ZETSUMMIT
2024
2024
02/06(火) 07(水)▶▶

DAY1 09:30 – 18:00
DAY2 09:30 – 18:30

Nagamori Shigenobu Civic Center
Muko City, Kyoto, Japan(Online delivery available)

ZET-valley Initiative

CONCEPT

1

Decarbonization
Innovations byEnterprises

Zero Emission Technology (ZET) start-up companies,industry, academia and public sector representatives fromJapan and abroad will gather at the “ZET-summit", a forum

where new exchanges and co-creation can take place!

2Trends in Activities for
Decarbonization by
Municipalities

3

Matching with startups
In the filed ofDecarbonization fromAround the world
Will be supported

Previous participants

3000+

Previous matching

600+(Including online)

DAY1

DAY2

Keynote speeches & talk sessions
To get the latest decarbonisation
Technologies

Connect with decarbonised technology
Companies start-up collaboration● Keynote speeches● Talk sessions by celebrities
18:30～Meet and greet with theSpeakers【 Paid, limited to 50 persons 】

ZET-valley Initiative● Pitches by national andInternational start-ups.
● Reverse pitching by large
Companies and local authorities.
● A start-up business meeting
Area will also be set up.

https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/sangyo-sien/zet_6summit.html

SPEAKERS
Keynote speeches andLectures
Takehiro Kamigama

Richard Dasher

Ippei Takeda

Hideaki Horie

Gama Expert,Inc. CEO
Former CEO of TDK Corporation

Stanford University USATMC Director

NICHICON CORPORATION
Chairman of the Board

Representative Director & CEO
Founder & Chief Architect

Yoichi Ikezoe

Ichiro Minamikawa

Masafumi Maeda

Akihiko Kondo

VOLT Ltd. CEO
Former Chairman ITOCHU(CHINA)HOLDING CO.LTD.

Kyoto Overseas Business Center
Director

KYOTO UNIVERSITY ofADVANCED SCIENCE
President

Kobe University Vice President
Professor, Graduate School ofScience, Technology and InnovationTalk sessions

ZET-valley Initiative

https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/sangyo-sien/zet_6summit.html

ZET
STARTUPS
30+
Call forspeakers
COMINGSOON

COMINGSOON

COMINGSOON

COMINGSOON

COMINGSOON

COMINGSOONJapan・Kyoto
15+

Overseas
15+

ZET-valley Initiative

https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/sangyo-sien/zet_6summit.html

9:30【Opening】

Gverner of Kyoto Prefecture Takatoshi Nishiwaki
JapanRailway West Ltd. The Bank of Kyoto, Ltd.

9:45
【Keynote Speech】

Serving the future of electricity storage systems towards a carbon-neutral society.（tentative）
Takehiro Kamigama Gama Expert,Inc. CEO/Former CEO of TDK Corporation

10:15【Keynote Speech】

Supporting the world's zero-carbon city planning with Kyoto's cutting-edge technology.（tentative）
Ippei Takeda NICHICON CORPORATION Chairman of the Board

10:55【Talk Session】

Innovation through industry-academia-government collaboration The textile and fashion industry has
high hopes for zero-carbon bio-manufacturing.（tentative）
Keiji Numata Kyoto University / Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Material Chemistry,
Chair in Polymer Material Chemistry, Biomaterial Chemistry Lab, Professor
Kenji Higashi Spiber Inc. executive directorModerator Chizuru Mukai WWDJAPAN DirectorDAY
1 11:30Feb
6thTueMayer of Muko-City

Mamoru Yasuda【Keynote Speech】

Research and development of All Polymer Battery
Hideaki Horie Representative Director & CEO Founder & Chief Architect

12:00【Speech】

Carbon neutrality policy in Japan.（tentative）
Nobuhiro Kino Ministry of the Environment Office for Regional Decarbonization Policy, Director

13:30【Talk Session】

Global battery strategy key to achieving carbon neutrality.（tentative）
Yoichi Ikezoe VOLT Ltd. CEO/Former Chairman ITOCHU (CHINA)HOLDING CO.LTD
Takehiro Kamigama Gama Expert,Inc. CEO//Former CEO of TDK Corporation
Moderator Ichiro Minamikawa Kyoto Overseas Business Center Director

PROGRAM
DAY2
9:35【Speech】

Technological innovation by global tech start-ups.（tentative）
Daizo Kobayashi Advanced Technology X CEO

10:10【Pitch】

Startups of USA/Asia
Startups of Japan

11:30【Keynote Speech】

Value creation and innovation in a decarbonised economy.（tentative）
Richard Dasher Stanford University US-ATMC Director

13:00【Talk Session】

Municipal session(tentative)

13:30【Pitch】

Startups of Asia
Startups of Japan

Promoting Japanese biofoundries to the world.tentative）
Akihiko Kondo Kobe University Vice President/Professor, Graduate School of Science, Technologyand Innovation
Koji Izutani Sojitz Corporation Managing Executive Officer General Manager, Kansai Branch
Moderator Daizo Kobayashi Advanced Technology X CEO

16:10【Talk Session】

Carbon neutral through start-up collaboration.
(tentative)

16:45【ﾋﾟｯﾁ】Startups of EU
Startups of Japan

15:20【Speech】

TBD

18:25

Closing

15:50【Talk Session】

owards the democratisation of automated driving - breaking down global barriers through open
innovation.～（tentative）
Masafumi Maeda KYOTO UNIVERSITY of ADVANCED SCIENCE PresidentMiyashita Izumi PUES Co.Ltd. Vice President
Moderator Daizo Kobayashi Advanced Technology X CEO

18:30

Close

14:10
【Talk Session】
14:50【Talk Session】

Fuel cell development frontline（tentative）
Yasuo Suzuki Plasma Ion Assist Co.,Ltd. Chairman of the Board
Moderator Matsunami Hiroyuki Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University

16:20【Talk Session】

EV town development challenge with EnePOND reusable batteries from Kyoto（tentative）
Hisashi Tsukamoto CONNEXX SYSTEMS Corp. Representative Director & CEO, Doctor of Science
NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation
Moderator Daizo Kobayashi Advanced Technology X CEO

17:00【Speech】

TBD

17:30【Speech】

TBD

18:00

Close

18:30

Networking（Restaurant HANA-MUKO）

Feb
7thWedBig business reverse
pitch Schedule
13:40
14:00
14:20
14;40

Start-upbusinessmeetingbooths30+

15:00
15:20
15:40
Company Name
Comingsoon

ORGANIZER

ZET-valley Initiative

https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/sangyo-sien/zet_6summit.html

LOCATION
Nagamori Shigenobu Civic Center
Muko City, Kyoto, Japan
https://www.city.muko.kyoto.jp/kaikan/siyou/1669292858641.html

20 Nakano, Teradocho, Muko City, Kyoto, Japan,
617-0002

・Walk 20 minutes from JR Mukomachi
Station or take Hankyu Bus and get off at"Muko City Hall" stop・Walk 15 minutes from Hankyu Kyoto Line
Higashi-Mukomachi station or takeHankyu Bus and get off at "Muko City Hall" stop

ZET-valley Initiative

https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/sangyo-sien/zet_6summit.html

OPEN FOR ENTRIESSTARTUPS PITCHING

February 7th(Wed)10:00~18:30 @KYOTO,JAPAN● Start-ups with technologies and solutions for decarbonization● Seeking investors/partners● Want to connect with major national and international operating companies and local authorities
Would you like to pitch to an audience of over 1000 participants?
（ Assumed duration of around 7 minutes. ）※ Confirmed start-ups will be able to set up a booth at the venue and meet with participating companies.
★ Speaker companies will be carefully selected by the Secretariat of this Summit
To apply,for further information contact：zet-summit@screen-cre.co.jp

ZET-valley Initiative

https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/sangyo-sien/zet_6summit.html