NEDO and Silicon Valley Forum held Japanese Pitch Night on July 26 at Galvanize in San Francisco. Japanese entrepreneurs, who recently completed a three-week training program in Japan and Silicon Valley, pitched their technologies and businesses to investors and corporations, aiming to raise funds and seek collaborative opportunities. The event included a panel discussion on…

On March 13th, NEDO headquarter and Representative Office in Silicon Valley held the “Maui-NEDO Advanced Energy System Symposium 2018" in Maui, Hawaii. We moderated the symposium which featured opening remarks from Ms. Sharon M. Suzuki, President of Maui Electric.  A presentation by Mr. Luis P. Salveria, Director of Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism,…

NEDO and Silicon Valley Forum held Japanese Pitch Night on February 22 at GSVLabs. Japanese entrepreneurs, who recently completed a three-week training program in Japan and Silicon Valley, pitched their technologies and businesses to investors and corporations, aiming to raise funds and seek collaborative opportunities. The event included a panel discussion on potential collaboration between…

On October 16, NEDO held the robotics conference, "Robots on the Rise" at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California in collaboration with Silicon Valley Forum. NEDO Chairman Mr. Furukawa opened the event with a speech describing the conference as a great opportunity for all stakeholders in the Japanese and U.S. robotics field to come…

  On September 5, NEDO held a seminar on open innovation for Presidents, CEOs and innovators in Japanese companies operating in the United States. Chairman of GCA Corporation Japan, Mr. Paul Yonamine, former IBM Japan's president, talked about the importance of technology and investment for Japanese companies, and challenges of innovation.  In addition, Alex Vitale,…