Mission
The Quebec-Japan Business Forum is an association founded in 1987 whose mission is to promote business relations between Quebec and Japan. It is the gateway for Quebec companies to the Japanese market, but also a facilitator for Japanese companies interested in the Quebec market. It also acts with its members by being a showcase for the promotion of Quebec expertise and services to Japanese companies.
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Networking
The Quebec-Japan Business Forum organizes events such as conferences, webinars, company visits and receptions, among others, aim to develop new contacts and strengthen links between participants in order to promote economic exchanges.
Dissemination of business information
Our activities, including webinars and lunch & learn sessions, are also intended to provide participants with information, testimonials and analysis useful for the successful conduct of business between Japan and Quebec, thanks to speakers from the business, political and diplomatic communities.
NEWS : Welcome to the New Board of Directors
Following the Annual General Meeting on June 22, 2022, the Board of Directors proceeded with the election of directors and welcomed 3 new members:
Ms. Mélanie CABOT-BLONDIN (Patent Technical Advisor, ROBIC)
Mr. André-Philippe CHENAIL (Senior Project Manager, Foreign Direct Investment, IQI)
Mr. Martin MICHAUD (President, iK3M Inc.)
The Board of Directors welcomes these new directors for the year 2022-2023.
The current directors who are continuing their mandate are:
Mr. Martin BERNARD (Desk officer – Japan, South-Korea and Oceania, Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie)
Mr. Charles-Anica ENDO (President and CEO, AGY-ENDO Corporation)
Mr. Go TAKAYANAGI (President, Software Development Shimadzu Canada Inc.)
Mr. Toshiharu TARUI (Deputy Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Montreal)
During this board meeting, the new interim president was elected: Ms. Joanie LEROUX-CÔTÉ (Expert Advisor, Export and Internationalization – Japan/South-Korea, Investissement Québec International) Ms. Leroux-Côté will assume a transitional mandate, until fall 2022, within the board.
We would also like to express our gratitude to the directors for their involvement in the organization, who this year did not choose to run for re-election to the Board of Directors:
Mr. Amine BEN AYED (Director, Omnia AI – Deloitte Canada’s AI Practice)
Mr. Samuel LAURIN (President and COO, TOKUSEN Imports)
Ms. Akira YAMAGUCHI (Director, Investissement Québec International – Japan Office)
We would like to thank all the directors of the Forum for their voluntary commitment to the Board of Directors.
Finally, we would like to acknowledge the contribution of the outgoing President, Ms. Sara COUTURE (Lawyer, FASKEN), to the Board of Directors and thank her warmly for her excellent work during the past year. We wish her all the best for her future projects.
Upcoming events
Networking activities will resume in September 2022. Have a happy summer!
Past events
06.20.2022 [Networking Afternoon Tea]
With Mr. Chénier La Salle, new Quebec’s Delegate General in Tokyo
The Forum & Mr. Raymond Chrétien, C.C., on behalf of FASKEN partners, were pleased to invite Forum members to its first afternoon tea style networking event, to mark the appointment of Mr. Chénier La Salle as Quebec’s Delegate General in Tokyo, the Forum was pleased
06.10.2022 [Networking Happy Hour]
Organized in collaboration with the festival YATAI MTL
under the theme of culinary diplomacy
As part of this celebration of Japan and its street food, the Forum and YATAI MTL organized private networking cocktail, in the beautiful Entrepôt 77 (Mile End).
2022-2023 Corporate Members
