LEVANES Corporation, on behalf of the City of Sendai, is promoting the Sendai-Tohoku Expansion Program (STEP), which supports startups from Sendai and the Tohoku region in their efforts to solve global problems. As a part of this program, we will offer a program for startups aiming to expand their business overseas from Sendai/Tohoku and for local companies seeking new business opportunities,Global business seminars ("Learn from the Pioneers of Global Expansion!" series) will be held seven times from August to December. series) will be held approximately seven times from August to December.The following is a list of the most common problems with the

In the 4th session (October 7), Mr. Hong-Kyung Min, President of Liberaware, Inc. will be invited to talk about "Strategies and Planning for Expansion in Southeast Asia.He will give a lecture titled "The Future of the Business and Research Community. In this project, we will do our utmost to support the process of startups facing real local challenges and growing while integrating business and research. We look forward to welcoming all deep tech startups who want to join the challenge of "changing the world with the power of deep tech.

Click here to see the past implementation reports.
Session 1 Lecturer: Mr. Kengo Suzuki, Co-founder and Executive Fellow
2nd Lecturer; Mr. Shingo Akao, President, Ball Wave Corporation
Lecturer: Mr. Ken Matsui, CEO and Representative Director, ugo Co.

Session 4: Global Business Seminar
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 16:00-17:00 
Location: Urbannet Sendai Chuo Building 4F/Conference Room C (4-4-19 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Title: Developing Strategies and Plans for Southeast Asian Expansion
Organized by: City of Sendai, Operated by: Riverness Inc.

Special Presentation:Mr. Hong-Kyung Min, President, Liberaware Inc.
Moderator: Shuhei Tsukada, Executive Officer, Liverness Inc.

*Non-startup companies entering this program are also welcome to participate. If you wish to participate, please register by clicking on the application button or on the linked page.
https://id.lne.st/project/sendai_gbp/regist/basic_info/1

Liberaware Inc.
representative director (i.e. someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company)
Mr. Hong-Kyung Min

He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering. He was involved in the development of a drone system for the decommissioning of nuclear reactors by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy while a researcher at Chiba University, as well as the development of a disaster response flying robot system.

LIVERNESS Corporation
Executive Officer
Shuhei Tsukada

D. in Agriculture. He has been involved in research on molecular biology and soil microbiology at the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo, and has been involved in the establishment of RIVANES since its inception in 2003, and has worked to create a system to implement research results into society based on his cultivated on-site sense. The foundation for innovation has been laid. In recent years, together with the Urban Renaissance Agency, he has promoted Foodα, an urban food innovation initiative in the Shinbashi/Toranomon area, and will serve as Executive Officer from 2019 and as Director of Liverness Capital from 2025, where he is also involved in the investment and development of R&D ventures.

Inquiries regarding this matter
(Contact: Mai Inoue, Saito, Ishizawa)
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