Seminar held to introduce linkages between Japan and the Mindanao business community
2019/10/21
From October 2 to 4, a business seminar was held at the Marco Polo Davao as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Davao Japanese Community.
Organized by the Consulate General of Japan in Davao and supported by the Davao City Government, Davao City Investment Promotions Center, and the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., the three-day seminar was attended by government officials from the Davao region and other major cities in Mindanao as well as Japanese and Filipino business executives from various industries including manufacturing, electronics, automobile, tourism, banking, environmental solutions and food industry.
In his speech, the Consul General Yoshiaki Miwa said that the business seminar was organized with the aim of strengthening the relationship as well as introduce linkages between Japan and the Mindanao business community.
With the participation of expert speakers from the Department of Trade and Industry, Mindanao Development Authority, Eastern Mindanao Command and business sectors, the seminar presented the business prospects as well as the current peace and order situation in Davao and Mindanao. A business matching was also held to give the participants an opportunity to identify their prospects and meet potential partners face to face.
Aside from inviting the regional government agencies and business sectors of Davao City, the Consulate General also invited the local governments of Digos, General Santos and Zamboanga together with the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro and Tagum -- who also supported of the 3-day seminar -- to participate in the seminar since these major cities play important roles in the development of Mindanao as a whole.
During the seminar, 60 Japanese company representatives were in attendance and some gave company presentations. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) also presented the business potentials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Japanese companies.
On the last day of the seminar, a tour of the facilities and companies in the Davao Region was held to give the Japanese businessmen an idea on what the Davao and Mindanao has to offer.
Organized by the Consulate General of Japan in Davao and supported by the Davao City Government, Davao City Investment Promotions Center, and the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., the three-day seminar was attended by government officials from the Davao region and other major cities in Mindanao as well as Japanese and Filipino business executives from various industries including manufacturing, electronics, automobile, tourism, banking, environmental solutions and food industry.
In his speech, the Consul General Yoshiaki Miwa said that the business seminar was organized with the aim of strengthening the relationship as well as introduce linkages between Japan and the Mindanao business community.
With the participation of expert speakers from the Department of Trade and Industry, Mindanao Development Authority, Eastern Mindanao Command and business sectors, the seminar presented the business prospects as well as the current peace and order situation in Davao and Mindanao. A business matching was also held to give the participants an opportunity to identify their prospects and meet potential partners face to face.
Aside from inviting the regional government agencies and business sectors of Davao City, the Consulate General also invited the local governments of Digos, General Santos and Zamboanga together with the cities of Butuan, Cagayan de Oro and Tagum -- who also supported of the 3-day seminar -- to participate in the seminar since these major cities play important roles in the development of Mindanao as a whole.
During the seminar, 60 Japanese company representatives were in attendance and some gave company presentations. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) also presented the business potentials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to Japanese companies.
On the last day of the seminar, a tour of the facilities and companies in the Davao Region was held to give the Japanese businessmen an idea on what the Davao and Mindanao has to offer.
