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Seeking Startup Speakers for 2024 MIT Japan Conference in Tokyo

Deadline: October 19, 2023

MIT Startup Exchange is looking for 10 startups to present and exhibit at the MIT Japan Conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

The 2024 MIT Japan Conference will feature future trends of research at MIT and highlight advances in key areas, including autonomous vehicle navigation, chemical engineering, the Chinese economy, energy storage and conversion, healthcare technologies, and materials science.

Participants will have the opportunity for continued in-depth discussions with attendees during both lunch and an evening networking reception.

Audience includes large corporations located in Japan as well as representatives of the local innovation ecosystem.

FOCUS

We are looking for startups working on chemical engineering solutions, energy autonomy, polymers, drug discovery, biomechanics, synthetic biology, and metals.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

To apply, please provide the following:

brief description of your startup's technology/product and one compelling use case;
brief description of current market traction (e.g. pilot, validation results, paying customers, etc.);
speaker bio & a few words on the speaker’s experience as a speaker;
one-paragraph explanation of the unique fit between the event/theme and the startup’s vision, technology or product;
explanation of how relevant Japan is to your business, including any current or planned business activity (strategy/focus/traction);

please make sure to update your Startup Exchange profile if you have not done so recently. An up-to-date profile will ensure we can correctly match you with corporate requests!

EXPENSES

Our office covers the following travel expenses for one representative: coach travel, local transport, and hotel (details will be forthcoming).

Deadline: October 19, 2023

September 14, 2023

MIT Startup Exchange is looking for 10 startups to present and exhibit at the MIT Japan Conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

Participants will have the opportunity for continued in-depth discussions with attendees during both lunch and an evening networking reception.

Audience includes large corporations located in Japan as well as representatives of the local innovation ecosystem.

FOCUS

We are looking for startups working on chemical engineering solutions, energy autonomy, polymers, drug discovery, biomechanics, synthetic biology, and metals.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

To apply, please provide the following:

brief description of your startup's technology/product and one compelling use case;
brief description of current market traction (e.g. pilot, validation results, paying customers, etc.);
speaker bio & a few words on the speaker’s experience as a speaker;
one-paragraph explanation of the unique fit between the event/theme and the startup’s vision, technology or product;
explanation of how relevant Japan is to your business, including any current or planned business activity (strategy/focus/traction);

please make sure to update your Startup Exchange profile if you have not done so recently. An up-to-date profile will ensure we can correctly match you with corporate requests!

EXPENSES

Our office covers the following travel expenses for one representative: coach travel, local transport, and hotel (details will be forthcoming).

NOTE

Priority during the selection process will be given to startups that have participated in an Intake Session; or have recently provided an update to the Startup Exchange team. As well as to those who have not participated in prior editions of the MIT Japan conference.

NOTE

Priority during the selection process will be given to startups that have participated in an Intake Session; or have recently provided an update to the Startup Exchange team. As well as to those who have not participated in prior editions of the MIT Japan conference.

Disclaimer: MIT Startup Exchange can make introductions that ideally provide open ended discussions in order to share mutual interests and potentially create common ground that incite the parties to collaborate. MIT Startup Exchange introductions may eventually lead to mutual partnerships, but that is not in any way guaranteed by MIT, MIT Corporate Relations, MIT Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) or MIT Startup Exchange, which takes no responsibility for these outcomes and no formal part in such discussions following our introduction. MIT Startup Exchange and its activities and events are not for purposes of soliciting investment or offering securities.