The forum was organised by the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (UCCJ) and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation. EU and Japanese companies interested in working together in Ukraine learned more about new rules & incentives related to investment, industrial parks and business opportunities in key sectors such as digital and dual-use technologies.

Explore the key takeaways from the event in our highlight video.
 

General information

Date: 25 September 2025

Time: 16:00-18:00 (JST) | 9:00-11:00 (CET)

Networking reception (on-site only): 18:00-19:30 (JST)

Languages: English, Japanese, Ukrainian (simultaneous interpretation available)

Format: hybrid event in Tokyo and online

Venue: Delegation of the European Union to Japan, Europa House, 4-6-28 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047

Organisers: Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (UCCJ), EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

Partners:  Defense and Innovation Cluster Brave1, Delegation of the European Union to Japan, EUCONLAW Group, European Business Council in Japan (EBC), Ukrainian International Chamber of Commerce 

Registration

Registrations are closed.
 

Programme

15:30: Doors open

• PART 1

16:00 (JST) | 9:00 (CET) Opening Remarks
- Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan, Delegation of the EU to Japan           
- Volodymyr Garkavyi, First Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in Japan
- Tetsuo Shibata, Director, JETRO Kyiv Office    

16:20 (JST) | 9:20 (CET) Keynote: Ukraine Investment Framework
- Elena Višnar Malinovská, Deputy Director, Ukraine Service, Head of Unit, Reconstruction and Accession, European Commission

16:30 (JST) | 9:30 (CET) Ukraine’s Appeal to Foreign Investors
- Oleksandr Melnychenko, Executive Director, UkraineInvest

16:40 (JST) | 9:40 (CET) Doing Business in Ukraine: Business Support and Development Tools
- Yaroslav Romanchuk, Attorney-at-law & Managing Partner, EUCONLAW Group ; Chairman of the organising committee, Foreign Investment Congress

16:50 (JST) | 9:50 (CET) Sumy Region: Foreign Investments during Wartime
- Tetiana Honcharenko, Doctor of Economics, Deputy of the Sumy Regional Council, Scientific Consultant at CastGlobalGroup, Economic Adviser to the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Economic Expert

17:00 (JST) | 10:00 (CET) Coffee break & buffer time

• PART 2

17:20 (JST) | 10:20 (CET) Industrial Parks and Regional Investment Projects
- Oleksandr Turchenyak, Deputy Head, Cherkasy Regional Administration

17:30 (JST) | 10:30 (CET) Defense Tech and Dual-Use Innovations: Opportunities for Foreign Investment
- Artem Moroz, Head of Investment, Brave1

17:40 (JST) | 10:40 (CET) Business Case Presentation
- Takashi Kikuchi, CEO, Shants Co., Ltd. and Administrative Director, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Japan

- Kohei Fujimaki, CMO, Shants Co., Ltd.

17:50 (JST) | 10:50 (CET) Closing remarks
- Kateryna Yavorska, President, Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Japan
- Manuel Hubert, EU-side Managing Director, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation

18:00 - 19:30 (JST) Networking reception with Ukrainian food
On-site only

Contact

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