Ethiopia Business and Investment Seminar was held in Osaka on 5 December 2013.

Program

PART ONE: Investment Seminar
15:30-15:40   Welcome Speech
                    – Mr. Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Executive Director of JETRO
                      Office in Osaka
                    – Mr. Kiyoshi Kamitani, Executive Director, Growth
                      Industry Promotion Office, Department of Commerce,
                      Industry and Labor Osaka Prefectural Government
15:40-15:55   Keynote Speech
                    – H.E. Mr. Markos Tekle Rike, Ambassador Extraordinary
                      and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic
                      of Ethiopia
15:55-16:20   Presentation on Ethiopia’s General Profile and Economic
                    Affairs
                    – Mr. Ojige Osso, Counselor, Ethiopian Embassy
16:20-16:55   Investment Climate and Opportunities in Ethiopia
                    – Mr. Aklilu Woldemariam Habte, Information &
                      Investment Promotion Director, Ethiopian Investment
                      Agency
16:55-17:10   UNIDO ITPO Tokyo’s New Approach to Promote Foreign
                    Direct Investment in Ethiopia
                    – Mr. Hideki Murakami, Deputy Head, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
17:10- 17:25   Questions and answers
17:25- 17:30   Closing Speech
                     – Mr. Genet Teshome, Director General, Africa &
                       Oceania Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ethiopia
17:30-18:30    Reception

PART TWO: Entertainment
18:30- 21:00   Ethiopian Traditional Dance, Music and Song
                     entertainment