Business Luncheon Lecture in Dallas
2023/10/17
On September 29, the Consulate-General of Japan in Houston and the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth (JASDFW) co-hosted the first-ever business luncheon in Frisco on the theme of energy and mobility, titled the ENERGY AND MOBILITY FORUM: U.S.-JAPAN COLLABORATION ON INNOVATION. Approximately 70 guests were in attendance from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including Japanese and U.S. businesspeople and city officials.
To open, JASDFW President Harry Whalen gave remarks stressing how energy and mobility are crucial industries for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and that when considering Texas as a whole, the continued growth of mobility is very important for such a vast state.
Next, Consul General Murabayashi thanked JASDFW and the panelists for their efforts in organizing the lecture, mentioned that Texas is a very important region for Japan's energy security, and maintained that the state is also critical in the field of mobility, as Japanese auto companies have established operations there. He concluded his remarks by expressing his hope for the future development of the region, emphasizing that the number of Japanese companies operating in Texas endured the COVID-19 pandemic and has great potential to maintain the same level of growth.
The lecture shared information on which fields Japanese companies are interested in and how they aim to collaborate with start-up companies in the U.S., the business activities of U.S. start-up companies into which Japanese companies have invested, as well as the latest trends and future challenges in the mobility and energy fields.
To open, JASDFW President Harry Whalen gave remarks stressing how energy and mobility are crucial industries for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and that when considering Texas as a whole, the continued growth of mobility is very important for such a vast state.
Next, Consul General Murabayashi thanked JASDFW and the panelists for their efforts in organizing the lecture, mentioned that Texas is a very important region for Japan's energy security, and maintained that the state is also critical in the field of mobility, as Japanese auto companies have established operations there. He concluded his remarks by expressing his hope for the future development of the region, emphasizing that the number of Japanese companies operating in Texas endured the COVID-19 pandemic and has great potential to maintain the same level of growth.
The lecture shared information on which fields Japanese companies are interested in and how they aim to collaborate with start-up companies in the U.S., the business activities of U.S. start-up companies into which Japanese companies have invested, as well as the latest trends and future challenges in the mobility and energy fields.