49 companies Short-Listed in 10 Awards Categories:
(The following companies will be presented to the Jury for final selection of Top 3 in each category):

Top Automotive Investors in CEE
  • Honda Motor Europe
  • Magyar Suzuki Motors
  • Pilkington Automotive Poland
  • Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland

Top Automotive Supplier Investors in CEE
  • Hi-Lex Czech
  • Mabuchi Motor Co Ltd.
  • Minebea Slovakia
  • NSK Steering Systems
  • Pilkington Automotive Poland (part of NSG Group)
  • Roki
  • Sohbi Craft Poland
  • Yazaki Group

Top Manufacturing Investors in CEE
  • AGC Glass Europe
  • Bridgestone Poznań
  • Caisonic Kansei Romania
  • DENSO Manufacturing
  • Makita Corporation
  • Nidec
  • TDK Electronics Hungary Ltd. (Epcos)

Top Business Services Investors in CEE
  • FUJIFILM Europe Business Services
  • Fujitsu Global Delivery Center Poland
  • NTT Data Romania
  • One-Line (Ocean Network Express)
  • Takeda SCE
  • Toyota Business Services
  • transcosmos Information Systems Ltd

Top Energy or Infrastructure Investors in CEE
  • Itochu (Serbia)
  • Zajaczkowo wind farm (Poland) (a joint investment of J-POWER (EPDC) and Mitsui Renewable Energy Europe)
  • Marubeni

Top Banking/Insurance Investors in CEE
  • Mizuho Bank
  • MUFG (Europe)
  • ORIX Corporation
  • SMBC
  • Toyota Bank

Top M&A Deals in CEE
  • Asahi buys 5 Eastern European beer brands for €7.3 billion
  • Daikin completes AHT acquisition
  • Daiwa Securities acquires boutique Spanish investment bank Montalban Atlas Capital to combine with DC Advisory (offices in Poland, France, Germany, UK).
  • Kansai Paint acquisition of Helios Coatings Group (Slovenia)
  • Kyocera Document Solutions Europe acquires printing solutions firm Janus (Czech Republic).

Top CSR Initiatives in CEE
  • Bridgestone Poznań
  • Fujitsu Technology Solutions (Super Cap Man)
  • Sanden Manufacturing
  • Sumi Agro Poland (Bees Protection)

Top CEE Investors in Japan
  • CD Projekt Japan
  • Comarch
  • ESET
  • Q-Loc
  • RTBHouse
Regulations:

1) Nominations were received 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 (Rieko, Haruna, 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 Indusry sector.

4) Deadline was 15 March; however, we will contact several Companies and ask for more complete details in your Nomination form.
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 (Top 3 per category) will be notified privately by 3 April, but will be disclosed on stage at the 25 April Awards Gala in Tokyo.


Attending the Summit & Awards Gala:
25 April, Palace Hotel, Tokyo:
  • 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 in Japanese language, with simultaneous translation to Japanese.)
  • Complimentary Single Tickets to the Investment Summit and evening Awards Gala - only for Short-Listed Japan-based Investors in CEE, compliments of our Sponsors.
Please register here.
10 Nominations Categories:
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  • Top M&A Deals in CEE                                                                                            
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  • Top CSR Initiatives in CEE                                                                                      
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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 2019, 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.

Nominations are open until 15 March. Here is link to Nomination: www.japaneuropeinvestmentawards.com/nominations.html

The process is as follows:
  • Submit your Company Nomination for Awards in one of 10 Categories (completely free to submit your Nomination).
  • In mid-March, the Jury will receive full Jury Package (PDF) of all Nominations.
  • Short-Listed Companies will be disclosed on 22 March.
  • Winners will be disclosed privately and only to the Winners on 22 March.
  • Jury Dinner – 24 April (Tokyo)
  • Investment Summit – 25 April (9am – 3:30pm)(Palace Hotel, Tokyo)
  • Awards Gala ceremony – 25 April (6:30pm – 10:30pm)(Palace Hotel, Tokyo)
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