Supporters Co., Ltd.
Supporters to hold “Gaiikusai 2023 (Spring)”, one of the largest tech conferences for engineer students in Japan
~ Luxurious guests such as Hiroyuki and Yoichi Ochiai will be on stage ~
Supporters Co., Ltd. (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Hiromitsu Kaede), which has one of the largest databases of engineer students in Japan, will hold a tech conference for engineer students “Technical Festival 2023 (Spring)” from March 18, 2023. It will be held online on the 19th. This event has been held since 2020, and last year more than 6,000 students participated.
We will start accepting student applications from January 31st. ▼ Application form for “Gaiikusai 2023 (Spring)” (for students) https://talent.supporterz.jp/geeksai/2023spring/
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“Technical education project” to increase human resources who think and create themselves
The Giiku Project is a non-academic engineering career development program that nurtures future technologists. Various events are held throughout the year to create a cycle of input and output and increase the number of engineers who can “think and create for themselves.” Major events held throughout the year
・Technical Education Festival: One of the largest tech conferences for engineering students in Japan
・Giikuhaku: A real meetup where major engineering circles and organizations gather from all over the country
・Technical Education Exhibition: Pitch contest for engineering students to display output
・Technical Education CAMP: Skill improvement support platform centered on hackathons and technical events
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Supporters will contribute to the promotion of DX in Japan, where the shortage of engineers is a problem, by increasing the number of engineers who can “think and create by themselves”.
Currently, we are looking for sponsors for the “Technical Education Project 2023”. You can choose from 4 plans and apply. For information requests and inquiries, please use the dedicated form below. ▼ “Technical Education Project 2023” Sponsorship Application Form https://mafu.supporterz.jp/geekpjt/inquiry
Characteristics of “Giikusai”
“Giikusai” is one of the largest online tech conferences in Japan for approximately 4,000 engineering students. It is held twice a year, in spring and autumn. We will provide opportunities and gateways to manufacturing, such as sessions by various guests and exchanges with companies and participating students.
State of the past implementation meeting
■ Lecture session by Mr. Hiroyuki “Hiroyuki, do you have any questions? 』 [Image 3

Lecture session by Mr. Yoichi Ochiai “How to deal with technology in the era of Corona-What I want to tell you who want to be engineers now-”
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■ Lecture session by Mr. Yusuke Narita “Yusuke Narita, do you have any questions? 』
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■ Video message by Mr. Taro Kono
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Click here for last year’s implementation report note
https://note.supporterz.jp/n/ncc0587b77973
[Outline of the Technical Festival (Spring)]
Date: March 18 (Sat)-19 (Sun), 2023, 10:30-19:30
Location: Held online
Target: Students considering employment as IT engineers (regardless of grade), first 4,000 applicants
Participation fee: Free
Organizer: Supporters Co., Ltd.
*The schedule is currently planned and is subject to change without notice. Please note.
*It is possible to enter and exit midway through
▼ Application form for “Gaiikusai 2023 (Spring)” (for students) https://talent.supporterz.jp/geeksai/2023spring/
▼ “Technical Education Project 2023” Sponsorship Application Form https://mafu.supporterz.jp/geekpjt/inquiry
[Guest list (partial / titles omitted)]
Yoichi Ochiai (Media Artist)
Hiroyuki (former manager of 2ch)
Hiroyuki Matsumoto (developer of programming language “Ruby”) Madoka Chiyoda (Microsoft Cloud Developer Advocate)
Naohiro Takahashi (President and Representative Director, AtCoder Inc.) *Guests are currently scheduled and are subject to change without notice. Please note.
About supporters
Supporters was established in April 2012 as a subsidiary of VOYAGE GROUP Co., Ltd. (currently CARTA HOLDINGS) under the vision of “increase cool adults”.
In order to solve the problem of job hunting expenses, which is the biggest burden in job hunting, it was started as the first job hunting support service in Japan that can receive support money. It is used by more than 100 sponsor companies. In particular, we boast the largest number of registrations and events in Japan as support for hiring new graduates in engineering positions, and we hold approximately 200 events annually.
Company Profile
Company name: Supporters, Inc.
Representative Director: Hiromitsu Kaede
Established: April 2, 2012
Head office location: Shibuya Solasta 15F, 1-21-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043
Capital: 10 million yen
Business description: Recruitment business / Information processing service and information provision service / Advertising business and advertising agency business / Planning and operation of various events Paid Employment Placement Business License Number: 13-Yu-305844
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