Event
Cooperation Bavaria - Japan | Hybrid information event
27. May 2025
13:00 - 17:45

The three Bavarian clusters Bavarian Chips Alliance, Cluster Automotive and Cluster Power Electronics are pooling their activities to jointly motivate Bavarian companies and universities to proactively approach cooperation with Japanese partners.
Japan is an attractive cooperation partner for Bavarian companies and universities, particularly in the semiconductor and automotive sectors. The three Bavarian clusters Bavarian Chips Alliance, Cluster Automotive and Cluster Power Electronics are pooling their activities to jointly motivate Bavarian companies and universities to proactively approach cooperation with Japanese partners. We are convinced that the players in both countries will benefit equally from the exchange.
The event is intended to provide an overview and initial information on common technological topics as well as opportunities for cooperation.
All presentations and discussions will be held in English.
Welcome and thematic introduction:
- Greeting by Prof. Christoph Kutter, Head of Fraunhofer EMFT
- Welcome by Toshiya Okuma, Consul for Economic Affairs, Consulate General of Japan, Munich.
- Welcome by Bavarian Chips Alliance, Cluster Automotive, Cluster Power Electronics and
- Brief presentation of the joint activity "Bavaria-Japan cooperation in the field of semiconductors and Automotive".
- Presentation of relevant Japanese regions.
Professional contact

Jürgen Frickinger
+49 911 20671-160
Head of Bavarian Chips Alliance, Digitization, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg
Organizational contact

Jakob Hausruckinger
+49 911 20671-325
Digitalisierung, Projektorganisation, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nürnberg