Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
the EU Delegation to Japan and
the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Joint webinar

～ The EU response to the energy crisis ～

The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, the EU Delegation to Japan and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation invite you to a seminar on the EU’s policy response to the current and long-term energy challenges European citizens and businesses are confronted with following the Russian aggression on Ukraine and the transition to carbon neutrality by 2050. Please refer to the details here and join us. 

Friday, December 2, 2022 10:00-12:00 Tokyo
Venue: Delegation of the European Union to Japan (See appendix) + ZOOM Webinar with Simultaneous Interpretation/ Free event

Program

9:30-  Welcome Coffee
10:00- Welcome
-    Jean-Eric Paquet Ambassador of the EU to Japan
10:00-10:10  Opening remarks
-    Kadri Simson Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
10:10-10:30  The EU’s new energy policy initiatives
-    Florian Ermacora Head of Unit, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
10:30-10:40  Japan and EU collaboration perspectives on energy
-    Ryo Minami Deputy Commissioner for International affairs, and Director-General for International Policy on Carbon Neutrality at the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
10:40-11:15  Comments from the Japanese side
-    Kei Shimogori Senior Researcher, Strategic Research Unit, the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
-    Norihiko Ishiguro Senior Executive Vice President, NEC Corporation
11:15-11:55  Q&A/Discussion
11:55-12:00  Closing remarks
-    Manuel Hubert Managing Director, EU-side, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
*Moderator
-    Yasuo Tanabe Managing Director, Japan side, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 

Registration

For onsite participation (capacity 100 people): Click here
For ZOOM webinar participation: Click here

Contact: Enoki / kaya.enoki@eu-japan.or.jp or Sasaki / ko.sasaki@eu-japan.or.jp, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation