Young Career Forum for the German-Japanese Economic Area
10 October 2024, Berlin
DJW and DJJG are organizing the Young Career Forum for the German-Japanese Economic Area, a premier event designed to connect young professionals with top-tier companies and industry leaders from Japan and Germany. This unique forum serves as an invaluable platform for early-stage career information, fostering informed career decisions and paving the way for future success.
German-Japanese October Technology Forum
10 October 2024, Tokyo, Japan
The German-Japanese October Technology Forum is a platform for promoting cooperation between Germany and Japan in the fields of ICT, DX and GX. It is also a leading example in the regular German-Japanese ICT policy dialogue between the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport.
This fourth forum will focus on climate change and the future of agriculture facing both Germany and Japan, as developed countries facing challenges, while discussing solutions using DX and GX approaches.
Invitation to the 2nd Digital Automotive Summit
17 October 2024, Tokyo, Japan
The 2nd EBC Digital Automotive Summit will bring together industry, policy and advocacy leaders of the Japanese and European Automotive Industry. Expanding and building on speakers’ keynotes, the event will discuss the industry’s future against the backdrop of an accelerated pace of digitalization and increasingly feeble markets. Viewed through a Japanese-European prism, the event will be focusing on the disruptive forces of innovation generally, and Gen AI, specifically. AI, data policies and cybersecurity are important cooperation topics in the EU-Japan Digital Partnership – a partnership for innovation & industry and digital future.
Expected speakers: Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan; Ludger Trockel, CSO, TDK Corp; Ko Miyoshi, CMO, Tier IV; Peter Fatelnig, Minister-Counsellor, EU Delegation to Japan; Kai Bartlmae, CFO, Daimler Financial Services; Takuya Kuda, Partner Quantum Black, McKinsey & Company; Koichiro Takahara, CEO, NearMe.
https://japan.ahk.de/en/events/coming-events/event-details-en/2nd-digital-automotive-summit
Call for tenders for the study on the production and use of advanced materials
The Commission has published the call for tenders for the study on the production and use of advanced materials (see Action 13 of the Communication on Advanced Materials for Industrial Leadership, COM(2024) 98 final).
The study will perform an in-depth analysis of production and use of advanced materials in the EU, in comparison with the US, UK, China, South Korea and Japan. In particular, it will identify, categorize, and measure the development and adoption of these materials across different sectors within Europe, providing a comprehensive overview of the region's position in the global advanced materials landscape.
EU Funding & Tenders Portal (europa.eu)
Trilateral AI Conference 2024
12-13 November 2024, Tokyo, Japan
This German-Japanese-French conference will address how to make GenAI democratic, transparent and sustainable. How can we ensure inclusive access to AI technologies and foster the creation of public and open-source models? How can we enhance the transparency of AI algorithms? How can we navigate the dual challenges of reducing the environmental footprint of Generative AI and enhancing its social equity, to create technologies that are both green and fair?
The organizers invite participants from all disciplines, backgrounds and career stages to join the interdisciplinary discussions and kick-off projects for future collaborations. Registration for 13 November has reached maximum capacity and is now closed, so they'd appreciate it if you'd still register for 12 November.
https://www.dwih-tokyo.org/ai4
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