Free viewing “Startups x Nagoya – Creating Value through Open Innovation” Nikkei Inc. Nagoya Branch Symposium will be live streamed from STATION Ai

[Free Viewing] “Startups x Nagoya: Creating Value through Open Innovation” Nikkei Inc. Nagoya Branch Symposium Live Streamed from STATION Ai ​
Aichi Television Co., Ltd. Press Release: October 27, 2025 [Free viewing] “Startups x Nagoya: Creating Value through Open Innovation” Nikkei Inc. Nagoya Branch Symposium Live Streamed from STATION Ai Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM Live stream on Locipo & YouTube With the opening of “STATION Ai,” one of Japan’s largest startup support facilities, in October 2024, Nagoya’s industrial sector has begun a movement to nurture and collaborate with budding startups. This time, Nikkei Inc. and TV Aichi are co-hosting the “Nikkei Inc. Nagoya Branch Symposium: Startups x Nagoya – Creating Value through Open Innovation.” Leading experts in startup support and open innovation in Japan will gather at “STATION Ai,” marking the first anniversary of its opening, to discuss the potential and challenges of Nagoya startups. This symposium can also be viewed online. You can watch it on Locipo or YouTube.
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Symposium Overview Title: Nikkei Inc. Nagoya Branch Symposium “Startups x Nagoya – Creating Value through Open Innovation” Date and time: October 29, 2025 (Wednesday) 15:00-18:30 Meeting place STAION Ai (1-2-32 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya) Organized by Nihon Keizai Shimbun TV Aichi Sponsored by: Nagoya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chubu Economic Federation, Chubu Association of Corporate Executives, Nagoya Chubu Corporate Association, Chubu New Business Council Website: https://events.nikkei.co.jp/77751/ Live streaming ・Locipo
https://locipo.jp/live/c8c0ac6b-4f43-4c87-8b8e-3028439bf8e7 ・YouTube https://youtube.com/live/DaA5hmPkbaw ※Both are free to watch. *Archived broadcast available for free on Locipo YouTube Nikkei Channel Speakers and Program 15:00-15:40 Lecture 1: “Japan’s Startup Ecosystem – Focusing on University-Based Deep Tech Startups” Tomotaka Goji (Chairman, Japan Venture Capital Association / University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, Inc.) (President and CEO)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14948/796/14948-796-6f512f88977db79b0aa7bc9e1f40fed8-2578×2577.jpg Mr. Tomotaka Goji 15:40-15:50 Lecture 1 (Q&A) 15:50-16:30 Lecture 2: “Open Innovation Expands the Future” Joji Isozumi (President and CEO, FUJI Corporation)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14948/796/14948-796-45b5ea248f23dca1b42c7ec94117e76a-1800×2700.jpg Mr. Joji Isosumi 16:30-16:40 Lecture 2 (Q&A) 16:40-17:10 Lecture 3 “Fusion Energy Realized by Japan’s Manufacturing Power – The Helix Program’s Aim for the World’s First Practical Nuclear Fusion Power Generation” Takuya Goto (Co-founder and Deputy CTO, HelicalFusion)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14948/796/14948-796-6f14abb7a29cccf1d5540c2c8b815fd6-480×640.jpg Mr. Takuya Goto 17:10-17:15 Lecture 3 (Q&A) 17:15-17:25 Lecture 4 “The Cutting Edge of Startup Support: The Challenges of Tokyo and Aichi” Manabu Miyasaka (Vice Governor of Tokyo)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14948/796/14948-796-fde737072c2bb5cef8339ffe4da11a3e-570×857.jpg Mr. Manabu Miyasaka 17:25-18:05 Lecture 4 (Dialogue) Mr. Manabu Miyasaka (Vice Governor of Tokyo) Masaaki Shibayama (Advisor, Aichi Prefecture Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry)
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14948/796/14948-796-d020141a17b0baca8c6bbd50cdd35188-242×224.jpg Mr. Masaaki Shibayama 18:05-18:25 Lecture 5 (Dialogue) “Current Status of STATION Ai and Lecture Summary” Hirotaka Sahashi (President and CEO of STATION Ai) CEO) Soichi Inai (Editor-in-Chief, Nagoya Branch, Nihon Keizai Shimbun) *Please note that the program and content may change without notice. Symposium Inquiry https://conf1.nep-sec.jp/form/qBZSeR