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A curated session by the IVS Social Team, featured across all stages to integrate social issue resolution into every area of innovation.
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AI STAGE
みやこめっせ BF
ENTERTAINMENT STAGE
みやこめっせ BF
DEEPTECH STAGE
みやこめっせ 1F
EmpowerHER STAGE
みやこめっせ 1F
GLOBAL STAGE
みやこめっせ 3F
GROWTH STAGE
みやこめっせ 3F
JAPAN STAGE
みやこめっせ 3F
SEED STAGE
みやこめっせ 3F
UPDATE STAGE
みやこめっせ 3F
ROHM Theatre Main Hall
ロームシアター
ROHM Theatre South Hall
ロームシアター
11:00
Opening
AI STAGE
Miyako Messe BF
11:00-11:40
AI3-1
Social
How Does AI “Read” Public Opinion? — Media, Social Listening, and Algorithmic Bias
12:00-12:40
AI3-2
Global AI Hackathon "AI Buildathon" Day 3 Final Pitch
13:00-13:40
AI3-3
Helping Customers Achieve Their "Ideal Self" Through Human × AI Collaboration: The Forefront of UX Design Supporting Behavioral ChangeRetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
14:00-14:40
AI3-4
Gateway to CxO: Career Turning Points from AI Startup Executives
15:00-15:40
AI3-5
The "Next Markets" AI Creates: The Forefront of Disruptive Innovation and Startup Opportunities
16:00-16:40
AI3-6
AI Agents: Friend or Butler? Designing Personality and Relationships Between Humans and Machines
AI STAGE
ENTERTAINMENT STAGE
Miyako Messe BF
11:00-11:40
EN3-1
Social
The Potential of Entertainment and Art in Solving Social Issues: When Empathy and Storytelling Move Society
12:00-12:40
EN3-2
The Current State of IP Creation Pursued by TV Stations and Entertainment Companies
13:00-13:40
EN3-3
The Remarkable Evolution of Experiential Entertainment Powered by Technology
14:00-14:40
EN3-4
Generative AI: Threat to Creativity or Creative Partner? - Perspectives from the Frontlines of Production
15:00-15:40
EN3-5
The Expanding Frontier of Metaverse Gaming - Unlocking the Potential of a Global Next-Generation Industry
16:00-16:40
EN3-6
How Entertainment Is Rapidly Transforming Education - The Current State of Edutainment
ENTERTAINMENT STAGE
EmpowerHER STAGE
Miyako Messe 1F
11:00-11:40
EH3-1
The Moment of Yes: How VCs Decide Who to Back
12:00-12:40
EH3-2
Social
Beyond Gender: A Career in Investing
13:00-13:40
EH3-3
Nippon Broadcasting, Inc. Podcast Program "Misato Ugaki's Startup Nippon powered by All Night Nippon" Public Recording
14:00-14:40
EH3-4
Realities and Tips for “Women” Entrepreneurship from the Front Lines of Support
15:00-15:40
EH3-5
EmpowerHER Reflection Session
EmpowerHER STAGE
DEEPTECH STAGE
Miyako Messe 1F
11:00-11:40
DT3-1
“Why I chose deep tech” - Cross-border talent talk about “career choices” and “human resource development”
12:00-12:40
DT3-2
Social
The Deeptech Mindset: Ethics, Intent, and the Bridge Between Academia and Market
13:00-13:40
DT3-3
“Can medical technology regenerate humans?” - Challenges and strategies for commercializing regenerative medicine
14:00-14:40
DT3-4
Semiconductor Strategy Driven by Generative AI - From Kyoto A Co-creation Scenario for Semiconductors, AI, and Startups
15:00-15:40
DT3-5
Financial Institution Ecosystem Created with Deep Tech Companies: Diversifying Financing Strategies
16:00-16:40
DT3-6
Chemical Reactions Sparked by Interdisciplinary Academia ~The New Equation for University Startups~
DEEPTECH STAGE
UPDATE STAGE
Miyako Messe 1F
11:00-11:40
UP3-1
The Reality of Accelerating Open Innovation and What Makes It Work ~Startups × Corporates, Connected by MUFG~
12:00-12:40
UP3-2
The B2B Marketing Myth-Busting Session
13:00-13:40
UP3-3
What Role Should CVCs Play in the Evolving Startup Ecosystem? ー Rethinking the Value Startups Expect from Corporate Venture Capital
14:00-14:40
UP3-4
What Is the Role of a CFO in a Rapidly Growing Startup?
15:00-15:40
UP3-5
[Closed Session] Where Do Entrepreneurs Find Their Marriage Partners?
16:00-16:40
UP3-6
IVS Spotlight - One-on-One Interviews Between Media Journalists and Entrepreneurs! Issei Takino (Mujin) × Business Insider / Prof. Osamu Ogasawara (Kyoto University of the Arts) × BRIDGE
UPDATE STAGE
GLOBAL STAGE
Miyako Messe 3F
11:00-11:40
GL3-1
Social
International Development through Startup: Building a Sustainable Society via Global Health and Humanitarian Aid
EN
12:00-12:40
GL3-2
From Local to Global: How Startup Ecosystems Support Founders to Scale
EN
13:00-13:40
GL3-3
Bridging Frontiers: Central Asia Meets Japan’s Innovation Ecosystem
EN
14:00-14:40
GL3-4
How Chinese Tech Rockers Redefine Innovation Playbook and work with Japanese innovation ecosystem?
EN
15:00-15:40
GL3-5
Latin America × Japan: An Untapped Market for Startup Co-Creation
EN
16:00-16:40
GL3-6
How East Asia's innovation ecosystems can play together
EN
GLOBAL STAGE
GROWTH STAGE
Miyako Messe 3F
11:00-11:40
GR3-1
[Closed Session] Startup Development Five-Year Plan: Where We Stand and What’s Ahead – In 2025, Exploring Japan’s Startup Frontlines
12:00-12:40
GR3-2
[Closed Session] The Future of Japan’s IPO Market: VCs, Crossover Investors, and Securities Firms
13:00-13:40
GR3-3
[Closed Session] Next-Generation Incentive Strategies: New Trends in Compensation Design to Enhance Japanese Corporate Competitiveness
14:00-14:40
GR3-4
Startups × Financial Institutions: Inside Co-Creation — Secrets to Winning Strategic Alliances
15:00-15:40
GR3-5
[Closed Session] Diversifying Startup Exit Strategies: M&A, MBO, Swing-by, Secondary
16:00-16:40
GR3-6
[Closed Session] What Exit Strategies Should Late-Stage Startups Consider After the 10 Billion Yen Listing Threshold?
GROWTH STAGE
JAPAN STAGE
Miyako Messe 3F
11:00-11:40
JP3-1
The Breakthrough for Startups' Regional Expansion - The Reality of Proof-of-Concept Experiments as Told by Local Governments
12:00-12:40
JP3-2
The Future Forged by Startups and Local Governments: Co-creating a New Local Community
13:00-13:40
JP3-3
Unlocking Regional Mobility: Japan’s Path to Autonomous Driving
14:00-14:40
JP3-4
Social
Reimagining Local Startup Support: The Future of Ecosystem Builders
15:00-15:40
JP3-5
[Closed Session] Second Phase Startup Ecosystem Hub Cities Launch - National and Local Governments Share Their "Passion" and "Vision"
16:00-16:40
JP3-6
How to Build a 10-Billion-Yen Company in the Regions: Unpacking the Patterns of Success
JAPAN STAGE
SEED STAGE
Miyako Messe 3F
11:00-11:40
SE3-1
Social
The Multi-Entity Revolution: How New-Generation Ventures Balance Profit and Social Impact
12:00-13:00
SE3-2
[Closed Session] Path from Spinout to IPO
13:20-14:20
SE3-3
[Closed Session] Young founders & Acquired: Inside Next-Gen Startup M&A
14:40-15:40
SE3-4
Cracking 0→1 — Real Stories of Early User Acquisition for Startups
16:00-16:40
SE3-5
Social
Japan’s Grand Challenge: Entrepreneurial Responses to Aging and Decline
SEED STAGE
ROHM Theatre South Hall
ROHM Theatre
11:00-11:40
RS3-1
Can Japan Produce Real Unicorns? - Win and You're a Pioneer, Lose and You're a Fraud
12:00-12:40
RS3-2
Bizreach Investor Toru Shimada's Mentoring - Public Sparring with Entrepreneurs
14:30-16:30
RS3-4
IVS NEOCREA: AI Creative Contest
17:00-17:40
RS3-5
"The Future of Japan's AI Strategy" - Japan's Strategic Positioning in Global AI Competition
ROHM Theatre South Hall
ROHM Theatre North Hall
ROHM Theatre
ROHM Theatre North Hall
2F: GROWTH AREA
GROWTH Stage
3F: PITCH PARK
PITCH Park
5F: UNLOCK ZONE
UNLOCK Stage
UNLOCK Room