Invitation to EIJS Academy seminars 2009-2010
The 9th Seminar on Wednesday, May 19th at the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo.
Topic : "The beauty of Japan's Galapagos effect - and how to go beyond".
Speaker: Dr. Gerhard Fasol, President, Eurotechnology Japan KK
Japan has tremendous cultural impact on the world. However, even Japan's government officials now talk about the Galapagos effect: i-Mode, keitai, electronic money and Shinkansen are fantastic, but are largely confined to the islands of Japan. This talk will show why our world is a better place with even more of Japan's creativity - not less, and why some aspects of the Galapagos effect are welcome and create good opportunities. The speaker will include experience from working as the only non-Japanese on Japan's "post-Galapagos committee", and will show that for foreign companies working to enter and grow in Japan's markets it is better to understand the Galapagos effect and live and work WITH it, rather than against it.
Speaker: Dr. Gerhard Fasol is a leading European expert on Japan. He initially came to Japan in 1984, to help establish NTT's first international R&D cooperation, and has been working with Japan's high-tech sector ever since. He works to build European business in Japan and vice-versa. Gerhard graduated with a PhD in Physics from Cambridge University.
Date: Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Time: 6.30 pm - 7.00 pm Drink & Snack (served before lecture)
7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Lecture and Discussion
Place: Auditorium, Embassy of Sweden (a map attached)
10-3-400, Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line Roppongi 1-chome Station
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Kamiya-cho Station
Fee: JPY2,000 per person, payable at the door
Free for those who are from sponsoring companies (*)
Free for students, please bring your student ID
Language: English
(*) EIJS Academy 2009-2010 Sponsoring companies
Gadelius K.K., Nippon Ericsson K.K., Sandvik K.K., Hoganas Japan K.K.
in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden
Please sign up by May 14th (Fri.) via e-mail to eijsjap@gmail.com
or fax to (03-5562-9090) for the attention of Ms. Futagawa, EIJS Tokyo Office
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