Hack Osaka Date
Tuesday, February 21st, 2023 11:00AM～06:30PM（JST）
Venue
Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center
(Second Basement, North Building, Grand Front Osaka)
*Hybrid event (online and on-site)
In addition to providing opportunities for various ecosystem players such as entrepreneurs, investors, large companies, students, and local governments to organically connect with each other, we aim to create an ecosystem that creates new value by gathering expertise and best practices from Osaka, Kansai, Japan, and the world; by increasing the attraction of globally active startups through disseminating Osaka and Kansai's "resources" to realize innovation both domestically and internationally.
The Kansai region has an approximate area of 33,000km² and an estimated population of 23 million people. Osaka is the metropolis of the Kansai region. The Kansai region also has big cities including Kyoto and Kobe along with other surrounding areas, and it is a home to a number of large companies, small and medium-sized manufacturing companies, leading Universities and research institutions.
Osaka/Kansai, The City of Innovation
In Osaka and Kansai, many of Japan's leading companies are gathering to promote open innovation.
Please refer to the following external links for specific corporate and investment environments.
TIME TABLE
The timetables are subject to change.
*Simultaneous Japanese/
English interpretation available
News
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The application for Global Pitch Contest, Hack Award 2023 has been closed
The application for Hack Award 2023 was closed.
Thank you for many applications.Look forward to the announcement of the speakers! -
The 9 foreign startups that will appear on Hack Award 2023 have been finalized!
The 9 foreign startups will appear on the stage of the global pitch contest “Hack Award 2023”.
Get excited for the pitch of startups that are currently gathering global attention for their realization of Future Society (Abundant, Secure and Sustainable Society) .Click here for details.
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Registration for Hack Osaka 2023 is now open!
This year, for the first time in three years, the event will be held offline. The event will hold fireside chats by leading incubators, VCs startups, and universities, the "Hack Award 2023" pitch in which 9 startups from 20 countries and regions around the world who have been selected, and business meetings will be held to create opportunities for Osaka and Kansai to connect with the world.
Click here for details.
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Hack Award 2023 Call for Speakers Now Open!
With the theme of "Future Society (abundant, secure and sustainable society)," domestic and international startups with business plans focusing on the fields of "CleanTech," "FinTech," and "SportsTech" will be invited to participate as speakers.
Click here for details and application.
Organizer
Global Innovation Conference Hack Osaka Executive Committee
Co-organizer
International Business Promotion Center Osaka
Osaka Business and Investment Center (O-BIC)
Collaborators
NPO Kinki Bio-industry Development Organization
NewsPicks, Inc.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Osaka Startup Ecosystem
Kyoto Startup Ecosystem Promotion Council
Hyogo Kobe Startup Ecosystem Consortium
Peatix Japan K.K.
Supported by
Biocommunity Kansai
Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)
Nordic Innovation House Tokyo
British Consulate-General Osaka,Consulate-General of France in Kyoto,
Consulate-General of Germany in Osaka-Kobe,
Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Osaka Japan,Consulate General of the Republic of Korea,
Embassy of Israel in Japan Economic & Trade Mission,Embassy of the Republic of Singapore,
Embassy of Switzerland in Japan,U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe
Sponsor
GOLD
SENSHU IKEDA CAPITAL CO.,LTD.
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION
Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp.
SILVER
SAKURA internet Inc.
BRONZE
Nankai Electric Railway Co.,Ltd.
Mizuho Bank,Ltd.
MUFG Bank,Ltd
Special Support
Congrès Inc.
ACCESS
Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center
(Second Basement, North Building, Grand Front Osaka)
Click here for access details
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Implementation of Measures to prevent COVID-19
In accordance with the guidelines of the national government and Osaka Prefecture, the safety of participants and related parties will be given the highest priority, and the event will be held after sufficient measures are taken to prevent infection caused by COVID-19. Additional measures will be taken based on latest information released by government agencies or local authorities. Any additional measures or changes will be announced on this website.
Requests to All Visitors
- ・We ask for your cooperation in cough etiquette, including wearing masks at the venue.
- ・Please disinfect your hands and take your temperature when entering the venue.
- ・Please note that anyone with a fever of 37.5 °C or higher will not be allowed to enter the venue.
- ・The organizer will be responsible for checking the density of the crowd and may restrict admission to avoid congestion. Please understand this in advance.
- ・In case an outbreak happens, we may disclose the minimum necessary personal information at the request of government agencies or local authorities in order to identify the route of infection.Please understand this in advance.
・We will take photos and videos of the entire venue during the event in order to publicize the event on our website and to provide information about future events. There is the chance that you may be interviewed by the media. We ask that when registering, you consent to photographs and videos that may include portraits of participants.
・Personal information provided during the registration process is solely used by Hack Osaka Executive Committee (Osaka City, Urban Innovation Institute, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Osaka, and Osaka Business Development Agency), within the scope of the purposes stipulated in advance, and will not be provided to third parties.
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