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Business investment conference


Connecting opportunities: Slovenia & Japan - from introductions to impact
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We invite you to join us for a unique opportunity to explore business and investment opportunities between Japan and Slovenia at the conference Connecting opportunities: Slovenia & Japan - from introductions to impact, organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia and SPIRIT Slovenia, Business Development Agency with our esteemed partners JOI - Japan Institute for Overseas Investment and JETRO - Japan External Trade Organisation. The conference event will feature different presentations on Slovenian business landscape, the government bond market, the strategy for managing the country's equity investments and Slovenian good practices.

27 January 2026
9:30 - 16:30
Tokyo, Japan
Hotel New Otani

AGENDA

9.30 - 10.00
Registration and arrival of participants

10.00 - 10.15
Opening speech by Minister of finance of the Republic of Slovenia H.E. Mr. Klemen Boštjančič

10.15 - 10.40
»Slovenia the land of infinite business potential«, Ms. Tamara Zajec Balažič, director of SPIRIT Slovenia Business Development Agency

10.40 - 11.40
Panel discussion: Building system resilience: climate, cyber, and care challenges for insurance sector

Panel moderator: Chair of the Insurance Supervision Agency Mr. Gorazd Čibej

Panelists:

  • Vice Minister for International Affairs at the Financial Services Agency of Japan Mr. Toshiyuki Miyoshi
  • Special Advisor to the Minister of State for Financial Services at the Financial Services Agency Mr. Shigeru Ariizumi TBC
  • Advisor to the Management Board, Vzajemna Health Insurance Company, Mr. Dimitrij Šulin
  • Vice Chair of the Supervisory Board at SAVA Insurance Company, Mr. Klemen Babnik

11.40 - 12.20
Coffee break

12.20 - 12.45
Introduction to JBIC and Recent Activities in Central and Eastern Europe

Deputy Director General, Corporate Planning Department / Director, Division for the Establishment of the Representative Office in Warsaw Mr. Takahito Marushima

12.45 - 13.15
Regulatory environment for foreign investment and financial innovation in Slovenia

Presentation by State secretary, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia Ms. Nikolina Prah

13.15 - 14.00
Sovereign debt management and innovation: ESG, DLT, and the Future of Green Finance

Presentation by General director, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia Mr. Marjan Divjak

14.00 - 15.00
Lunch and networking

15.00 - 15.30
Presentation of best practices of cooperation between Slovenia and Japan

Presentation by Corporate Service Deputy Director, ELES d.o.o. Ms. Andreja Zevnik

15.30 - 16.30
Leader's panel: Navigating geopolitical volatility and digitalisation in financial systems

Panel moderator: Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia H.E. Mr. Klemen Boštjančič

Panelists:

  • Representative of the Bank of Japan – Assistant Governor, Mr. Seiichi Shimizu
  • Deputy President of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Mr. Toshiyasu Iiyama
  • Bank of Slovenia – Deputy Governor and Vice Governor Mr. Primož Dolenc
  • SID Bank – Member of the Management Board Ms. Stanka Šarc Majdič
  • Zavarovalnica Triglav – President of the Management Board Mr. Andrej Slapar
16.30
Closing remarks

Address by Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Tokyo H.E. Mr. Jurij Rifelj


Moderator: Ms. Tina Hojnik

Conference will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation in Japanese.

REGISTRATION

Registration for this event is closed.

More information:

The conference is organized by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia and SPIRIT Slovenia Business Development Agency in cooperation with JOI - Japan Institute for Overseas Investment and JETRO - Japan External Trade Organisation. 

The information about participants will be shared with the Ministry of Finance of Republic of Slovenia.


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