Local Update

Panelist

Ms. Anna Shimafuji (CEO)

Ms. Junna Shimafuji (Deputy Representative)

NeuralPort Inc. Osaka Uni.

KANSAI STUDENT PITCH Grand Prix 2020 was held online in July after being cancelled in February last year.The winner, a startup from Osaka University, will disseminate the Best Educational App “Lemonade Kids” to the world.
Lemonade KidsR

Dr. Hiroyuki Suzuki

Executive Vice President and Head of Business Development Offece, ATR

A global acceleration program named KGAP+ has been held two times a year in aims to support the startups worldwide to boost business, expand in and out of the Japan market and work on the PoC/pilot testing with help of major established companies in Japan. Here is the information about the Batch4 Demo Day, where 13 startups from 6 countries will pitch their plans on day after Hack Osaka 2021 on February 19.
Batch4 Demo Day

Mr. Masaaki Yoshikawa

Founder and CEO, Human Hub Japan Corp.

One of the founding members of the Hack Osaka movement will talk about Hack Osaka from the perspectives of the "The Declaration of Startup Friendly Kansai," "Kansai Startup Ecosystem Consortium," "Kansai Innovation Initiative," and EXPO 2025.
https://ksii.jp/

Overview

Last year, Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe was selected as a global startup city in the strategies for creation of startup ecosystem to compete with the world top ecosystems. Here is the latest information on what's happening in the innovation scene there.

Time

16:35~17:05(JST)

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