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Meet & Connect - Business Leaders Forum 2021

Thursday 9 December 2021 - 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm (UTC+9)

AgVentureLab, 1-6-1 Otemachi Building 9F, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, 100-0004, TOKYO

Event language(s)
English

Price: * Please pay via Stripe Payment online system before registration

Presential attendance:
- 2 000 yens for members of the French Chamber
- 4 000 yens for non-members

Only Online Attendance: Free!

*Any cancellation after the deadline or no-show will be charged.

*All participants are required to pay online before the event. Thank you for your understanding.

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MEET & CONNECT WITH STARTUPS: "TECH4GOOD" PITCHING COMPETITION

Meet & Connect: Startup pitching competition (in-person & online)

This year, the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan will be hosting the 4th edition of “Meet & Connect”, a startup pitching competition on December 9th from 16:30 JST with “Tech4Good” as a theme.

Startups will have the opportunity to showcase their unique solutions and products in front of investors, industry leaders and thought leaders based in France and Japan.

ABOUT MEET & CONNECT

The 4th edition of a unique event dedicated to French and Japanese Startups, Corporates and Investors
Over 170 attendees in 2018 and 2019 editions and 35 pitches per event!

2021 EDITION THEME: TECH4GOOD

PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS

Master of Ceremony:

Frédéric NOUEL, La French Tech Tokyo

Vincent CHANRON, Director, Business Leaders Forum, CCI France Japon

16:00 DOORS OPEN – REGISTRATION

16:30 OPENING REMARKS

Armel CAHIERRE, President, CCI France Japon
OGINO Koki, CEO and Evangelist, AgVenture Lab
Marie VILON, Head of Communications and Communication, French Tech Mission

16:50 SPEED-PITCHING SESSION @TOKYO

CacaoShares

Jose Alejandro PATINO, Founder & CEO

Holoeyes Inc.

Naoji TANIGUCHI, Founder & CEO

Zeteoh

Yann LE GUILLY, Co-Founder & CEO

Excelsior Inc.

Adachi KANICHI, President

AMA XpertEye K.K.

Nicolas-Kazouo DOÏ, Technical Account Manager

H3 Dynamics

Samir BENNAFLA, Head of Sales, Japan Asia-Pacific

17:20 KEYNOTE

Arthur-Jean ESCLATTIER, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC

17:30 SPEED-PITCHING SESSION @PARIS

Ascendance Flight Technologies

Jean-Christophe LAMBERT, Co-founder & CEO

Reconect

Jocelyn AUDÉ, Founder & CEO

Mamakya

Emi CITTI, Founder & CEO

Moten Technologies

Maxime PROJETTI, Founder & CEO

Hop-Assist

Philippe LANSADE, Co-Founder

Synapse Medicine

Louis LÉTINIER, Co-Founder & Medical Director

Wakaze

INAGAWA Takuma, Founder & CEO

BREAK (10 minutes)

18:10 KEYNOTE

Caven Cade MITCHELL, CEO, Siventh

18:20 SPEED-PITCHING SESSION @TOKYO

Cellid Inc.

Yuhei HARA, COO Management & Strategy

Metron Japan GK

Ferdinand BAULEZ, Business Development Manager, Japan

EF Polymer

Narayan LAL GURJAR, Founder & CEO

Business Innovation Partners., Co. Ltd.

Jin NASUKAWA, President

Cardemy

Nicolas SÉRAPHIN, CFO

Christophe COEUR, CEO

Kisui Tech

Tamir BLUM, Founder & CEO

Kammeko

Raphael HODÉ, Co-Founder & CEO

Fermenstation Co., Ltd.

Lina SAKAÏ, CEO

18:55–19:10 JURY DELIBERATION

19:10 AWARD CEREMONY

BEST STARTUP FOR A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY

Jean-Yves IATRIDES, Vice President, Research & Development Asia, Air Liquide

BEST INNOVATIVE HEALTH SERVICES STARTUP

Christophe VERMONT, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Officer, AXA Japan

BEST STARTUP FOR A RESPONSIBLE INDUSTRY

Chloé PHILIPPON, Innovation project manager at DaherLab, Daher

BEST JAPANESE STARTUP FOR THE FRENCH/EUROPEAN MARKET AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION

Antoine SIRGI, Senior Country Officer, Credit Agricole CIB Japan

OGINO Koki, CEO and Evangelist, AgVenture Lab

Fabrice GARAMBOIS, Chief Operating Officer, Credit Agricole CIB Japan
Thomas BENAIM, Chief Operating Officer, Le Village by CA Paris

BEST JAPANESE STARTUP FOR SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

Hiroshi NISHIKAWA, Orange Fab Asia Director

19:25 CLOSING CEREMONY

Concluding Speech by Nathalie DIERYCKXVISSCHERS, Deputy Head of the Economic Department, Embassy of France in Japan

Concluding Remarks by Sophie MERALLI, President, La French Tech Tokyo

19:30–20:30 NETWORKING COCKTAIL

Date Thursday, December 9

Time 16:30-20:30 (Doors open at 16:00)

Language English

Venue Ag Venture Lab Otemachi Bldg 9F

Address 1-6-1 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, 100-0004 Tokyo

Fee Please pay via Stripe Payment online system before registration

Presential attendance:

* 2 000 yens for members of the French Chamber

* 4 000 yens for non-members

Remote attendance: FREE!

Webinar link Coming Soon.

Deadline for registration/cancellation Thursday, December 2, 2021, 17:00
Any cancellation after the deadline or no-show will be charged.

All participants are required to pay by CREDIT CARD (via Stripe Payment online system) before the event. Thank you for your understanding.

THIS CONFERENCE AND THE NETWORKING COCKTAIL THAT WILL FOLLOW WILL BE ORGANIZED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT COVID-19 SANITARY REQUIREMENTS (including HAND SANITIZER, FACE MASKS, DISTANCE BETWEEN SEATS…).

* Event format may be adjusted depending on COVID-19 situation.

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