Agenda

8.45

• Registration of participants at the Hotel Union Glass Hall

9.00

Introductory greeting

• Mr Rok Capl, Acting Director of SPIRIT Slovenia
• Mr Matevž Frangež, State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology
• H.E. Mr Hiromichi Matsushima, Ambassador of Japan to Slovenia
• Mr Naritaka Nakaishi, Director General of London Office and Head of European Bloc at Jetro (Japan External Trade Organisation)

Keynote speaker: 

Dr Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Minister of Digital Transformation of the Republic of Slovenia

9.35

»Society 5.0 - Best Practices in the Field of Smart Cities, Mobility and Robotics«

• »Smart City of Kranj Slovenia«, Mr. Matjaž Rakovec, Mayor of Kranj
• »How Mobility Can Contribute to a Smart Society – Beyond Zero«, Mr Yosuke Arai, President and CEO at Toyota Adria
• »Building Global Future Together – Society 5.0, Success Stories of Japanese companies in Slovenia«, Dr Hubert Kosler, President & Managing Director of Yaskawa operations in Slovenia
• »School Centers in Slovenia as Centers of Vocational Excellence«, Dr Mitja Veber, Head of Inter-Entrepreneurial Education Center, Novo mesto School
  

Moderated by: Mr. Daniel Avdagić, CEO at AV Living Lab

• Mr Vid Habjan, SPIRIT Slovenia
• Mr Yosuke Arai, President and CEO at Toyota Adria
• Dr Hubert Kosler, President & Managing Director of Yaskawa operations in Slovenia

Q&A

10.45

Coffee break

11.00

»Green, Creative, Smart Project for Future Partnerships«

• »Electrochemical Sensor for Metal Ion Detection in Batteries«, Urban Šegedin, Project Coordinator at The National Institute of Chemistry
• »Artificial Intelligence for Driving Operational Excellence in Production«, Dr Tomaž Šuklje, CEO at Qlector
• »rEthink.rEmake.rEuse«, Mr Marko Vrdoljak, Founder and Mr Tomaž Kren, Founder and CEO at Reusable Technologies
• »Black Powder’ as the Heart of the Hydrogen-Powered Transport«
  Dr Matija Gatalo, CEO at ReCatalyst
• »Sustainability in (Laboratory) Data Management«, Ms Metka Lotrič,

  Business Development and Product Manager at Biosistemika

11.40

Closing remarks (5 min)

Mr Miran Skender, Slovenia-Japan Business Council

11.45

Cofee break + B2B matchmaking – prescheduled meetings