EU-JAPAN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE (BRT)

The EU-Japan Business Round Table (BRT) was created in 1999 and is made up of around 50 CEOs/senior executives from leading EU and Japanese firms and meets once a year to review the factors affecting all aspects of business cooperation between the EU and Japan, and to make policy Recommendations to the European Commission and Japanese Government.

The BRT Annual Meeting concludes with the submission of detailed Recommendations to the EU and Japanese Authorities on how they can promote trade, particularly focusing on recommendations for regulatory reform.

Each year, the Japanese Government and European Commission submit Progress Reports outlining how they have enacted the Recommendations submitted at the previous BRT Annual Meeting. EU Commissioners, Japanese Government Ministers and senior civil servants attend the Round Table, to give oral reports and take part in a Q&A session.

The work of the BRT is prepared by the Round Table’s working parties. Currently there are working parties on:"Multilateral & Bilateral Trade Relations, Investment and Regulatory Cooperation", "Life Sciences & Biotechnology; Healthcare & Well-Being", "Innovation; Information & Communication Technologies", "Financial Services; Accounting & Taxation", "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development". New ones are created in response to need. Each BRT member company nominates a 'sherpa' to join a working party and to help draft the Recommendations for the annual meeting.

The 18th EU-Japan Business Round Table (BRT) meeting will take place at the Hotel New Otani, Tokyo on Wednesday, 20 April 2016. It will be chaired by Mr. Kazuo Tsukuda, Co-Chairman of the Round Table.

Japan-Side Members

1. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. represented by Mr. Kazuo Tsukuda, Senior Executive Adviser
2. Ana Holdings Inc. represented by Mr. Yoji Ohashi, Senior Advisor to the Board, Former Chairman
3. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. represented by Mr. Osamu Nagayama, Chairman and CEO
4. Fujitsu Ltd. represented by Mr. Masahiro Koezuka, Vice Chairman Corporate Executive Officer
5. Global Industrial & Social Progress Research Institute represented by Mr. Shinji Fukukawa, Senior Adviser
6. Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) represented by Mr. Hidehito Murato, President
7. Japan Tobacco Inc. represented by Mr. Hiroshi Kimura, Advisor
8. Kikkoman Corporation represented by Mr. Yuzaburo Mogi, Honorary CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors
9. Lixil Group Corporation represented by Mr. Yoshiaki Fujimori, President & CEO
10. Marubeni Corporation represented by Mr. Michihiko Ota, Vice-Chairman
11. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. represented by Mr. Takeo Inokuchi, Senior Advisor
12. NEC Corporation represented by Mr. Hideichi Okada, Senior Executive Vice-President
13. Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation represented by Mr. Hideo Suzuki, Executive Adviser
14. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation represented by Mr. Satoshi Miura, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
15. Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. represented by Mr. Hitoshi Kawaguchi, Senior Vice-President
16. Nomura Holdings, Inc./Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. represented by Mr. Tetsu Ozaki, Executive Managing Director Wholesale CEO/Deputy President
17. Panasonic Corporation represented by Mr. Masayuki Matsushita, Vice Chairman of the Board
18. Shiseido Co. Ltd. represented by Mr. Yoshiharu Fukuhara, Honorary Chairman
19. Showa Denko K.K. represented by Mr. Kyohei Takahashi, Chairman of the Board of Directors
20. Sony Corporation represented by Mr. Kazuo Hirai, Director, Representative Corporate Executive Office, President & CEO
21. Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. represented by Mr. Hiromasa Yonekura, Counselor
22. Sumitomo Corporation represented by Mr. Kazuo Ohmori, Chairman of the Board of Directors
23. Terumo Corporation represented by Mr. Koji Nakao, Chairman of the Board of Directors
24. Toray Industries Inc. represented by Mr. Akihiro Nikkaku, President & Chief Operating Officer
25. Toshiba Corporation represented by Mr. Tadashi Okamura, Adviser to the Board

EU-Side Members

Mr. Fabrice Brégier, Co-Chairman of the Round Table

1. Airbus S.A.S. represented by Mr. Fabrice Brégier, President & CEO
2. Air Liquide represented by Mr. Jean-Marc De Royere, Senior Vice-President International
3. AREVA Japan Co. Ltd. represented by Mr. Frédéric Patalagoïty, President and Managing Director
4. Arianespace repreented by Mr. Stéphane Israël, Chairman & CEO
5. BASF SE represented by Mr. Sanjeev Gandhi, Member of the Board of Executive Directors
6. Bayer Holding Ltd. represented by Mr. Hans-Dieter Hausner, President, Representative Director & Senior Bayer Representative for Japan
7. BNP Paribas represented by Mr. Jean Lemierre, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors
8. Bouygues Group represented by Mr. Emmanuel Forest, Executive Vice-President, European & Institutional Affairs
9. BUSINESSEUROPE represented by Mr. Markus Beyrer, Director General
10. Cosylab d.d. represented by Dr. Mark Plesko, President
11. Daimler AG represented by Mr. Eckart von Klaeden, Vice-President External Affairs
12. Danish Crown A/S represented by Mr. Asger Krogsgaard, Deputy Chairman of the Board
13. Dassault Systèmes represented by Mr. Philippe Forestier, Executive Vice-President of Global Affairs & Communities
14. European Business Council (EBC) in Japan represented by Mr. Danny Risberg
15. Fives Group represented by Mr. Frédéric Sanchez, Chairman of the Executive Board
16. Glen Dimplex represented by Mr. Sean O’Driscoll, Chairman & CEO
17. La Poste represented by Mr. Philippe Wahl, Chairman & CEO
18. Mie Project represented by Mr. Duco Delgorge, CEO
19. Philips Electronics Japan Ltd. represented by Mr. Danny Risberg, CEO
20. Rolls-Royce represented by Mr. Eric Schulz, President Civil Large Engines
21. Saint-Gobain represented by Mr. Francis Cholley, Representative Director of Saint-Gobain Japan and President of MAG-Isover Co. Ltd.
22. Siemens AG, represented by Prof. Dr. Hermann Requardt, Advisor
23. ThyssenKrupp AG represented by Mr. Nikolaus Boltze, Group Representative for Japan
24. Volkswagen Group Japan KK represented by Mr. Sven Stein, Executive Vice-President & Representative Director

Others EU and Japanese Side (Not related to EU-Japan Business Roundtable but key influencers in Regulatory Affairs)

1. Japan Mission to the EU represented by HE Keiichi Katakami
2. Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) represented by Mr. Kazushige Nobutani, Director, Europe Division
3. European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) represented by Mr. Daniel Calleja-Crespo, Director General
4. European Commission DG for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT) represented by Mr. Khalid Rouhana, Director, Components and Systems
5. Japanese Business Council in Europe (JBCE) represented by Mr. Lars Brückner, Vice-Chairman for External Communication
6. European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) represented by Mr. Hubert Mandery, Director General
7. euRobotics represented by Mr. Chris Bourillon, Secretary General