The event is public but registration is required.
The discussion will be held in English.
Audio and video recording of the event is only allowed upon advance permission by the organizers.
Seminar
13.00-13.20 Opening remarks
Amb. Márton SCHŐBERL, Director of Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT)
13.20-13.50 Keynote speech
Takuya SHIMODAIRA, senior researcher and member of Policy Simulation Office, The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)
13.50-15.20 Discussion panel: The implications of Brexit for the future of the EU – the shifting power center of the EU
Moderator: Viktória ORBÁN, researcher, Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Freie Universität Berlin
Vladimír BILCÍK, head of EU Program, Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA), Slovakia
Vladimír BARTOVIĆ, director, Europeum, Czech Republic
Boštjan BERTALANIČ, associate professor, Faculty of Cotemporary Policy Studies, Josai University (JU), Japan
Larissa BRUNNER, analyst, Oxford Analytica (OXAN)
Zoltán SÜDY, former ambassador of Hungary to Japan, director, Südy & Co
15.20-15.40 Coffee break
15.40-17.10 Roundtable discussion: Investment opportunities: using Central Europe as an entry point for Japanese companies into the Single Market
Moderator: Péter GORECZKY, senior analyst, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT)
Masahide HONDA, general director, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Budapest Office, Hungary
Przemysław BISKUP, senior analyst, The Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), Poland
Márton UGRÓSDY, deputy director for strategy, Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade (IFAT), Hungary
Albrecht ROTHACHER, principal administrator, European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels
Tünde KIS, vice president of Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA), Hungary