If Conference 2016 [Japan x Startup x NYC] | Peatixtag:peatix.com,2011:12021-11-14T19:04:08-05:00PeatixMasaIf Conference 2016 [Japan x Startup x NYC]tag:peatix.com,2016:event-1414422016-04-11T12:00:00EST2016-04-11T12:00:00ESTWelcome a new technology conference to NYC. Japanese entrepreneurs, gifted technologists, and successful founders converge for a full day of incredible talks and info-sharing sessions.
Brought to you by Japan NYC Startups, New York City's community of entrepreneurs and technologists in the Japanese startup scene. We're an extension of Japan's startup scene, here in NYC
There's a session for everybody. Learn from insiders about the expanding Japanese startup ecosystem. Or, listen to Japanese entrepreneurs share insights and learnings from bringing their businesses to the US.KeyNote SpeakersA roster of incredible speakers, from legendary entrepreneurs to the new generation of all-star founders.Satoshi Sugie began his career with NISSAN’s Technical Center. Exploring the world, he taught Japanese in several countries, including China and Bolivia. Upon return to Japan, he founded Smile Park, an engineering startup and focused on new product development, co-founding the WHILL project in 2011. Sugie moved to San Francisco, California in 2012, to become the company’s CEO. He is a member of World Economic Forum Davos Meeting GSC member. Sugie is a boxer: Feather weight champion in Kyoto, 3rd place in West Japan and a Light welterweight champion in Nanjing, China. William Lohse is the founder and General
Partner of Social Starts, the most active pre-series A investor in
Social/Mobile after the incubators. He has been successful in media, from
software to print publishing, Web 1.0, 2.0, and now Social. He is best known as
the president of Ziff Davis Publishing and founder and CEO of SOFTBANK Forums,
where he introduced Interop to Japan. William worked directly for Masa Son of
Softbank for 3 years in the 1990’s. William is also the founder of the Pivot
Conference, where Big Brands meet Social/Mobile, and the founder of Software
Venture Partners, which has been investing in technology startup companies for
almost 25 years.
Guest SpeakersAdam Gries - CEO of OkPandaMasanori Hashimoto - CEO of NuLabTaku Harada - Co-Founder & CEO of PeatixRenita Kalhorn - Performance Coach of The Flow FactorRie Yano - Founder and Co-CEO of Material WrldRon Fleming - Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanMariko Tokioka - Founder and CEO of EastMeetEastYoko Gibo - Director of Growth and Strategy of NoomJohnathon Lebov - Investment Analyst at Union Square VenturesMurat Aktihanoglu - Managing Partner at ERA (Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator)Odile Beniflah - Head of International of MeetupBrian Waterman - Associate at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw PittmanMatt Wallaert - East Coast Lead at Microsoft VenturesFabFoundry - Where Japanese craftsmanship meets Silicon AlleyAgenda (Details in Official Website)Exhibition: Monozukuri Alley presented by FabFoundryNYC's prominent hardware startups perform interactive demonstration of their products/prototypes12:30pm - 1pm Opening Remarks1:00pm - 1:45pm Afternoon Keynote: William Lohse, General Partner & Founder @ Social Starts2:00pm - 2:45pm Breakout Sessions I3:00pm - 3:45pm Breakout Sessions II4:00pm - 4:45pm Breakout Sessions III5:00pm - 5:45pm Evening Keynote: Satoshi Sugie, Co-founder & CEO @ Whill5:45pm - 7:30pm Closing Remarks & NetworkingWe’re able to produce this event thanks to our amazing sponsors.Visit us at www.ifconferece.com#IFCONUpdatestag:peatix.com,2016-04-10 18:55:372016-04-10 18:55:37The event description was updated. 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