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Global Bridge Conference 2025

Event Overview

What is the Global Bridge Conference?

The Global Bridge Conference will be held to systematize the concept of global bridges and to provide a forum for sharing leading case studies and ideas to create new businesses. This year's Global Bridge Conference, in its second year, aims to accelerate global business development by introducing pioneering case studies from large corporations, start-ups, local governments, and others.

Recommended for you!

Expanding existing business and gaining sales overseas
I want to create new businesses in Japan.
Want to work on new projects in collaboration with foreign institutions.
I want to establish new subsidiary overseas, and in Japan.

Past

Date and Time

Friday, 12th December, 2025, 13:00-18:00

Location

Congress Square Nihonbashi Hall C, D

3F Tokyo Tatemono Nihonbashi Building, 1-3-13 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Access

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Nearest StationNihonbashi Station (Tozai Line, Ginza Line, Toei Asakusa Line)

Participation fee

free

Capacity

150 persons

Application

https://id.lne.st/project/gbc2025/regist/basic_info/1

Details

https://lne.st/gbc2025

inquiry

Strategy Development Division, Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. (Nami Akinaga)[email protected]

Scene of last year's event

Timeline

Hours.	Contents	summary
13:00 ~ 13:15	Introduction (Leave a Nest)	We will look back on the history of Leave a Nest since its inception and share mission of Global Bridge Program and concept of Inbound Globalization.
13:15 ~ 14:00	Session1 Panel discussionGlobalization Strategy in the New Era of “Knowledge Manufacturing" Speakers: Kirin Holdings Company, Ricoh Company, Ltd., Yamada Shokai Holding Company, Kanemasa Manufacturing Co.	Together with large, world-class brands and core regional companies, we will discuss new global strategies in an era that promotes knowledge-based manufacturing.
14:00 ~ 14:10	Break
14:10 ~ 15:40	Session 2 Japanese companies short pitch: Japanese companies that promote overseas expansion by utilizing the Global South Future-oriented Co-creation Project Subsidy Startups from Sendai/Tohoku region engaged in overseas expansion Panel discussionDo It Now! Results-Driven Actions for the Global Market Speakers: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Sendai City, UGO Corporation, amu Corporation	Practitioners from startups and core regional companies will be invited to share examples of how they have achieved results in a short period of time through strategic alliances with overseas institutions, and the policies of ministries and local governments that support overseas expansion.
15:40 ~ 15:45	Summary
15:45 ~ 16:40	Poster Networking	A poster exchange will be held by domestic and international companies.
16:40 ~ 17:55	Session 3 Foreign company short pitch: Promising startups in Southeast Asia aiming to expand in Japan Panel discussionMaking Japan the Center of Knowledge Manufacturing - Implementing the Inbound Globalization Concept Speakers: Ibaraki Prefecture, KOBASHI ROBOTICS, Japan Financial Services Agency	Core regional companies and local governments are beginning to attract foreign ventures to Japan and promote collaboration with Japanese companies as a first step action toward global expansion. Examples and strategies of inbound globalization will be presented.
17:55 ~ 18:00	Closing

Session

Globalization Strategy in the New Era of “Knowledge Manufacturing”
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Do It Now! Results-Driven Actions for the Global Market
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Making Japan a Center of Knowledge Manufacturing - Implementing the Inbound Globalization Initiative
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Companies that promote overseas development by utilizing the Global South Future-oriented Co-creation Project Subsidy
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