Japan Society Innovation Series: Bridging US and Japan Innovation Ecosystems, Presented by Remarkable Ventures

Remarkable Ventures and Japan Society invite you to the Japan Society Innovation Series: Bridging US and Japan Innovation Ecosystems.

US Startups will have a chance to pitch to leading Japanese corporate venture arms and innovation teams:
SMBC
Mitsubishi Electric
Suntory
Iino Lines
Mitsubishi Corporation
Sumitomo Corporation
Marubeni Power
Asahi Kasei

This is a unique opportunity to pitch to major Japanese corporates and gain exposure to an audience of 200+ investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders. We are selecting a select number of high-quality startups to pitch.
Apply here to pitch to 7 Japanese Corporations and CVCs:
https://forms.gle/EKBVA8C8vwyVEckv6
Agenda:

5:30 PM: Doors open

6:00PM Welcome Remarks by Doug Peterson
Advisor & Board Member; Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Japan Society;  Executive Chairman of OneChronos
https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-peterson-1254245/

6:05 PM: Opening Remarks by Murat Aktihanoglu and Jon Axelrod
Remarkable Ventures, Managing Partners
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-axelrod-781454/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/murat/

6:10 PM: Introductions from Japanese Corporations

6:20 PM: Pitches from US Startups to Japanese CVC Panel

Japanese Corporate VC Panel Chair:

Eiko Ooka
Investment committee member of SMBC Fin Atlas Beyond Fund
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eiko-ooka-b4013b13/

Japanese Corporate VC Panel Members:

Kazutoshi Ukon
Mitsubishi Electric Innovation Fund
https://www.mitsubishielectric.com/cvc/member.html

Christian Sassman
Head of Global DX & Ventures at Suntory Holdings Limited
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiansassmann/

Ryo Tateishi
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) - Director, Business Development
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryo-tateishi-08464612a/

Kenji Togasaki
Senior Vice President, IINO LINES
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenji-togasaki-b4a8a8/

Tyler Schinto
Presidio Ventures (Sumitomo Corporation)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerschinto/

Hernan Figueroa
VP of Digital Innovation, Marubeni Power
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hernan-figueroa/
Jeff Chen
Managing Director @Asahi Kasei Ventures
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-chen-jianfeng/
US Startups Pitching:

Nancy Rhodes, Alternew
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyrhodes/

Durlabh Jain, Coolr Group
https://www.linkedin.com/in/durlabh/

Shamoon Siddiqui, Human Friendly Robotics
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamoons/

Darius Vaillancourt, Datastrut AI
https://www.linkedin.com/in/p-darius-vaillancourt-99481928/

Annie Morris, Hygia Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-morris-sulevia/

Paul Burani, Atlas Primer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pburani/

If you are interested in pitching to Japanese corporations, CVCs, and an audience of 200+ people, apply here:
https://forms.gle/EKBVA8C8vwyVEckv6

7:30 PM: Networking Reception

8:00 PM: End of event
Event Co-Hosts:

Japan Society and Remarkable Ventures
Remarkable Ventures
https://www.remarkable.vc/