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We will create communication among professionals, startups, business owners, and entrepreneurs active in Hokkaido. Creww CEO Ten Ijichi will also give a special presentation!

What is Hokkaido Startup Communication?
The "Hokkaido Start-up Communication 2023" is an unprecedented business event in Japan that creates communication between professionals and experts who focus on management support, start-ups, and SMEs.
Until now, there have not been many contacts between startup business owners and professionals. Now, however, it is becoming increasingly clear that management support professionals are indispensable in helping startups grow and make further strides as sustainable companies. In addition, when startups and SMEs meet, the synergy between the technology and experience of SMEs and the innovative technology of startups is giving birth to a variety of innovations.
This event will bring together the front-line initiatives and case studies of startups x professionals and experts x SMEs. In addition, companies that provide mechanisms and systems to support business management will gather for exhibitions and presentations.
Creation of communication among speakers, exhibitors, and visitors is our keyword, and we will provide communication opportunities at the venue, during the social events, and after the event.
Outline of "Hokkaido Start-up Communication 2023
Date: July 12, 2023 10:00-17:00
Place: Sapporo Arts and Culture Center SCARTS
Address: Sapporo Shimin Koryu Plaza, Kita 1-jo Nishi 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo
Format: Hybrid
Capacity: SCARTS Court...100 participants in person (pre-registration), 1000 participants online (pre-registration)
SCARTS Mall...no capacity
Participation Fee:Free
Organized by: AMA terrace Incorporated Association
Co-sponsored by Mirai Consulting Group
Hokkaido Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; City of Sapporo; Sapporo Industrial Promotion Foundation; Sapporo Securities Exchange; Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan; Small and Medium Business Diagnostics Association Hokkaido; The Hokuyo Bank, Ltd.
Cooperation: NoMaps Executive Committee, Hokkaido Immigration Promotion Council
SCARTS Court Stage Schedule

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Event Features
01. Special lecture by Mr. Ijichi, President of Creww, a pioneer in startup support in Japan

Representative Director, Creww K.K.
Mr. Ten Ijichi
More than 7,000 of the 10,000 startup companies in Japan are registered with Creww, a platform that matches them with companies around Japan to create numerous innovations.
In 2022, we have been selected as the only partner of Google for Startups in Japan. He will speak fully about the many examples of innovation that can be caused by collaboration between startups and local companies, and the support needed to make it happen.
02. Panel discussion with key people in start-up support!
Speakers

(M) Prof. Hidenori Kawamura, Director of SAPPORO AI LAB, Harmonic Systems Engineering Laboratory, Division of Complex Information Engineering, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
(Right)Mr. Retsuji Okada, President, Mirai Consulting Corporation, Director, AMA Terrace
03. cutting-edge mechanisms to support the growth of startups and small and medium-sized enterprises are gathered in Sapporo!
The nation's leading management support platforms and management support system companies will be exhibiting.
Exhibitors (as of May 2023)
Labor Compliance Association / Association of Business Succession Doctors / Mirai no HR / KiteRa Corporation / F&M Corporation / freee Corporation / OBIC Business Consultant Corporation / Kokuyo Hokkaido Hanbai Corporation / Ricoh Japan Corporation / Recruitment Design Consulting, etc.
04. innovation seminar program for startups x professionals/experts x SMEs to understand the future
A variety of innovation talks and seminars will be held, including case studies of innovation through collaboration between startups, SMEs, and professionals/experts, as well as the forefront of management support concepts and systems to achieve sustainable growth.
05.Creating communication is the biggest theme! At the venue! At the exchange meeting! Even after participation! Find "connections" that lead to the future!
A large social gathering with speakers, exhibitors, and others involved in management support and startups from around the country will be held.
