‘Business opportunities through Osaka Expo 2025’ – Institute of Directors Japan Business Group and the Embassy of Japan.

David Stringer-Lamarre, MD, Fortis Consulting London, said “Lots of interesting insights and an opportunity to speak with business people about UK, Japan and third countries.

“A top flight of speakers including: HE Hajime Hayashi, Ambassador of Japan; Rt Hon Greg Clarke MP, Trade Envoy to Japan; Lord Offord; Jon Geldart Hon DBA, Alderman Alastair King, City of London Corporation; Karen Maddocks; Dr Indranil Nath; Rie Hamaguchi; Olly Watts ES GLOBAL; Andrew Main and Katherine Merryweather Department for Business and Trade.

“I enjoyed discussing the vertical electrical airplane (VX4) with Will Nathan , Vertical Aerospace, Kengo Suyama, Marubeni Corporation and the energetic

Kyoichiro Kawakami, Minister (Economic), Embassy of Japan.”

Fortis Consulting London is active in international business development. We were very pleased to be involved in the Helen Whittaker FMGP ‘Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel’ project in the Philippines, which involved working with the studio of Japanese architect Hiroshi Nakamura. 180 square metres of stained glass!

Image, in front of a model of the VX4, right to left: Will Nathan , Vertical Aerospace; myself; Kyoichiro Kawakami, Minister (Economic), Embassy of Japan; and Kengo Suyama, Marubeni Corporation