Phoenixi launched the Social Innovator (SI) Program earlier this month and is holding the inaugural cohort’s Kickoff [PDF flyer], an online pitch event live-streamed from toberu, a Kyoto-based residential incubator for corporate intrapreneurs and social entrepreneurs.
Following the Fellows’ pitches, there will a panel discussion: “Why DEI: Making a woman- and foreigner-friendly startup ecosystem in Japan.”
- When: Friday, 29 November 2024, 12:00–13:15
- Where: online (Zoom Webinar)
- Registration: required. Sign up here.
- Language: mostly Japanese (English interpretation provided by NHK Global Media Services)
[12:00] Zoom open
- Pre-show video: SI Cohort 1 digest so far
[12:05] Event begins
- Opening remarks: Yutaka Iijima, Phoenixi COO & executive director
[12:07] SI Cohort 1 Fellows’ pitches
- Emino Kobayashi | Wish: A community ecosystem that unleashes the potential of people and society
- Mizuki Tawa, DDS | Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, master’s candidate | Kyoto U Graduate School of Management, MBA candidate | I & Company founder & CEO | Okuchi no Themepark: preventive oral care for every child
- Kanon Hagiwara | Unwind founder & CEO | tawagram: Opening doors to unresolved sexual wellness challenges everyone faces
- Kyle Barnes | Valuufy co-founder & CEO | ValuuCompass: Monetizing sustainability — from liability to asset
- Silas David Reyes | Snack Software founder & CEO | Wika: A learning system that unlocks our natural ability to acquire new languages
[12:32] Panel discussion: “Why DEI: Making a woman- and foreigner-friendly startup ecosystem in Japan”
- Sakiko Kondo | The Asahi Shimbun reporter [moderator]
- Mari Nakahara | Kyoto Prefectural Goverment industrial promotion division deputy director
- Anna Kreshchenko｜Flora co-founder & CEO | Phoenixi Cohort 2 Fellow
- Alexander Ryota Keeley, PhD | Kyushu University associate professor | aiESG co-founder, executive director & CRO
It’s been long since Japan showed much interest in startup support & DEI (diversity, equity & inclusion) promotion, but why is DEI important in the first place? How do the underrepresented themselves feel about it? What does it take to create a woman- & foreigner-friendly startup ecosystem in Japan? Those on the forefront of tech industry, public & academic sectors will discuss the topic.
[13:15] Event concludes
Notes:
- This event will also be live-streamed on YouTube Phoenixi Channel for those unable to use Zoom or when exceeding the Zoom Webinar maximum capacity of 500.
Please join us in seeing how the new Fellows plan to disrupt the status quo, why they do what they do, and how we can help them make social impact for all.
