Session
EXPERTS
Transforming Japan Through Regions: Innovation Driven by Banks and Local Governments at TECH BEAT Shizuoka
Available passes
- Executive
- Business/Startup
- Rising Star
- City
Language：Japanese
Speakers
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Yudai Ide
TECH BEAT Shizuoka Executive Committee
Yudai Ide
TECH BEAT Shizuoka Executive Committee / The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. Regional Revitalization Department
Mr. Ide joined Shizuoka Bank in April 2007. After working at a sales branch and being transferred to a regional think tank, he is currently assigned to the Regional Revitalization Department, where he is in charge of planning and managing “TECH BEAT Shizuoka,” an open innovation program that connects local companies and startups. In addition to his work, he is committed to supporting innovators with the aim of creating an environment where the region is full of challengers and where innovation is created one after another.
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Takaoki Goto
SHIZUOKA Prefectural Government
Takaoki Goto
SHIZUOKA Prefectural Government Industrial Innovation Promotion Division / Staff
Joined the Shizuoka Prefectural Government in 2004. Engaged in promoting Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport and supporting the overseas expansion of local companies. Seconded to the Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism from 2009 to 2011, and to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) from 2016 to 2018. At JETRO, supported the local expansion of Japanese companies at the Hanoi office. Since 2022, has been responsible for managing the TECH BEAT Shizuoka Secretariat and the prefecture-operated innovation hub "SHIP" (Shizuoka Innovation Platform) in the Industrial Innovation Promotion Division.
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Hiroko Ohmura
trine Inc.
Hiroko Ohmura
CEO, trine Inc.
CEO, trine Inc.Outside Director, Nohara Group Co., Ltd.Senior Marketer, Marketing Guild CommunityAfter joining Yamaha Corporation as a new graduate, I gained experience in the IT and manufacturing divisions before transitioning to roles in product planning and development for electronic musical instruments, as well as sales for keyboard instruments.In 2018, I led the establishment of Yamaha’s first company-wide marketing division. In 2019, I was appointed as an Executive Officer, overseeing the marketing, public relations, and design division, while concurrently serving as the executive in charge of new business development.In 2024, I founded trine Inc., a company specializing in brand consulting.
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Kengo Horiuchi
Carbide Ventures
Kengo Horiuchi
Carbide Ventures / General Partner
After working at a consulting firm and a securities company, I participated in the establishment of Treasure Data's Japan operations in 2013. As the Marketing Director, I was responsible for PR, Marketing and business development for the Customer Data Platform in the digital marketing field. In August 2021, I co-founded Carbide Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Tokyo, with fellow founding members of Treasure Data. We invest in startups, primarily in the U.S. and Japan, focusing on enterprise SaaS and are committed to enhancing the value of these startups.
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Mariko Nishimura
HEART CATCH Inc.
Mariko Nishimura
HEART CATCH Inc. CEO, Producer
Started as an IT engineer at IBM Japan, with roles at Adobe and Bascule before co-founding HEART CATCH (Tokyo) in 2014 and HEART CATCH LA (Los Angeles) in 2020. Leveraging expertise in technology and creativity, supports startups in Japan and the US through investment, growth, and operations, while collaborating with Japanese companies and municipalities on new business initiatives. Serves as a J-Startup supporter, member of the Expert Committee for Japan Open Innovation Awards (Cabinet Office), instructor at Art Thinking Collective (ESCP), Guest Professor at Musashino Art University, Forbes Japan columnist, and Fellow for Hamamatsu and Shizuoka.
