A scene from the assembly

The Kawasaki Water Business Network (KaWaBiz NET) held the Kawasaki Water Business Network FY2023 General Assembly on Friday, July 7, 2023, at the Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce and Industry Conference Hall. As with last year, this year's assembly was once again conducted using a hybrid style, both online and face-to-face. The event was attended by 83 people (of whom 30 attended online), including Chairman Koizumi (Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Science Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University), Special Advisor Fukuda (Mayor of Kawasaki City), Special Advisor Kusakabe (Chairman of the Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce), 47 members, and 13 supporting organizations/ observers.
The General Assembly started with a report on the activities of FY 2022, followed by a confirmation hearing among assembly members for the FY2023 agenda covering three points; 1) undertakings toward achieving our projects, 2) providing information to members, and 3) disseminating information abroad.
This was followed by a presentation from the Ministry of the Environment entitled “Overseas Developments in the Field of Water Environment,” explaining the ministry’s policies for overseas development in the field and projects to improve the water environment in Asia, and a presentation from Beltecno Co., Ltd. entitled “SDGs Business Model Formulation Survey for Ecofriendly Prefabricated Stainless Steel Clean Water Reservoirs in Vietnam,” which introduced a survey project conducted with the help of JICA.
KaWaBiz NET will continue to function as a public-private networking platform that strives to enhance the international water environment through achievements in the water business.