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The Invest and Trade Western Australia team in Perth works in partnership with overseas office locations to coordinate ministerial missions and delegations and further strategic partnerships.
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Telephone: +61 (08) 6277 3000
Our Deputy Director
Simone Spencer | Deputy Director General - Strategy and International Engagement
Simone is the Deputy Director General, Strategy and International Engagement at the Western Australian Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Simone and her team provide strategic policy advice on state economic development issues and help to both shape and promote investment and trade opportunities.
Key areas of focus for Simone and her team include economic diversification, industry decarbonisation and fostering a cohesive approach to the State’s long-term economic development including leading Invest and Trade Western Australia, the State’s ‘front door’ for investors and exporters.
Western Australia welcomes Japanese business delegation
Invest and Trade Western Australia (WA) were pleased to welcome a Japanese business delegation this week, led by the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO).
The delegation included representatives from a range of key Japanese companies, including EBARA Corporation, Hitachi, Fukui Seisakusho, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Sumitomo, Toho Gas Co., ENEOS Group, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Osaka Gas Australia, Marubeni Corporation, Yokogawa Electric Corporation, IHI Rotating Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd., and Mitsui & Co.
The delegate program focused on hydrogen and renewable energy projects, research and technology in Western Australia, including a range of site visits and briefings hosted by:
- The University of Western Australia – FenEx CRC
- Curtin University – HILT CRC
- Consulate-General of Japan in Perth
- Pilbara Ports
- Woodside Energy
- Yara Pilbara
- Rio Tinto (Dampier Salt)
- Carbon 280 The delegation spent two days in the Pilbara visiting key sites near Karratha and in Port Hedland, followed by programming in Perth and Kwinana.
Japan is Western Australia’s 2nd largest trading partner in 2024-25, with $28.2 billion of goods traded, including $24.9 billion of goods exported.
To learn more about trade and investment opportunities between Western Australia and Japan, visit Invest and Trade WA’s Northeast Asia hub page.
Published on: 07 November 2025
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