Agenda:

4:00 PM Registration
4:30 PM Program

Keynotes:

• Dr. Richard Dasher, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center

• Kenta Yasukawa, Co-Founder and CTO, SORACOM

Break-out Sessions:

Investing in the Next Japan: Women Shaping the Future

• Kathy Matsui, General Partner, MPower Partners

• Shiho Watabe, Chairman, Shibuya Startups KK

AI and Startup Policy: Opportunities for Japan and Japan–US Crossover

• Simeon Bochev, Co-Founder & CEO, Compute Exchange

• Yutaka Matsuo, Chair, Government of Japan’s AI Strategy Council

• Chris McKinnon, Partner, Morrison Foerster

• Takafumi Ochiai, Sr. Partner & Head of Policy Research, Atsumi & Sakai

Capital & Community: Backing Japan-Based Startups

• Ludovic Copere, Senior Investment Director, Sony Ventures

• Jorge Cortell, Executive Director, TECH-Tokyo

• Nao Shibata, BGV and Marubeni Corp.

• Cameron Teitelman, Founder & Chairman, StartX

• Yuta Tsukagoshi, Development Manager, Mitsubishi Electric

Entering the Japanese Market: Gaining Capital and Customers

• Brian Burns, Principal, SpyCloud

• Don Butler, Managing Director, Thomvest Ventures

• Ed Hemphill, CEO, Izuma Networks

6:30 PM Networking over light refreshments
8:00 PM Conclusion

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Registration:

To apply for a spot, please go here. Space is limited. Free and open to the public. This is a hybrid event. 

Contact:

For any questions, please email burrowsb@stanford.edu