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[SOLD OUT] Mobility Innovations Connecting Japan and US

Name: [SOLD OUT] Mobility Innovations Connecting Japan and US
Start: 2024-12-05T15:30:00-08:00
End: 2024-12-05T18:00:00-08:00

Dec 05 2024, 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

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[SOLD OUT] Mobility Innovations Connecting Japan and US

**English Language Event

Japan has long been one of the world’s leaders in mobility, pioneering industries ranging from its world-beating auto industry to high speed rail. Many startups in Silicon Valley are aimed at enhancing mobility and addressing climate change, including self-driving technology, EVs, drones, flying cars, sharing services and Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Please join us for program that The California State Government will give a presentation on the transformation of the mobility industry and also will bring together Japanese mobility MNCs with Silicon Valley mobility tech start-ups.

In this exciting reverse pitch session, large Japanese mobility manufacturers especially Sony Honda Mobility and others will take the stage to share what kinds of technologies and startup partners they are seeking, present collaborative use cases, discuss the challenges they are facing, and more!

多くの日本企業やベンチャーキャピタルが、多くのスタートアップに積極的な協業や投資を行っています。その中でも最近注目されているのは、「モビリティ」分野です。モビリティは、自動運転技術、EV、ドローン、空飛ぶ車、シェアリングサービス、MaaS （Mobility as a Service）等、多岐にわたる技術が必要とされます。また、カルフォルニア州では、2035年にはガソリン車の新車販売を禁止するなどの規制がかかり、今後も日本企業は、カーボンニュートラルへ積極的に取り組んでいく必要があります。本イベントでは、カリフォルニア州政府がモビリティ業界の変革に関して講演を行うほか、ソニー・ホンダ・モビリティなどスタートアップとの協業に積極的な日本を代表するモビリティ企業が登壇し、大手企業の協業事例・道のり、成果、苦労話、注力領域を大公開するスタートアップにむけてのピッチセッションを目指すとともに、日本企業とタッグを組むベイエリアのスタートアップも登壇予定です。

▼Event Details

Date & Time:
Thursday, December 5, 2024 @ 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Venue:
Morrison & Foerster | 755 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto

Price: FREE!
*Light food and drink will be provided.

Language: English

Agenda:

2:45 – 3:30 pm   Registration
3:30 – 3:35 pm   Opening Remarks: Hon. Yo Osumi | Consul-General of Japan in San Francisco
3:35 – 3:50 pm   Keynote Speech 1: Maria Onorato | California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
3:51 – 4:05 pm   Keynote Speech 2: Shugo Yamaguchi | President & CEO, Sony Honda Mobility

Activities Intro Sessions:
4:05 – 4:13 pm   Skydio
4:13 – 4:21 pm   Denso International America | Shinichiro Nakamura, Senior Vice President
4:21 – 4:35 pm   Break – Networking & Refreshment
4:35 – 4:43 pm   Swyft Cities | Jeral Poskey, Co-founder and CEO
4:43 – 4:51 pm   Yamaha Motor Ventures | Kei Onishi, CEO and Managing Director
4:51 – 4:59 pm   Helm.ai | Mansoor Zaman, Head of Strategic Partnerships
4:59 – 5:07 pm   Nissan North America Inc. | Shigemasa Kuwata Ph.D., Deputy General Manager, Nissan Advanced Technology Center in Silicon Valley
5:07 – 5:15 pm   Serve Robotics | Vignesh Ram, Public Policy Executive
5:15 – 5:20 pm   Closing Remarks: Kazuhiro Gomi | President, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Northern California
5:20 – 6:00 pm   Networking Reception

Our Amazing Speakers

Maria Onorato | Foreign Direct Investment Program Manager, California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)
Shugo Yamaguchi | President & CEO, Sony Honda Mobility
Shinichiro Nakamura | Senior Vice President, Denso International America
Jeral Poskey | Co-Founder & CEO, Swyft Cities
Kei Onishi | CEO & Managing Director, Yamaha Motor Ventures
Mansoor Zaman | Head of Strategic Partnerships, Helm.ai
Vignesh Ram | Public Policy Executive, Serve Robotics
Shigemasa Kuwata Ph.D. | Deputy General Manager, Nissan Advanced Technology Center in Silicon Valley, Nissan North America Inc.
Skydio
MC: Aya Eguchi | Partner, Morrison & Foerster