26-Sep-2024
JCC/JETRO/PｗC Seminar 2025 Netherlands business update
JCC Trade & Investment Committee
Dear JCC Members,
JCC/JETRO/PｗC Seminar
2025 Netherlands business update
The JCC and JETRO Amsterdam office are pleased to announce we will be holding the following seminar together with PwC Netherlands. This seminar will include detailed explanations from PwC’s economist and specialists on a number of key topics for Japanese companies doing business in the Netherlands. We look forward to your participation!
- Date: Thursday September 26, 2024, 14:00-17:30 (including one hour networking session). Registration opens at 13:30. 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. - Application：Register via the JCC website
Program
| Time | Program | Description | Speaker |
| 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 in the Netherlands and Europe | Remko Blom / Senior Manager, PwC Netherlands |
| 14:35 – 15:05
(30min) |
Trends in Efforts to Strengthen Governance and Internal Controls for Sustainability Reporting (Japanese) | Explanation of the importance of strengthening governance as a foundation for preparing sustainability reports based on CSRD, and the necessity of establishing internal controls to ensure quality | Hidenori Tohara / Senior Manager, PwC Germany
Sustainability services lead |
| Break (10 min) | |||
| 15:15 – 15:40
(25min) |
Practical Considerations in Applying CSDDD and EU Taxonomy (Japanese) | Explanation of issues that Japanese companies should address in relation to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which would be applied in combination with CSRD, and practical considerations when preparing disclosures based on the EU Taxonomy | Eriko Muneda / Manager, PwC Netherlands |
| 15:40 – 16:05
(25min) |
2025 Dutch tax reform
(Japanese) |
Explanation on 2025 Dutch tax reforms to be released on September 17 | Kensuke Akiyama / Senior Manager, PwC Netherlands
Thomas Heaton / Manager, |
| 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 | ||