The Kyushu -- Nagasaki IR Business Connect Seminar (to be held on 27 June 2019) 
co-organised by HOGO Japan has confirmed at least six international operators 
and investment groups who have agreed to support the event and speak to 
attendees. The operators in attendance will be presenting on a variety of 
topics to an expected audience of nearly 500 participants.

Confirmed event sponsors now include Agora Hospitality Group, Current Corp. - 
Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 & Get Nice Holdings Limited, Oshidori International 
Development Limited, Disaster Support Foundation and Casino Austria 
International, as well as one international operator who has asked to remain 
anonymous until the event date. Each of the sponsors will be given time to 
present individually, where they will introduce their organizations, visions 
for the future of an integrated resort in Nagasaki Prefecture as well as how 
they foresee economic integration with the Greater Kyushu Region at large. 
Problem gaming will also be a topic for discussion. A second session will 
include a panel discussion which will be chaired by Mr. Andrew Edsall of The 
Carter Group, a Japanese market research firm based in Tokyo.

The event is expected to draw attendance from Nagasaki Prefecture as well as 
the Greater Kyushu Region across both the public and private sectors. 
Additional attendees will include event supporters such as the Nagasaki 
Prefecture and Sasebo City Governments and a variety of Chambers of Commerce 
and Economic Federations from throughout Kyushu. The event is seen as the first 
major IR seminar in the region and follows the recent announcement at the 
Kyushu Regional Strategy Conference that confirmed agreement for the support of 
a Nagasaki-based IR by all Kyushu Governors as well as the governors of Okinawa 
and Yamaguchi.

It is expected that attendees will be interviewed after the event to gauge 
feedback based on the presentations given and will be passed to the event 
supporters to further study and understand public perception and IR support 
within the region.

SOURCE  HOGO Japan