Scaleup Summit Japan 2025

​Scaleup Summits are Mind the Bridge’s global platform where corporates, scaleups, government organizations, and investors meet to share data, insights, and best practices to unlock their potential through open innovation.

​The Scaleup Summit Japan 2025, hosted by JETRO and in partnership with SusHi Tech Tokyo, is part of an exclusive Tech Mission designed for corporate innovation executives from international companies. The mission aims to explore and gain a deep understanding of the Japanese startup and innovation ecosystem through curated meetings with key stakeholders and selected startups of interest.

​Agenda:

​3:00 PM: Welcome by the Host - Noriya Tarutani, Head of JETRO Startup

​3:15 PM: Opening Remarks: Who's Who - Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge

​3:20 PM: Keynote Address: How Can the EU and Japan Build Stronger Bridges Within Their Startup Ecosystems - Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan

​3:40 PM: Report Highlight: Tech Scaleup Japan 2025 - Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge

​4:00 PM: Corporate Startup Stars: Fireside Chat with Panasonic
Hiroshi Saijo, Head of Digital Transformation & Cyber-Physical Systems Division, Head of Business Development & Strategy, Panasonic
Alberto Onetti, Chairman, Mind the Bridge

​4:30 PM: Reverse Pitching: A2A
Patrick Oungre, Group head of Innovation, R&D and AI, A2A

​5:00 PM: Startup Discovery: 1:1 Meetings with pre-Selected Startups

​6:00 PM: Networking