Apex Forum: Gateway to Japan and Asia - What Japanese Investors Look For

The Apex Forum: Gateway to Japan and Asia is an exclusive half-day executive event designed for business leaders, exporters, and founders ready to expand into Asian markets. Featuring a fireside chat with leading Japanese investors and structured, high-impact networking sessions, this forum provides a rare opportunity to engage directly with decision-makers driving cross-border investment and trade between Canada and Asia.

Attendees will gain insider insights into what Japanese and Asian investors look for when investing in Canadian companies, the emerging industries and innovations attracting capital, and the types of products and partnerships being prioritized for expansion into Japan and across Asia.

This is not a general networking event; it’s a strategic forum for deal-making, partnership exploration, and market intelligence designed for founders and executives serious about international growth.

 

Japanese and Asian Investors in Attendance

• Okabe Valve

• OM Manufacturing

• MetaWater

• Kagome

• Phil-Japan Worldwide

• INAX

• Asahi Kaisei
• Habel Haus

 

Agenda

12:30 – 1:00 PM | Registration & Welcome Refreshments
Guests arrive and connect over coffee and light refreshments in an intimate, high-level networking setting.

1:00 – 1:15 PM | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Opening remarks from event hosts and partners, setting the stage for a powerful afternoon of global collaboration.

1:15 – 1:30 PM | Investor Introductions
Meet the Japanese and Asian investors shaping key sectors.

1:30 – 2:15 PM | Fireside Chat: “What Japanese Investors Look for in Canadian Businesses”
A candid discussion with top executives exploring the mindset, metrics, and motivations that drive Japanese investment decisions.

2:15 – 2:45 PM | Interactive Engagement: Q&A with Investors
An open, interactive Q&A session allowing participants to directly engage with investors, ask targeted questions, and gain insights into how to prepare their businesses for expansion into Japan and Asian markets.

2:45 – 3:15 PM | Panel: "How EDC, RBC, and Catapult Can Help You Expand into Overseas Markets"
Hear from representatives of Export Development Canada (EDC), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Catapult Startups on practical financing tools, trade support programs, and strategic frameworks that reduce risk and accelerate international growth.

3:15 – 4:00 PM | Networking & Connections
Wrap up the day with one-on-one networking.