Dear IJCC Members,

The Ireland Japan Chamber of Commerce joins our fellow Chambers of Commerce in holding the first of a series of Paralympic related events - "Tokyo Paralympics 2020 One Year to Go - Meet with Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympics Committee (IPC)".

August 24 (Monday), 20:00 will mark exactly one year to go until the start of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in 2021. The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan (BCCJ) alongside the Paralliance partners invite you to hear from President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Mr Andrew Parsons, as well as IPC Chief Brand & Communications Officer, Mr Craig Spence and IPC Governing Board Member at Large and President of the Japanese Paralympic Committee, Mr Yasushi Yamawaki.

Andrew, Craig and Yasushi will speak on renewed expectations, principles for re-planning and what lies ahead for the 2021 games. The panel will also speak on the Inclusion Summit, a natural extension of the current IPC activities that focuses on inclusion and accessibility from a community, sport, and labour perspective. Following which, our speakers will engage in a short discussion followed by a Q&A session opened up to members of the Paralliance.

More information is available HERE.

Invited: This event is open to all members of the IJCC and is free of charge.

Registration: Please register HERE. Registrants will receive an email with a ZOOM link 1 hour before this webinar is scheduled to start.

Looking forward to seeing you on August  24th.