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Global Bridge Conference 2024 held!

In order to solve issues and create business through transnational knowledge manufacturing, we will hold the Global Bridge Conference as a place to share, accumulate, disclose, analyze, and integrate leading practices and ideas under the new concept of "Global Bridge". Global Bridge Conference

In this first edition, we will present a number of case studies of major business corporations, leadership development through global expansion, and collaboration between local mid-sized companies and overseas startups. What should you think about and how should you move forward when expanding globally? What kind of partners should you look for and what kind of collaboration should you aim for in order to establish a business in the local market? Through discussions with a wide variety of participants, we will support you in raising your resolution for overseas expansion and taking the first step to build a bridge to the global market.

Global Bridge Conference

Date & Time: Tuesday, December 10, 12:00-19:00
Place: Center of Garage (1-16-3 Yokogawa, Sumida-ku, Tokyo)
Target participants: Local companies, venture companies, financial institutions, ministries and agencies, local governments, etc.

timeline

12:00 ~ 13:00

Networking Lunch and Poster Exchange

13:00 ~ 13:20

Opening and Opening Talk

  • Yukihiro Maru, Group CEO and Representative Director, Liverness, Inc.

13:20 ~ 13:50

keynote speech

  • coming soon

13:50 ~ 14:40

Future new businesses that major companies will set up on the world stage

  • Otafuku Sauce Co.
  • Panasonic Appliances Marketing Asia Pacific
  • coming soon

14:40 ~ 14:50

Break

14:50 ~ 15:40

How are global human resources developed?

  • Somic Management Holdings, Inc.
  • Calbee, Inc.
  • Focus Systems Co.

15:40 ~ 15:50

Break

15:50 ~ 16:40

A regional core company growing together with Southeast Asia

  • Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroshima Prefecture: Creation of demonstration projects for overseas startups, etc.
  • Ibaraki Prefecture: Business Matching and Invitation Services for Promising Foreign Companies

16:40 ~ 16:50

Break

16:50 ~ 18:10

When should deep tech ventures expand overseas?

■Case Studies
Introduction of case studies of overseas business development by companies selected for the project to promote overseas business development by Japanese start-ups through collaboration with ASEAN companies

■ Special Session

  • Leos Capital Works Corporation (Moderator)
  • INOCA Corporation
  • CAST Corporation
  • Zip Infrastructure Corporation

18:10 ~ 19:00

Closing, photo shooting and social event

Toshihiro Ishizawa

Toshihiro Ishizawa Director, Regional Development Division / Office of Strategic Planning Completed a doctoral degree (Doctor of Life Sciences) from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo in 2007. Gained approximately three years of internship experience during his doctoral studies before joining Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. in 2008. After serving as Director of the Osaka Office, General Manager of the Regional Development Division, and General Manager of the Strategic Development Division, he became Director of the Office of Strategic Planning in July 2025. He is involved in building regional ecosystems to create R&D-based ventures that fly out to the world from research institutions across the country using the Techplaiter concept, and supporting the creation of new businesses for core regional companies. [Concurrent Position] Director, Nest Blue Co., Ltd.

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