Hack Osaka 2023
- 2nd. Edition -
~ Accelerating innovation in Osaka ~
Dec. 18th, (Mon) 13:00-18:00
Dec. 19th, (Tue) 11:00-17:00
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NEWS

OVERVIEW

DayDec. 18th, 2023(Mon)
13:00~18:00
(tentative time)

Dec. 19th, 2023(Tue)
11:00~17:00
(tentative time)

VenueKnowledge Capital
Congrès Convention Center

Hack Osaka, the annual international innovation conference which takes place in Osaka City, will be held for the 11th time this year, and for the first time will be a two-day event.

The Hack Osaka venue will allow us to host a wide variety of activities, including keynote speeches, talk sessions by prominent figures in the startup world, pitch contests, exhibitions, and business matching between startups and corporations - as well as with venture capitalists.

This is one of the largest innovation festivals in the Kansai region, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, students, local governments, and various other players in the startup ecosystem from Japan and abroad, to Osaka.

TIME TABLE

DAY1

Main Venue

13:10~13:40
【Keynote】Building the world’s first commercial laser fusion power plant by 2035

EX-Fusion Inc.
Kazuki Matsuo

13:40~14:30
Creating a New Kansai Economic Structure for the Year 2040

Flora Co., Ltd, 
Anna Kreshchenko

METI-KANSAI The Kansai Bureau of Economy,Trade and Industry, 
Kazushige Nobutani

Osaka prefecture / The Consortium for Japan International Asset Management Center Promotion, 
Kunihiro Ishibashi

for Startups, Inc., 
Tomonori Izumi

14:45~15:15
Challenges to the global market by startups from Kansai

Stroly Inc, 
Machi Takahashi

Sagri Co., Ltd, 
Shunsuke Tsuboi

Rebright Partners Pte Ltd., 
Takeshi Ebihara

16:00~17:30
【Domestic Startup Pitch】

GET IN THE RING OSAKA 2023/2024 -Impact Society-

Sub Venue

13:00~18:00
【Startup Showcase】(Exhibition)

DAY2

Main Venue

11:05~11:55 
【International VC Talk Session】Global Startup Trends and Future Outlook

MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd., 
Ryusuke Hirota

Sozo Ventures / Fintech Association of Japan 
Kenichi Saito

NordicNinja VC, 
Tomosaku Sohara

Fintech Association of Japan / Funds, Inc., 
Takao Tomomichi

12:05~12:55 
How will Osaka become a Global Innovation Hub?

National University of Singapore, 
Benjamin Tee

Woven Capital, 
Michiko Kato

Zehitomo inc., 
Jordan Fisher

Plug and Play Japan, 
Kathy Liu

13:30~14:00 
【Keynote】Global Corporates' Perspective: Attractiveness and Challenges of the Japanese Market

Stripe, Inc., 
Daniel Heffernan

Sollective K.K., 
Erika Iwai

EDGEof INNOVATION, LLC, 
Alex Odajima

14:00~16:30
【Succeed Together in Osaka and Beyond】

14:05~14:55
Open Innovation: Attractiveness of Collaboration with Overseas Startups

Mizuno Corporation, 
Shinichi Saito

Mizuno Corporation, 
Masaki Terashita

Mizuno Corporation, 
Hiroki Nakajima

Shinjiro Hiyama(Former pro baseball player, Baseball commentator, YouTuber)

14:55~16:30
Global Startup Pitch

11 high-profile overseas startups will take the stage

Sub Venue

11:00~17:00
【Startup Showcase】(Exhibition)
13:00~15:00
【SHOUT-OUT PITCH】(Pitch)

*Pitch Time for Exhibitors

CONTENTS

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Keynote speech & Talk session

details here

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Exhibition
(Startup Showcase)

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Global Startup Pitch

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Domestic Startup Pitch

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SPEAKERS

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Daniel Heffernan
Stripe, Inc.
Representative Director
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Kazuki Matsuo
EX-Fusion Inc.
Co-founder & CEO
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Ryusuke Hirota
MUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd.
Director / Strategic Investment Div.

PARTNERS

Sponsor

GOLD

SENSHU IKEDA CAPITAL CO.,LTD.
Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp.

SILVER

MUFG Bank,Ltd

BRONZE

SAKURA internet Inc.
伊藤忠商事株式会社

Special Support

Congrès Inc.

Supporter

ABeam Consulting Ltd.
MBS MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.
International Business Promotion Center Osaka
Osaka Business and Investment Center (O-BIC)
Peatix Japan K.K.
for Startups, Inc.
Plug and Play Japan KK
The Yomiuri Shimbun
REACH REACH

Supported by

Osaka Startup Ecosystem
KYOTO STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
Life-Tech KOBE
 
 

Consulate-General of France in Kyoto, U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe, Embassy of Switzerland in Japan, British Consulate-General Osaka, Consulate-General of Germany in Osaka-Kobe, Consulate of Canada, Royal Thai Consulate-General,Osaka, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Embassy of Israel in Japan Economic & Trade Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Japan, Consulate of Switzerland in Osaka, Swissnex in Japan


【Events held at the same time】

・Innovation Stream KANSAI7.0
Organzer / Umekita Future Innovation Organization
(Dec.19th(Tue) 20th (Wed) Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center)
https://u-fino.com/program/isk7/

・WestShip2023
Organzer / Uzabase, Inc.
(Dec.20th (Wed) Knowledge Capital Congrès Convention Center)
https://region.newspicks.com/ws2023

【Events held nearby】

・ASCII STARTUP Meetup #7
Organizer / Kadokawa Ascii Research Institute, Inc.
Date / Monday, December 18, 2023, 19:00-20:30
Place / akippa K.K. OSAKA OFFICE
https://20231218.peatix.com/


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・Personal information provided during the registration process is solely used by Hack Osaka Executive Committee (Osaka City, Urban Innovation Institute, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Osaka, and Osaka Business Development Agency), within the scope of the purposes stipulated in advance, and will not be provided to third parties.

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Inquiries

Global Innovation Conference
Hack Osaka Executive Committee
(Urban Innovation Institute)

:06-6359-1322
(Mon – Fri 9:30 – 17:30 ※Closed during national holidays and year-end/new year holidays)

:hackosaka2023_2nd@urban-ii.or.jp