JCC/JETRO/PwC Seminar 2024 Netherlands business update
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JCC/JETRO/PwC Seminar
2024 Netherlands business update
Dear JCC Members,
The JCC and JETRO Amsterdam office are pleased to announce we will be holding the following seminar together with PwC Netherlands. The title of the seminar is “2024 Netherlands business update” and will include detailed explanations from PwC’s economist and specialists on the following key topics for Japanese businesses:
- Latest economic updates and political developments following the collapse of the coalition government
- Automation as a means of overcoming challenges in the labor market
- ESG
- Tax and other reforms
Please see below for a detailed program of the day.
The seminar will also include a networking session for our members to allow them to interact and share information. We look forward to your participation!
- Date: Thursday September 28, 2023, 14:00-17:30 (including one-hour networking session）
Registration opens at 13： Please ensure you reach the venue by around 13:45. - Location：PwC Netherlands, Westgate 2/Executive meeting floor (building to the West)
- Address: Thomas R. Malthusstraat 5, 1066 JR Amsterdam
Access to the parking garage is available from the south of the building. Please register when applying for the seminar if you plan to come by car. - Language：English, Japanese
- Free to attend
Application：Register via the JCC website
Program
| Time | Content | Outline | Speaker(s) |
| 14：00 –
14：05 (5min) |
Opening remarks | Tetsutaro Shimogasa Vice chair of JCC Trade & Investment CommitteeHead of JETRO Amsterdam office |
|
| 14：05 – 14：35(30min) |
Latest economic and political developments in the Netherlands and Europe (English) | General overview of recent economic and political developments | Remko Blom / Senior Manager, PwC Netherlands |
| 14：35 – 15：05(30min) |
Developments in process automation
(Japanese) |
Explanation of main digital tools used in automating work processes, examples and points to note | Nobuyuki Okada / Partner, PwC Germany
PwC’s European Consulting lead for Japanese businesses |
| Break (10 min) | |||
| 15:15 –
15:45 (30min) |
ESG update and upskilling
(Japanese) |
Update on regulations such as CSRD and explanation on the importance of upskilling to making ESG part of management | Ryoko Yatomi / Senior Associate, PwC Netherlands
Soojin Lee / Senior Associate, PwC Netherlands Masahiko Komatsu / Senior Manager, PwC Netherlands |
| 15:45 –
16:05 (20min) |
2024 Dutch tax reform
(Japanese) |
Explanation on 2024 Dutch tax reforms to be released on September 19 | Kensuke Akiyama / Senior Manager, PwC Netherlands
Thomas Heaton / Manager, PwC Netherlands |
| 16:05 – 16:25
(20min) |
Legal and accounting update
(Japanese) |
Recent updates on legal and accounting (IFRS and Dutch GAAP) relevant for Japanese businesses | Akira Arai / Senior Manager, PwC Netherlands |
| 16:25 –
16:30 (5min) |
Closing remarks
|
Albert Brouwer / Partner, PwC Netherlands
Japan Desk leader |
|
| 16:30 – 17:30(1 h) |
Networking session | ||
JCC Trade & Investment Committee