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X-HUB TOKYO Kickoff Event 2020
The startup’s overseas expansion strategy in With / After COVID-19

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s X-HUB TOKYO project is a project aiming at supporting the global activities of Tokyo’s startups and revitalizing the economy in Tokyo through exchanges with overseas startups that are active globally . At the Kickoff Event 2020, we will introduce the whole project, share global information of ecosystems in the US, Europe and Asia, and also hold keynote speech on overseas expansion strategies for startups based on With/After Corona. We are looking forward to welcoming not only startups but also supporters and support organizations.　

Date：2020/8/28（Fri）18：00～21：00

Entry fee：Free

Place：Zoom
※The URL of the meeting will be sent to those who have applied by the day before the event.

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Taiwan & Japan Alliance Cases and Overseas Marketing Know-how

Taiwan is geographically close to Japan and is also very similar culturally. Both regions have strong interest in technology and appreciation of traditional culture. According to “Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI)” reported by GEDI in 2018, Taiwan is nominated as the 18th nation under global ranking, and has marked 2nd place in Asia ranking coming after Hong Kong (Japan is 28th globally, 6th in Asia), which proves that Taiwan has created one of the strongest innovation ecosystems in Asia. In recent years, deregulations for startup businesses and increasing attraction of overseas human resources have been engaged as key national policies ran centrally by the Taiwanese government. With its limited domestic market size, there is a lot of strategies to learn from Taiwan’s ecosystem where global-minded startups are emerging constantly across different industries especially in the high-tech space. Such learning experience will fit perfectly with the Japanese corporations facing scalability issues under saturated domestic market growth. In this X-hub event, *Garage+; one of the leading acceleration program in Taiwan, and 3 Taiwanese private entities, with proven success in cross boarder business collaborations, will be sharing with us the themes of “Outline of Innovation Ecosystem in Taiwan”, and “ Cases of Taiwan-Japan Alliance, and its Practical Strategy”, through lecture style. Do not miss this chance to knowing the latest startup scenes in Taiwan.

Date: February 20th, 2020 (Tuesday)　18：00〜20：30 (Open: 17:30)
Place: EBISU SHOW ROOM (Ebisu) 1F Large Hall
Attendance capacity: 100 people
Participation fee: free

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Forefront of Food-tech in Italy with Developed Food and Food Service Industry, and Italy’s Innovation Ecosystem

Italy is a country well-known with luxurious brands and football, but nowadays Italy is becoming popular with startup ecosystems. Remarkably in Italy, investment into startups had almost doubled in 5years from 3.5 billion Euros in 2014 to 9.7 billion Euros in 2019, and out of all the investments 65% of funds are from overseas which is powerfully supporting startup’s initiatives. Under such proactive investment scenes, generation of startup ecosystem for “Food” and cross-border alliances among both large enterprises and startups expanding significantly. An acceleration program for food-tech startups has been launched in 2019, which is a program for startups to collaborate with Italian enterprises from manufacturing to retailing under the food industry through new business development and PoC trials. 7 global startups from Israel, U.S.A., and Italy have been selected to join this program, and this January, additional 10 startups are taking part of the program too. As export of food product from Italy is estimated to be as much as 40 billion Euros, a lot of expectations are focusing on the birth of food-tech unicorn from Italy! For this X-Hub event, we will be arranging a virtual startup pitch who are the participants of “Food-tech Accelerator Program” started from Milan, and a special lecture to introduce “Japan-Italy Innovations Alliance Cases”. This will be a great chance to learn, for startups who wish to challenge the Italy market and also for food manufacturing enterprises considering to ally with Italian startups. *Due to recent local transmission of corona virus, please make sure to wear facial masks at venue. Thank you.

Date: February 13th, 2020 (Thursday)　18：00〜19：30 (Open: 17:30)
Place: Hibiya Mitsui Conference, Room 6
Attendance capacity: 110 people
Participation fee: free

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China as One of the Most Digitally Developed Country in the World, and the Latest Business Activities of Mega-IT Company

“China is a country which has developed dramatically as a digitally developed country, through rapid prevalence of use of SNS, mobile payment, and delivery services among the new generations. They are now taking leadership in the world, primarily in the field of technology development in AI and big data. In this X-Hub event we will be inviting “Tencent” who will share with us the latest business trends under the spear-head digitalized society, how they have evolved as a corporation, business foresights, and how they incorporate their latest technologies into services. This is an opportunity to hear experiences from someone who knows the forefront of businesses of Tencent, how they have become a mega venture business from scratch, and how startups shall challenge new markets. Don’t miss this chance to learn insights to further develop your business and to challenge the overseas markets. *Due to recent local transmission of corona virus, please make sure to wear facial masks at venue. Thank you.

Date: February 13th, 2020 (Thursday)　18：00〜19：55 (Registration: 17:30)
Place: SHIBUYA SOLASTA CONFERENCE 4A
Attendance capacity: 150 people
Participation fee: free

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Gateway to
annual 20 million people inbound market
and over 4 billion people overseas markets including India, China and Africa:
Sri Lanka’s Attractiveness
and Market Entry Tips

India, China, and Africa are considered fastest growing markets. Many foreign companies have started looking at Sri Lanka as a gateway to those markets. Due to strategic location advantage in the Indian Ocean, it is attracting attention as a logistic base connecting the prominent markets such as India, China, ASEAN, the Middle East / Africa, and Europe. Despite of being a small country, Sri Lanka has been recognized as the world’s No. 1 tourist destination, and attracts more than 20 million visitors annually from different countries and regions. During the last 10 years since the end of the civil war in 2009, foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased from 9.5 billion yen to 104 billion yen. In 2017, GDP per capita was 440,000 yen (IMF), and the poverty rate was at 1.9% in 2012, and literacy rate was at 92.6% (UNDP). Though not well known in Japan, Sri Lanka boasts the best economic and social development in Southwest Asia with a well-developed infrastructure. You will receive insights into latest political situation in Sri Lanka and the information on international trade policy, domestic business environment and points to be considered when expanding to Sri Lanka & other neighboring countries elaborated by the examples of Japanese companies that have actually expanded to Sri Lanka.

Date: January 14th, 2020 (Tuesday)　18：00〜20：30 (Open: 17:30)
Place: TKP Tokyo Nihonbashi Conference Center Hall 316
Attendance capacity: 100 people
Participation fee: free

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Netherlands: Latest trends and future prospects of Life Science & Health Tech Industries

Application is closed 内容 17:30-18:00 Opening/Registration 18:05-18:30 [Session ①] Business Environment of Netherlands 18:30-19:00 [Session ②] Why is the Netherlands an attractive environment for foreign biopharma and Meditech companies? 19:00-19:30 [Session ③] Innovation Policy in Netherlands 19:30-19:35 [Break] 19:35-20:05 [Panel Discussion、Q&A] 20:05-20:30 [Networking] Introduction of Speakers ■ Mr. Jeroen Bokhoven Executive Director for Japan Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency Japan Professional Experience: Present (from 1 September): Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency Japan – Executive Director for Japan 2015 – 2018: Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency Osaka Office – Project Manager 2014 – 2015: Maastricht University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands) – Lecturer Japanese Language and Culture 2010 – 2014: MSD Japan – Director…

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Hello Tomorrow「Trend of Deep Tech Startups Expanding Business Abroad」

Application is closed 内容 17:30-18:00 open/reception 18:05-18:40 [1 Lecture] The Frontlines of Technology Startups in Europe and the World, and the Platform of Hello Tomorrow 18:40-19:10 [2 Lecture]Japanese tech startup Hello Tomorrow and European expansion 19:10-19:15 [Break] 19:15-19:50 [3 Panel Discussion] 19:50-20:20 [Networking / business card exchange] Introduction of Speakers ■ Mariko Nishimura （Event MC） HEART CATCH Inc. CEO ■ Mr. Jean-Dominique Francois Hello Tomorrow, Japan Advisor ■ Kenjiro Yamamoto Graduate School, The University of Tokyo, Meguro Laboratory (urban disaster mitigation engineering), Graduate School ■ Takahiro Kikuchi Senior Fellow, Nikkei BP Research Institute Application is closed

Date: September 9 (Mon) 18:00-20:20 (Open: 17:30)
Place: Startup Hub Tokyo (2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Building Tokyo Startup Station 1F)
Attendance capacity: 100 people
Participation fee: free

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What is the next-generation social system that digital Denmark is leading?
– Seeking CSFs necessary for the future growth and development of companies –

Application is closed Event Details Denmark, a small country with a population of 5.8 million, formulated a national artificial intelligence strategy in March this year, and announced its commitment to the development of human-centered AI. Cyberphysical solutions developed on advanced social infrastructure, such as the No. 1 digital ranking in the EU for 3 consecutive years and the No. 1 digital governance in the world in 2018, will be very useful in predicting future social systems and creating new businesses. In this seminar, we will provide you with the latest information on digital trends in Denmark and digital solutions that are expected to develop in Denmark. In addition, as the…

Date: July 25 (Thu) 19:00-20:30 (Open: 18:30)
Place: GBHT (1-9-2, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Otemachi Financial City Grand Cube 3F)
Attendance capacity: 50 people
Participation fee: free

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Why Small Country Estonia Becomes a Startup Powerhouse

Application is closed Details Estonia has a population of only 1.3 million. Despite the small European countries, it has produced unicorn companies such as Skype and TransferWise one after another, and the eyes of foreign investors are also hot. The background is that Estonia has realized e-Government using blockchain technology. Estonian startups are developing new businesses around the world using the “base” of e-Government. Furthermore, as a national policy, Estonia provides start-up support, and a strong ecosystem is being built. With access to the EU 500 million economy, and the meaning of the Estonian expansion, the business minds and working styles of Estonians who are at the forefront of the…

Date: June 27 19: 00-20: 30 (Opening: 18:30)
Place: TKP Tokyo Station Marunouchi Meeting Room (3-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Teicho Building B1)
Participants: Interested in overseas development Domestic and foreign companies with interest in overseas startup ecosystem such as venture companies in Tokyo (Venture companies / large companies)
Attendance capacity: 50 people
Participation fee: Free

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X-HUB TOKYO EVENT
〜Co-Creation with WORLD〜

Application is closed Event Details X-HUB TOKYO – The Tokyo-based start-up project to help support overseas expansion -, to mark a new start, will be holding a kickoff event in fiscal year 2019. At this event, along with the announcement of the new program outline, DeNA founder Tomoko Nanba has been invited as keynote speaker to help give support to those Tokyo-based entrepreneurs who wish to expand overseas. Any and all entrepreneurs who are interested in expanding overseas are welcome to join us. Program Schedule 19:00~19:10 About X-HUB TOKYO 19:10~19:40 Keynote Speech ■Speaker Tomoko Namba／Executive Chairman of DeNA Co., Ltd. 19:40~20:00 Outline of 2019’s New Program break 10-minute break 20:10~20:40…

Date：May 22 (Wed), 19:00～21:30 (Doors open:18:30)
Capacity：130
Entry Fee：Free
Who Should Attend：Entrepreneurs who want to expand overseas, those who are considering starting a business, and media personnel

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X-HUB TOKYO DEMO DAY　 ～LEAP into the WORLD～

Application is closed Details X-HUB TOKYO is an overseas expansion support project for Tokyo startups. The Demo Day will include pitches by past participating companies of the X-HUB program, as well as appearances by 3 overseas VCs that have joined the US, Europe, and Asia expansion support courses as mentors. They will be reflecting back on the program and talking about ways for Japanese startups to win around the world. Demo Day will be held in collaboration with SLUSH TOKYO (February 22-23). SLUSH TOKYO is the brainchild of Taizo Son, the serial entrepreneur and investor who will also serve as the keynote speaker at the event, encouraging other entrepreneurs to…

Date: February 18 (Mon), 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Venue: Shibuya Stream (Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Shibuya 3-21-3, 4 F)
Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
In collaboration with: SLUSH TOKYO
Capacity: 250
Admission: Free

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The Present and Future of Global Ecosystem — Silicon Valley —

RSVP Details Silicon Valley serves as a global center for innovation. With innovators and startups gathered from various backgrounds, it has established the most efficient ecosystem in the world. For this event, from the US west coast — including the Silicon Valley, we have invited the venerable venture capitalists, accelerators with clear vision for the future, such as Venrock which invested in Apple in early-stage, Steve Goldberg, who is Operating Partner. The discussions would mainly focus on the current situation and prospects of global ecosystem. Please come and join us! Contents X-HUB TOKYO Summary Overview of Silicon Valley’s Ecosystem About US West Coast VCs and Accelerators / Program Introduction Panel…

Date: August 8th, 2018 (Wed.)
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM)
Location: Global Business Hub Tokyo
Capacity: 120
Open to: Entrepreneurs, business firms, venture capitalists
Admission: Free