Okinawa Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit 2018
Friday, 2 March 2018 | 9:00am-5:00pm JST
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
| Room B250 | Okinawa, Japan
Free and Open to the Public
REGISTER FOR THE EVENT
Contact: innovation-event@oist.jp
SPONSORS
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan
Council for the Promotion of OIST
Okinawa Prefectural Government
THEME
Japan needs more entrepreneurs and innovative startups. One way we can encourage this is by putting the right tools and resources into the hands of tomorrow’s innovators.
The “Okinawa Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit 2018” is a public symposium that focuses on how innovation and entrepreneurship can meet today’s global needs, while helping to invent the future for Japan.
Part motivational event, part “how-to” guide, the Summit will bring together global innovators, investors, and policymakers for vibrant discussions about bringing scientific breakthroughs and emerging technologies to market.
- Experienced entrepreneurs will talk about how they got started and what happened as their companies grew
- Investors will discuss technology needs and the market pull
- Policymakers and promoters will discuss the tactics they are using to recruit the world’s best innovators to start up in their region
The Summit aims to inspire, cultivate, and accelerate entrepreneurship and innovation among students, researchers, engineers, inventors, policymakers, and business people.
AGENDA
| 8:30-9:00 | REGISTRATION | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Robert Baughman, Ph.D. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
Welcome and introduction |
| SESSION I: | PERSPECTIVES ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE UK, CHILE, AND JAPAN Session Facilitator: Robert Baughman, Ph.D., Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
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| 9:15-9:45 | Tony Raven, Ph.D. Cambridge Enterprise, University of Cambridge, UK |
The Cambridge Phenomenon: science and technology R&D centered around the University of Cambridge |
| 9:45-10:15 | Horacio Melo Solarity, Chile |
Startup Chile: an innovative program to strengthen entrepreneurship in Chile |
| 10:15-10:45 | Daisuke Yamanaka Yamagata Design |
Seeding an innovation ecosystem in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
| 10:45-11:00 | BREAK | |
| SESSION II: | PANEL DISCUSSION ON PROMOTING REGIONAL INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS | |
| 11:00-11:10 | Moderator: Tim Romero Disrupting Japan |
Background and introduction to session |
| 11:10-11:25 | Steve Sakanashi Sekai Creator |
Entrepreneurship curriculum for the young and innovative in Japan |
| 11:25-11:40 | Lu-Sheng Hong Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan, Taiwan |
Driving research and innovation through science and technology policy |
| 11:40-11:50 | Akikazu Shimoji Okinawa Industry Promotion Public Corporation |
Supporting entrepreneurship in Okinawa |
| 11:50-12:30 |
Tony Raven, Ph.D., Cambridge Enterprise |
Panel Discussion |
| 12:30-1:30 | LUNCH | |
| SESSION III: | FROM CURIOSITY-DRIVEN RESEARCH TO COMMERCIALIZATION Session Facilitator: Cecilia Lu, Ph.D., Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
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| 1:30-1:45 | Megumi Takata, RTTP Kyushu University Business School |
Bridging the gap between early-stage research and commercialization |
| 1:45-2:00 | Margaret Dah-Tsyr Chang, Ph.D. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan |
Academia-Industry-Gov collaborative mechanisms: spotlight on biotech |
| 2:00-2:15 | Amy Shen, Ph.D. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
A proof-of-concept project in bio-sensor and microfluidics research |
| 2:15-2:30 | Chao-Chang Arthur Chen, Ph.D. Taiwan Tech |
Solid-state technology interface between academia and industry |
| 2:30-2:45 | Ta-Jen Yen, Ph.D. National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan |
Accelerating research to commercialization |
| 2:45-3:00 | Q&A and discussion | |
| 3:00-3:15 | BREAK | |
| SESSION IV: | SPOTLIGHT ON ENTREPRENEURS AND STARTUPS Session Facilitator: Anna Nagamine, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
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| 3:15-3:30 | Shawn Guan Umbo Computer Vision, Taiwan |
Highs and lows of being a tech start-up founder |
| 3:30-3:45 | Motoshi Sobue nanolux co, ltd., Japan |
Building a technology company in Japan |
| 3:45-4:00 | Akiko Naka Wantedly, Japan |
Building Zero to One The Art of Startup |
| 4:00-4:15 | Holly Harrington Taiwan Startup Stadium |
Startup Ecosystem Building: What Entrepreneurs Need (and Don’t Need!) |
| 4:15-4:30 | James Riney 500 Startups Japan |
Japan: The Land of The Rising Founders? |
| 4:30-4:45 | Masayuki Tani Bio-Sight Capital, Inc., Japan |
Supporting biotech startups from universities in Okinawa |
| 4:45-5:00 | Omar Sultan Sultan Ventures, Inc., USA |
Catalyzing innovation in Hawaii and beyond |
| 5:00-5:15 | Robert Baughman, Ph.D. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology |
Wrap-up and closing |
| 5:15-6:00 | GUIDED TOUR OF OIST (optional) | |
| 6:00-8:00 |
NETWORKING DINNER (optional) |
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