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ILS2023 Time Table

Dec.4th - 7th
ToranomonHills & Online (partial)
All ILS2023 POWER MATCHING account members can participate for free.
*Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation service will be provided online.
Therefore, please be sure to bring your earphones and smartphone when coming to the ILS venue.

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6th Dec. 16:00 | 17:00
6th Dec. 16:00 - 17:00
Toranomon Hills 5F Main Hall
Online: Channel1
  • Seminar
  • Lang: Only Japanese (no simultaneous interpretation)
The role of major companies in the social implementation of R&D-based startup technologies

  • ILS Special Session
"Spiber," which pivoted from spider silk to brewed protein, and "Jinkiiitai," aiming for the societal implementation of humanoid heavy machinery, both representing our country's research and development-based startups, will be taking the stage. Despite their contrasting characteristics in various aspects, these two companies have inevitably collaborated with large corporations throughout their journey of striving for the societal implementation of technology, from their early days of founding. In this special program, facilitated by the CEO of "Euglena," a venture that has grown into a major player on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, they will speak candidly about the dynamics of dealing with both ventures and large corporations. You'll hear about why they choose to partner with large corporations, how they establish connections with these giants, and how they achieve cooperation. This is essential viewing for anyone curious about such interactions with major corporations.
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Akihiko Nagata│Executive Officer, Real Tech Holdings Representative | Representative, Real Tech Fund | Director Representative Executive Officer CEO, Euglena

Akihiko Nagata│Executive Officer, Real Tech Holdings Representative | Representative, Real Tech Fund | Director Representative Executive Officer CEO, Euglena

After graduating from university, after working at an investment company, in 2008, he became a director of Euglena, and in 2010 he transferred. Currently, as CEO, he is in charge of all business operations of euglena, from food to fuel and research and development. At Real Tech Fund (founded in 2015), he oversees the overall fund management as a representative.
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Kazuhide Sekiyama│Director and Representative Executive Officer, Spiber

Kazuhide Sekiyama│Director and Representative Executive Officer, Spiber

Born in Tokyo in 1983, Kazuhide Sekiyama serves as Director and Representative Executive Officer of Spiber Inc., which he co-founded in 2007 while studying bioinformatics at Keio University. As part of its mission to help build a sustainable society, Spiber is engaged in the development and industrialization of Brewed Protein™ materials, structural protein materials produced from plant-derived feedstocks through a microbial fermentation process.
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Dr. KANAOKA│CEO, Man-Machine Synergy Effectors

Dr. KANAOKA│CEO, Man-Machine Synergy Effectors

Dr. KANAOKA received his Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1995, his Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering in 1997, and his Doctor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2002, respectively, all from Kyoto University, Japan. He was a Research Assistant from 2002 to 2003, a Lecturer from 2003 to 2008, at Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan. Since 2007, he has been a President of Man-Machine Synergy Effectors, Inc., Kusatsu, Japan. Simultaneously, since 2008, he has been an Affiliate Professor at Ritsumeikan University. He is a member of The Robotics Society of Japan. He is now interested in human power-amplifying bilateral control systems, bipedal robots, and aerial robots. His robotic technologies are based on his comprehensive concept of "Man-Machine Synergy Effector."
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Masaru Tomita│Professor Emeritus, Keio University / President, Tsuruoka Science Park

Masaru Tomita│Professor Emeritus, Keio University / President, Tsuruoka Science Park

After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Keio University, Masaru Tomita entered the doctoral program at Carnegie Mellon University in the U.S., where he received his Ph. In 1990, with the opening of Keio University's Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC), he returned to Japan, where he served as assistant professor, professor, and dean of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies. During his 22 years as director of the Institute for Advanced Biosciences at Keio University, which was established in 2001 in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, he supported the establishment of nine startup companies.
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