On the occasion of the visit of the Swiss State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Ms. Helene Budliger Artieda, the SCCIJ is pleased to co-host a special luncheon together with the Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan, H.E. Roger Dubach. This exclusive event will bring together selected leaders of the Swiss-Japanese business community for an exchange on current economic developments and bilateral cooperation.
We are honored to welcome Ms. Helene Budliger Artieda, State Secretary for Economic Affairs of Switzerland, who will be visiting Japan in March 2026.
In partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, the SCCIJ will host a special lunch event in Tokyo, offering an opportunity for direct exchange with the Swiss delegation and distinguished representatives of the Swiss business community in Japan.
Further details will be announced shortly.
| Date: | Friday, March 13, 2026 |
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| Time: | 12:00 – 14:00 (D.O. 11:45) |
| Venue: | Shangri-la Tokyo, @Conway 2&3 (27F) Marunouchi Trust Tower Main, 1-8-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-8283 (MAP) |
| Entry Fee: | Invitation only Note: Invitations are personal and cannot be transferred. |
| Registration: |  Deadline: March 3, 2026, 12:00 JST.* |
| Dress code: | Dress code is business / business casual. |
| Disclaimer: | • The SCCIJ may film and take photographs of this event. If you participate, please be noted that these pictures and videos may be used in various media, such as the SCCIJ website, SCCIJ social networking sites, and SCCIJ promotional materials. If you do not want to appear on these pictures and/or videos, kindly notify the SCCIJ staff at the event. • The views expressed by the speaker(s) do not reflect those of the SCCIJ as an organization. |
| Inquiries: | By e-mail to info@sccij.jp |
Biography
State Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda (*1965) has been director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) since 1 August 2022. Prior to that, she was Switzerland’s ambassador in Bangkok, Thailand, with additional accreditations to Cambodia and Laos. Until 2019, she held the same position in Pretoria, South Africa, with cross-accreditations to Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius and Namibia. From 2008 to 2015, Helene Budliger Artieda was head of the Directorate for Resources at the FDFA. In this capacity, she was advisor to the Head of Department on resource matters and a member of the FDFA Management Board. In 2000 she graduated from the Universidad Externado de Colombia in Bogotá (Colombia) with a Master of Business Administration (MBA). After graduating from commercial school in Zurich with a Federal VET Diploma in Commerce, she completed internal training at the FDFA as a consular officer. Helene Budliger Artieda is married.
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