Session: Developing Russian–Japanese Cooperation in Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (as part of the Russian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Forum programme)
Key issues
- Areas of Russian–Japanese cooperation in small and medium-sized enterprise include incorporating SMEs into the supply chains of major companies, implementing joint projects, and conducting training events and networking sessions
- What are the problems associated with increasing the degree of localization of Japanese production within Russia? How can Russian SMEs become links in their added-value chains?
- How can Japanese SMEs get started doing business in Russia, and Russian SMEs in Japan? What tools and forms of support exist?
- Financing Russian–Japanese projects: the responses from financial organizations
- Experience of implementing Russian–Japanese projects with the participation of SMEs: difficulties and success factors
Moderator
Alexandra Suvorova,
Anchor, Russia 24 TV Channel
Panellists
Alexander Braverman,
General Director, Chairman of the Board, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
Dmitry Golovanov,
Chairman of the Board, SME Bank JSC
Eisuke Goto,
General Director, Chaitorg
Igor Dyachenko,
Executive Director, Russian-Japanese Business Council; Business Ambassador to Japan, All Russia Public Organization ‘Delovaya Rossiya’ (‘Business Russia’)
Yasukazu Irino,
Executive Vice President, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Alexander Kamenev,
Founder, Ecorost
Masashi Omae,
Director, Supply Department, Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing CIS
Murad Rasulov,
Head of Investor Relations Section, Development Corporation of Smolensk oblast
Keiji Uemura,
General Director, Ferrotec Nord Corporation
Katsumi Hatao,
Chairman of the Board of Directors, SBI Bank
