14 Awards Categories announced for 2021:

• Top Japanese CSR Initiatives in CEE
• Top Japanese Employer in CEE
• Top Japanese Financing deals related to CEE
• Most Innovative Japanese firm in CEE

 

• Top Automotive Investors in CEE
• Top Automotive Supplier Investors in CEE
• Top Manufacturing Investors in CEE
• Top Business Services Investors in CEE
• Top Infrastructure or Energy Partners in CEE
• Top Banking/Insurance Companies in CEE
• Top M&A Deals in CEE

 

• Top CEE Digital Partners in Japan

 

• Top Japanese Luxury Goods Brand in Europe
• Top Japanese Consumer Products Brand in Europe

Attending the Summit & Awards Gala:
22 April 2021, Warsaw (Hotel Intercontinental):

• daytime Summit features more than 18 Speakers, providing an update to Japan-based Top Execs about the Investment Climate in CEE – for both existing Investors and potential new Investors. Top Speakers include from JETRO, PAIH, CzechInvest, others to be confirmed. (Summit will be in Japanese language, with simultaneous translation to English.)
• Complimentary Single Tickets to the Investment Summit and evening Awards Gala - only for Short-Listed Japan-based Investors in CEE, compliments of our Sponsors.

Regulations:

1) Nominations are sourced from a wide-range of sources.
In addition to direct Nominations from Companies (which are the most compelling and detailed), we receive Nominations from multiple sources, including our Jury Members, media partners and associations, investment promotion agencies, cities and regions throughout CEE, as well as via direct contacts from our original research about Japanese investment into CEE.

If Nominations are not received directly from the company, our team (Yumi, Nana, or Thom) contacts the Company directly, asking them to provide more detailed information to support the Nomination. We have learned that the best Nominations are supported by direct and detailed information from the Nominee Company.

2) Limit on Nominations:
Each Company can be Nominated in only 3 categories.

3) Criteria for the Awards:
Our Jury will evaluate your Nomination in detail, and will make judgment based on the supporting Information you have submitted in your Nomination. Entry-fields in the Nominations are different, depending on the Industry sector.

4) Deadline is 15 March 2021.
After the Deadline for submitting Nominations, we will send all Nominations to our Jury Members (who are bound by confidentiality and will not further distribute). The Jury then has 1 week to review and vote on all Nominations.

5) Winners will be disclosed on stage at the 22 April Awards Gala in Warsaw.

Awards Sponsors:

What are your benefits for submitting your Nomination?
In addition to excellent PR for your company, here are additional reasons to take the 9 minutes to submit your Nomination:

• Winners and Short-Listed companies will be promoted throughout the full year 2021, boosting your Corporate Image:
  • Team-Recognition (boost for Recruitment, Internal Motivation)
  • CSR (good PR that your company is re-investing in local community)
    
  • Employer Branding (brand-building in CEE)
• All Short-Listed Companies will be promoted in multiple media (online, print, and social media), both across CEE and in Japan, via our multiple media partners and Association partners.
• Nominations submission is free and will take about 9 focused minutes to complete).
• Complimentary Single Tickets to the Awards Gala for all Short-Listed Japan-based Investors in CEE, compliments of our Sponsors.

The process is as follows:

• Submit your Company Nomination for Awards in one of 14 Categories (completely free to submit your Nomination).
• In early-April, the Jury will receive full Jury Package (PDF) of all Nominations.
• Short-Listed Companies will be disclosed in mid-April.
• Winners will be disclosed only on stage at the Awards Gala: 21 April in Warsaw.
  
• Jury Dinner – 20 April (Warsaw)
  
• Investment Summit – 21 April (9:00am – 3:30pm)
  
• Awards Gala ceremony – 21 April (6:00pm – 11:30pm)(Hotel Intercontinental, Warsaw)