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Shaping the Future with Startups
ー Co-creation to Break Through Global Challenges ー
2025.
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VenueEXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”, Osaka, Japan
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About
The starting point of deep tech co-creation
Addressing global challenge such as climate change, water sufficiency, world hunger, equitable access to healthcare, managing sustainable resources cannot be achieved by isolated individuals.
That’s why collaboration is essential. When deep tech innovation is combined with passion, trust, and a shared commitment to the future, new breakthroughs become possible.
Japan is recognized as one of the most scientifically and technologically advanced country in the world. The Osaka–Kansai region, host location for Global Startup Expo 2025, is home to top-tier universities, advanced research institutes, and globally competitive companies, making it an ideal hub for co-creation to thrive.
Global Startup EXPO 2025 brings together stakeholders from startup ecosystems around the world to take on these global challenges—together.
Challenge theme
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Health and Longevity -
Enriched Life -
A Society Independent from Population Growth -
Co-living with the Earth -
Creating Regulatory Frameworks for Emerging Technologies
Sessions
Top executives from leading global deep tech companies and visionary founders of pioneering startups will share key opinions and messages on stage.
Through in-depth discussions on emerging technologies, real-world implementation challenges, and strategies for shaping the industries of tomorrow, attendees will gain valuable insights and perspectives to better understand the future of deep tech.
Michael Collins
Alumni Ventures
CEO
Caroline Winnett
Berkeley SkyDeck
Executive Director
Jean Schmitt
Jolt Capital
President and Managing Partner
Jensen Huang 【Video Message】
NVIDIA Corporation
Founder and CEO
David Ha
Sakana AI
Co-Founder and CEO
Tomoko Namba
Keidanren
Chair, Committee on Startups
Takuko Sawada
Kansai Economic Federation Vice-Chair
Chairperson of Startup Ecosystem Committee
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Vice-Chair
Shannon McClenaghan
StartX
CEO
Olivier Tonneau
Quantonation
Founder and Partner
Tomas Villalon
Phoenix Tailings
CTO
Agnieszka Stasiakowska
European Innovation Council
Head of EIC Business Acceleration Services
Akifumi Chris Takigawa
Global Brain
Director
Alan Cowen
Hume AI
CEO and Chief Scientist
Albert P. Pisano
University of California San Diego
Dean, Jacobs School of Engineering and Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Campus Strategic Initiatives University of California San Diego
Amanda Gett-Chaperot
Kurma Partners
Partner
Andrea Choe
Holoclara
CEO
Andrew James McLean
Tin Alley Ventures
Managing Partner
Andrew Pelling
Spiderwort Biotechnologies Inc
Chief Scientific Officer
Andrew Schoen
NEA
Partner
Andy Kondo
andykondo.com
Innovation Analyst
Ashley Grosh
Breakthrough Energy
Vice President
Asier Alea
Basque Culinary Center
Director of Global Development
Atsushi Mazawa
Rhinoflux
Co-founder and CEO
Ayano Kagami
CIC Japan
CIC Institute Assistant Director
Benjamin Kim
Playground Global
Partner
Brian Bordley
Berkeley SkyDeck Fund
Partner
Buzz Palmer
MedTech Actuator
CEO
Charles Lin
Illumina Ventures
Principal
Christa Beck
Climate KIC
Communications Lead for Entrepreneurship
Christine Tsai
500 Global
Founding Partner and CEO
Christopher Wendel
Focused Energy
President and CFO
Darren Kimura
AI Squared
Chief Executive Officer
Eneko Axpe
SandboxAQ
SEM
Felix Moesner
Swissnex in Japan, Consulate of Switzerland
Consul and CEO
Fujii Teruo
The University of Tokyo
President
Gil Granot-Mayer
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Executive Vice President for Innovation and Outreach, Vice CEO
Glen S. Fukushima
Stanford University
Visiting Fellow
Guan Dian
Patsnap
Co-founder and APAC General Manager
Harim Chung
Korea SMEs and Startups Agency Tokyo Office
Director
Hideo Natsume
Asu Capital Partners
Founding Partner
Hiro Ueda
KAGOME Global Agr. Research & Biz Centre USA LLC
Executive Officer
Hiroshi Abe
KPMG AZSA LLC
Head of globalization management office in NINEJP/ Executive Officer, Partner, KPMG AZSA LLC
Hirotaka Tanaka
UnlocX & Co.
CEO/ SKS JAPAN Founder
Hiroyuki Suzuki
ATR
Senior Executive Vice President, Representative Director
Hiroyuki Yamada
KPMG AZSA LLC
Chie Executive Officer, KPMG AZSA LLC／Co-Chairman and CEO, KPMG Japan
James Hairston
OpenAI
Head of International Policy
James Hardiman
DCVC
General Partner
James Wong
Foresight Group
Ventures Senior Portfolio Manager
Jeyran Hezaveh
AVAtronics
CEO
Johannes Fruehauf
BioLabs
Founder and CEO BioLabs Founder and General Partner, Mission BioCapital; Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, LabCentral
John Friedman
AgFunder
Asia Director
John Hartnett
SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Founder and CEO
Joren Tangelder
Hydryx
Co-Founder
Joshua Flannery
Innovation Dojo Japan
CEO
Junko Foley
Kansai Association of Corporate Executives, Daidomon Inc.
Executive member, President
Karan Mohla
B Capital
General Partner
Kathy Matsui
MPower Partners Fund L.P.
General Partner
Kazuhiro Nakashoji
Yaqumo Inc.
CEO
Kazuki Matsuo
EX-Fusion Inc.
CEO
Kazuya Masu
Global Research and Development Center for Business by Quantum-AI Technology (G-QuAT)
Director
Ken Asada
Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures, Partner Head of Japan & Korea
Ken Moriyama
Godot Inc.
CEO
Kikukawa Jingo
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Director-General, Innovation and Environment Policy Bureau
Kojiro Hatada
Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
President and CEO
Kyoichiro Yokoyama
Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Senior researcher
Lina Sakai
FERMENSTATION Co., Ltd.
Founder and CEO
Luca Eisenstecken
Atomico
Partner
Makoto Uchida
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Senior Managing Director / Chairman of the Startup Investment Committee
Marc Kuipers
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Consulate General
Mariko Nishimura
HEART CATCH Inc.
CEO, Producer
Masaru Nagura
CIC Japan
CIC Institute Director
Masato Nakamura
GLIN Impact Capital
Founding Partner
Masayo Takahashi
Vision Care Inc.
Vision Care Inc.
Masayoshi Terabe
Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC
Chief of Quantum Technology
Matthew Atwood
Aircapture Inc.
CEO
Matthieu Bonamy
Eurazeo
Partner and Head of Future Industries
Michael J Biercuk
Q-CTRL
CEO
Midori Mizote
CIC Japan
CIC Institute Senior Manager
Mitsuru Izumo
Founder and President, Euglena Co., Ltd.
Founder and CEO
Miwa Seki
MPower Partners Fund L.P.
General Partner
Miwako Waga
University of California San Diego
Senior Director for International Innovation Outreach
Mohammad Danesh
Transcelestial Technologies Pte Ltd
CTO and Co-founder
Morgan Berman
Alloy Partners
Senior Vice President, Partnerships
Nagahiro Minato
Kyoto University
President
Naofumi Makino
Japan External Trade Organization
Director of Startup Division
Narayan Lal Gurjar
EF POLYMER
CEO and Founder
Natsuho Toyama
Japan External Trade Organization
Program Lead for Clean and Climate Tech of JETRO Startup
Nicholas Opie
Ultra Bionics
CEO
Nobu Morita
NEC X
Director of Innovations
Nobu Okada
Astroscale Holdings Inc.
Founder and CEO
Norikazu EIKI
Eiki Consulting, LLC
President
Noriya Tarutani
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Head of JETRO Startup
Olaf Witkowski
Cross Labs
Director
Peter Marcotullio
SRI International
Senior Vice President, Commercialization
Ravi Belani
Alchemist Accelerator
Managing Director
Rayfe Gaspar-Asaoka
Geodesic Capital
Partner
Risa Taniguchi
CIC Japan
CIC Institute Senior Project Associate
Ross Morgan
Tokamak Energy
President, Tokamak Energy K.K.
Ruairidh McLennan Battleday
Thinking About Thinking
CEO
Sachin Kantilal Bid
Nippon Life India AIF Management Limited
Fund Manager - Venture Capital
Sadaharu Saiki
Sunny Side Venture Partners
Founder and General Partner
Sadayuki Furuhashi
Treasure Data
Chief Architect
Sawa Yoshiki
Organization for Advanced Healthcare Innovation
Director
Sebastián Bustamante González
Climate KIC
Entrepreneurship Programs and Fundraising Lead
Shiyan Koh
Hustle Fund
General Partner
Shohei Hido
DAIKIN Industries, LTD.
Executive Engineer
Shuya Kekke
Quantinuum K.K
Representative Director, Chieef Executive Officer (Japan)
Sophia Nadur
bp Ventures
Managing director AsPac and ME
Takashi Kita
Kobe University
Executive Vice President
Takashi Takenoshita
Senya Therapeutics
CEO
Takeshi S. Komatani
Takashima International Patent Office /Kobe University, Doshisha University
Patent Attorney/Visiting Professor
Taro Shimada
Toshiba Corporation
Representative Director, Corporate Officer President and CEO
Tiago Ramalho
Recursive
Co-founder and CEO
Tomoaki Maekawa
ExaWizards Inc.
Group Executive Officer CFO
Tomosaku Sohara
NordicNinja VC
Managing Partner
Tomotaka Goji
Japan Venture Capital Association
Chairperson
Tomoya Nagata
D3 LLC
Managing Partner
Toshio Fujimoto
iPark Institute Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer
Tsuneaki Sakata, Ph.D.
Biocommunity Kansai/The University of Osaka
Vice Chairperson and Exective Supervisor/Specially Appointed Professor
Victor Mulas
CIC
Chief Innovation Officer
Winter Mead
Coolwater Capital
Founder/CEO
Yoichi Morimoto
HiJoJo Partners Inc.
Executive Officer Head of Business Development
Yosuke Tsuji
Money Forward, Inc.
Representative Director, President and Group CEO
Yousef Yousef
LG Sonic and European Innovation Council Board Member (European Commission)
CEO of LG Sonic, EIC Board Member
Yuka Hata
Japan Investment Corporation
Senior Managing Director and Head of Fund Investments
Yukiko Kato
SBI Investment Co., Ltd.
Director and Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Venture Capital Dept.Director and Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Venture Capital Dept.
Yumiko Murakami
MPower Partners Fund L.P.
General Partner
Zain Rana
Greenstaff Lifesciences
Associate Director of Business Development JP US
【Guest Speaker】 Akira Yoshino
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Honorary Fellow
Pitch
We will host a pitch event featuring deep tech startups addressing global challenges. By engaging with the entrepreneurs’ visions, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in meaningful dialogue and build a foundation for future collaboration.
Exhibitors
Deep tech startups addressing global challenges will showcase their real-world products and solutions across five thematic areas. By engaging directly with these cutting-edge technologies, attendees will gain practical insights and discover new avenues for innovation.
Networking
This event offers a dynamic platform for stakeholders across the deep tech ecosystem to connect and collaborate. Attendees can schedule meetings in advance through the matching system or receive personalized recommendations via our concierge service, enabling them to take concrete steps toward co-creation.
KANSAI
Startup Ecosystem
Kansai’s Growing Presence in Deep Tech
At Global Startup EXPO 2025, cutting-edge deep tech startups from around the world will gather—alongside leading companies from the Kansai region, including Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo. Kansai has emerged as one of Japan’s most dynamic ecosystems for deep tech innovation, supported by a strong foundation in industry, academia, and investment.
This feature highlights participating startups from the Kansai region and explores the potential of its deep tech ecosystem through interviews with key figures driving its growth.
How to join
Attending Global Startup EXPO (GSE) 2025 requires both free registration and
a paid admission ticket to Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai.
*You will be redirected to the official website of the Expo 2020 Osaka, Kansai
Outline
| Event Name | Global Startup EXPO 2025 |
|---|---|
| Event Date | September 17, 2025 9:30-18:00 September 18, 2025 10:00-18:00 |
| Venue |
EXPO Exhibition Center “WASSE”, Osaka, Japan 
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