Conference on EU-Japan Trade, 13 March 2015
Venue: Stockholm School of Economics, Room Ragnar, Bertil Ohlins Gata 5, Stockholm
Program
9:30-10:00 Welcome remarks
Professor Marie Söderberg, Director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics
Professor Tore Ellingsen, Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics and Chairman of the Nobel Committee H. E. Mr. Seiji Morimoto, Ambassador,
Embassy of Japan in Sweden
Session I Chair: Dr. Yoshihiro Sato, Research Fellow, the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics 10:00-10:30 Professor Lars Henriksson, Center for Business Law,
Stockholm School of Economics
“The Legal Side of Free Trade: A Europe – Asia Perspective”
10:30-11:00 Professor Claes-Göran Alvstam and Assistant Professor Richard Nakamura, School of Business, Economics and Law,
University of Gothenburg
“EU-Japan Trade in the Larger Context of the Development of Trade Flows in Asia”
11:00-11:15 Coffee break
Session II Chair: Dr. André Asplund, Research Fellow, the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics 11:15-11:45 Dr. Patricia Nelson, Senior Research Associate, the European
Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics
“EU-Japan Trade Relations: A Look at the Issues?”
11:45-12:15 Professor Axel Berkofsky, University of Pavia
“Negotiations in Parallel - the Strategic Partnership Agreement between EU – Japan”
12:15-13:00 Lunch
Session III Chair: Professor Marie Söderberg, Director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics 13:00-13:40 H. E. Dr. Cecilia Malmström, the EU Commissioner for Trade
“EU-Japan Trade Relations – European Perspectives”
13:40-14:20 H. E. Mr. Yasumasa Nagamine, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan (Japan’s Chief negotiator for the EPA/FTA)
“EU-Japan Trade Relations – Japanese Perspectives”
14:20-14:40 Coffee break
Session IV Chair: Dr. Patricia Nelson, Senior Research Associate,
the European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics
14:40-15:00 Mr. Mikael Damberg, Minister for Enterprise and Innovation of Sweden
“The Swedish position on Free Trade –- Industrial Innovation and Job Creation ”
15:00-15:30 H. E. Mr. Hye-Min Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to France (Former Chief Negotiator of Korea for the Korea-EU FTA)
“FTA Agreement between EU and Korea - key learnings”
15:30-15:40 Break
Session V Round table
15:40-16:40 Chair: Professor Paul Segerstrom, Department of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics
Mr. Mauro Petriccione, Deputy Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Trade
(EU Chief Negotiator for the EPA/FTA)
Mr. Tommy Kullberg, Former Chairman of the European Business Council in Japan
Mr. Jun Arima, Director General, JETRO London
Ms. Stina Wallström, Deputy Director, Teknikföretagen
