As part of the "Sendai Global Startup Hub Business,""Global Business Seminar 2026"It is being held by

This seminar is a series of multiple sessions designed for startups that are challenging to expand overseas and companies that are considering entering the overseas market, in collaboration with entrepreneurs, financial institutions, investors, and support organizations, to learn about practical knowledge of global business.

Overseas expansion is not just about “where to go,” but also “with whom to meet, what hypotheses to test, and how to leverage those opportunities into business. In this seminar series, we will introduce the thinking and practical examples necessary to run a business overseas from various angles.

Global Business Seminar 2026, Part 2

Date:September 7, 2026 (Mon) 15:00 to 16:30 (Doors open at 14:45)
Venue: Urban Net Sendai Central Building 4F/Conference Room B (4-19 Chuo, Aoba Ward, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture)
Theme: How can overseas expansion lead to business growth?
~Next steps for overseas expansion from the perspective of regional financial institutions and investors~
Subject:Startups, companies, researchers, support organizations, etc., interested in overseas expansion
Participation Fee:free

This program is a series of seminars conducted as part of the "Sendai Global Startup Hub Operations."

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The 1st Why Southeast Asia now?

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Session 1 Lecturer: Mr. Kengo Suzuki, Co-founder and Executive Fellow
Session 2 Lecturer: Mr. Shingo Akao, President, Ball Wave Corporation
Lecturer: Mr. Ken Matsui, CEO and Representative Director, ugo Co.
Lecturer: Mr. Hong-Kyung Min, President of Liberaware, Inc.
Lecturer: Mr. Hideaki Itami, Director, Asia Region, Platinum Bio Co.
Lecturer: Mr. Yota Takakura, CEO, Inoka Co.
7th Session: Speaker: Mr. Yukihiro Ishida, Representative Director and CEO of Second Heart Co., Ltd.

Seven Seventeen Bank Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Market International Director
Toshio Nomura he

After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at Tohoku University in 1997, he worked at major domestic financial institutions and joined Sanyo Bank in 2008.
After working in corporate sales, international operations, branch head positions, and audit departments, he was appointed Market International Director in June 2024.
In this division, he is responsible for supporting overseas business operations of our business partners, including our overseas subsidiaries, and for foreign exchange settlement departments.

UntroD Capital Asia Pte. Ltd.
Directors
Kumamoto Daisuke

In 2019, he joined UntroD as a first-year graduate student. From 2020, he led the launch of a global fund investing in deep tech startups in Southeast Asia, and in 2022 founded UntroD Capital Asia. In 2023, he became a director and in 2024 he led the formation and investment of the second global fund. He has invested in approximately 20 deep tech companies (healthcare, energy, materials) mainly in Japan and ASEAN, and has also promoted joint investment with Japanese companies and government agencies and the entry of Southeast Asian companies into Japan. He graduated from Keio University and is a certified fund manager by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

This program supports startups in the Sendai and Tohoku regions in their overseas expansion.

Leveraging the network of companies, universities, research institutions, and government agencies that Leave a Nest has built primarily in Southeast Asia, we provide support tailored to each client, leading to business negotiations, joint research, proof-of-concept (PoC), and business partnerships in local markets.

Rather than making going overseas the goal itself, we aim to get your business off the ground in overseas markets, and provide comprehensive support from strategy design to connecting with local partners, hypothesis testing, and ultimately business development.

Global Business Seminar 2026 Upcoming Schedule

At Global Business Seminar 2026, we plan to hold a total of seven seminars on topics such as perspectives and practical knowledge necessary to operate businesses overseas and achieve continuous business growth.

*Details will be announced on this website in a sequential manner.