Sessions

Conference Agenda

Day 3 11/14 (THU)

@ Hikarie Hall / @ EventHub

OFFLINE

9:50AM - 10:35AM JST

GRIC STAGE

Online&Offline

JP (EN Interpretation)

Opening

Tim Rowe

CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

ONLINE LIVE登壇

Blitzscaling Ventures

General Partner

10:15AM - 10:20AM JST

GRIC STAGE

Online&Offline

JP (EN Interpretation)

Opening (video message)

Shigeru Ishiba

Prime Minister

09:50AM - 10:30AM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

Exploring AI Futures: From Deeptech to Online Worlds as Seen by VCs and Founders

Investment General Partner

Jeffrey Abbott

Blitzscaling Ventures

General Partner

10:00AM - 10:45AM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

"The Role of Financial Institutions in the Space Transportation Business"

Kohsuke Hamamura

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co.,Ltd.

Space Business Development Section, Commercial Market Strategy Department　Manager

Misuzu Onuki

SPARX Asset Management Co., Ltd

Executive Vice President

Kojiro Hatada

Innovative Space Carrier Inc.

President and CEO

Takashi Yokoyama

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

Growth Business Development Dept.　Senior Vice President

10:40AM - 11:25AM JST

GRIC STAGE

Online&Offline

JP (EN Interpretation)

Future Vision for Achieving JX (Japan’s Transformation) - The Challenge of Rakuten Mobile: Transforming the Telecommunications Industry and Global Strategy

Hiroshi Mikitani

Representative Director of the New Economy Federation; Chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group, Inc.

10:40AM - 11:20AM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

"Japanese Cuisine and the X Factor: New Opportunities for Japanese Food in the Global Market"

Sakiko Yamada

Food Loss Bank Co., Ltd./Sports Doctors Network

COO/Head of Asia-Pacific

11:00AM - 11:45AM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

Toyota’s Bold Venture to Transform How it Works with Startups

Senior Manager Social Impact

Sandra Hernandez

Woven by Toyota

Strategy Manager

11:30AM - 12:10PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

"Open Discussion! Startup Organizational Challenges from Data and Solutions" by the Startup Ecosystem Association

Soichiro Murata

eiicon Co., Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer / CHRO, Head of Regional Revitalization and Innovation Creation Support Business Division

12:00PM - 12:45PM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

Glocal Game Change Starting in Shibuya: New Challenges for Cities x Startups

Hiroyuki Tanaka

TOKYU　CORPORATION

Future Design Lab Manager

Fumiaki Sato

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corporation

Group CX＆Innovation Department Innovation Strategy Group　SeniorManager

Saeko Seno

Shibuya City

Global City Promotion Section　Section Chief

Shiho Watabe

Shibuya Startups KK

CEO

12:20PM - 1300PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

Innovative Collaboration Shaped by ISAI: HERALBONY x LVMH

Marie Oshioka

HERALBONY

COO / HERALBONY EUROPE CEO

13:10PM - 13:50PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

How to Design Offline Events That Spark Connections?

Executive Officer, COO

Yuichi Suzuki

EventHub, Inc.

Marketing Manager

13:15PM - 13:55PM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

Mayor Takashima x Takafumi Horie x Yoshito Hori: Simultaneous Multilateral Regional Revitalization Initiated by the Mayor and Entrepreneurs

Hori Yoshito

GLOBIS University / GLOBIS Capital Partners

Founder & President / Founding Partner

Takafumi Horie

SNS media&consulting Co., Ltd.

Executive Manager, Managing Editor

14:00PM - 14:40PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

The Global Tech Giants' CVC Strategy: Co-Creation and Competition to Create the Future

Jeffrey Li

Tencent

Investment Managing Partner

Kazuhito Hadano

Sony Ventures Corporation

CEO

Kato Yukiko

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

Director & Executive Officer, General Manager

14:00PM - 14:45PM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

Global Hiring: The Key to Attracting International Investors for Japanese Startups

President / Co-founder

Hannah Seal

Index Ventures

Partner

14:50PM - 15:30PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

Global Growth: Considering Cultural Expectations for VCs and CVCs Expanding Globally

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Intrinsic Venture Capital

Managing Director / Founder

15:00PM - 15:45PM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

Impact Investing: A New Investment Strategy to Build the Future through Dynamic Capital Utilization

15:40PM - 16:20PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

Global VC Reverse Pitch - Powered by SMBC

Blitzscaling Ventures

Synapses Venture Capital Fund

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

16:00 PM - 16:30 PM JST

GRIC STAGE

Online&Offline

JP (EN Interpretation)

Towards the Realization of Collaborative Capitalism

Tak Niinami

Suntory Holdings Limited

Chief Executive Officer

Haruka Mera

READYFOR Co.,Ltd

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

16:00PM - 16:45PM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

JP (EN Interpretation)

"Kazuhiko Toyama vs. Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders Making Global Strides" by Japan Association of Corporate Directors (JACD)

Kazuhiko Toyama

Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI) / Japan Association of Corporate Directors

Chairman of IGPI Group

Hiromi Inoue

IBM Japan

IBM Japan digital services company　Senior Partner, IBM Consulting, IBM Japan

Kyoto Fusioneering LTD

Co-Founder, Director and Chairman

16:30PM - 17:10PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

MEGUMI × Kenji Yamada Discuss the Future of Japanese Cinema: The Challenge of JAPAN NIGHT

17:00PM - 17:45PM JST

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

"Japan's Future 2024 as Envisioned by Leading Domestic VCs" by JVCA

Genesia Ventures, Inc.

CEO／General Partner

Minoru Imano

Globis Capital Partners

Managing Partner

Nozomi Kosaka

Business Insider Japan

Operating Officer/Co-Editor-in-Chief

17:20PM - 18:00PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

"Deep Tech: Keys to Enhancing Japan's Global Competitiveness (tentative)"

UntroD Capital Japan, Inc.

18:00PM - 18:45PM

SKY STAGE

Offline Only

Empowering Women in Investment: Identifying challenges and catalysts for Japan's Future

NewBuild Venture Capital

Managing Partner

Sophie Meralli

Eight Roads Ventures Japan

18:10PM - 18:50PM JST

FIRESIDE CHAT

Offline Only

"Large Corporations and Startup Mentality: Growth Strategies for Japanese Companies"

Keishi Kameyama

DMM.com LLC

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Executive Officer, Talent Agency Headquarters

The above information is subject to change without notice.

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