Now in its seventh year, the Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Initiative fosters constructive interaction between Japan and the San Francisco/Silicon Valley innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
The 2017 Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Symposium will be held Friday, July 28, 2017 at the Stanford University Arrillaga Alumni Center from 1:30 – 6:30 pm. The Symposium is offered by the Japan Society of Northern California in cooperation with the Stanford University US–Asia Technology Management Center.
Companies honored in prior years include Dropbox, Mercari, Twitter, DeNA, Tesla Motors, Sanbio, euglena co. Ltd., Square, Cellular Dynamics, Mitsubishi Aircraft, Bloom Energy, Stratasys, Ltd., LINE Corporation, JINS Co., Ltd. and iRobot.