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Japan Business Day 2024

(from left) Christian Zaum, Councillor for Economics, Law, Fire Service, Health, Statistics and Elections, State Capital Düsseldorf; Felix Neugart, CEO, NRW.Global Business GmbH.

Japan Business Day 2024

Presenter: Prof. Dr. Ingo Ballschmieter, Professor of Business Administration, in particular Entrepreneurship & Human Resources, Head of the Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE), Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences.

Japan Business Day 2024

Audience

NRW.Global Business AWARD 2024 | AWARD winner Flender

NRW.Global Business AWARD 2024 | AWARD winner Rivian

NRW.Global Business AWARD 2024 | AWARD winner Coding Giants

NRW.Global Business AWARD 2024 | AWARD winner Fujifilm Europe

Group photo of the award winners

(from left): Sebastian van Deel, Business Unit Manager for Digitalization, Industry and International at IHK Nord Westfalen; Andrea Hendrickx, Country Head Germany Infosys Germany GmbH; Beatrix Keim, Director Business Development & International Projects at CAR - Center Automotive Research; Gideon Goldmann, Manager Field Service Rivian; Setsuko Kawahara, Japanese Consul General in Düsseldorf; Yoshiki Kimura, President & Managing Director FUJIFILM Europe GmbH; Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Andreas Evertz, CEO Flender Group; Radoslaw Kulesza, Managing Director Coding Giants; Sophia Tran, CEO & Founder Spotlight Ventures! and NRW state spokesperson of the German Startup Association; Andreas Wagner, Managing Director Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V.; Manfred Pufahl, Plant Manager 3M Hilden and Managing Director Production 3M Deutschland GmbH; Felix Neugart, CEO NRW.Global Business GmbH; moderator Maxi Sarwas. © NRW.Global Business/Jan Tepass

AWARD winner Fujifilm Europe

(from left): Setsuko Kawahara, Japanese Consul General in Düsseldorf; Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Yoshiki Kimura, President & Managing Director FUJIFILM Europe GmbH; Felix Neugart, CEO NRW.Global Business GmbH. © NRW.Global Business/Jan Tepass

AWARD winner Coding Giants

(from left): Sophia Tran, CEO & Founder Spotlight Ventures! and NRW State Spokesperson of the German Startup Association; Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Radoslaw Kulesza, Managing Director Coding Giants; Felix Neugart, CEO NRW.Global Business GmbH. © NRW.Global Business/Jan Tepass

AWARD winner Rivian

(from left): Beatrix Keim, Director Business Development & International Projects at the research institute CAR - Center Automotive Research; Gideon Goldmann, Manager Field Service Rivian; Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Felix Neugart, CEO NRW.Global Business GmbH. © NRW.Global Business/Jan Tepass

AWARD winner Flender

(from left.): Sebastian van Deel, Division Manager for Digitalization, Industry and International at IHK Nord Westfalen; Andreas Evertz, CEO Flender Group; Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia; Felix Neugart,CEO NRW.Global Business GmbH. © NRW.Global Business/Jan Tepass

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NRW.Global Business AWARD 2023 | Film portrait winner Viega

NRW.Global Business AWARD 2023 | Film portrait winner GiZil

NRW.Global Business AWARD 2023 | Film portrait winner Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

NRW.Global Business AWARD 2023 | Film portrait winner Levi Strauss & Co.

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NRW.Global Business Award 2022 | Film portrait winner SKYRORA

NRW.Global Business Award 2022 | Film portrait winner Plug

NRW.Global Business Award 2022 | Film portrait winner Elmos Semiconductor

NRW.Global Business Award 2022 | Film portrait winner Asahi Kasei

NRW.Global Business Award 2021 | Film portrait winner Enapter

NRW.Global Business Award 2021 | Film portrait winner Marelli

NRW.Global Business Award 2021 | Film portrait winner XIAOMI

NRW.Global Business Award 2021 | Film portrait winner 2G Energy

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NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Film portrait winner Infosys

NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Film portrait winner 247TailorSteel

NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Film Portrait winner OrCam

NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Film portrait winner DPD Deutschland

NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Winner Infosys

16th award ceremony on September 14, 2020| K21 Ständehaus in Düsseldorf.

(left to right) Andrea Hendrickx, Chief Executive Officer Infosys; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; Economics and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart. Copyright © NRW.INVEST/Jürgen Markus

NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Winner 247TailorSteel

16th award ceremony on September 14, 2020| K21 Ständehaus in Düsseldorf.

(left to right) Laudator Peter Schuurman, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; Frank Gelen, Chief Operations Officer der 247TailorSteel Group; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; NRW-Economics and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart. Copyright © NRW.INVEST/Jürgen Markus

NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Winner OrCam

16th award ceremony on September 14, 2020| K21 Ständehaus in Düsseldorf.

(from left to right) Laudator Dr. Nicole Grünewald, President of the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Felix Moddemann, Sales & Business Development Manager (West Germany & Austria); Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; NRW-Economics and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart. Copyright © NRW.INVEST/Jürgen Markus

NRW.INVEST Award 2020 | Winner DPD Deutschland

16th award ceremony on September 14, 2020| K21 Ständehaus in Düsseldorf.

(from left to right) Laudator Olivia Berkeley-Christmann, Consul General of the French Republic and Head of the Institut Francais en Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie; Thomas Ohnhaus, Chief Operating Officer of DPD Deutschland; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; NRW-Economics and Digital Affairs MinisterProf. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart. Copyright © NRW.INVEST/Jürgen Markus

Nortal - Winner of the NRW.INVEST Award 2019

Lorea´l - Winner of the NRW.INVEST Award 2019

PICNIC - Winner of the NRW.INVEST Award 2019

Competence Call Center - Winner of the NRW.INVEST Award 2019

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2019 | Award winners

15th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on July 1, 2019 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf. The winners are the Estonian software developer Nortal, the French cosmetics group L'Oréal, the Dutch online supermarket PICNIC and the Austrian company Competence Call Center.

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2019 | Award winner: Competence Call Center

15th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on July 1, 2019 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf.

Award winner: Competence Call Center

f.l.t.r.: Laudator Jutta Kruft-Lohrengel, President of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Essen; Christian Legat, Chief Executive Officer der CCC Holding GmbH; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; NRW-Economics and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2019 | Award winner: Nortal

15th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on July 1, 2019 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf.

Award winner: Nortal

f.l.t.r.: NRW-Economics and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart; Taavi Einaste, CEO Nortal Deutschland GmbH; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; Priit Alamäe, Group CEO Nortal AS and Laudator Andreas Schmitz, President Chamber of Commerce and Industry Düsseldorf.

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2019 | Award winner: PICNIC

15th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on July 1, 2019 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf. Award Winner: PICNIC

f.l.t.r.: Clemens Flohr, Founding Team PICNIC GmbH; NRW-Economics and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST.

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2019 | Award winner: L'Oréal

15th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on July 1, 2019 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf.

Award winner: L'Oréal

f.l.t.r.: Laudator Etienne Oudot de Dainville, Envoy for Economic Affairs of the French Embassy in Berlin; Georg Held, Member of the Management Board of L’Oréal Deutschland GmbH; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; NRW-Economics and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2018 | Award winner

14th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on June 25 2018 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf. Award winner: the US online retailer Amazon, the British systems house Computacenter, the Japanese high-tech company Shimadzu and the Chinese automotive supplier Yanfeng Automotive Interiors.

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2018 | Award winner

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2018 | Award winner: Amazon

14th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on June 25 2018 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf. Award winner: Amazon

f.l.t.r.: Presenter Frank Sportolari, President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany; Award winner Gregory Bryan, Regional Director of the logistics network of Amazon; Petra Wassner, CEO NRW.INVEST; Economic and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2018 | Award winner: Yangfeng

14th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on June 25 2018 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf. Award winner: Yangfeng

f.l.t.r.: Presenter Burkhard Dahmen, Vorsitzender des Außenwirtschaftsausschusses der Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Düsseldorf; Award winner Joseph Lee, Vice President and Deputy General Manager Europe and South Africa at Yanfeng Automotive Interiors; Petra Wassner, CEO of NRW.INVEST; Economic and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2018 | Award winner: Computacenter

14th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on June 25 2018 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf. Award winner: Computacenter

f.l.t.r.: Presenter Michael Schmidt, President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany; Award winner Reiner Louis, Speaker of the Management of Computacenter; Petra Wassner, CEO of NRW.INVEST; Economic and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart

NRW.INVEST AWARD 2018 | Award winner: Shimadzu

14th ceremony of the NRW.INVEST AWARD on June 25 2018 at K21 Ständehaus Düsseldorf. Award winner: Shimadzu Europa

f.l.t.r.: Presenter Akinori Okumura, President the Japanese Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Düsseldorf; Award winner Jürgen Kwass, Managing Director Shimadzu Europa; Petra Wassner, CEO of NRW.INVEST; Economic and Digital Affairs Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart

The ecosystem for startups in NRW

NRW is Germany's economic heartland. The startup ecosystem also benefits from this. Till Ohrmann, co-founder and CEO of Germany's most unusual start-up festival, PIRATE Summit, sees NRW as offering the best growth prospects for young startups. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | e.GO Mobile AG

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | StreetScooter GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | MEET - Münster Electrochemical Energy Technology

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | 9elements

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | bitstars

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | HARTING Technologiegruppe

The HARTING Technology Group is a leading global provider of industrial connection technology. HARTING develops, among other things, innovative concepts and equipment for the digitization of added value, in particular in industrial manufacturing. In 2016, the mini-computer MICA won the HERMES AWARD, the world's leading industrial innovation award. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | COLOGNE CATHEDRAL

A European masterpiece of Gothic architecture, the Cologne Cathedral was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1996. The reliquary of the remains of The Three Kings inside the Catholic church draws scores of visitors, as does the stained glass in the southern transept window, created by the famous German artist, Gerhard Richter, in 2007. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | FRAUNHOFER-INSTITUT (IML)

Fraunhofer IML is said to be first address for all questions with respect to holistic logistics, the employees work on all fields of internal and external logistics. Not least, the Fraunhofer IML is acting as general coordinator for the multi-institute central theme »Internet of Things« within the entire Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | Mapudo

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | dSPACE

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | gamescom

NRW is Germany's highest-selling games location. International publishers such as Electronic Arts and Ubisoft are based in NRW, and one German games developer out of four is to be found here, not to mention most of the players. This is also demonstrated at the gamescom in Cologne, which has developed in a very short time into the world's largest entertainment fair. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | ZWILLING J.A. HENCKELS

ZWILLING in Solingen is one of the oldest trademarks in the world. ZWILLING products stand for the finest quality and functionality. Among other things it has honed stainless steel for the tableware industry by superlative blending and a special curing process. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | Phoenix Contact

Phoenix Contact is gaining recognition for this innovation from many quarters. For example, Deutsche Messe AG honoured this global leader in electrical connection technology, based in Blomberg in East-Westphalia, with its famed Hermes Award in 2012. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | RWTH Aachen University

One of the largest research sites in Europe is being developed on about 800,000 m² of campus space at RWTH Aachen University. The space will provide the infrastructure for up to 19 clusters to take up research. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | Aloys F. Dornbracht

Aloys F. Dornbracht GmbH & Co. KG is an international leader in the manufacture of premium fittings. Since its inception, Dornbracht has greatly contributed to the role of design and architecture in the kitchen and bathroom realm. The many prestigious awards its products have attracted speak for themselves. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | AUNDE Group

In 1899 the firm Achter & Ebels started its "mechanical weaving mill for men's clothing materials and related preparatory work like spinning and winding" with twelve looms in Mönchengladbach. Achter & Abels Ebels has grown into the AUNDE Group of Companies, whichranks among the global market leaders for automotive textiles, cloth and leather seat covers for car interiors. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | Gothe & Co.

For more than 90 years the family business in Mülheim an der Ruhr has produced explosion-proof and flame-proof connection and distribution technology. The famous red Gothe boxes have become indispensable in wind turbines, on oil rigs and in tunnel boring. The company is now managed by the third generation of the Gothe family. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

Germany at its best: Nordrhein-Westfalen | Saertex

SAERTEX is setting out to combine its production know-how on textile surfaces with a path breaking concept to develop and manufacture industrial textiles from a mix of glass fibre, carbon and aramide.

Innovative composites made by SAERTEX play a key role, for instance, in the wings of the world's biggest carrier aircraft, the Airbus A380. Copyright NRW.INVEST GmbH

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