The Reality:

• 40% of Fortune 500 companies will no longer exist in 10 years due to digital disruption
• In a matter of 2-3 years, a corporate can be disrupted and disappear due to lack of innovation
• Silicon Valley has always been in the forefront of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Key Questions:

• What is Corporate Innovation?
• Why do the majority of corporate innovation initiatives fail?
• What is the key to building a corporate innovation culture that can transform any company?
• How can corporates from around the world benefit from Silicon Valley’s crucial global innovation perspective?

Every year, hundreds of corporates from all over the world seek to benefit from Silicon Valley’s unrivalled ability to generate and scale great new ideas. How can you be a part of this and bring lasting innovation success to your company? Learn the answer to these questions and more in a pivotal session led by Mukul Agarwal, CEO & Founder of BootUP World, who has helped some of the world’s most successful companies develop the thinking and systems they need to stay relevant in fast changing world.

• December 21, 2020,　2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  HST
• December 21, 2020,　5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  PST
• December 22, 2020,　9:00 am – 10:00 am  PHT
• December 22, 2020,　10:00 am –11:00 am  JST

Mukul Agarwal

Mukul Agarwal, is Founder and CEO of BootUP World, a leading Silicon Valley based ecosystem focused on Startup Acceleration, Corporate Innovation and Coworking spaces.  Mukul is an advocate for the entrepreneurial spirit and believes entrepreneurship is key to unifying the world as it transcends Race, Religion and Country.  Mukul has been named by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the 50 inspirational Entrepreneurs to lookout for in 2017, Adweek.com mentions him as “25 Socially Strong Entrepreneurs Every VC Should Be Following”.

Mukul believes that having a strong, dynamic bridge to Silicon Valley provides the learning necessary to build vibrant, sustainable startup and innovation ecosystems around the world. The key to succeeding is to have an entrepreneurial mindset; a mindset that is focused on discovering opportunities, overcoming challenges, and taking continuous action. Through our BootUP Country Hubs, we provide a solid bridge to Silicon Valley and a foundation for growth for international entrepreneurs. Mukul is thrilled to work with APAMAN and fabbit to help Japan’s startups on their path to success.  

About BootUP World

BootUP World is a leading global ecosystem focused on building strong, dynamic bridges between Silicon Valley and the world, helping startups scale, corporates innovate, students thrive, and countries grow through entrepreneurship and innovation. BootUP’s comprehensive startup ecosystem and collaborative co-working spaces provide a platform for success and a global network of entrepreneurs, corporates, mentors/advisors, and investors. Programs are designed by Silicon Valley thought leaders to provide the tools to inspire, ideate, build, and transform the mindsets of rising entrepreneurs. Through its ecosystem, BootUP has been involved with over 110 companies that have raised more than $400 million in investments and are valued at over $4 billion.

www.bootupworld.com

Michimasa Naka (Moderator)

CEO at Boardwalk Capital Inc.
fabbit Advisory Board member
Former Deputy President at Citigroup Global Markets Japan.
Part-time lecturer at Hitotsubashi University Graduate School and Lecturer at Keio University Graduate School, Director at The Tokyo New Business Conference

Graduated from Keio University with a Bachelor of Science and Engineering and received a Master of Engineering in 1989. After graduation, he joined Salomon Brothers Asia Securities, where he was a top salesman. He moved to Citigroup Global Markets Japan and was promoted to Deputy President of Citigroup Global Markets Japan, and after leaving the firm in 2010, he founded Storm Harbor Securities Inc.
In 2016, he founded Boardwalk Capital Corporation, which primarily focuses on angel investing.
He has served as an independent director of several high-growth public companies, including VECTOR Inc., Vision Inc., istyle Inc., and Geniee, Inc., as well as a part-time lecturer of System Design and Management at Keio University Graduate School and Hitotsubashi University Graduate School. He is the author of “The Global Talent Requirements to Win in the World”(Gentosha).

This year’s conference is to summarize the year 2020, a year that has been greatly changed by the Covid-19. Also, Caroline Kennedy, who served as 29th U.S. Ambassador to Japan from the United States is invited to share insights on how the world is making headway and what to expect in the coming years.

Date and Time
November 24, 2020  8:00-9:00pm (PST)

Format:
Online streaming and advance booking required 

Fees:
Free of charge (registration required) 

Note:
The Zoom URL will be provided to the registered e-mail address later.
If you do not receive the URL on the day of the event, please contact;
info@fabbit.co.jp 

What are the key factors to startup success? What does it mean to have an entrepreneurial mindset? What is the “secret sauce” to Silicon Valley and its ability to grow and scale great startups? How can you be a part of it? Learn the answer to these questions and more in a pivotal session led by Mukul Agarwal, CEO & Founder of BootUP World, who has helped countless startups from around the world on their journey to growth and success.

• November 17, 2020,　2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  HST
• November 17, 2020,　5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  PST
• November 18, 2020,　9:00 am – 10:00 am  PHT
• November 18, 2020,　10:00 am –11:00 am  JST

Mukul Agarwal

Mukul Agarwal, is Founder and CEO of BootUP World, a leading Silicon Valley based ecosystem focused on Startup Acceleration, Corporate Innovation and Coworking spaces.  Mukul is an advocate for the entrepreneurial spirit and believes entrepreneurship is key to unifying the world as it transcends Race, Religion and Country.  Mukul has been named by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the 50 inspirational Entrepreneurs to lookout for in 2017, Adweek.com mentions him as “25 Socially Strong Entrepreneurs Every VC Should Be Following”.

Mukul believes that having a strong, dynamic bridge to Silicon Valley provides the learning necessary to build vibrant, sustainable startup and innovation ecosystems around the world. The key to succeeding is to have an entrepreneurial mindset; a mindset that is focused on discovering opportunities, overcoming challenges, and taking continuous action. Through our BootUP Country Hubs, we provide a solid bridge to Silicon Valley and a foundation for growth for international entrepreneurs. Mukul is thrilled to work with APAMAN and fabbit to help Japan’s startups on their path to success.  

About BootUP World

BootUP World is a leading global ecosystem focused on building strong, dynamic bridges between Silicon Valley and the world, helping startups scale, corporates innovate, students thrive, and countries grow through entrepreneurship and innovation. BootUP’s comprehensive startup ecosystem and collaborative co-working spaces provide a platform for success and a global network of entrepreneurs, corporates, mentors/advisors, and investors. Programs are designed by Silicon Valley thought leaders to provide the tools to inspire, ideate, build, and transform the mindsets of rising entrepreneurs. Through its ecosystem, BootUP has been involved with over 110 companies that have raised more than $400 million in investments and are valued at over $4 billion.

www.bootupworld.com

Michimasa Naka (Moderator)

CEO at Boardwalk Capital Inc.
fabbit Advisory Board member
Former Citigroup Securities Executive Vice President
Part-time lecturer at Hitotsubashi University Graduate School and Lecturer at Keio University Graduate School, Director at The Tokyo New Business Conference

Graduated from Keio University with a Bachelor of Science and Engineering and received a Master of Engineering in 1989. After graduation, he joined Salomon Brothers Asia Securities, where he was a top salesman. He moved to Citigroup Securities and was promoted to Executive Vice President of Citigroup Securities, and after leaving the firm in 2010, he founded Storm Harbor Securities Inc.
In 2016, he founded Boardwalk Capital Corporation, which is primarily focused on angel investing.
He has served as an outside director of several high-growth public companies, including VECTOR Inc., Vision Inc., istyle Inc., and Geniee, Inc., as well as a part-time lecturer of System Design and Management at Keio University Graduate School and Hitotsubashi University Graduate School. He is the author of “The Global Talent Requirements to Win in the World”(Gentosha).

“What makes an effective brand?” “How can I use a brand to guide my business?” Brand strategist at ZeBrand, John, will deepen your understanding of the basics and help you use it as a tool to crystallize your start-up’s direction. This is a branding webinar brought to you by ZeBrand with fabbit, a tech-driven branding toolkit built for the pace of the start-up economy. This is an opportunity to learn how to approach branding with greater pace, productivity, and practicality. We will help you find a way to brand your way.

• November 12, 2020,　1:00 pm – 2:00 pm  HST
• November 12, 2020,　4:00 pm – 5:00 pm  PST
• November 13, 2020,　8:00 am – 9:00 am  PHT
• November 13, 2020,　9:00 am –10:00 am  JST

John Corleto
John Corleto is a brand and design strategist now based in Tokyo, Japan. Previously he was a Senior Strategist at the global brand consultancy, FutureBrand. Leading and handling projects in Australia and across the Asia Pacific, he has helped create brand strategies, positionings, communications frameworks and new names and visual identities for large financial and health care institutions and tech-start-ups alike. Before this, he trained at design thinking and innovation consultancy, Second Road as well as was a guest-lecturer on the relationship between brand and entrepreneurship at the University of Sydney. Today, he is working with Ipsos Japan and ZeBrand to deliver strategic and brand insights. John holds a Commerce Degree from the University of Sydney.

What a great discussion during our webinar on July 5th, “Diversity for the Venture Ecosystem – The Key to Thriving, Now More Than Ever,” which explored the incorporation of DE&I approaches in the workplace! Our speakers Stéphane Emmanuel Fouché, Andrew Ogawa, and Lisa M. Shalett shared their experiences and insights on how we can better achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as obstacles we face. Thank you to U.S.-Japan Council for their partnership in making this webinar successful, and thank you to everyone who attended and joined in this important discussion!

Join us for a discussion on how behaviors have changed across the globe and what Hawaii-based business can do to adapt to the “new normal”.

• July 15, 2020,　2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  HST
• July 15, 2020,　5:00 pm – 6:00 pm  PDT
• July 16, 2020,　8:00 am – 9:00 am  PHT
• July 16, 2020,　9:00 am –10:00 am  JST

fabbit and HTDC will hold an event jointly. Our panelists will share insights from Japan and Germany and focus on changes in consumer behaviors as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted restaurants, accommodation, travel, and coworking. We’ll explore what this means for businesses here and how businesses can adapt before Hawaii reopens tourism.

Register Here!

You want to protect your technology.  Yet, there is a disconnect between what you want to protect and what you get through patent.  You will learn from Ted who is an inventor in the USA that how you can protect your technology by connecting the patent with the market trend.  At the end of the presentation, we will give you a chance to ask anything.

This event is highly recommended for:

• Software engineers
• Students who learning or interested in software
• Companies with unique technologies 
• Everyone considering taking a patent in the USA

Presenter: TED Motoyama

Tetsuro Motoyama is now retired after working at Ricoh R&D Group from 1983 to 2016. His research interests included device control, device monitoring, software engineering, use of the Web for information management, and user interfaces. He holds more than 260 US patents and various foreign patents. He received his joint PhD in psychology and statistics from Iowa State University. He is a member of the ACM and an associate member of the IEEE.

On 2/7, Japan Society of Northern California held their event, “Ramen: Dreams and Beyond” at fabbit Global Gateway “San Francisco.”

▼ fabbit Global Gateway “San Francisco” reception

“Ramen: Dreams and Beyond” featured as lecturers Bay Area ramen trailblazers Maru Maruyama of Ippudo and Orenchi and Mark Kuribara of Hinodeya.

They spoke about their experiences and challenges bringing ramen to the U.S.

▼ Mark Kuribara (left) and Maru Maruyama (right)

▼ Yoshiyuki “Maru” Maruyama

Over 100 participants from major Silicon Valley tech companies and startups across a wide range of industries attended the event.

▼ Q&A session

[About Japan Society of Northern California]

The Japan Society of Northern California (JSNC), located in Silicon Valley, is a United States private non-profit organization (NPO) founded in 1905 (Meiji 38). They offer a wide range of programs including politics, economy, culture, education, and Japanese language lessons in order to deepen mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.

More info:https://www.usajapan.org/about-japanese/