This event will be held in 2025,
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YOXO FESTIVAL
BUSINESS DAY

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BUSINESS
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BUSINESS DAY
  

BUSINESS DAY is a platform where various players such as companies, startups, schools, and government agencies come together to collaborate on projects.
This event aims to spark innovation and co-creation by promoting interaction across borders.
Through various programs such as talk sessions, seminars, and receptions,
Tackling new challenges while cooperating with people active in Yokohama, Japan and overseas
It encourages interaction between players.

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*The venue may be subject to change.

Events

A_Main Stage
Landmark Plaza Sakata Seed Garden Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-14:00
BA-01

Red and white tech battle between engineers in Hama

30 people connecting Yokohama, Hamatuna Team
Red and white tech battle between engineers in Hama

Yokohama is also a tech city where engineers gather. They will be divided into red and white teams and will compete in a presentation battle to see how interesting and full of dreams their technology is. The evaluation criteria will be "Can an elementary school student understand?" and "How much fun is the speaker having?" Your vote will decide the winner, so please come and join us!

#Engineers talk about their dreams
#There's a tech showdown we can't afford to lose
#Yokohama, the city of engineers
#New technology that even elementary school students can understand
A_Main Stage
Landmark Plaza Sakata Seed Garden Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 14:00-16:00
BA-02

MUFG Endowed Lecture "Recreating 'Trust' for a Sustainable Society - Beyond '2040'" X KGRI2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project: Exhibitor Pitch and Interview

Keio University Global Research Institute 2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project
MUFG Endowed Lecture "Recreating 'Trust' for a Sustainable Society - Beyond '2040'" X KGRI2040 Independence and Self-Respect Project: Exhibitor Pitch and Interview

This event is a three-day program themed on recreating "trust," with the aim of solving the 2040 problem and building a sustainable future society. Exhibitors will pitch and interview each of their solutions to the themes of education, youth, science, and future life.
https://impactism.jp

#2040 issue
#Technology
#Extremely low birth rate and aging population
#Trust and Creativity
A_Main Stage
Landmark Plaza Sakata Seed Garden Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 16:00-19:00
BA-03

Yokohama Cross-Border Award Mirai Lab

Miraist team
Yokohama Cross-Border Award Mirai Lab

The effects of crossing borders are beneficial for the country you are crossing into, for yourself, and for your main job. The stories of various practitioners contain many useful hints for you!
And as a mini-cross-border experience, everyone will discuss the issues facing the city! This is an event where you can realize that ordinary knowledge and experience within your own organization can have great value when you go outside!

#The town's problems are solved by everyone in the town
#Why not try a little border crossing experience today?
#Crossing borders enriches you and your profession
#Tips for having fun at work
B_Technology Area
Landmark Plaza Festival Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BB-01

Providing total solutions to the electronics field

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
Providing total solutions to the electronics field

Taiyo Nippon Sanso provides a stable supply of inert gases such as nitrogen and special material gases to the globally expanding electronics field, and also offers total solutions such as compound semiconductor deposition equipment, gas supply equipment, purifiers, piping, and monitoring systems.
https://www.tn-sanso.co.jp/jp/business/electronics/

#Innovation
#electronics
#Carbon neutral
#Stable isotopes
B_Technology Area
Landmark Plaza Festival Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BB-02

Your reliable partner for asset formation: Aiken Japan

Aiken Japan Co., Ltd.
Your reliable partner for asset formation: Aiken Japan

Aiken Japan offers reliable apartment management. Through these successes, we have received many requests from our customers to become their asset management partner. We will continue to strive to be the most necessary brand company in the field of "investment," which requires the most trust.
https://aikenjapan.jp/

#Aiken Japan
#Apartment management
#Asset formation
#Original cookie
B_Technology Area
Landmark Plaza Festival Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BB-03

Autonomous delivery robot

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation/Melco Mobility Solutions Inc.
Autonomous delivery robot

Cartken is a robotics company founded in Silicon Valley, USA in 2019 that develops self-driving robots using AI technology. Mitsubishi Electric will collaborate with Cartken to provide a robot delivery service using an autonomous delivery robot that can travel both indoors and outdoors.

https://www.mems.co.jp/product/cartken/

#Automated delivery possible both indoors and outdoors
#Last mile delivery
#Backyard delivery
#Can be driven on public roads
B_Technology Area
Landmark Plaza Festival Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BB-05

Creating the future by connecting people and time and space

JVC KENWOOD Corporation
Creating the future by connecting people and time and space

We will be proposing future lifestyles with earphones that are supported by AI in a variety of everyday situations, a new wireless network that enables interoperability between walkie-talkies and smartphones, and speakers that augment the senses and can be enjoyed with more than just the ears.
URL:www.jvckenwood.com
For inquiries, please contact: IDeC.PR_JKC@jvckenwood.com

#AI
#Demo experience
#acoustic
#Technology
B_Technology Area
Landmark Plaza Festival Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BB-06

Yokohama Minato Mirai local AI "Minato Kurumi"

DATTARUJIN Co., Ltd.
Yokohama Minato Mirai local AI "Minato Kurumi"

Have a conversation with Minato Kurumi, the local AI born in Yokohama's Minato Mirai area!
https://www.dattarujin.xyz/

#Let's chat with Minato Kurumi
#Minato Kurumi
#Minato Kurumi
#Creating the Future
B_Technology Area
Landmark Plaza Festival Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BB-07

Prevent modern diseases!
Family eye health check (smartphone squint, etc.)

OUI Co., Ltd.
Prevent modern diseases! Family eye health check (smartphone squint, etc.)

Check your eye health in 30 seconds with the Smart Eye Camera, a medical device developed by an ophthalmologist! You will receive a report of the results at a later date. Your experience at the booth may be an opportunity to become aware of modern diseases such as smartphone strabismus and VDT syndrome (related to long periods of use of smartphones and tablets).
https://ouiinc.jp/

#Ophthalmology Medical Devices
#Healthcare
#Available in 60 countries
#Eye health check experience
B_Technology Area
Landmark Plaza Festival Square
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BB-08

Feeling ~A hands-free semi-wheelchair that brings out more of your potential~

Keio University
Feeling ~A hands-free semi-wheelchair that brings out more of your potential~

You can experience the hands-free semi-automobile chair "Feeling". Feeling is equipped with a hands-free operation function that recognizes the strength of the trunk of the body and a safety assist function that senses the surrounding environment and avoids danger. Please come and experience this new sensation of mobility!
https://www.humonii.com/

#hands free
#New Vehicles
#Like a part of my body
#スポーティ
J_Modifications and Gadgets Area
TECH HUB YOKOHAMA
Reservation system
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:30
BJ-01

YOXO FES Demoday in Yokohama-Kanagawa

Organized by: Yokohama Future Organization, Lifetime Ventures, Canal Ventures / Co-organized by: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture
YOXO FES Demoday in Yokohama-Kanagawa

As a base for innovation in Japan, it will provide a space for startups, investors, and companies from both inside and outside the region to work together to create a sustainable future.
As the first step towards becoming a hub for startups and innovation, the event will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and business companies from both inside and outside the region, creating new opportunities for collaboration and investment. [Invitation-only]

#Startup
#VC
#Digital Transformation (DX)
#Open innovation
O_Music and Mobility Area
Yokohama Sympho Stage
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BO-01

Yamaha Technology Exhibition Multi modal

Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Technology Exhibition Multi modal

We will exhibit three experimental works that allow you to reaffirm and play with the close relationship between sound and visual information through familiar actions and phenomena.
① You can feel the sound and vibration of the ping pong balls from above the board.
② The chalk vibrations and sounds appear on the blackboard along with the letters on the board.
3. You can feel the sound and vibration of water pouring from a bucket.
https://www.yamaha.com/ja/tech-design/design/

#Multimodal
#Vision, hearing, and touch
#Experience demo
O_Music and Mobility Area
Yokohama Sympho Stage
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BO-02

Yamaha Technology Exhibition Takumi AI

Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Technology Exhibition Takumi AI

Yamaha produces car interior panels using musical instrument-making techniques, and is working on developing image inspection AI technology to inspect the grain of the wood used. You can experience a demonstration of how this technology judges whether beautiful grain and color are pass or fail, and see actual panels that have been judged.
https://www.yamaha.com/ja/tech-design/research/

#Image inspection
#Wood and wood grain
#Experience demo
O_Music and Mobility Area
Yokohama Sympho Stage
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BO-03

Yamaha Technology Exhibition AI x Quartet

Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Technology Exhibition AI x Quartet

We will be exhibiting the latest AI technology that allows you to play an electronic piano and have a string quartet play along with you. This technology, which allows anyone to enjoy playing with just one finger, is also installed in the AI ​​Duo piano on display on the first floor of the Yamaha Music Yokohama Minato Mirai store in the same building. Please come and experience it for yourself.
https://www.yamaha.com/ja/tech-design/research/news/24_ir/

#AI Ensemble
#Piano
#String quartet
#Experience demo
O_Music and Mobility Area
Yokohama Sympho Stage
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BO-04

Yamaha Technology Exhibition A-round

Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Technology Exhibition A-round

Based on the concept of designing not just the shape of the piano, but "time spent with the piano," the company proposes a new relationship between piano and life. The "A-round" is the center of family gatherings, and its rounded shape and warm wooden texture make those listening to the performance want to lean in close.
https://www.yamaha.com/ja/tech-design/design/synapses/id_113

#Piano
#Texture
#touch
#Experience demo
O_Music and Mobility Area
Yokohama Sympho Stage
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BO-05

Yamaha Technology Exhibition "SENSUS" and "PLAYSWING"

Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Technology Exhibition "SENSUS" and "PLAYSWING"

This is an exhibition of the ladies' putter "SENSUS," which was designed with women in mind through scientific analysis of sensibility and movement. We will introduce the actual hitting experience and the development details. We will also introduce "PLAYSWING," a golf swing analysis app developed with Yamaha's unique technology that combines sound and video.
https://golf.yamaha.com/products/sensus.html

#Technology x Sensibility
#that’s a joy to receive.
#AI
#Experience demo
O_Music and Mobility Area
Yokohama Sympho Stage
Participation on the day is OK
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-19:00
BO-06

3D Sound Journey around Yokohama on Grislo

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd./Yamaha Corporation
3D Sound Journey around Yokohama on Grislo

You can experience "Time Travel in the Sound of Yokohama" using Yamaha Corporation's immersive audio technology while riding in Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.'s Green Slow Mobility. Why not take a tour of the soundscapes of Yokohama's history?
*Operates one way between the north side of Yokohama Museum of Art and Yokohama Sympho Stage.

#Immersive Audio
#Grislot
#Ride experience
#Yamaha
O_Music and Mobility Area
Yokohama Sympho Stage
Reservation system
1/24 (Fri) 15:00-17:00
BO-07

Everyone try to decarbonize! Minato Mirai Circular Economy Conference 2025
(Venue: chilink WORKSITE MINATOMIRAI)

Yokohama SDGs Design Center
Let's all try to achieve carbon neutrality! Minato Mirai Circular Economy Conference 2025 (Venue: chilink WORKSITE MINATOMIRAI)

In order to achieve decarbonization in the Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 district, we will share the practice of circular economy in the district, and together with participants we will discuss future challenges and possibilities for further accelerating efforts. . Please feel free to join us.
https://www.yokohama-sdgs.jp/yokohama-projects/mmcc/

#SDGs
#Decarbonization
#Circular economy
#circular economy
S_Yokohama Landmark Hall
Reservation system
1/24 (Fri) 12:00-13:30
BS-01

"The reality of innovation from Yokohama as told by management"

Yokohama Future Organization
"The reality of innovation from Yokohama as told by management"

We will invite panelists who are in charge of co-creation with external parties within large companies to discuss what is necessary to bring about open innovation in Yokohama and the challenges it poses. Why not get in touch with the efforts and ideas that are creating innovation from Yokohama? [Speakers include JFE Engineering, Bosch, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, and AGC]

https://peatix.com/event/4242902/view

#Major company
#Management meeting
#Startup
#From Yokohama
#Open innovation
S_Yokohama Landmark Hall
Reservation system
1/24 (Fri) 16:30-21:00
BS-02

FUTURE CAREER PARTY~YOXO FESTIVAL Eve~

FUTURE CAREER PARTY Executive Committee
FUTURE CAREER PARTY~YOXO FESTIVAL Eve~

A special session to talk about the future with professionals from a wide range of fields, including global entrepreneurs, flight attendants, innovators from major corporations, and social entrepreneurs. This is a platform for flat dialogue that can only be held by students, where you can hear real voices and career stories that you normally wouldn't hear, and encounter diverse career paths.
https://timewell.jp/events/yoxo-festival-zenyasai

#YOXO FESTIVAL Eve
#Future career discussion forum
#A place to meet exciting working people
#Student and Working People Roundtable

Contact Us

If you have any questions about exhibiting, sponsorship, or other matters related to this event, please contact us at the email address below.

[YOXO FESTIVAL Secretariat] yoxofestival@yoxo.jp
We are currently seeking sponsorship and corporate hometown tax donations!