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“SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” is here at last,an experience that brings to life the vision of sustainable cities of the future! The current innovations created by the Open Innovation Department and the rest of Mitsui Fudosan will be on display at our exhibit at the Global Startup Program, one of the largest startup events in Asia!
The Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (hereafter “Mitsui Fudosan”) will exhibit as a Gold Partner at the “Global Startup Program” at “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024,” to be held at Tokyo Big Sight on Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 16. Represented by the Open Innovation Department booth featuring panel displays of our past efforts, Mitsui Fudosan also plans to hold over the course of two days 14 panel session programs with related companies, including startups and VCs in which we have invested. In addition, there will also be exhibits to showcase the latest initiatives of Mitsui Fudosan’s other innovation-related departments, such as the Life Science Innovation Department and Space Business Innovation Department.
“SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” is organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to promote “Sustainable High City Tech Tokyo = SusHi Tech Tokyo”, an initiative to use advanced technology to make possible sustainable cities, provide solutions for diverse problems, and create new value. The event will be held at three venues in the Tokyo Bay Area for about a month, from Saturday, April 27. One of the largest international events of its kind in Asia, it will host 4,000 startups from 40 cities around the world and expects 500,000 participants, with the goal of seeing innovations launched from Tokyo and disseminating a model of what future cities can be.
Intended for an audience consisting primarily of business people, the “Global Startup Program” provides opportunities for collaboration and growth for its diverse range of participants, including domestic and international startups, investors, large corporations, local governments, and student entrepreneurs, with the aim of creating business open innovations that have significant social and economic impact.
At Mitsui Fudosan’s booth, products of the startups in which we have invested will be on display, and the staff of Open Innovation Department (31VENTURES) will be on hand to share their initiatives and achievements to date, as well as to provide response to those interested in discussing the possibility of collaborative creation. Please feel free to drop by the Mitsui Fudosan booth.
■ Overview of the “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” Global Startup Program
| Name of event | SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program |
| Organizer | SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024 Global Startup Program Executive Committee |
| Date and time | Wednesday, May 15 from 10:30 till 18:30 (reception from 9:30) Thursday, May 16 from 10:00 till 18:30 (reception from 9:00) |
| Venue | Tokyo Big Sight (3-11-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan) How to get to Tokyo Big Sight: https: //www.bigsight.jp/visitor/access/ |
| Program | Keynotes, sessions, pitch contest, exhibition booths, matching space, related events |
| Number of startup exhibitors | More than 400 companies |
| Estimated number of visitors | 40,000 visitors (two-day total, including online) |
| Estimated number of business negotiations | About 3,000 |
* “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” official website: https: //www.sushi-tech-tokyo2024.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/
■ Mitsui Fudosan (Open Innovation Department) booth information
– Booth location: Tokyo Big Sight West Exhibition Hall
– Booth concept: The booth is designed to evoke a very Japanese setting reminiscent of the Nihonbashi area, where Mitsui Fudosan was founded, and to create a sense of the possibility of new innovations and ecosystems.
■ Purchase of tickets
Check the “SusHi Tech Tokyo 2024” official website for details.
https://sushitech-startup.metro.tokyo.lg.jp
■ Panel session timetable (as of May 13)
| No. | Time | Program/Title | Speakers |
| 1 | 11:30-11:50 | ” How does HataLuck aim to transform the workstyle of shift workers?” | Takeshi Someya HataLuck and Person Inc. |
| 2 | 12:30-12:50 | “ Build the Sixth Japan’s major road from Nihonbashi to the universe ” | Yuya Nakamura Axelspace Corporation |
| 3 | 13:30-13:50 | “Metaverse: The Key of business use and future. Metaverse Market Expansion and the Latest Applications in corporates and governments” | Takushi Kameya Cluster, Inc. |
| 4 | 14:30-14:50 | “Global Climate Tech Trends and Ways of collaborating with Startups” | Miho Kurosaki Energy Impact Partners |
| 5 | 15:30-15:50 | “Challenges of a Global Accelerator from Asia” (Session held in English) | Jimmy Kim SparkLabs Global Ventures |
| 6 | 16:00-16:20 | “Fire side chat from two Japanese major real estate developers: Notable startups we found” | Yuta Hashimoto MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD. |
| 7 | 16:30-16:50 | “Techstars Tokyo Special Office Hour” (Session held in English) | Kirstin Hunter Techstars |
| No. | Time | Program/Title | Speakers |
| 8 | 11:30-11:50 | “The robotics startup is “making every industry unmanned” ” | Tomohiro Okazawa New Innovations Inc. |
| 9 | 13:00-13:20 | “The tips for corporates to collaborate with startups” | Yusaku Arai for Startups, Inc. |
| 10 | 13:30-13:50 | “Why is the Korean startup ecosystem so emerging?” (Session held in English) | Changyoun Lee d·CAMP |
| 11 | 14:30-14:50 | “Frankly Talk on Open Innovation in Large Corporate” | Tetsujiro Nakagaki (formerly DNX General Partner) SHIFT Inc. |
| 12 | 15:30-15:50 | “The Real Estate Tech Startups Today” | Satoshi Murakami MetaProp |
| 13 | 16:00-16:20 | “Challenges for Japanese Companies to Collaborate with Global Startups!” | Rina Otsuka Endeavor Japan Dustin Jefferson S. Onghanseng uHoo |
| 14 | 16:30-16:50 | “What is ATOMica’s “social coworking” and current Startup Growth Environment?” | Mizuki Shimada ATOMica Inc. |
* Interpretation will not be provided.
