The 5th Hiroshima Tech Plan Grand Prix will be held on Saturday, February 15.

(Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Shuichiro Takahashi) will hold the 5th Hiroshima Tech Plan Grand Prix on Saturday, February 15 as part of the Hiroshima Tech Planter, a business start-up support program in Hiroshima Prefecture.

In addition to presentations by the nine finalist teams, keynote speeches will be given by entrepreneurs from R&D venture companies. (Finalists will be announced around the end of January.)

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interpoint (interword separation)Last year's Grand Prix

We are currently accepting visitors on the day of the event. Pre-registration is required to participate in the tour, so please register now.
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Also on the same day, from 10:30 to 11:30 at the same venue, based on the results of the Hiroshima Tech Planter, we will discuss the potential for diverse value creation through collaboration between business companies and deep tech ventures.

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Speakers
Mr. Ken Nishioka, President & CEO, Hiroshima Venture Capital Co.
Mr. Hiroyuki Ota, CEO, Phytolipid Technologies, Inc.
Mr. Yuji Matsuzaka, President, Focus Incubate Co.
(Moderator) Mr. Masahiro Ikegami, President & CEO, Liverness Capital Co.

Outline of the event

timeline

10:30-11:30 Panel Discussion "Co-Creation of Business Companies and Deep Tech Ventures - Creating a Virtuous Circle through Accompanying Deep Tech Ventures(* also here)Audience wanted!(So please take a look at this one as well)

12:30-13:00 Doors open
13:00-13:25 Greeting from the organizer and introduction of judges
13:25-13:45 Keynote speeches by senior venture capitalists
13:45-14:30 Finalists' Presentations (1) to (3) (7 minutes for presentation, 7 minutes for questions)/1 team
14:30-14:40 Break
14:40-15:25 Finalists' Presentations 4-6 (7 minutes for presentation, 7 minutes for questions)/1 team
15:25-15:35 Break
15:35-16:20 Finalists' Presentations 7-9 (7 minutes for presentation, 7 minutes for Q&A)/1 team
16:20-17:10 Lightning Talks, Poster Exchange, (Judging Session)
17:10-18:00 Awards Ceremony and Closing Ceremony
18:00-19:00 Information Exchange

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