​​AI Salon is a global community by and for AI-focused founders, builders, investors, and enterprise partners. The format is a monthly in-person event with lightning talks from startups with a presence in Japan.

​​​Come for the community and to learn about the most recent applications in AI!

​This time we have a special edition, with a more institutional crowd and set of speakers. The topic will be "Forging Japan's AI Foundations", as we want to discuss Japan's potential in the global AI ecosystem in terms of investments, infrastructure, research, and engineering.

​Agenda

​​​17:30 Doors open

​18:00 - 18:10 Introducing TAI, JETRO, DEEPCORE:

• ​Ilya Kulyatin @ TAI

• ​Yusuke Kaga @ JETRO

• ​Hiroshi Nemoto @ DEEPCORE

​18:15 - 18:25 Presentation by NTT (Makoto Murakami)

​18:30 - 18:40 Presentation by Preferred Networks (Daisuke Okanohara)

​18:45 - 18:55 Presentation by AIM Congress (Walid Farghal)

​19:00 - 19:50 Panel “Bridging Japan and IMEC”

• ​Moderator: Ilya Kulyatin

• ​Panelists:

  • ​Walid Farghal (AIM Congress, Director General)

  • ​Sujata Kolekar (Accenture Japan, Managing Director)

  • ​Llion Jones (Sakana AI, CTO)

  • ​Makoto Murakami (NTT Network Service Systems Laboratories, TTC WG Chair)

​19:50 - 20:20 AI Salon Tokyo - 6 AI startups from the Tokyo AI (TAI) ecosystem

​​20:20 - 21:00 Food, drinks, and open networking.

​​Location

• ​​​Japan, 〒107-6006 Tokyo, Minato City, Akasaka, 1-chōme−12−３２, Ark Mori Building, 総合案内7階

• ​​​Take the elevator to Floor 7.

• ​​​Note that the elevator is located behind the Starbucks in the same building

​​​​​​Tokyo AI (TAI) information

​​​Tokyo AI (TAI) is the biggest and most active international AI community in Japan, with 2,600+ members based in Tokyo (engineers, researchers, investors, product managers, and corporate innovation managers).

​AI Salon information

​​​AI Salon is a global community by and for AI-focused founders, builders, investors, and enterprise partners. AI Salon Tokyo (AIST) is a sub-group of Tokyo AI (TAI), as we lead the Tokyo chapter.

​​​​​​AiSalon was launched by Jeffrey Abbott, GP at Blitzscaling Ventures, who decided to partner with Tokyo AI (TAI) through JETRO's patronage for the Tokyo chapter.

​​​​​​JETRO information

​​​JETRO is a government-related organization that works to promote mutual trade and investment between Japan and the rest of the world.

​​​​​​DEEPCORE information

​DEEPCORE is a VC firm supporting AI Salon Tokyo. They operate a fund for seed and early-stage startups and KERNEL, a community supporting early entrepreneurs.