Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
[MUFG Bank] Supporting Asia’s largest open innovation matching event, Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) as a gold sponsor
MUFG Bank actively supports the growth of start-up companies that will lead next-generation industries!
MUFG Bank, Ltd. (hereafter, MUFG Bank), a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (hereafter, MUFG), will operate from November 29, 2022 (Tuesday) to December 2, 2022 (Friday). As a gold sponsor, we are supporting Asia’s largest open innovation matching event, the 10th Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS). Please pay attention to the pitch programs and booths by advanced startup companies in the hot areas such as ESG, robotics, and digital transformation (DX) supported by MUFG Bank!
10th Innovation Leaders Summit
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Over 100 major companies and over 500 start-ups participate in “Power Matching,” a new business alliance business meeting between major companies and startups, which is the main program of ILS every year. In addition, various programs are planned, including over 150 startup exhibitions, over 200 startup pitches, keynote speeches and seminars by venture capitalists.
The 10th ILS will be held from Tuesday, November 29, 2022 to Friday, December 2, 2022 at Toranomon Hills.
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Details can be found on the official website below.
Official website link: https://ils.tokyo/
MUFG Bank to Sponsor the 10th ILS as a Gold Sponsor
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MUFG Bank began sponsoring ILS in 2014 and has been supporting the growth of startup companies for many years. We will continue to support the 10th ILS as a gold sponsor.
On December 1, 2022 (Thursday) from 13:00 to 15:00, a pitch program “MUFG Startup Pitch” [1] will be held, in which 14 notable startup companies recommended by MUFG Bank will be on stage. Pitches will be held by advanced startups in areas of interest such as robotics and DX. Also, from December 1st (Thursday) to December 2nd (Friday), we are planning to have a booth exhibition “MUFG Startup Booth” [2] by startup companies recommended by MUFG Bank. We will also exhibit a booth related to the Rise Up Festa [3] program for startups sponsored by MUFG. Through “MUFG Startup Pitch” and “MUFG Startup Booth”, you can experience the cutting-edge technology of notable startup companies.
You can check the details from the link below.
[1] MUFG startup pitch:
https://app.ils.tokyo/summit/programs?c=pitch&c1=startup_pitch_mufg [2] MUFG startup booth:
https://app.ils.tokyo/summit/programs?c=booth&c2=startup_booth_mufg [3] Rise Up Festa Official Website:
https://www.bk.mufg.jp/houjin/festa/index.html
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Details about this release:
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