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The Impact Startup Association (ISA), which aims to bring positive impact to society by balancing “solving social issues” and “sustainable growth,” will hold a face-to-face event “IMPACT STARTUP SUMMIT 2024,” which touches on the front line of social impact, at Tokyo Innovation Base (Yurakucho) on 2024/9/11 (Wednesday) It will be held.
“IMPACT STARTUP SUMMIT 2024” https://impact-startup.or.jp/summit
◼ ︎ What is IMPACT STARTUP SUMMIT?
In recent years, impact investment has been set as an important government policy, and momentum for creating impact in Japan is increasing. Following the “Core Policy 2023” announced by the Cabinet Office, comprehensive support measures for impact startups were also presented in the “New Capitalism Grand Design and Implementation Plan” in 2024/6.
In addition, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives and the New Public Service Federation and ISA have concluded a “partnership agreement for the realization of mutual aid capitalism,” and co-creation efforts between large companies and impact startups have progressed, and movements in creating impact in the government and business community are further accelerating.
ISA has built an impact startup ecosystem and has been working on activities since 2022 with the aim of realizing a sustainable society. The number of regular members has grown to about 6 times when it was launched, and support members such as 138 impact startup companies and 11 large domestic and international companies have received support. We are expanding our activities as we go.
“IMPACT STARTUP SUMMIT 2024,” which will be held for the first time this time, is an event that touches on the front lines of social impact and aims to create co-creation with participants. Through the co-creation of diverse participants that transcend the boundaries of industry, government, and academia, we will lead to a step that opens up a new impactful future.
◼ ︎ About the program
We have prepared a total of 19 sessions with the theme of touching on the frontline of social impact. Top runners on all 6 themes of “Impact Ecosystems,” “Impact and Economy,” “Regional Revitalization and Impact Startups,” “Mutual Aid Capitalism,” “Next-Generation Human Resource Development and Impact Startups,” and “Global Scale Impact Startups,” and “Impact Startups,” and “Impact Startups,” and “Impact Startup Global Scale” were invited at the leaders' session where leaders from various fields leading the impact ecosystem were invited.
At the startup session on the theme of the frontline of impact startups, many impact startup management teams will take the stage and talk about social issues that each company is tackling, as well as the appeal and growth potential of the business.
In addition, in the pitch session, all 10 early-phase impact startups will pitch and touch on the possibilities of impact startup companies active in various fields.
(Speakers for the pitch session will be announced in late August)
◾️ Sign up
＜General＞
https://2024impactstartupsummit.peatix.com/
*Registration will be closed as soon as capacity is reached.
*Alcohol will be served in some content at this event, so due to venue regulations, people under 20 years old will not be allowed to participate. Please be aware in advance.
＜Press Personals＞
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◾️ Speaker *Speaker honorific titles omitted, in no particular order
＜Opening/Opening Remarks ＞
Manabu Miyasaka (Vice Governor of Tokyo)
Haruka Mera (ISA Representative Director/READYFOR Co., Ltd. CEO)
Moderator: Ichikawa Mamoru (ISA Secretary General, Fund Development and Public Policy Officer, READYFOR Co., Ltd.)
＜Leaders' Sessions ／6 Sessions in Total＞
Impact Ecosystems
Kihara Seiji (5th term member of the House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party Secretary Representative Director (Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Political Control Committee))
Okada Mitsunobu (ISA Director/ Founder and CEO, Astroscale Holdings Co., Ltd.)
Hashimoto Shun (CEO, Base Food Co., Ltd.)
Moderator: Makiko Shinoda (Director of Yale Co., Ltd.)
Impact and economy
SUZUKI Hidetaka (Member of the House of Representatives)
Huang Chunmei (Representative Director, Impact Capital Co., Ltd. /Shinsei Impact Investment Co., Ltd.)
Ishikawa Komei (ISA Secretariat/Life is Tech Co., Ltd. Director CFO, Impact Officer)
Yusuke Mase (ASUENE Co., Ltd. Executive Officer and CFO)
Moderator: Naoto Hoshi (ISA Representative Director/ Director and CFO of Unifa Co., Ltd.)
Regional Revitalization and Impact Startups
Takuya Hirai (Member of the House of Representatives)
Akimoto Rina (Vivid Garden Co., Ltd. President and CEO)
Naoki Aoyagi (Newmo Co., Ltd. Representative Director and CEO)
Moderator: Takaya Matsuda (ISA Director/ CEO, HeralBony Inc.)
Matsuda Fumito (ISA Secretariat/ CEO, HeralBony Co., Ltd.)
Mutual aid capitalism
Takeshi Niina (Suntory Holdings President and CEO)
Daichi Onuma (New Public Service Federation, Director, Representative Director, NPO Crossfields)
Maeda Kosuke (WOTA Co., Ltd. Representative Director and CEO)
Moderator: Haruka Mera (ISA Representative Director/READYFOR Co., Ltd. CEO)
Next-generation human resource development and impact startup
Fujii Teruo (President of the University of Tokyo)
Akihiko Nagata (President and CEO of Untrod Capital Japan)
Shinyo Sato (ISA Office/Master's Program Student, Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Sociology)
Fukai Ryunosuke (COTEN Co., Ltd. Representative Director and CEO)
Moderator: Mizuno Yusuke (ISA Representative Director/ CEO, Life is Tech Co., Ltd.)
Global Scale of Impact Startups Shiozaki Akihisa (Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, Member of the House of Representatives) Mikio Hatsueda (Independent Administrative Institution Japan Cooperation Organization Director) He Sining (KKR Japan Principal Co., Ltd.) Tsuboi Shunsuke (Sagri Co., Ltd. Representative Director and CEO) Moderator: Tanaka Haruna (ISA Director/Gojo & Company Co., Ltd. Business Planning Department Manager)
＜Startup Session/ 3 Sessions＞ ※Speaker honorific titles omitted, in no particular order
Expansion of climate change (climate tech)
Kunitaku Shimoji (EF Polymer Co., Ltd. Director and COO)
Umekawa Tadanori (President and CEO, Regional Fish Co., Ltd.)
Fujio Kojima (CEO, Pirika Co., Ltd.)
Takada Hideki (GX Promotion Organization Director)
Moderator: Narui Gokumi (Representative Director and CEO, Inter Holdings Co., Ltd.)
local startup
Keiya Aoki (MIKAWAYA21 Co., Ltd. Representative Director)
Junichiro Shimooka (CEO and Quand Co., Ltd.)
Nagaoka Rina (CEO, Otetsutabi Co., Ltd.)
Ishii Yoshiaki (Minister's Secretariat Counselor, Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development Organization Founding and Venture Support Division Manager, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Moderator: Hiroyuki Takahashi (CEO, Ukaze Taiyo Co., Ltd.)
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Fukuda Eri (SHE Co., Ltd. Representative Director, CEO/CCO)
Toshiya Kakiuchi (CEO, Mirairo Co., Ltd.)
Sakamoto Shoji (CEO, HQ Co., Ltd.)
Tomihara Sanatsu (Director, Startup Policy Office, Innovation Creation and New Business Promotion Division, Innovation and Environment Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Moderator: Kanai Mei (CEO, PosiWill Co., Ltd.)
◾️ Overview
Official page:https://impact-startup.or.jp/summit
◾️ About the Impact Startup Association
An impact startup refers to a corporate entity that aims to balance “solving social issues” and “sustainable growth.” ISA was established on 2022/10/14 with the aim of building an impact startup ecosystem and realizing a sustainable society.
In collaboration with government and finance officials, many startups have been created that have a positive impact to create a better society, and we aim to create an environment where they can grow continuously, and we are implementing activities based on the four pillars of “sharing,” “formation,” “proposals,” and “dissemination.” Currently, there are 138 impact startup companies that sympathize with the purpose of the association and work together as regular members, and 11 supporting members, including Japanese and foreign-affiliated companies, who agree with the purpose of the activity and support the expansion of the impact economy.
Going forward, we will continue to actively work on activities to “solve social issues” and realize a “sustainable society,” receiving support and cooperation from regular members and supporting members.
