NEST2016

OVERVIEW

The New Economy Summit is a global conference organized by the Japan Association of New Economy. Since it was first held in 2013, the annual summit has brought together global entrepreneurs and innovators at the forefront of the new economy and industry to discuss and anticipate future trends.

This year's NEST 2016 will feature renowned speakers spearheading the world of innovation to talk about such timely topics as the sharing economy and FinTech. The pitch event, held first time last year with rave reviews, will gather together world-class Japanese startups under a new title "NEST STARTUP CHALLENGE".
Join us in NEST 2016 for a glimpse of what is to come and for an experience of the world of cutting-edge innovations.

Event Name:
New Economy Summit(NEST) 2016
Conference Date:
April 7 (Thursday) - 8 (Friday), 2016
Location:
Hotel New Otani
Tokyo 4-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8578
Organizing Association:
Japan Association of New Economy (JANE)
Support:
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

PROGRAM

Thursday, April 7 Day1

Friday, April 8 Day2

9:00
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10:00

Secrets of Successful Startups

Peter Bell Partner, Highland Capital Partners
Katsujin David Chao Co-Founder and General Partner, DCM
Taro Fukuyama CEO and Co-Founder, AnyPerk
Sumant Mandal Cofounder and Managing Director of March Capital Partners/Managing Director of Clearstone Venture Partners
MODERATOR / George Nishiyama Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal Japan

10:00
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10:10

休憩

10:10
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12:00

PITCHEVENT

NEST STARTUP CHALLENGE

  1.  visasQ / visasQ inc.
  2.  Gatebox / vinclu Inc.
  3.  CrossHelmet / Borderless Inc.
  4.  OZON™ / 16Lab Inc.
  5.  YAMAP - Social GPS Trekking Companion / SEFURI INC.
  6.  Payming / Doreming Asia Co.,Ltd.
  7.  ALLSTOCKER / SORABITO Inc.
  8.  AgriBus-NAVI / Agri Info Design, Ltd.
  9.  WOVN.io / Minimal Technologies, Inc.
10.  Travel Pay / Liquid inc.

Judge comments, winner announcements, and award ceremony

12:00
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13:15

LUNCH

13:15
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13:30

Opening Remark

13:30
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14:00

Keynote Speech

Taavi Rõivas Prime Minister, The Republic of Estonia

14:00
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14:15

BREAK

14:15
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14:45

Special Session

YOSHIKI Composer, Producer, Entrepreneur
Hiroshi Mikitani Chairman & CEO, Rakuten, Inc./Representative Director, Japan Association of New Economy

14:45
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15:00

BREAK

15:00
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16:00

Session1

Medical InnovationJapan’s Underappreciated Potential & Global Human Capital Circulation

Hardy T S Kagimoto Chief Executive Officer & President,Healios K.K.
Hisataka Kobayashi Chief scientist/ Senior investigator, Molecular Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute/ NIH
Keita Mori CEO, SanBio Company Limited/ Co-CEO, Chairman, Co-Founder,SanBio, Inc.
MODERATOR / Kenji Kushida Research Associate, Stanford University / Project Leader, Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan Project

16:00
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17:00

Session2

The Dawn of Drones' Industrial ApplicationPioneering a New B2B Drone Market

Chris Anderson 3D Robotics CEO/DIY Drones
Toshihito Kumagai Mayor of Chiba City
Kenzo Nonami 千Professor, Chiba University/President, Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory, Ltd.
Chikatomo Hodo Chairman, Accenture Japan/Executive member, Japan Association of New Economy

17:00
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17:15

BREAK

17:15
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18:15

Session3

Future of EducationA New Trend of Human Resource Development

Atsumi Hasegawa Chief Executive Officer, LITALICO, Inc.
Linda Liukas Co-founder, Rails Girls
Mait Müntel CEO & Co-founder, Lingvist Inc.
MODERATOR / Kan Hiroshi Suzuki Professor the University of Tokyo and Keio University/The special advisor to the Minister of MEXT, JAPAN

18:15
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19:15

Session4

Global Trends in PhilanthropyWhy Everyone Talks about Venture Philanthropy and Impact Investment

Irene Hirano Inouye President, U.S.-Japan Council
Tomoya Shiraishi CEO, Social Investment Partners
Jonah Wittkamper Co-founder and Global Director, Nexus
MODERATOR / Hiroshi Mikitani Chairman & CEO, Rakuten, Inc./Representative Director, Japan Association of New Economy

9:30
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10:30

Session5

Japan toward the FinTech NationChanging Japan’s Money Flow

Nao Kitazawa COO, MONEY DESIGN Co., Ltd.
Shigenobu Kobayashi Executive Officer, Business manager of Rakuten SmartPay, Rakuten, Inc.
Daisuke Sasaki Co-founder and CEO, freee K.K./Executive Member, Japan Association of New Economy
Katsuaki Sato Founder/CEO, Metaps Inc.
Yosuke Tsuji Founder & CEO, Money Forward, Inc./Executive Member, Japan Association of New Economy
MODERATOR / Hiroshi Ozawa Managing Director, Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.

10:30
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10:45

BREAK

10:45
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11:45

Session6

FinTech's New FrontierThe Online Lending Revolution

Tim Clarke Head of Capital Markets, Avant
James Gutierrez CEO & Co-Founder, Insikt, Inc (Founder, Oportun)
Eyal Lifshitz Founder/CEO, BlueVine
MODERATOR / Oskar Mielczarek de la Miel Managing Partner, Rakuten Fin-Tech Fund

11:45
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12:00

Special Session

Embracing Disruption: From Silicon Valley to Asia

Ernestine Fu Venture Partner, Alsop Louie Partners
Interviewer / Peter Bell Partner, Highland Capital Partners

12:00
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13:00

LUNCH

13:00
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13:15

Special Session

Peter Vesterbacka Mighty Eagle, Rovio Entertainment Ltd.

13:15
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14:00

Keynote SpeechThe Marriage of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Andy Rubin Founder and CEO, Playground Global

14:00
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15:00

Session7

India – the world’s fastest growing startup-ecosystemWhat are the key ingredients?

Sahil Barua CEO & Co-founder, Delhivery
Arvind Gupta Founder, Digital India Foundation/National Technology Head, BJP
Rajesh Sawhney Co-founder, InnerChef/Founder,GSF
MODERATOR / Noriyuki Matsuda Founder & CEO, SOURCENEXT CORP/Director, Japan Association of New Economy

15:00
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15:15

BREAK

15:15
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16:15

Session8

Tokyo as a New Silicon ValleyInnovation from Tokyo to the World

Susumu Fujita President, CyberAgent, Inc./Vice Representative Director, Japan Association of New Economy
Sorato Ijichi Founder & CEO, Creww Inc./Executive Member, Japan Association of New Economy
Yasukane Matsumoto Founder & CEO, raksul,inc.
Yoshikazu Tanaka Founder, Chairman and CEO, GREE, Inc./Executive Member, Japan Association of New Economy
MODERATOR / Yasuyuki Onishi Journalist

16:15
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17:15

Session9

Shaping the Future of MobilityTransformation through Ride-sharing and Self-driving Cars

Juan de Antonio Founder and CEO, Cabify
Logan Green Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Lyft
Naoki Suganuma Associate Professor, Unit Leader, Autonomous Vehicle Research Unit, Future Society Creation Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University
MODERATOR / Yoko Kubota Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal

17:15
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17:30

BREAK

17:30
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18:30

Session10

Road to "Japan as Super-Tourism ( Omotenashi ) Nation"How Can We Maximize Japan’s Tourism Potential?

Yoshiharu Hoshino CEO, Hoshino Resorts Inc.
Takashi Inoue President, CEO, NEXT, Co., Ltd./Director, Japan Association of New Economy
Peter Landers Tokyo Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal
Takanobu Yamamoto Executive Officer & Business Manager, Travel Business, Rakuten, Inc.
MODERATOR / Kei Shibata Co-Founder and CEO, Venture Republic Inc.

18:30
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19:00

CLOSING SESSION

19:00
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21:00

NETWORKING PARTY