SIP Conference on Materials Innovation Ecosystem
2025.09.26
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), as the research promotion agency for "Research advancement of the SIP Phase 3 project "Creating a materials innovation ecosystem for industrialization" will host the international event "SIP Conference on Materials Innovation Ecosystem."
At this symposium, we will invite incubators and investors of DeepTech startups from both Japan and abroad, as well as leading experts, to engage in lectures and panel discussions. These discussions will cover advanced examples of startup ecosystems, the current state of academia-originated startups, and strategies for leveraging data and AI.
Through this event, we aim to collaboratively envision the future of a materials innovation ecosystem.
We look forward to your active participation.
Information
- 2025.09.08
The start time and part of the program have been changed.
- 2025.08.25
Registration for participation has begun.
- 2025.07.29
Event information has been published.
Summary
| Event Title | SIP Conference on Materials Innovation Ecosystem |
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| Venue |
Venue: Hall B5, Tokyo International Forum Address: 3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Website: https://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/ Note: The event will also be streamed online. |
| Date & Time | Friday, September 26, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. (Entry begins at 9:00 a.m.) |
| Capacity | ・In-person attendees: 300 ・Online attendees: 500 |
| Language | The official language of the event is English. |
| Registration Fee | Admission is free. The event is open to the public and requires advance registration. |
| Co-organizer | Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
Registration
Program
* The program is subject to change without notice.
| 9:30- | ■ Opening Remarks Shosuke Kiba, Program Director |
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| 9:35- | ■ Welcome Address Kazuhiro Hono, President of NIMS |
| 9:40- | ■ Guest Address Cabinet Office, Government of Japan |
| 9:45- | ■ Overview & Progress Report Shosuke Kiba, Program Director |
| 10:00-11:45 | ■ Keynote Sahil Jain, Strategy, Newlab |
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| ■ Keynote "Aiming to create a global hub for scaling up climate tech that will transform the world" Mayor Norihiko Fukuda, City of Kawasaki | |
| ■ Panel Discussion "Achievements and Challenges of Deep Tech Startup Ecosystems" Moderator: Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC Panelists: Sahil Jain, Strategy, Newlab Kazuhiko Tamai, Head Director, Coastal Area International Strategy Headquarters, City of Kawasaki Shosuke Kiba, Program Director | |
| 11:45- | Lunch Break |
| 13:00-14:45 | ■ Keynote "Developing an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem for a Green Economy" Transition Lerwen Liu, Associate Professor, NTU Entrepreneurship Academy |
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| ■ Keynote "How do you create a deep-tech startup ecosystem ? the OIST Model" Gil Granot-Mayer, Executive Vice President, OIST | |
| ■ Panel Discussion "What It Takes to Build a Deep Tech Startup Ecosystem" Moderator: PwC Consulting LLC Panelists: Lerwen Liu, Associate Professor, NTU Entrepreneurship Academy Gil Granot-Mayer, Executive Vice President, OIST Taizo Hayashida, Assistant Sub Program Director | |
| 14:45- | Break |
| 15:00-17:15 | ■ Lecture Hiromasa Kaneko, Associate Professor, Meiji University |
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| ■ Lecture Shinya Mine, AIST | |
| ■ Lecture "Self-driving laboratories enabled by NIMO through cyber-physical integration" Ryo Tamura, NIMS | |
| ■ Lecture Mitsuru Irie, Co-founder and Director, MI-6 Ltd. | |
| ■ Panel Discussion "Effective Utilization of Data & AI in Deep Tech Startups" Moderator: Masahiko Demura, Sub Program Director Panelists: Hiromasa Kaneko, Associate Professor, Meiji University Shinya Mine, AIST Ryo Tamura, NIMS Mitsuru Irie, Director, MI-6 Ltd. | |
| 17:15- | ■ Closing Remarks Shosuke Kiba, Program Director |
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Contact
Contact for Inquiries SIP Conference on Materials Innovation Ecosystem
Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program
National Institute for materials Science (NIMS)
E-Mail: sip3material_event=nims.go.jp (Please change "=" to "@")
