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American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), Tokyo:
"The beauty of Japan's Galapagos Effect - and how to go beyond"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Tokyo Westin Hotel, July 12, 2010, 12:00-14:00

Embassy of Sweden (Tokyo):
"The beauty of Japan's Galapagos effect - and how to go beyond"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Tokyo, May 19, 2010, 18:30

NIST, Washington DC:
"Will cash become obsolete? Next-next generation electronic and mobile payments in Japan"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Washington (DC), April 21, 2010,

NIST, Washington DC:
"Understanding Ludwig Boltzmann"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Washington (DC), April 21, 2010,

MIT Enterprise Forum:
"Next generation Electronic Payments Solutions"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Boston (MA), April 19, 2010,
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Events:

American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ), Tokyo:
"The beauty of Japan's Galapagos Effect - and how to go beyond"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Tokyo Westin Hotel, July 12, 2010, 12:00-14:00
Register (ACCJ members)|Contact us if you are interested to attend (non-ACCJ Members)

ICA, Tokyo:
"A Snapshot of the Current Mobile Market and Opportunities in Japan"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Tokyo, June 17, 2010, 18:30

Embassy of Sweden (Tokyo):
"The beauty of Japan's Galapagos effect - and how to go beyond"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Tokyo, May 19, 2010, 18:30

NIST, Washington DC:
"Will cash become obsolete? Next-next generation electronic and mobile payments in Japan"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Washington (DC), April 21, 2010,

NIST, Washington DC:
"Understanding Ludwig Boltzmann"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Washington (DC), April 21, 2010,

MIT Enterprise Forum:
"Next generation Electronic Payments Solutions"
Speaker: Gerhard Fasol, in Boston (MA), April 19, 2010,
Register here
subscribe to our Mobile Payment reports

- 20 February 2009 Austrian Embassy, Tokyo, Ludwig Boltzmann Symposium

- "Paradigm change of the global mobile phone business and opportunities for Japanese mobile phone makers", presentation by Gerhard Fasol, at the Industry Association of Japanese telecom and networking equipment makers, Friday November 27, 2008, 15:00-16:30
Download the presentation as a pdf-file here (in Japanese language, English language version available on request - contact us please)

- "Paradigm change of the global mobile phone business and opportunities for Japanese mobile phone makers", presentation by Gerhard Fasol, CEATEC Conference, talk NT-13, Meeting Room 302, International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe, Friday October 3, 2008, 11:00-12:00.
The emergence of iPhone, Android, open-sourcing of Symbian, and the growth of mobile data services are changing the paradigm of the global mobile phone business opening new opportunities for Japanese mobile phone makers. Japan's mobile phone handset makers have missed most opportunities during the first wave of mobile phone opportunities. The developing paradigm change opens new opportunities for Japanese makers. The talk will explain the paradigm shifts and trends of the global mobile phone handset market, and resulting opportunities for Japanese mobile phone makers, and will indicate how these opportunities can actually be realized.
Download the presentation as a pdf-file here (in Japanese language, English language version available on request - contact us please)

- "Will The iPhone Trigger A Turning Point In Japan's Mobile Phone Industry?", presentation by Tetsuzo Matsumoto, SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp., and Gerhard Fasol, at the Foreign Correspondents Club in Tokyo, Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 12:00-14:00

- "A European perspective on M&A in Japan", presentation by Gerhard Fasol to the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Wednesday June 4, 2008. Read the report on the website of the Danish Chamber of Commerce in Japan.

- "Global opportunities for Japan's telecommunications sector", presentation by Gerhard Fasol at the Workshop on modeling and analysis of Computer and Communication systems at Princeton University, Friday, May 9, 2008.

- "Mergers and acquisitions in Japan", presentation by Gerhard Fasol, at an event of the Asia-Pacific Technology Network and the Daiwa Anglo Japan Foundation in London, Friday, April 18, 2008

- "Solid state lighting", presentation by Gerhard Fasol, at the CLSA Japan Forum in Tokyo, Tuesday, February 26, 2008

- "Help - my mobile phone does not work! - Why Japan's mobile phone sector is so different from Europe's", presentation by Gerhard Fasol, to the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Japan (FCCJ), in Tokyo (Westin Hotel), Friday, March 16, 2007.

View an event report with photographs and comments here

Download the Powerpoints of the presentation here (pdf, 1.2 MB)