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  • Wednesday, January 20, 2021
    • Wednesday, January 20, 2021
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      SESSION ONE: THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT

      9:00 AM  -  9:05 AM
      Chairman’s opening remarks

      Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sir David Wright GCMG LVO 
      9:05 AM  -  9:20 AM
      Keynote address I

      The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP 
      9:20 AM  -  9:35 AM
      Keynote address II

      New Japan-UK Business Partnership in Bilateral, European and Asian Contexts

      Hiroshi Matsuura, Japan’s Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary in the UK & Chief Negotiator, UK-Japan Free Trade Agreement

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Hiroshi Matsuura 
      9:35 AM  -  10:35 AM
      What does trade between the UK and Japan look like at the

      moment and how have businesses been impacted by COVID-19? Which new benefits will the FTA bring to UK and Japanese companies (majors and SMEs), entrepreneurs and exporters? Successfully moving towards the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

      Moderator:
      Graham Zebedee, Chief Negotiator, UK-Japan Free Trade Agreement & Director, Continuity Negotiations and Development at UK Department for International Trade

      Panel:
      Dr Adam Marshall, Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
      Andy Burwell, Director of International Trade and Investment, CBI
      Ben Digby, Head of Global Trade Policy, Group Public Affairs, HSBC Holdings
      Sir Roger Gifford, Senior Banker, SEB and Chairman, Green Finance Institute (GFI)
      Speaker Biogs:
      • Graham Zebedee, 
      • Andy Burwell, 
      • Ben Digby, 
      • Sir Roger Gifford, 
      • Dr Adam Marshall 
       
      10:35 AM  -  11:15 AM
      Networking Break
       

      SESSION TWO: TARIFFS AND RULES OF ORIGIN

      11:15 AM  -  11:35 AM
      Chairman’s welcome / Moderator

      Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan

      Keynote address III
      Hideo Kawafune, COO, SMBC Bank International (SMBCBI)

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, 
      • Hideo Kawafune 
      11:35 AM  -  11:50 AM
      Hear from one of the UK’s leading experts on doing

      business in Japan about why you should consider entering the market. Multiple award winner Steve Crane OBE will share his thoughts on why he chose the Japanese market for his first business, and the lessons he has learned from 20 years’ experience of doing business in this exciting and lucrative market Presentation followed by Q & A with the audience

      Steve Crane OBE, Founder & CEO, Business Link Japan Ltd, CEO, Export to Japan, NPO

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Steve Crane OBE 
      11:50 AM  -  12:40 PM
      Panel II

      Benefitting from the new Rules of Origin, tariff free access for more UK goods and strong tariff reductions for others

      Moderator:
      Jennifer Revis, Partner, Baker McKenzie

      Panel:
      Kevin Shakespeare FIEx, IOE&IT Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Institute of Export and International Trade
      Dominic Goudie, Head of International Trade, Food and Drink Federation
      Robert Sheasby, Chief Executive, Agricultural Industries Confederation

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Dominic Goudie, 
      • Robert Sheasby 
      12:40 PM  -  12:50 PM
      Keynote address IV

      UK-Japan: GREAT for Partnership – the Ambassador will talk about the wider context of the UK-Japan relationship, the role of business partnerships and the part that government can play in enabling and supporting those

      His Excellency Paul Madden CMG
      , British Ambassador to Japan

      Speaker Biogs:
      • His Excellency Paul Madden CMG 
       

      SESSION THREE: STANDARDS, REGULATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

      1:50 PM  -  2:05 PM
      Chairman's Welcome

      Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan

      How does the FTA impact Japanese exporters to the UK and UK exporters to Japan? What effect will the changing relationship between the UK and the EU have on UK-EU trade? Will the FTA lead to increased FDI in the UK by Japanese investors? Is the tax environment likely to change, given the need to manage the post-pandemic debt burden?

      Presentation
      Amanda Tickel, International Tax Partner, Deloitte

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sir David Wright GCMG LVO 
      2:05 PM  -  2:55 PM
      Panel III

      Trade Support and Promotion; Improving Knowledge of Culture, Standards and Regulation in New Markets; and Dispute Resolution

      Moderator:
      Nick von Westenholz, Director of EU Exit and International Trade, National Farmers’ Union

      Panel:
      Junko Kubokawa, Representative Director, President, Croda Japan
      Paul Alger MBE, Director, International Business, UK Fashion and Textiles Association
      Mike Cherry OBE, Chair, The Federation of Small Businesses

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Mike Cherry OBE, 
      • Junko Kubokawa, 
      • Paul Alger MBE, 
      • Nick von Westenholz 
      2:55 PM  -  3:00 PM
      Closing remarks for the plenary

      Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sir David Wright GCMG LVO 
       

      SESSION FOUR

      3:40 PM  -  5:30 PM
      BREAK-OUT SESSION B: MANUFACTURING, FOOD & DRINKS

      Creating more opportunities in the manufacturing, food & drinks sector: increased market access, tariff reductions and tariff-free sectoral agreements, new protections, improved mobility for busines people, standards and rules of origin.

      Moderator:
      Steve Crane OBE, Founder & CEO, Business Link Japan Ltd, CEO, Export to Japan, NPO

      Keynote address I
      Richard Knox, Director, Financial Services (International), HM Treasury

      Keynote address II - Trade and Customs Guidance when exporting to Japan
      Kevin Shakespeare FIEx, IOE&IT Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Institute of Export and International Trade

      Moderator:
      Steve Crane OBE, Founder & CEO, Business Link Japan Ltd, CEO, Export to Japan, NPO

      Panel:
      Jim Walker, Managing Director, Walkers Shortbread
      Nick von Westenholz, Director of EU Exit and International Trade, National Farmers’ Union
      Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger, International Trade Policy Consultant and Fellow, The UK Trade Policy Observatory, The University of Sussex

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Steve Crane OBE, 
      • Jim Walker, 
      • Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger, 
      • Kevin Shakespeare FIEx, 
      • Nick von Westenholz 
      3:45 PM  -  5:30 PM
      BREAK-OUT SESSION A: DATA & FINANCIAL SERVICES

      New opportunities for the UK financial services, professional and business services sectors. How the FTA will maximise digital trade across all sectors between the two countries, while ensuring personal data is protected. Ban on data localization

      Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan

      Keynote address I - Financial Services and the UK-Japan CEPA
      Richard Knox, Director, Financial Services (International), HM Treasury

      Interview

      Moderator:
      Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan
      Speaker:
      Keiichi Aritomo, Executive Director, FinCity.Tokyo

      Panel discussion

      Moderator:
      Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan 
      Panel:
      David Bailey, Executive Director for International Banks Supervision, Bank of England
      Michelle Chivunga, Founder & CEO, Global Policy House
      Antony Walker, Deputy CEO, TechUK
      Charlotte Crosswell
      , CEO, Innovate Finance

      Speaker Biogs:
      • Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, 
      • David Bailey, 
      • Michelle Chivunga, 
      • Charlotte Crosswell, 
      • Antony Walker, 
      • Richard Knox 
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