On the 8 September 2023 from 9am-10.30am we will be hosting our UK-Japan Tech Forum. The first forum this year will focus on the recently signed bilateral Hiroshima Accord, a ‘global strategic partnership’ signed by the UK and Japan which features agreements on defence, trade and investment, science and technology and climate change.  

It will feature a view from the Governments, followed by a view from Japanese industry and a view from the UK tech sector. This would be followed by an open discussion, of which techUK members are invited to give their view on the Hiroshima Accord.

Agenda  

Chair’s Welcome (9.00am – 9.05am) 

Clark Vasey, Head of Corporate Affairs, Fujitsu UK&I

Keynote (9.05am – 9.15am) 

Julian David, CEO, techUK 

Ms. Yuko Shigyo, Executive Vice President, JEITA

Roundtable discussion: Building on the Hiroshima Accord - How can UK and Japan tech take advantage of the deepening of tech relations?  

  1. UK/Japan Government update on the UK-Japan Hiroshima Accord (9:15 – 9:45am) 

  • Mr Adam Jackson, Director for International Research and Innovation in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) 

  • Mr Hisashi Kanazashi, Director, IT Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)

  1. Industry view on the Hiroshima Accord  (9:45 – 10:05am) 

  • How can industry work together?  

  • JEITA members:

  • Mr. Steve Hurcom, SVP EMEA Services, Hitachi Vantara

  • Mr. Jun Sakaguchi, Senior Manager, External Relations Department, Sony Group Corporation

  • techUK members:

  • Mr. Tim Perry, International Cybersecurity Program Lead, BAE Systems

  • Mr. Arnaud Lagarde, Vice-President, Global Sales, Humanising Autonomy 

  1. Open Discussion on the how to build on the Hiroshima Accord (10.05am – 10.30am) 

Daniel Clarke

Daniel Clarke

Policy Manager for International Policy and Trade, techUK

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