee includes plated dinner and free flow drinks and Awards CeremonyEarly Bird Ticket (Only for Members)

20,000 JPY per person. Registration by Tuesday, 13 October 2020

Normal Ticket (Registration after 13 October)

SpCCJ Member 23,000JPY
Non-member: 25,000JPY

Registration: SpanishChamberOfCommerceInJapan/_2020SpainJapanBusinessContributionAwards
More info: https://spanishchamber.jp/spain_japan_business_contribution_awards_2020/
Registration and Payment Deadline: Early Bird: Tuesday,13 October 2020, 12:00pmNormal: Friday, 23 October 2020, 12:00pm

The Ultimate Play-Off? Sport Vs. Covid-19
2020-11-18 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Japan
The sport market is facing times of change. The effects on the Covid-19 in sport properties have a direct impact not only on revenue but also in the way in which those are managed and structured.On November 18 our Corporate member IE University organizes in collaboration with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce network in Asia, the online Master Class ‘The ultimate play-off: Sport vs. Covid-19‘ by IE Professor Eduardo Fernández-Cantelli. We will start this session with the discussion of two approaches that guide the structure of sport franchises. Then, a framework that explains the professional sport ecosystem will be presented and discussed. The next element of analysis will be the importance of fan engagement which will be evaluated using the South Korean market as an example.Finally, we will debate on the challenges that sport managers face in the near-future and how sport properties should prepare. We look forward to meeting you on-line soon! Event Details Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2020Place: Zoom Online WebinarTime: 17:00 – 18:00 JSTLanguage: EnglishRegistration: EVENT REGISTRATIONRegistration Deadline: Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 12:00pmOnly 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. Eduardo Fernández-Cantelli is a Professor of Marketing and Sport Management at IE Business School.

Eduardo´s current research is focused on sport management and the globalization of sports, including the regulation of professional sport leagues, and the causes and consequences of managerial changes in those leagues. His past work has been in competitive balance, with focus on identifying and measuring drivers for league competitiveness. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Sport, Business, and Management Journal.

Eduardo is an outstanding communicator that brings a strong sense of marketing and management strategy into the classroom. He is involved in several research studies and works as a consultant for various sports organizations in Europe. He regularly attends the most prestigious academic conferences in the fields of sports and higher education.

Prior to joining IE, Eduardo was Marketing Director with Real Madrid C.F. (2000-2004).

Spanish Food & Beverage in the Asian Markets [Rescheduled]
2020-11-26 17:00 - 18:15 (Asia/Shanghai) | 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.
