Japan Seattle/Bellevue AI Innovation Online Meetup

The Japan Seattle AI Innovation Meetup has connected Washington State small businesses with some of Japan’s largest companies since 2016. We will meet online for the next meetup with the same opportunity for innovative Washington companies to showcase their technology.

This unique revenue and partnership event brings you face-to-face via Zoom with serious technology scouts from Japan and provides a stage to present your pitch and make contacts in this potentially lucrative and complex market.

About the Organizer

The meetup’s founder – Innovation Finders Capital – works in partnership with the Washington State Department of Commerce, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, SWAN Venture Group, JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) and the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle to bring the brightest ideas to the forefront in a format that is as interactive and engaging as it is productive. Innovation Finders Capital brings an enviable track record in IT and innovation, from holding pivotal roles in Microsoft to being serial entrepreneurs in their own right.

For more information, please contact Julie Monahan of the Washington State Department of Commerce at [email protected] or 206-256-6147.

Targeted technologies:

• Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

• Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality

• Data Analytics

• Automotive Tech

• Robotics

• Health IT

• FinTech

• Health IT / MedTech

• IoT

• AR / VR

• Digital Marketing – personalized communication

• High-tech Retail

• Smart Cities

• Micro-mobility

• Energy Management: V2G, Battery, Hydrogen

• Cancer exams / Telemedicine

• Agtech

• Insurance technology

Agenda

Day 1: February 16 Tuesday

09:00JST/16:00PST

Opening and Introduction of IFC AI “Online” Meetup 16.0

Tetsuro Eto, Founder of IFC and Author of AI Gamechanger Seattle

09:06JST/16:06PST Washington State Innovation Ecosystem Overview

Steven Maheshwary, Director of Economic Development for the Information & Communication Technology Sector, WA State Dept. of Commerce

Meet Our Team

09:12JST/16:12PST Orrick’s Technology Companies Group Presentation

Blake Ilstrup, Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe (Seattle)

https://www.orrick.com/en/People/2/3/8/Blake-Ilstrup

Hiroki Sugita, Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe (Tokyo)

https://www.orrick.com/en/People/5/B/7/Hiroki-Sugita

09:18JST/16:18PST PNW Startup Investment & Business Development Opportunities

Richard Samuelson, Managing Partner, SWAN Venture Group

About

09:24JST/16:24PST SWAN Presents Innovators Pitch Session Part 1

Format of 6 min package:

1min Japanese summary by Hiroshi Matsui of SWAN + 5min pitch

09:24JST/16:24PST Pitch 1

09:30JST/16:30PST Pitch 2

09:36JST/16:36PST Pitch 3

09:42JST/16:42PST Pitch 4

09:48JST/16:48PST Pitch 5

09:54JST/16:54PST Closing of Day 1 and Introduction to Day 2

Tetsuro Eto, IFC & Julie Monahan, WSDoC

Day 2: February 17 Wednesday

09:00JST/16:00PST Opening and Introduction of IFC AI “Online” Meetup 16.0 day 2

Tetsuro Eto, Founder of IFC and Author of AI Gamechanger Seattle

09:03JST/16:03PST Greetings

Hisao Inagaki, Consul General

https://www.seattle.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html

09:09JST/16:09PST Keynote 1

Takanari Yamashita, Chief Executive Director, JETRO San Francisco

https://www.jetro.go.jp/en.html

09:15JST/16:15PST Keynote 2

Susumu Saito, Executive Director, Osaka Business Development Agency

English TOP

09:21JST/16:21PST Keynote 3

Jeremy Barksdale, Councilmember, City of Bellevue, WA

https://bellevuewa.gov/city-government/city-council/councilmembers/jeremy-barksdale

09:27JST/16:27PST SWAN Presents Innovators Pitch Session Part 2

Format of 6 min package:

1min Japanese summary by Hiroshi Matsui of SWAN + 5min pitch

09:27JST/16:27PST Pitch 6

09:33JST/16:33PST Pitch 7

09:39JST/16:39PST Pitch 8

09:45JST/16:45PST Pitch 9

09:51JST/16:51PST Pitch 10

09:57JST/16:57PST Closing and Introduction to IFC AI “Online” Meetup 17.0

Tetsuro Eto, IFC & Julie Monahan, WSDoC

*If you have any inquiry or request to the startups of Pitch 1-10, please contact Hiroshi Matsui of SWAN. [email protected]