September 8, 2022
Office of the Governor for Policy Planning

Invest Tokyo online event "Tokyo: Innovation is Everywhere" to be held

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been implementing a variety of measures to attract foreign companies to Tokyo in order to create a progressive cycle of innovation and economic growth that also work toward the realization of "Sustainable Recovery".
We are pleased to announce that, we are holding a series of Invest Tokyo online events, "Tokyo: Innovation is Everywhere", to increase the interest of foreign companies and others in expanding into Tokyo.
At the event, we will communicate the advantages of Tokyo as a business city, and the measures taken by the TMG to attract foreign companies to Tokyo. After the event, we will continue approaching the participants to encourage them to enter the market in Tokyo.

1　Name

Invest Tokyo online event "Tokyo: Innovation is Everywhere"

2　Date and time

1st Session : Friday September 30, 2022, 3:30pm –5:00pm (IST / UTC+05:30)
2nd Session : End of October  *The details will be announced soon.

3　Target Areas

1st Session : Bangalore, India
2nd Session : New York, USA
*Both sessions will be held online (Zoom)

4　Target Audience

Companies and personnel interested in expanding business into Tokyo

5　Program

1st Session (planned)

Message from the TMG (Video message)

KOIKE Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo

The attractiveness of a business city “Tokyo” from the perspective of India (Presentation)

Srikant SASTRI, President, TiE Delhi-NCR

Overview of Tokyo’s market (Presentation)

Tina PHILIP, Principal Director, Accenture Ventures India

Advantages of expanding business into Tokyo from the perspective of foreign companies (Panel Discussion)

• Moderator
  Joseph ONG, Access to Tokyo Singapore Representative, Accenture Ventures Singapore
• Speakers
  -Krishan CALDWELL, General Manager, Representative of Japan, Tellus You Care
  -Kuan CHEN, Founder, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, Infervision

Successful cases of investment in overseas startups by major Japanese companies(Presentation)

SUZUKI Daisuke, Senior Investment Director, Sony Ventures Corporation

TMG’s support programs

FUJITA Megumi, Director for Attraction of Foreign Companies, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

2nd Session

To be decided. The details will be announced soon.

6　Details and how to apply

Please visit the event website
We will keep you updated via the website.

Media Inquiry

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