EBC Newsletter – May 12, 2021

I hope you had a great and safe Golden Week!

In this week’s Newsletter, we are pleased to present you:

• The EBC Intellectual Property Rights Committee,  chaired by Mr. Laurent Dubois. This committee is looking forward to a change in the trademark law, intended to clean up the trade in counterfeit goods in Japan.
• 2 webinars:
  • The online EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Annual Conference and Matchmaking (17-18 May). It will focus on cooperation between notably industrial clusters in Europe with their counterparts in Japan, including Japanese Prefectures and major cities. It is an opportunity to discuss new cooperation and reinforce / expand existing ones.
  • The SDGs webinar series 2021 of the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (26 May): Time to act – swiss re’s sustainability journey,  with Mr. Guido FÜRER, Group Chief Investment Officer at Swiss Re, who will address Swiss Re’s sustainability journey.

Enjoy these events!

We hope you stay positive and healthy during this difficult time.

Valerie Moschetti
EBC Chief Operating Officer

• The online EU-Japan Regional Cooperation Annual Conference and Matchmaking (17-18 May)

• The SDGs webinar series 2021 of the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (26 May): Time to act – swiss re’s sustainability journey, with Mr. Guido FÜRER, Group Chief Investment Officer at Swiss Re, who will address Swiss Re’s sustainability journey.

This year’s White Paper is called “Strengthening partnerships – in crisis and opportunity alike” . The opportunity is of course referring to the EU-Japan EPA that entered into force on February 1, 2019. Unfortunately, at the same time the COVID -19 crisis struck the world.

We are, however, confident that with our recommendations, the European and Japanese economies and companies will continue to prosper.