Seminar: Overseas Business and Investment Seminar 2025

Day：2025.09.24

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Updated: 2025.10.27

  • Please note that the trainee from Gabon has been replaced.
  • Trainees from Jordan, the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, and Nigeria have canceled their participation due to official duties.
We sincerely apologize to those who were expecting presentations or individual consultations with the above trainees and kindly ask for your understanding.

A seminar for all interested in overseas investment, held as part of the "Investment Promotion & Business Environment Reform (Advanced)" training program.

Introducing the latest updates on investment and business.

We invite all those interested in overseas investment and business—including companies, entrepreneurs, and executives—to join our seminar featuring government officials from investment ministries and related agencies, mainly from Asia and Africa.

This event is part of JICA’s Knowledge Co-Creation Program, “Investment Promotion & Business Environment Reform (Advanced),” designed for officials from developing countries. Last year, the seminar welcomed around 200 participants over two days, both in-person and online.

Officials from Asia and Africa will present the latest information on their countries’ investment environments, offering valuable insights for those already operating in the region or considering future expansion.

It’s a great opportunity to learn from local perspectives and connect directly with government officials and international organizations.

Due to the sudden cancellation of a trainee’s participation, the presenter for Day 2 has been changed.

Day 1 – October 30 (Thu): Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Mongolia, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Kyrgyztan, Pakistan

WAINGI Meck
Trade Policy Officer, Trade Policy Coordination and Facilitation Division, National Trade Office
Papua New Guinea

DA COSTA CABRAL LAI Roberto
Director, Directorate of External Relations and Marketing, TradeInvest Timor-Leste

TUVSHINTUR Ankhbayar
Senior Specialist, Tax Policy Department, Ministry of Finance Mongolia

TAYUAN Khominie
Chief Investment Specialist, Bureau of Investments/ Technical and Regulatory Division, Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Philippines

Lim Mei Ying
Director, Bilateral Economic and Trade Relations, Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry
Malaysia

KUSMIARTI Endah
Deputy Director, Directorate of Bilateral Cooperation, Deputy of Investment Cooperation, Ministry of Investment & Downstream Industry
Indonesia

INMYXAI Vilayout
Technical Officer, Department of Micro Finance and SEM Promotion, Ministry of Industry and Commerce
Laos

BORA Sunjolinet
Research Lead of Industrial Development Policy Secretariat and Policy Officer, Private Investment Strategies Analysis, Council for the Development of Cambodia

FERDOSI Ifteara
Deputy Director, Chief Advisor's Office, Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)

DOSALIEVA Aizhan
Leading specialist, Investment policy and decision preparation department, National Investment Agency under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic

QASIM Ahmed Waqar
Director (Reforms), Board of Investment (BOI)
Pakistan

Day 2 – October 31 (Fri): Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana

  • Please note that the trainee from Gabon has been replaced.
  • Trainees from Jordan, the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, and Nigeria have canceled their participation due to official duties.
We sincerely apologize to those who were expecting presentations or individual consultations with the above trainees and kindly ask for your understanding.

SURENA Debela Habte
Investment Promotion Directorate Director, Investment Promotion Department/ Special Economic Zone and Promotion Division, Ethiopian Investment Commission

ELGAMAL Heba Elsayed Atteya Ali
Head of American Region Unit,
Promotion Department,
General Authority for Investment and Free Zones

NDONG NDONG Allan Stanislas
Business Manager in charge of Infrastructure,
Investment promotion and entrepreneurship support department,
Gabon National Agency of Investment Promotion

MWENGE Rita Henriette
Investment projects Analyst, Investment Projects Approval Department, National Investment Promotion Agency
DR Congo

BOATENG Abena Sarpomaah
Senior Programme Officer, Multilateral Regional and Bilateral Trade Division, Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry
Ghana

Individual consultations with country representatives available in person and online

You can book individual consultations with each speakers. Interpreters will be available (subject to availability).
Each consultation session lasts 20 minutes and will be held between presentations. Advance registration is required.
After the seminar, participants will receive presentation materials from the speakers—both in English and Japanese translation.

The seminar will be held in a hybrid format, allowing both in-person and online attendance.
Partial participation is welcome—feel free to join sessions focused on countries of your interest.
We look forward to your participation!

Event Details

  • Date & Time:
    October 30 (Thu), 2025 – 13:00–18:30 JST
    October 31 (Fri), 2025 – 13:00–16:10 JST *Please note that the program schedule for Day 2 has been adjusted due to changes in participants.
    Doors open at 12:40 JST (on-site and online)
  • Venue:
    On-site: JICA Global Plaza, International Conference Rooms, 201AB, 202AB
    Online: Zoom Webinar
  • Capacity:
    Seminar: 70 (on-site), 200 (online)
    Consultations: One person/group per country per session
  • Participation Fee: Free of charge
  • Contact:
    JICA Tokyo – Industrial Development & Public Policy Division (Abe / Yamazaki)
    E-mail: tictip@jica.go.jp
    Tel: +81 (0)3-3485-7630
  • Registration Deadline: October 29 (Wed)*It has been postponed from October 24 (Fri)

Details on presenters and presentation order will be announced on the website as they are finalized. Please stay tuned.


Note:
  • Interpreter support for consultations is limited. If you require interpretation, please register early.
  • Consultations are available both on-site and online, but advance booking is required. Slots are limited and will close once full.

Time schedule

Please note that the program schedule for Day 2 has been adjusted due to changes in participants.

Day 1

  • 12:40 Doors Open
  • 13:00 Opening, Seminar Overview
  • 13:20 Presentation ① Papua New Guinea
  • 13:35 Presentation ② Timor-Leste
  • 13:50 Presentation ③ Mongolia
  • 14:20 Individual Consultation ①
  • 14:40 Presentation ④ Philippines
  • 14:55 Presentation ⑤ Malaysia
  • 15:10 Presentation ⑥ Indonesia
  • 15:40 Individual Consultation ②
  • 16:00 Presentation ⑦ Laos
  • 16:15 Presentation ⑧ Cambodia
  • 16:30 Presentation ⑨ Bangladesh
  • 17:00 Individual Consultation ③
  • 17:20 Presentation ⑩ Kyrgyzstan
  • 17:35 Presentation ⑪ Pakistan
  • 18:00 Individual Consultation ④
  • 18:20 Closing
  • 18:30 End

Day 2
  • 12:40 Doors Open
  • 13:00 Opening, Seminar Overview
  • 13:20 Presentation ① Ethiopia
  • 13:35 Presentation ② Egypt
  • 14:00 Individual Consultation ①
  • 14:20 Presentation ③ Gabon
  • 14:35 Presentation ④ Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • 15:00 Individual Consultation ②
  • 15:20 Presentation ⑤ Ghana
  • 15:40 Individual Consultation ③
  • 16:00 Closing
  • 16:10 End

Report on Past Seminars

Registration

Register from here. *Deadline: October 29 (Wed) *It has been postponed from October 24 (Fri)

https://forms.office.com/r/hake8PpWnX