Event

Cooperation Bavaria - Japan | Hybrid information event

27. May 2025

13:00 - 17:45

Fraunhofer-Einrichtung für Mikrosysteme und Festkörper-Technologien EMFT
Hansastraße 27d
80686 München
Deutschland
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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 will provide an overview and initial information on common technology topics and opportunities for cooperation.

All presentations and discussions will be held in English.

13:00

Arrival, registration and welcome café

14:00

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 in 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".

14:30

German Business in Japan (online)
Dr. Lucas Witoslawski, German Industry and Commerce in Japan (AHK Japan)

14:40

Impulse: Semiconductor trends
Dr. Christian Felgemacher, ROHM Semiconductor GmbH

15:00

Best practice example of successful cooperation between Bavaria and Japan: Nexperia and Mitsubishi Electric
The Benefits of Cooperation, Ole Gerkensmeyer, Nexperia Germany GmbH
NN, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.

15:30

Japan as an attractive business location and presentation of relevant Japanese regions
Jun Washizawa, JETRO
Ulrike Hoffmann, Invest in Bavaria

16:00

Coffee break

16:30

Funding opportunities in D/By/Jp
Mami Tamabayashi, SMRJ
Gunnar Hagemann, Funding Guide Bavaria

16:50

Presentation of further support services

17:10

Open question and answer session and online interest survey among those present

17:30

Information on further actions: Planned match-making-workshop end of July

17:45

Official end and subsequent get-together

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