SESSION ONE: THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT
Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to Japan
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
Hiroshi Matsuura, Japan’s Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary in the UK & Chief Negotiator, UK-Japan Free Trade Agreement
SESSION TWO: TARIFFS AND RULES OF ORIGIN
Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to JapanKeynote address IIIHideo Kawafune, COO, SMBC Bank International (SMBCBI)
Steve Crane OBE, Founder & CEO, Business Link Japan Ltd, CEO, Export to Japan, NPO
Moderator:Jennifer Revis, Partner, Baker McKenziePanel:Kevin Shakespeare FIEx, IOE&IT Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Institute of Export and International TradeDominic Goudie, Head of International Trade, Food and Drink FederationRobert Sheasby, Chief Executive, Agricultural Industries Confederation
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 thoseHis Excellency Paul Madden CMG, British Ambassador to Japan
SESSION THREE: STANDARDS, REGULATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PresentationAmanda Tickel, International Tax Partner, Deloitte
Moderator:Nick von Westenholz, Director of EU Exit and International Trade, National Farmers’ UnionPanel:Junko Kubokawa, Representative Director, President, Croda JapanPaul Alger MBE, Director, International Business, UK Fashion and Textiles AssociationMike Cherry OBE, Chair, The Federation of Small Businesses
SESSION FOUR
Moderator: Steve Crane OBE, Founder & CEO, Business Link Japan Ltd, CEO, Export to Japan, NPOKeynote address IRichard Knox, Director, Financial Services (International), HM TreasuryKeynote address II - Trade and Customs Guidance when exporting to JapanKevin Shakespeare FIEx, IOE&IT Director of Stakeholder Engagement, Institute of Export and International TradeModerator:Steve Crane OBE, Founder & CEO, Business Link Japan Ltd, CEO, Export to Japan, NPOPanel:Jim Walker, Managing Director, Walkers ShortbreadNick von Westenholz, Director of EU Exit and International Trade, National Farmers’ UnionDr Minako Morita-Jaeger, International Trade Policy Consultant and Fellow, The UK Trade Policy Observatory, The University of Sussex
Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to JapanKeynote address I - Financial Services and the UK-Japan CEPARichard Knox, Director, Financial Services (International), HM TreasuryInterviewModerator:Sir David Wright GCMG LVO, Chair, TheCityUK Japan Market Advisory Group; Global Advisor, SMFJ and Former UK Ambassador to JapanSpeaker:Keiichi Aritomo, Executive Director, FinCity.TokyoPanel discussionModerator: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 EnglandMichelle Chivunga, Founder & CEO, Global Policy HouseAntony Walker, Deputy CEO, TechUKCharlotte Crosswell, CEO, Innovate Finance