Programs - ILS2024 | Innovation Leaders Summit

2nd Dec. 14:10 | 14:51

2nd Dec. 14:10 - 14:51

Toranomon Hills 5F Hall A1

Online: Channel2

Corporate Pitch

Lang: Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)

Corporate Pitch -Startup companies we are seeking for right now-

Key people from major companies active in collaboration with start-ups take to the stage. This is an opportunity for each company to present their company's vision, areas of focus and needs for new business and new product development to start-ups, and to seek solution proposals from the start-ups. After each company's pitch, a simple exchange of business cards is possible.

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We are seeking co-creation partners to build a healthy future for people and the planet.

We hope to meet startups that can create cutting-edge health values by combining the wisdom and value chain cultivated by Meiji Group, which has a history of over 100 years, with new technologies and various ideas. We are particularly interested in the areas of mental health, upcycling food waste, food accessibility, and personalized nutrition.

We are seeking co-creation partners to build a healthy future for people and the planet.

We hope to meet startups that can create cutting-edge health values by combining the wisdom and value chain cultivated by Meiji Group, which has a history of over 100 years, with new technologies and various ideas. We are particularly interested in the areas of mental health, upcycling food waste, food accessibility, and personalized nutrition.

Meiji Co., Ltd., Innovation Business Strategy Dept. Business Development Team Manager, Nobutaka Yahiro

Digital Health / Well-being

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""Creating tomorrow with perfect technology"" - the innovation Nichiban aims for

Nichiban has developed a variety of products, such as cellophane tape and bandages, using its adhesive technology as a platform. We will continue to create new products to solve social issues. We hope to promote new business development through collaboration with start-up companies.

""Creating tomorrow with perfect technology"" - the innovation Nichiban aims for

Nichiban has developed a variety of products, such as cellophane tape and bandages, using its adhesive technology as a platform. We will continue to create new products to solve social issues. We hope to promote new business development through collaboration with start-up companies.

NICHIBAN CO.,LTD., Research & Development Division, Innovation Center, Akihiro Kitamura

Digital Health / Well-being

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Co-creation in the sports tech field

The Sekisui Chemical Group has been supporting sports activities since the 1960s and has encouraged many challenges. To increase fan engagement and close communication with athletes, Our goal is to develop devices that easily realize the realistic feeling of being on the field and the transmission of information that makes unfamiliar sports feel familiar. Our capabilities: Sensor technology, Health/stress evaluation, comfort evaluation, Material technology (stadium materials, sound-absorbing materials) , Verification by owned sports teams, Investment

Co-creation in the sports tech field

The Sekisui Chemical Group has been supporting sports activities since the 1960s and has encouraged many challenges. To increase fan engagement and close communication with athletes, Our goal is to develop devices that easily realize the realistic feeling of being on the field and the transmission of information that makes unfamiliar sports feel familiar. Our capabilities: Sensor technology, Health/stress evaluation, comfort evaluation, Material technology (stadium materials, sound-absorbing materials) , Verification by owned sports teams, Investment

SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO.,LTD., Research & Developement Institute, Akihiro Niki

Education / Travel / Sports / Entertainment

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Panasonic Kurashi Visionary Colab

Improvement of air and space value, balancing energy saving and comfort in offices and homes, development of high-performance camera applications and prevention of loneliness,AI & IoT,Beauty & Health・Elderly Walking Solutions ・Food Distribution Transformation, Supply and Demand Forecasting ・Home Appliance Reuse, Subscription, Sharing

Panasonic Kurashi Visionary Colab

Improvement of air and space value, balancing energy saving and comfort in offices and homes, development of high-performance camera applications and prevention of loneliness,AI & IoT,Beauty & Health・Elderly Walking Solutions ・Food Distribution Transformation, Supply and Demand Forecasting ・Home Appliance Reuse, Subscription, Sharing

Panasonic Corporation, Panasonic Corporation CTRO, Kunio Gohara

Digital Health / Well-being

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The rapid increase in business carers! ~ Balancing work and caregiving ~

The difficulty of balancing work and caregiving for family caregivers is becoming more severe. NTT DATA will create a new ""Supporter for Business Carers"" position in the workplace and connect business carers with non-insurance services that support parents on their behalf, thereby resolving the pain of balancing work and caregiving. In this category, we are calling for collaboration ideas from nursing care-related startup companies, such as non-insurance services for the elderly and services for business carers.

The rapid increase in business carers! ~ Balancing work and caregiving ~

The difficulty of balancing work and caregiving for family caregivers is becoming more severe. NTT DATA will create a new ""Supporter for Business Carers"" position in the workplace and connect business carers with non-insurance services that support parents on their behalf, thereby resolving the pain of balancing work and caregiving. In this category, we are calling for collaboration ideas from nursing care-related startup companies, such as non-insurance services for the elderly and services for business carers.

NTT DATA Japan Corporation, Social Design Office, Senior Manager, Fumie Minato

Digital Health / Well-being

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3rd Dec. 13:50 | 14:20

3rd Dec. 13:50 - 14:20

Toranomon Hills 5F Hall A1

Online: Channel2

Corporate Pitch

Lang: Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)

Corporate Pitch -Startup companies we are seeking for right now-

Key people from major companies active in collaboration with start-ups take to the stage. This is an opportunity for each company to present their company's vision, areas of focus and needs for new business and new product development to start-ups, and to seek solution proposals from the start-ups. After each company's pitch, a simple exchange of business cards is possible.

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Let's have an idea-based discussion about various forms of collaboration!

As a comprehensive chemical manufacturer, we have a variety of technologies and products, and we are seeking collaboration with startups to launch new businesses in the fields of mobility, digital, food, healthcare, and sustainability. Whether you want to use our technology or products, establish production or mass production technology through collaboration, or have us use your products as a customer, we would be happy to hear from you, even if it is just an idea.

Let's have an idea-based discussion about various forms of collaboration!

As a comprehensive chemical manufacturer, we have a variety of technologies and products, and we are seeking collaboration with startups to launch new businesses in the fields of mobility, digital, food, healthcare, and sustainability. Whether you want to use our technology or products, establish production or mass production technology through collaboration, or have us use your products as a customer, we would be happy to hear from you, even if it is just an idea.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Open Innovation Strategy Department, Frontier & Open Innovation Division, Director, Noriyasu Yamane

Materials / Chemistry

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Hitachi Construction Machinery and Open Innovation

To introduce HCM’s activities

Hitachi Construction Machinery and Open Innovation

To introduce HCM’s activities

Hitachi Construction Machinery, Business Development Office, Assistant Manager, Seung Hui (Angelina) Ju

Digital Health / Well-being

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Creating the Future Together: New Challenges for Uniadex and Startups

As a system integrator with a wealth of experience, we have worked with many startups. In this session, we will look back on past cases of collaboration and show how we have accelerated our business as partners in realizing mutual innovation. Let's take on new challenges together.

Creating the Future Together: New Challenges for Uniadex and Startups

As a system integrator with a wealth of experience, we have worked with many startups. In this session, we will look back on past cases of collaboration and show how we have accelerated our business as partners in realizing mutual innovation. Let's take on new challenges together.

UNIADEX, Ltd., Solution Marketing Division Planning ＆ Development Create Office Section chief, Katsuya Tanaka

ICT / Next-Generation Communications / IoT / M2M

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4th Dec. 14:00 | 14:30

4th Dec. 14:00 - 14:30

Toranomon Hills 5F Hall A1

Online: Channel2

Corporate Pitch

Lang: Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)

Corporate Pitch -Startup companies we are seeking for right now-

Key people from major companies active in collaboration with start-ups take to the stage. This is an opportunity for each company to present their company's vision, areas of focus and needs for new business and new product development to start-ups, and to seek solution proposals from the start-ups. After each company's pitch, a simple exchange of business cards is possible.

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NGK challenges new business creation in Life Science business area.

Under NGK Group Vision: Road to 2050, a mid - to long-term vision of the future of 2050, NGK stated it will convert the business structure to the carbon neutral and digital society fields and aims to generate at least 100.0 billion yen in net sales in new business by the milestone year of 2030 in its New Value 1000 commitment. NGK will continue in the future to move forward on creating new products and new businesses, leveraging its proprietary ceramic-related technologies. Especially, Life Science business area is new and challenging for us. We look forward to collaborate with potential partners in this summit.

NGK challenges new business creation in Life Science business area.

Under NGK Group Vision: Road to 2050, a mid - to long-term vision of the future of 2050, NGK stated it will convert the business structure to the carbon neutral and digital society fields and aims to generate at least 100.0 billion yen in net sales in new business by the milestone year of 2030 in its New Value 1000 commitment. NGK will continue in the future to move forward on creating new products and new businesses, leveraging its proprietary ceramic-related technologies. Especially, Life Science business area is new and challenging for us. We look forward to collaborate with potential partners in this summit.

NGK Insulators, Ltd., Corporate NV Creation, Life Sience Group, Manager, Shozo Fukuda

Life Sciences / Drug Discovery / Medical Devices / Regenerative Medicine

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Take on challenges together, create together

In order to create synergies with nursing care, health, medical care, and public solutions, we are looking for proposals that can expand our public and health and medical service lineups and achieve added value. In addition, for DX in the areas of smart cities and logistics and warehousing, we are looking for proposals that will contribute to solving the logistics problem in 2024, expand the service lineup for private companies, and provide integrated services and added value by combining production management and sales management solutions.

Take on challenges together, create together

In order to create synergies with nursing care, health, medical care, and public solutions, we are looking for proposals that can expand our public and health and medical service lineups and achieve added value. In addition, for DX in the areas of smart cities and logistics and warehousing, we are looking for proposals that will contribute to solving the logistics problem in 2024, expand the service lineup for private companies, and provide integrated services and added value by combining production management and sales management solutions.

Ryobi Systems Co., Ltd., Business Strategy Division、Section chief、Kenji Fujii, Kenji Fujii

Digital Health / Well-being

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Let's create a new future normal together with Kansai Electric Power Co.

Since its establishment, the KEPCO Group has been changing the conventional wisdom of the energy business by using the latest technology. And even now, we continue to develop new businesses that go beyond the boundaries of energy and challenge the normal that has yet to be seen. We are a curious bunch of people who love new things, and we are currently focusing on technologies related to AI, robotics, and zero-carbon. We hope to create a new future together with those who have “interesting” technologies and ideas.

Let's create a new future normal together with Kansai Electric Power Co.

Since its establishment, the KEPCO Group has been changing the conventional wisdom of the energy business by using the latest technology. And even now, we continue to develop new businesses that go beyond the boundaries of energy and challenge the normal that has yet to be seen. We are a curious bunch of people who love new things, and we are currently focusing on technologies related to AI, robotics, and zero-carbon. We hope to create a new future together with those who have “interesting” technologies and ideas.

The Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated, Innovation Development Division Innovation Development Group Manager, Mikito Yoshikawa

Renewable Energy / Decarbonization / SDGs / Smart Grid

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4th Dec. 15:20 | 15:50

4th Dec. 15:20 - 15:50

Toranomon Hills 5F Main Hall

Online: Channel1

Corporate Pitch

Lang: Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)

Corporate Pitch -Startup companies we are seeking for right now-

Key people from major companies active in collaboration with start-ups take to the stage. This is an opportunity for each company to present their company's vision, areas of focus and needs for new business and new product development to start-ups, and to seek solution proposals from the start-ups. After each company's pitch, a simple exchange of business cards is possible.

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The future co-created by startups and OMRON

Our company handles OMRON's corporate venturing function, investing in startups and engaging in co-creation activities. OMRON contributes to society by creating social needs and solving social issues through its business. By combining our business assets with the ideas, businesses, and technologies of startups, we hope to create new value based on the future and solve three social issues identified in our long-term vision: "achieving carbon neutrality," "realizing a digitalized society," and "extending healthy life expectancy."

The future co-created by startups and OMRON

Our company handles OMRON's corporate venturing function, investing in startups and engaging in co-creation activities. OMRON contributes to society by creating social needs and solving social issues through its business. By combining our business assets with the ideas, businesses, and technologies of startups, we hope to create new value based on the future and solve three social issues identified in our long-term vision: "achieving carbon neutrality," "realizing a digitalized society," and "extending healthy life expectancy."

OMRON VENTURES CO., LTD., , Associate, Akane Nakashima

ICT / Next-Generation Communications / IoT / M2M

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JSR’s Open Innovation

JSR creates value through the development of innovative materials and contributes to society in various fields, such as the development of digital technology, the extension of healthy life expectancy, and the reduction of environmental impact. As a cutting-edge technology company, we aim to develop beyond our role as a behind-the-scenes player. We look forward to receiving proposals from startups with advanced technologies in the fields of semiconductor, display, edge computing, biopharmaceuticals, digital health, and climate change.

JSR’s Open Innovation

JSR creates value through the development of innovative materials and contributes to society in various fields, such as the development of digital technology, the extension of healthy life expectancy, and the reduction of environmental impact. As a cutting-edge technology company, we aim to develop beyond our role as a behind-the-scenes player. We look forward to receiving proposals from startups with advanced technologies in the fields of semiconductor, display, edge computing, biopharmaceuticals, digital health, and climate change.

JSR Corporation, Office of the President, Manager, Fumitaka Sugiyama

Materials / Chemistry

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Introducing Toppan Holdings' venture investment activities

Our company participates as a department that oversees venture investments made by business companies, and is working with venture companies with the goal of developing new businesses through open innovation in collaboration with them. By introducing our own business, we hope to receive collaboration proposals from venture companies that are working in areas that have synergy with our own business. In addition to our existing business areas, we are working on the following new areas in the medium to long term. [DX] Manufacturing and distribution DX, hybrid BPO, secure business, marketing DX, digital content [SX] Reducing food waste by using barrier films for food and other products, reducing CO2 emissions through packaging lifecycle management [Frontier areas] Healthcare, sensors, metaverse

Introducing Toppan Holdings' venture investment activities

Our company participates as a department that oversees venture investments made by business companies, and is working with venture companies with the goal of developing new businesses through open innovation in collaboration with them. By introducing our own business, we hope to receive collaboration proposals from venture companies that are working in areas that have synergy with our own business. In addition to our existing business areas, we are working on the following new areas in the medium to long term. [DX] Manufacturing and distribution DX, hybrid BPO, secure business, marketing DX, digital content [SX] Reducing food waste by using barrier films for food and other products, reducing CO2 emissions through packaging lifecycle management [Frontier areas] Healthcare, sensors, metaverse

TOPPAN Holdings Inc., Strategic Investment Department, Business Development Division, Yuki Fujimura

Digital Health / Well-being

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5th Dec. 16:10 | 16:40

5th Dec. 16:10 - 16:40

Toranomon Hills 5F Hall A1

Online: Channel2

Corporate Pitch

Lang: Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available)

Corporate Pitch -Startup companies we are seeking for right now-

Key people from major companies active in collaboration with start-ups take to the stage. This is an opportunity for each company to present their company's vision, areas of focus and needs for new business and new product development to start-ups, and to seek solution proposals from the start-ups. After each company's pitch, a simple exchange of business cards is possible.

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We are looking for interesting and original ideas. “Encounter is the start of a story, let's try first.”

We are looking for partners who will collaborate with our technology or work with us to create new business models that we do not have, and who will work with us to solve social issues.

We are looking for interesting and original ideas. “Encounter is the start of a story, let's try first.”

We are looking for partners who will collaborate with our technology or work with us to create new business models that we do not have, and who will work with us to solve social issues.

Zeon Corporation, "MONOZUKURI" Studio R&D Center, Hironari Sudeji

Materials / Chemistry

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We are looking for XR-related technologies, devices, and ideas for using them regardless of industry.

Business model proposals We are looking for proposals to promote DX for the manufacturing, medical, and construction industries using Canon's head-mounted display MREAL and other XR devices, as well as new business models and ideas for use in the entertainment field. Provision of elemental technologies 3D scanning-related technology, five-sense expansion technology (tactile sensors, 3D sound technology, taste sensors, olfactory sensors), motion capture technology, remote communication technology, etc.

We are looking for XR-related technologies, devices, and ideas for using them regardless of industry.

Business model proposals We are looking for proposals to promote DX for the manufacturing, medical, and construction industries using Canon's head-mounted display MREAL and other XR devices, as well as new business models and ideas for use in the entertainment field. Provision of elemental technologies 3D scanning-related technology, five-sense expansion technology (tactile sensors, 3D sound technology, taste sensors, olfactory sensors), motion capture technology, remote communication technology, etc.

Canon IT Solutions Inc., Manufacturing Solution Business Headquarters, Engineering Solutions Technical Group Ⅱ, XR Technical Division/General Manager, Masahiro Imai

Wearable / XR (Extended Reality)

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Creating new businesses through open innovation promoted by the SECOM Group

We are looking for proposals that contribute to improving the value and experience of users that exist around SECOM's office security/home security robotics and healthcare. This includes not only safety and security, but also comfort and convenience. We are also looking for proposals for other SECOM Group businesses, such as cyber security, remote medical care and other medical-related services, and the use of geospatial information.

Creating new businesses through open innovation promoted by the SECOM Group

We are looking for proposals that contribute to improving the value and experience of users that exist around SECOM's office security/home security robotics and healthcare. This includes not only safety and security, but also comfort and convenience. We are also looking for proposals for other SECOM Group businesses, such as cyber security, remote medical care and other medical-related services, and the use of geospatial information.

SECOM CO.,LTD., Head of SECOM Open innovation, Hisashi HAZEKAWA

ICT / Next-Generation Communications / IoT / M2M

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