Relic, a business co-creation company, will hold a kick-off party to commemorate the establishment of its Shiga base, inviting Mayor Moriyama on Saturday, November 16th

Relic, a business co-creation company, will hold a kick-off party to commemorate the establishment of its Shiga base, inviting Mayor Moriyama on Saturday, November 16th
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Relic Press release: November 8, 2024 Relic, a business co-creation company, will hold a kickoff party to commemorate the establishment of its Shiga base, inviting Mayor Moriyama on Saturday, November 16th Held offline at “Relic SHIGA NEXUS LAB” on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 15:00 to 18:00
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Relic Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Takaro Kitajima; hereinafter referred to as “Relic”), a business co-creation company that supports new business development and innovation creation for Japanese companies, held a kick-off party to commemorate the establishment of its Shiga base. It will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 15:00 to 18:00 at “Relic SHIGA NEXUS LAB” in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture. In addition to Relic members, Takashi Morinaka, the mayor of Moriyama, Hideya Marukawa of Daikin Industries, Ltd., Kohei Shiga of Nstock Corporation, and Masayuki Yokoyama, director of Data for Social Transformation, a general incorporated association, attended the event. We will talk about specific measures to support innovation through collaboration with companies. ■Shiga base establishment commemorative kick-off party overview Aiming to co-create new businesses through regional collaboration Relic, which handles new business development, has established a Shiga base to promote innovation and support new business development in Shiga Prefecture. This kick-off party will be held to commemorate this occasion, bringing together local businesses, startups, and local government officials, with the aim of promoting networking and collaboration to create new business opportunities. We will introduce the background behind the establishment of the base, future business plans, and specific measures to support innovation through collaboration with local companies. ■Event details Date and time: November 16, 2024 (Sat) 15:00 – 18:00 (Registration starts from 14:30) / 18:00 – BBQ social gathering Venue: Relic SHIGA NEXUS LAB Address: 1-6-1 Moriyama, Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture 524-0022 Event format: (offline only, no online event) Sponsored by: Relic Co., Ltd. Please apply from the event reception page below. (Participation fee is free*) *Those who participate in the BBQ gathering after 18:00 will be charged 1,500 yen. Event page ​ 《Recommended for these people》 ・ New business manager, product manager, engineer ・Startup founder ・ Designers and planners involved in new product development ・Managers of local companies/persons in charge of new businesses ・
Administrative officials involved in industrial promotion in Shiga Prefecture ・ Those who are interested in innovation support ■Program contents ・Explanation of Shiga base ・Greetings from Mayor Moriyama ・What is Relic’s vision for regional revitalization ・Elements necessary for the formation of local ecosystems (lecture and panel discussion) ・Business card exchange meeting ・BBQ social gathering (18:00~) ■Speaker introduction ・Mayor of Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture: Mr. Takashi Morinaka ・Daikin Industries, Ltd. Startup collaboration person: Mr. Hideya Marukawa ・Nstock Co., Ltd.: Mr. Kohei Shiga ・Data for Social Transformation General Incorporated Association Director: Mr. Masayuki Yokoyama ・Relic Co., Ltd. Executive Officer, Glocal Innovation Division Manager: Keisuke Onishi ・Relic Co., Ltd. Glocal Innovation Division Senior Manager and Shiga Center Director: Yoshiichi Kaneko ■Shiga Center Director Profile
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16318/338/16318-338-060671f467ba7a717aafc4b99080cbed-512×512.png Yoshiichi Kaneko Master of Business Administration (MBA) / Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) After studying at National Taipei University of Science and Technology in Taiwan and Zhejiang University in China, he completed graduate school at Osaka Institute of Technology. Joined Panasonic Corporation as a new graduate and engaged in circuit design for electrical equipment and new function development. After serving as a project leader in the company’s new business creation scheme, he was in charge of new business promotion in the corporate planning department. After that, he worked at Samurai Incubate, an independent venture capital firm, to support new business development mainly in the DeepTech field. After working at multiple startups, became independent in 2023. Established Y2 Incubate LLC and became
representative employee. Develops advisory services for DeepTech startups and strategic support services for major companies. Adoption of national projects for entrepreneurship development such as Next Innovator and J-StarX sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. He also serves as a mentor for the National Research and Development Corporation NEDO K-NIC and a Tokyo Metropolitan TTCP mentor. In 2024, he joined Relic and was responsible for regional revitalization and cross-development of DeepTech support nationwide, mainly in the Shiga area. Reference: Shiga base establishment press release ■Base overview Location: ・Relic SHIGA NEXUS LAB 〒524-0022 1-6-1 Moriyama, Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture Business content: Mainly in Shiga Prefecture, collaboration and support with local universities, support for new business development and innovation creation by local companies, discovery and training of local innovators, research and web services and applications for creating digital innovation. General work for product development and implementation such as. ■About the Glocal Innovation Division Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16318/338/16318-338-01bb4ff35e8456e220cf639f61cfb5bf-1200×630.png This is an organization that provides specialized support for local entrepreneurship, new business development, business revitalization, and the development of innovator human resources. In addition to strengthening collaboration in business creation with companies, local governments, financial institutions, educational institutions, etc. through activities at 20 local bases across the country that Relic has developed so far, we are also discovering and developing innovators and utilizing Relic’s new business support solutions. We will work on regional revitalization based on our track record and knowledge of new business development, such as supporting regional businesses and activating regionally specialized business creation programs. Through our activities, we aim to create local businesses and companies that can be proud of around the world, with a global perspective. Website: https://relic.co.jp/company/branch_office/
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/16318/338/16318-338-d8b4e7b45daef20ad0342297fbcab193-1241×620.png Relic Co., Ltd. Company name: Relic Co., Ltd. Representative: Takao Kitajima, Representative Director and CEO Head office location: 19F Ebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Established: August 2015 Business details: Incubation tech business, business production/new business development support business, open innovation business, innovation workplace business Corporate site:
https://relic.co.jp Business details: https://relic.co.jp/services/ Relic is a “business co-creation company” that supports Japanese companies in new business development and innovation creation. The “Incubation Tech Business” provides a SaaS platform specializing in new business development that is unique in the world, and the “Business Production/New Business Development Support Business” provides comprehensive and integrated support for the creation of new businesses and innovation. We have been integrally developing three pillars of business: the “open innovation business,” which co-creates innovation through investments in startup companies and joint ventures/JVs with large companies. Since our founding, we have been involved in the development of more than 20,000 new businesses in 4,000 companies, and we have achieved unique value and significance in the field of co-creation and support for new businesses and
innovation, as well as industry-leading scale and growth. We are a leading company that has We are expanding the number of employees, locations, and group companies, and are currently actively recruiting for both business and development positions. For more information, please visit the Relic recruitment site. https://relic.co.jp/recruit/ Relic Co., Ltd. Business Innovation Business Headquarters Kaneko TEL: 03-6455-0735/ E-MAIL: info@relic.co.jp