timetable

Day 3 OFFLINE

11/14 THU @ Hikarie Hall

GRIC STAGE

SKY STAGE

FIRESIDE CHAT

SPEED DATING

09:30

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

13:00

13:30

14:00

14:30

15:00

15:30

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

9:50 - 10:35

JP (EN Interpretation)

OPENING

Cheer Re-Man's

Tim Rowe

CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

CEO

Tak Umezawa

CIC Japan
Chairperson

Yuichiro Shimizu

for Startups, Inc.

CEO

Online Live Presenter

Reid Hoffman

LinkedIn, Co-Founder

Greylock, Partner

Yeh Chris

Blitzscaling Ventures

General partner

ビデオメッセージ

石破茂

内閣総理大臣

10:40 - 11:25

JP (EN Refused)

JX -Japan's Transformation- Future Vision for Realization
Rakuten Mobile's Challenge: Telecom Industry Transformation and Global Strategy

Mikitani Hiroshi

Representative Director of the New Economy Federation

Chairman and CEO of Rakuten Group, Inc.

11:55 - 12:50

JP (EN Refused)

GRIC PITCH
Theme1
GREEN

Pitch speakers

Eco-Pork Co., Ltd.

Green Carbon,Inc.

MiDriq NbS, Inc

SPACECOOL INC.

Tensor Energy Inc.

WOTA Corp.

See Details

13:20-14:15

JP (EN Refused)

GRIC PITCH
Theme2
Healthcare

Pitch speakers

Ashirase, inc.

Flora Co., Ltd.

Metagen Therapeutics, Inc.

PITTAN Inc.

United Immunity Co., Ltd.

Vetanic Inc.

See Details

14:45 - 15:40

JP (EN Refused)

GRIC PITCH
Theme3
‍UPRISING DIGITAL

Pitch speakers

HiBot Corp.

IWAYA INC.

Ocean Eyes Co., Ltd.

Ookuma Diamond Device

PeopleX.inc

Space Data Inc.

See Details

16:00 - 16:30

JP (EN Refused)

Toward the Realization of Mutual Aid Capitalism

Tak Niinami

Suntory Holdings Limited

Chief Executive Officer

Haruka Mera

READYFOR Co.,Ltd

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

16:50 - 18:50

JP (EN Refused)

GRIC PITCH
Award ceremony

09:20 AM

10:00 - 10:45

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 Corporation

Growth Business Development Dept.　Senior Vice President

11:00 - 11:45

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

Nicole LeBlanc

Woven Capital

partner

Joost Segers

Toyota Motor Europe

partner

Sandra Hernandez

Woven by Toyota

Strategy manager

12:00 - 12:45

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 Co., Ltd.

Group CX＆Innovation Department Innovation Strategy Group Senior Manager

Saeko Seno

Shibuya City

Global City Promotion Section　Section Chief

Shiho Watabe

Shibuya Startups KK

CEO

13:15 - 13:55

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

Yoshito Hori

GLOBIS University / GLOBIS Capital Partners

Founder & President / Founding Partner

Takafumi Horie

SNS Media & Consulting Co., Ltd.

founder

Soichiro Takashima

Fukuoka City

mayors

Yuka Tanimoto

Forbes Japan

Executive Manager, Managing Editor

14:00 - 14:45

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

Job van der Voort

remote

CEO/Co-Founder

Lebre Marcelo

remote

President/Co-Founder

Hannah Seal

Index Ventures

partner

15:00 - 15:45

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

Naoto Hoshi

Unifa Inc.

Director and CFO

Eriko Suzuki

Kind Capital

Founder/CEO

Michiko Kato

Woven Capital

partner

16:00 - 16:45

"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

Yasukane Matsumoto

JOSYS Inc.

CEO

Taka Nagao

Kyoto Fusioniering Co., Ltd.

Co-Founder, Director and Chairman

17:00 - 17:45

Japan's Future 2024 as Envisioned by Leading Domestic VCs

Tohru Akaura

incubate fund

General Partner

Soichi Tajima

Genesia Ventures, Inc.

CEO/General Partner

Minoru Imano

Globis Capital Partners

Managing Partner

Nozomi Kosaka

Business Insider Japan

Operating Officer/Co-Editor-in-Chief

18:00 - 18:45

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

Vishnu Amble

GreenBear Group LLC

Vice President

Rohini Chakravarthy

NewBuild Venture Capital

Managing partner

Sophie Meralli

Eight Roads Ventures Japan

Vice President

Bill Liao

SOSV

General partner

Eriko Suzuki

Kind Capital

CEO

Registration Start / Door Open

09:50 - 10:30

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

Marat Karpeko

Wargaming.net

Co-Founder and CEO

Simon Lancaster

Omni Ventures

General partner

Jeffrey Abbott

Blitzscaling Ventures

General partner

10:40 - 11:20

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

Sakiko Yamada

FOOD LOSS BANK Co., Ltd. CEO
Sports Doctors Network　COO/Head of Asia-Pacific

Sayaka Wada

BETTEI

CEO

Tak Umezawa

CIC Japan
Chairperson

11:30 - 12:10

"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

Yuka Murata

I-ne Co., Ltd.

HR Division

Karasawa Shunsuke

Almoha

Co-founder, COO

12:20 - 13:00

Innovative collaboration shaped by ISAI: HERALBONY x LVMH

Marie Oshioka

HERALBONY

COO / HERALBONY EUROPE CEO

Thomas Prunel

LVMH

IT Digital Director

Miwa Seki

MPower Partners Fund

General partner

13:10 - 13:50

How to Design Offline Events That Spark Connections?

Reiko Ayano

EventHub, Inc

Event Producer

Ryo Naiki

Plug and Play Japan

Executive Officer, COO

Yuichi Suzuki

EventHub, Inc.

marketing manager

14:00 - 14:40

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

Jeffrey Li

Tencent

Managing Partner of Tencent Investment

Kazuhito Hadano

Sony Ventures Corporation

CEO

Yukiko Kato

SBI Investment Co., Ltd.

Director & Executive Officer, General Manager

14:50 - 15:30

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

Julien Mialaret

Eurazeo

Operating partner

Ben Mathias

Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India

Managing partner

Kay Mok

Gobi Ventures

Senior partner

Christophe Blanc

Volaris

VP, Head of M&A

Andrew Sanden

Intrinsic Venture Capital

Managing Director/ Founder

15:40 - 16:20

Global VC Reverse Pitch - Powered by SMBC

Julien Mialaret

Eurazeo

Operating partner

Chandra Firmanto

IndoGen Capital

Managing partner

Chris Yeh

Blitzscaling Ventures

General partner

Todd Perman

Seed Healthcare, LLC

President & CEO

Ruchira Shukla

Synapses Venture Capital Fund

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Yatsu Moeri

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Sustainability Development Department　Business Development Group

16:30 - 17:10

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

MEGUMI

KICKY

CEO

Yamada Kenji

Film drama producer

17:20 - 18:00

Deep Tech: Keys to Enhancing Japan's Global Competitiveness

Takeshi Hakamada

ispace, inc.

CEO & Founder

Shinpei Kato

Tier IV

Founder and CEO

Akihiko Nagata

UntroD Capital Japan, Inc.

Managing Director

18:10 - 18:50

Large Corporations and Startup Mentality: Growth Strategies for Japanese Companies

Takao Ozawa

BoostCapital

CEO

Keiji Kameyama

DMM.com LLC

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Satoko Suzuki

for Startups , Inc.

Professional Officers

10:30 - 11:30

BOOTH

Hakuhodo DY Ventures Co., Ltd.

SMBC Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

Eurazeo

See Details

11:45 - 12:45

BOOTH

Impact Capital K.K.

Yazawa Ventures

Bosch Corp.

East Ventures

See Details

13:00 - 14:00

BOOTH

KUSABI FUND

Indogen Capital

Intec Co., Ltd.

MDI Ventures

See Details

14:15 - 15:15

BOOTH

Blitzscaling Ventures

Vertex Ventures SEA and India

Environmental Energy Investment, Inc.

KEARNEY

See Details

15:30 - 16:30

BOOTH

GLOBIS Capital Partners & Co.

JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.

AGS Consulting Co., Ltd.

Asahi Kasei Co., Ltd.

See Details

16:45 - 17:45

BOOTH

LVMH

Intrinsic Venture Capital

Woven Capital

ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

See Details

09:30

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

12:30

13:00

13:30

14:00

14:30

15:00

15:30

16:00

16:30

17:00

17:30

18:00

18:30

19:00

The above information is subject to change without notice. Please be aware.