JAIC press release (2024.11.14) JAIC [IT Career Promotion Association (JAIC)] 2nd San Francisco/Silicon Valley Company Visit & Meetup Implementation Report PART 1 Research group with Keio University professor Jun Murai and Astar Network Sota Watanabe We would like to inform you that JAIC, which has been conducting the 2017 company tour and meetup, held its second company tour and meetup in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley. IT Career Promotion Association (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 225 members), an association specializing in the development of cutting-edge IT human resources (AI, blockchain, information security, AR, VR, XR, IoT, DX in general, etc.) (Many venture companies), Chairman: Hiromichi Owada (hereinafter referred to as “JAIC”), held the second company visit & Meetup in San Francisco Silicon Valley from November 4, 2024. Conducted a company tour accompanied by employees at Google headquarters. “Lunch meeting at your home” by local VC Zak. Visits include YouTube headquarters, Apple’s founding garage, and Steve Jobs’s previous home. The meetup featured a keynote speech by Mr. Uchida, who has been involved in the Google AI project for 13 years, a speech by Mr. Frederic Van Abeel of the Montana Government Department of Commerce, and a presentation from Japan by a venture company president in his 20s and 30s and
representative of Digitax Inc. A pitch was given by Ryohei Suzuki, President and CEO, and Takeshi Ueda, Representative Director of Gigu Co., Ltd. After the pitch, we developed into a concrete business collaboration through communication with the Meetup participants. We would like to report below on the purpose and results of this project.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-7a5969968ad5114c8fa38b7017277351-1477×1108.jpg Purpose of implementing the project 1. Experience the latest technology locally. 2. Create opportunities to talk with as many people from overseas as possible. 3. Create an opportunity from 0 to 1 that leads to a contract. 4. Visit Google headquarters. 5. Communicate with local VCs. 6. Visit legendary places in Silicon Valley. 7. Create an opportunity for a business platform with the United States. Implementation details 1. Experience the latest technology locally. Riding experience of self-driving taxi “Waymo”_1 Self-driving taxi “Waymo” ride experience_2 Impressions from riding “Waymo” When I actually rode on Waymo, I was surprised at how comfortable it was, much more than I expected. What surprised me in particular was that there was a large bulge on the road, and as I passed through it, I slowed down smoothly and got over the bulge smoothly. Furthermore, when passing through San Francisco, in areas where there is a lot of street parking, they are able to recognize people crossing the road, smoothly slow down, change lanes, and turn right, making them much safer than Uber drivers. Waymo provided a comfortable ride. I liked it so much that I would definitely buy it if I could (though I can’t). I sincerely hope that it will be introduced in Japan as soon as possible. . . 2. Create opportunities to talk with as many people from overseas as possible. A keynote speech was held to increase the number of participants to the meetup to be held on the 5th. At the request of Chairman Owada’s senior colleague from his time at Sun Microsystems, Mr. Uchida, who has been involved in Google’s AI project for 13 years, was able to give the keynote speech. Mr. Uchida Meetup keynote speech video_1 Mr. Uchida Meetup keynote speech video_2 Events will be posted on the local site “Meetup”. By
implementing detailed updates and “gimmicks” to gather participants, we achieved 70 applicants for the event and 108 group participants. Since most of the participants were local people, the meetup provided an opportunity to communicate with a variety of people. In addition, we were able to create opportunities for participants to have conversations with local people by giving them the experience of riding an Uber alone and ordering and paying at a restaurant. Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-d412c773bcd6033a7ed5e34ca8d6bc11-1024×768.jpg 3. Create an opportunity from 0 to 1 that leads to a contract. The pitch was given by Mr. Ryohei Suzuki, President and Representative Director of Digitax Co., Ltd., and Mr. Takeshi Ueda, Representative Director of Gigu Co., Ltd. ●Pitch by Ryohei Suzuki, President and Representative Director of Digitax Co., Ltd.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-f17bb13b1ca5fe974fd473056f4ca253-1477×1108.jpg ●Pitch by Takeshi Ueda, Representative Director of Gigu Co., Ltd.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-498b5de4ec062c654ea972f024bfb1c7-1477×1108.jpg ●Communication after the pitch (meetup venue) Various business proposals are flying around. President Ueda received an offer from a major company.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-81d86be43a2d7ab4ce6386fcf02cee4e-1477×1108.jpg ●Communication in the hotel room after the meetup The president from Taiwan, who had participated in the meetup, visited the hotel to address President Suzuki. A story about specific business
collaborations Afterwards, the members held the launch in the room. It gets very exciting.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-562973656483ff0ef761816aad7237ee-1477×1108.jpg 4. Visit Google headquarters. The head office tour was made possible with the guidance of Google head office employees. Special Thanks Mr.Tomura＆Mr.Suzuki!! ●We are implementing admission procedures to Google headquarters.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-b7ca45a092a1309e4470256c767341ae-1477×1108.jpg ●I entered Google headquarters. There is a beach volleyball field inside, and volleyball is actually held in the evening.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-21c35995958a94a572b5e86066411bd7-1477×1108.jpg ●Participants took a commemorative photo in front of the Google Monument.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-c7c4e4b2b707bc09bff1d24ccd4ddd0a-1477×1108.jpg ●Completely free drink. The employee cafe had a variety of drinks available in the fridge.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-5feb76c447c2a8b12cdbe205086a3db6-1477×1108.jpg ● Conducted a tour of Google Visitor Experience. The latest models were exhibited and explained.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-16f22b1b8ad18af865c0879750386d89-1477×1108.jpg ●Take a commemorative photo in front of the store exclusively for Google employees. Participants purchased goods that can only be purchased here.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/82399/27/82399-27-2258e90c9c59e5cf894d374916863e34-1477×1108.jpg *We kindly conducted various inspections at Google headquarters, but there were many areas where photography was prohibited, so we were unable to list them. I hope you will forgive me. We will be holding an inspection tour again next year, so if you are interested, please come and join us. ◆The continuation of this will be reported in PART 2.
