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The Best of CES 2026

Name: The Best of CES 2026
Start: 2026-01-21T14:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-01-21T17:00:00-08:00
Location: Japan Innovation Campus

Jan 21 2026, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Past Event Details: The Best of CES 2026

Join us as we unpack the trends, breakthroughs, and emerging technologies that defined CES 2026 — and what they foreshadow for the year ahead.

Hear directly from a curated set of innovative industry leaders as they share standout moments, unexpected takeaways, technologies, and market shifts generating real momentum coming out of CES 2026. Together, we’ll explore what’s new, what’s next, and how these shifts may shape the future of consumer technology and the broader innovation landscape.

Networking to follow.

Let’s start 2026 on the side of innovators.

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 2:00-5:00 PM

Venue: Japan Innovation Campus | 214 Homer Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

Agenda (Tentative):
2:00-2:20 Doors Open & Networking Refreshments
2:20-2:25 Opening Remarks: Laurent Rains | Director of Global Access, Alchemist Accelerator
2:25-2:30 Ludovic Copéré | Senior Investment Director, Sony Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund
2:30-2:35 Takashi “Zack” Okazaki (Head of Silicon Valley Office) and Hinako Nakagawa (Investment Research Analyst) | Nippon Life X, Nippon Life Global Investors Americas, Inc.
2:35-2:40 Jiyoung Choi | Chief Operating Officer, VALUENEX Inc.
2:40-2:45 Yoshimi Nomura | Partner of Growth, DNX Ventures
2:45-2:50 Andreas Netz | U.S. Head of Investment, Business Sweden
2:50-3:20 CES Recap Panel, Moderator: Laurent Rains | Director of Global Access, Alchemist Accelerator
3:20-3:30 Q&A
3:30-3:35 Closing Remarks: Steve Pollock | President, Japan Society of Northern California
3:35-5:00 Networking