Gifu Tech Planter 2024

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• special co-sponsorship

  

Regional Development Partners

support

Operational Support

Grand Prix Name

The 4th Gifu Tech Plan Grand Prix

Location

OKB SCLAMB （OKB Gifu University Plaza 2F, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Gifu 501-1112, Japan

Date & Time

Saturday, November 30, 2024, 13:00-19:00

Application period

Monday, June 3, 2024 - Friday, October 18, 2024

Participation Target

Held on a closed, pre-registration basis (finalists, partners, local businesses and universities)

organizing

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.

timeline

12:30-13:00

inauguration

13:00-13:25

Opening Ceremony, Explanation of Purpose, Introduction of Judges

13:25-13:45

keynote speech

13:45～14:30

Finalist Presentations (Presenter①-③)

14:30～14:40

break

14:40-15:25

Finalist Presentations (Presenter④-6)

15:25-15:35

break

15:35-16:20

Finalist Presentations (Presenter ⑦ - ⑨)

16:20-17:20

Judging Time / Venue Voting and Lightning Talks / Poster Session

17:20-18:20

Awards Ceremony and Closing Ceremony

18:30-19:00

information exchange meeting

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  head judge

  Executive Officer and CBO, Liverness Inc.

  Hisako Matsubara

  He holds a Master's degree in Agriculture. He has experience in diverse business fields ranging from research and development to business management, regional development, and educational development, and has been an executive officer since 2012. He is responsible for project development utilizing the assets of major companies and core regional companies, as well as supporting R&D and business development for venture companies. He is also responsible for branding and human resource development planning and development in the Corporate Planning Office, and works to strengthen the foundation and increase the value of the organization.

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  Director and Managing Executive Officer, Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd.

  Satoshi Tsuchiya

  After working for ORIX Corporation and Mizuho Financial Group, joined Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, Ltd. in May 2014; appointed Director and Nagoya Branch Manager in June 2017; appointed Managing Director in June 2018; responsible for promoting various sustainability initiatives so that the Company can contribute to sustainable community development as a leader of local recycling society In June 2024, he was appointed as Director and Managing Executive Officer (current position).

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  Executive Officer, General Manager, Business Development Division, Tokai Inc.

  Masahira Kawakami

  In April 2011, he joined Tokai Co. As an executive officer, he has served in the Corporate Planning Office, Leasing Business Division, Silver Business Division, and since April 2020, Business Development Division. Currently in charge of "New Business" and "Overseas Business. Through business activities centering on "rental", he aims to create businesses that can contribute to solving social issues in "medical care", "nursing care", and "environment".

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  President and Representative Director, Hase Tora Spinning Co.

  Kyouji Hase

  Born on January 11, 1980. Born in Gifu Prefecture. 44 years old. After graduating from Reitaku Mizunami Junior and Senior High School, he went on to Reitaku University, graduating in March 2003.In April 2003, he joined Hase Tora Boseki Co. After serving as president of the Osaka branch and a subsidiary in China, he became the fifth president of Hase Tora Group in December 2019. 2021, he was selected as one of the 10 "WWD JAPAN Next Leaders" who will lead the next generation of the fashion and beauty industry. Focusing on the development of cutting-edge materials, he continues to challenge the revival of Made in Japan.

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  Director and General Manager, Miyayoshi Glass Co.

  Daisuke Kunitachi

  1994 Joined Miyayoshi Glass Co. Born in 1971. After working for 10 years in the interior business, in charge of new products, and in the new exterior business, and then in the industrial glass and building materials wholesale business, he became a director at the age of 36, building the foundation for a nationwide installation scheme. In 2020, he became the new president of Miyakichi Glass and reorganized the company's divisions. Currently, as Director and General Manager, he is in charge of the Sales Division, Development Division, and Shanghai Miyakichi Trading Co. He is challenging various "value creation" and "value provision" to achieve the goals of the mid-term management plan.

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  President and Representative Director, Yamada Shokai Co.

  Toyohisa Yamada

  Born in October 1979. Master of Engineering. 2004 joined Yamada Shokai Corporation, a gas construction company. He has been promoting the formulation of management plans, the introduction of management accounting, and the development of multi-skilled workers, and will concurrently serve as President and Representative Director in May 2020 and President and Representative Director of Yamada Shokai Holding Inc. from May 2022. He is tackling issues as a group under the theme of "Enhancing the Resilience of People and the Earth.

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  President and Representative Director, Yoshioka Corporation

  Genichiro Yoshioka

  After graduating from Seijo University, he joined ITOCHU Corporation. Ltd. in 2006, where he served as Deputy General Manager of the Sales Division, concurrently Managing Director of a Hong Kong affiliate, and Senior Managing Director before assuming the position of Representative Director of the company in 2015. He has also served as Representative Director of Ansell Corporation since 2016 and Bill Morgan Corporation since 2008. I would like to engage in various activities to give back to the textile industry and the local community.

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  Business Manager, Financial Services Division III, BIPROGY Corporation

  Yo Wakasa

  Joined Nihon Unisys (now BIPROGY) in 1993. Since then, he has been engaged in upgrading the systems of financial institutions, focusing on the core system domain of regional banks in the Chubu and Kansai areas. In recent years, he has been working with regional banks, local stakeholders, and various start-ups to promote business ecosystems to address social issues such as regional economic revitalization, and to realize a sustainable society in the DX era.

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  Innovation Company Support Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

  Yushi Mukoda

  Joined Nara Prefectural Government in 2017. Mainly in charge of general affairs such as budgeting and settlement of accounts, etc. In April 2023, transferred to the Innovation Enterprise Support Department of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. From December 2023, he has concurrently served on the Regional Development Desk, where he is also engaged in supporting the resolution of regional issues.

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  Growth Manager, UntroD Capital Japan K.K.

  Taro Kinoshita

  Graduated from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology with a degree in Applied Chemistry. After working for a chemical manufacturer in research and development of polymer materials and planning and promoting new medical materials business, he joined Realtech Holdings (now UntroD) in 2017. Involved in the founding of Patent Booster, a patent acquisition support service, and Tokyo Nucleic Acid Synthesis. Focusing on seed and early stage startup investments, he will serve as program manager of the SBIR program of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2022.

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  CEO and Representative Director, ff fortississimo, Inc.

  Juhei Irizawa

  Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1979, he received his PhD (Engineering) from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2011. Currently, he is an associate professor at Gifu University. Specializing in fiber materials, he has been working on everything from manufacturing technologies for plastic fibers and carbon fibers to the development of new evaluation methods. At the same time he established Future Fiber Factory (FFF) at Gifu University, he started FFF fortississimo Co., Ltd. as a venture business from Nagoya University in order to implement newly developed fiber materials in society as soon as possible. In addition to manufacturing and selling tennis strings, the company aims to enter the carbon fiber business.

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  Shirogane Giken Co.

  Presenter] Yosuke Nishi

  

  Test Flight and Mass Production of the Flying Car Beedol

  Beedol, a flying car that floats on water, made its first successful flight in June this year with a 70 kg dummy doll on board. The next step is to build a second Beedol, redesigned to fit in a commercial van, and conduct unmanned test flights and manned flights at a higher frequency than before in the first half of next year.
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  Lunar Carpenters ~Carpenters of the Moon~.

  Presenter] Daikai Yamamoto / Nagoya University

  

  Monozukuri (monthly production for monthly consumption) - Possibility of space development and recycling-oriented system

  In order for people to live on the Moon, a living space will be constructed through the circulation of lunar production for lunar consumption. Similarly on the ground, implement a fully cyclical development model that specializes in local production for local consumption. Build a large space in the desert to create a self-sufficient residential and living infrastructure even in "barren" hard-to-develop zones.
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  Weedy Potential

  Presenter】Tomofumi Endo / Gifu University

  

  Weeds Weave a Gentle Society

  While thinning hair is a phenomenon associated with aging, it also has a significant impact on the impression it leaves on people's appearance, whether self or others. By maximizing the power of weeds, which are underutilized plants, we aim to realize a society in which the problem of thinning hair can be eliminated.
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  Mirume AI Corporation

  Presenter] Kazushige Ohno

  

  AI to accelerate commercialization, using all-solid-state batteries as a concrete example.

  In cutting-edge manufacturing research, Minebea has developed a technology that accelerates the analysis of all-solid-state battery performance using AI, completing analysis in less than 10 minutes instead of the 5 days it used to take. A customer-specific AI model will be provided at a closed site in one day.
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  Tomoshibi Marche Co.

  Presenter】Tatsuaki Goto

  

  Upcycle food by-products and deploy them domestically and internationally

  The company is developing a business to convert food scraps and out-of-spec vegetables, which are inevitably produced in the manufacturing process of agriculture and food manufacturing industries, into food products, cosmetics, daily necessities, etc., by making them more nutritious and extending their shelf life. As the first step in this process, the company produced flour substitute.
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  female scribbling enthusiast

  Presenter】Manyui Naito / Toyota Technological College

  

  No-fired smart oyster shell tiles that absorb CO₂.

  In response to the problems of waste oyster shells, which have accumulated in large quantities in recent years and have nowhere to go, and the depletion of tile raw materials, we are developing smart oyster shell tiles as a representative eco-friendly building material, taking advantage of the material characteristics that are carbon negative in the manufacturing process.
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  Spacewasp Inc.

  Presenter] ISEZAKI Hayato

  

  Building a new interior infrastructure from all kinds of plants.

  The company manufactures and sells plant-derived interior materials from plant waste generated by various industries. In the interior decoration industry, where there is no one who can produce such products, the company will create a new interior decoration infrastructure and provide it to businesses through a system that can automatically create spaces and recyclable interiors that can be re-created over and over again.
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  EXIT CANCER

  Presenter] Shinichiro Kato / Nagoya University

  

  Developing Technology to Save Patients' Future by Preventing Cancer Recurrence

  To solve the unmet need of cancer resistance and recurrence, we will develop a drug that targets the mechanism of cancer resistance itself. The goal is to achieve a radical cure for cancer through a completely different therapeutic approach that does not allow cancer to become resistant and leads to a complete remission of the disease.
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  Suponjihea (Greek goddess of hearth, home and family)

  Presenter] Akiyoshi Takeno / Gifu University

  

  Transform hair care by making hair more porous

  Conventional hair coloring has mainly involved treating cuticles with chemicals and chemical dyeing. We propose a fundamental change in this concept, and propose physical hair care that makes the hair nano-porous, allowing the colorant to penetrate, heal, and return the hair to a pore-free state.