| Purpose | ●Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and Osaka Business and Investment Center (O-BIC) will be holding the 'Global Innovation Forum in Osaka 2020' ONLINE. This event has started in Osaka in 2019, and this year it will be held for the second time. ●This event is aimed to accelerate the partnerships between global startups and Japanese companies as well as to support globalization of Japanese startups. ●This year, we will gather a total of 23 startups from 11 countries on this website. We will upload videos of their demonstrations and presentations (pitches) and arrange ONLINE business meetings on October 28 (JST). If you are not available on this date, OCCI will help to arrange meetings on different dates. ●This year, startups from America, Canada, China, Estonia, France, Israel, Italy, India, Japan, Singapore and UK will introduce their new technology in the fields of productivity (AI, VR), healthtech, smart city, robotics, foodtecch, mobility, etc. New services that meet the needs of this 'with Corona' era will also be introduced. ●Please visit our GIF2020 website and see their demonstration and presentation videos. If you are interested in exchanging further information with these startups, we will be looking forward to your application for ONLINE meetings. |
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●Demonstration Videos ●Short Presentation (Pitch) Videos ●ONLINE meetings (through zoom, etc) to be held through the following methods: 2) ON DEMAND: after October 29 (Thurs). If you wish to have ONLINE meetings at another date, please apply through ONLINE. Please note that there will be no interpretors to be arranged. *we will notify the final meeting schedules on October 21 (wed) individually. |
| Sponsors | Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Osaka Business and Investment Center (O-BIC) |
| Co-sponsors | Osaka Business Development Agency Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO) Xport an Urban Open Innovation Lab Osaka Innovation Hub Osaka Nakagaichi Area Promotion Committee |
| Supporting Organizations | The Foundation for International Trade and Industrial Co-operation Osaka Startup Ecosystem Consortium (Osaka Business Development Agency, Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka City Government, Sakai City Government, Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kansai Economic Federation, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, KANSAI Association of Corporate Executives) Kansai Economic Federation Asia Business Creation Platform Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corp. Italian Trade Agency (ITA) The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan The French Chamber of Commerce in Japan |
