Event Chairman

Mitsunobu Koshiba, Former President JSR, Co-founder Cdots GK   

Agenda: Tokyo Open Innovation Conference

Simultaneous translation of Japanese and English will be provided throughout the event.

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration and Welcome Coffee

 

Venue: Foyer and Chef's Studio

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome to Tokyo Open Innovation Conference

 

  • Welcome: Mitsunobu Koshiba, Former President JSR, Co-founder C-dots GK    

  • Agenda, Logistics and Introduction to Emerald: Tetsuya Mori, New Business Development Director, Emerald

  • Introduction to Emerald: Stephen Marcus, Head of Customer Success, Emerald

 

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
European Climate Tech startup, investment and open innovation trends

 

Hear Emerald’s latest perspectives on cleantech investment and innovation trends in Europe that Japanese companies should be paying attention to.

Language: English

 

10:35 AM - 11:05 AM
Open innovation around the globe, comparing Europe and Japan

 

Open innovation is a global trend but there are lots of regional differences in how startups are founded and built. We are pleased to welcome Dr Karin Markides, originally from Sweden, to speak about the differences between Europe and Japan in how innovations in academia are formed and supported to become commercial businesses.   

 

11:05 AM - 11:50 AM
Supporting university spinouts in scaling with corporate partners

 

Japan has a uniquely strong university spinout ecosystem. 25% of the 20 most active university VC funds globally are based in Japan indicating a strong willingness for the Japanese ecosystem to engage in startups at a very early stage of development. This session will hear from 3 speakers active in scaling Japanese university spinouts from leading universities.

Moderator: Ikkei Matsuda, Founder of Hokkaido VC

Language: Japanese

 

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Accelerating Japan’s corporate net zero ambitions

 

Many Japanese corporations now have ambitious sustainability and net zero goals. This session will discuss the pathways and strategies that corporations need to pursue to get there.

Language: Japanese

 

12:20 PM - 1:45 PM
Networking Lunch

 

Venue: Rooftop Studio

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Driving Corporate Venture Capital from the Corporate Executive Management

 

Having executive C-level support for your CVC activities can be a significant contributor of success in both investing and collaborating with startups. This session will be a fireside chat with C-level executives at Japanese corporations to hear their perspectives on why they support the development of their CVC activities and how they expect their companies to benefit from it.

Moderator: Mitsunobu Koshiba, Co-founder, Cdots GK

Language: Japanese

 

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Delivering Corporate Innovation – Talking about the people that make it happen

 

Success in corporate innovation requires corporate open innovation teams to have strong collaboration and communication across a wide range of people within their organizations. This session will hear from leading CVC professionals on how they successfully engage their internal stakeholders throughout the startup investment and collaboration process to lead to successful and sustainable outcomes.

Moderator: Masa Ishii, Managing Partner, AZCA 

Language: Japanese

 

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Coffee Break

 

Venue: Foyer and Chef's Studio

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
The Business Reinvention of Japan

 

The Japanese economy has reinvented itself and economic indicators provide a positive outlook. Are Japanese corporations ready for the next reinvention and transformation, driven by actual social, economic, technological and climate change factors? This session will hear the perspectives of leaders how important open innovation is in this next business reinvention phase, how corporate culture supports it and what is requirements from corporate venturing teams?

Moderator: Markus Moor, Senior Partner, Emerald

Language: English

 

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
AI Revolution: Transforming Business with Unstoppable Intelligence

 

Artificial intelligence is reshaping Industrial corporate landscape. This Emerald sector study will examine key trends, innovations, and challenges, highlighting AI's impact on operational efficiency, global competitiveness and corporate sustainability. We will also share how corporate leaders can successfully advance AI within their organizations.

Language: English

 

5:00 PM - 5:05 PM
Closing Remarks
 
5:05 PM - 6:00 PM
Drinks Reception

 

Venue: Rooftop Studio. Andaz Hotel

6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Dinner

 

Venue: Rooftop Studio. Andaz Hotel

Location: Andaz Tokyo