Tokachi Foundation/LAND will hold its first business event "KAIKON -Kaikuen-" on October 16 and 17, 2024 to open up the future and uncover new values from Tokachi, Hokkaido. ✨✨✨

On Wednesday, October 16, "KAIKON TOKACHI CARAVAN," a field caravan to rediscover Tokachi's local resources, will be held! We aim to promote new business creation and business collaboration!

And at the conference on Thursday, October 17, we will hold "keynote speeches," "talk sessions," and "pitch sessions" to stimulate participants' minds for business growth, aiming to generate various business emergence such as problem solving and collaborative partnerships!

Please join us for "KAIKON - KAIKON", an intense event that will ignite the hearts of all participants for the future of Tokachi.

＜Event Summary
Title: KAIKON -Cultivating New Land
Date: October 16, 2024 (Wed) 10:00-19:30: KAIKON TOKACHI CARAVAN, October 17, 2024 (Thu) 13:00-20:30: Conference (keynote speech, talk session, KAIKON COLLABORATION PITCH, meet-up) )
October 16, 2024 (Wed): LAND (12-1, Nishi 2-jo Minami 11-chome, Obihiro City) *meeting place; October 17, 2024 (Thu): IN THE SUITE (11-1, Nishi 3-jo Minami, Obihiro City)
Number of participants: Wednesday, October 16, 2024: 30 (first-come, first-served), Thursday, October 17, 2024: 150 (first-come, first-served)
Admission: Free (fee will be charged only for the meetup on October 17 (Thu.))

◯October 16 (Wed) 10:00-19:30: KAIKON TOKACHI CARAVAN
KAIKON TOKACHI CARAVAN, a field caravan to rediscover Tokachi's regional resources, is an event that tours business sites utilizing regional resources such as primary industry in Tokachi. It aims to promote new business creation and business collaboration.
Maeda Agricultural Foods
Tokachi Shinmura Farm
Tokachi Fruit Village

◯October 17 (Thursday), 13:00-20:30: Conference (keynote speeches, talk sessions, KAIKON COLLABORATION PITCH, meet-ups)

-Keynote Speeches (13:10-14:00): "Thoughts are the beginning of challenges. But you can't build a business with thoughts alone.
Mr. Daisuke Yamazaki is the vice president of "Motherhouse," a fashion brand that continues to contribute to society through business based on the philosophy of "creating a world-class brand from developing countries," and runs a management seminar to support business owners and entrepreneurs. Mr. Daisuke Yamazaki, who runs a management seminar to support business owners and entrepreneurs, will give a keynote speech that will ignite the hearts of all participants, including would-be entrepreneurs and local business owners.
Daisuke Yamazaki, Vice President and Representative Director, Motherhouse Co.

-Talk Session 1 (14:15-15:10): Local Startups, Their Business Stories and Growth Processes
Atsushi Fukuyama, Serial Entrepreneur and Business Education Researcher
Tatsuo Kawanami, Representative Director, PECOFREE Co.
Kanako Kurashima, Representative Director, Mama's HOT Station Co.
(Moderator) Tokachi Foundation / LAND Koichiro Oda

-KAIKON COLLABORATION PITCH（15:25-16:55)
Startups from Tokachi and beyond will gather from all over Japan to uncover untapped opportunities! This pitch session aims to introduce the latest solutions to update the value of Tokachi and create business collaborations between speakers and participants.
amu Corporation
Alps Research Institute Group
e-Combu Corporation
Kraftbank Corporation
Solpresa Innovations Inc.
Tokachi City Design Co.
Tokachi Fruit Village
Perma Future Inc.
PITTAN Corporation
PITTAN Corporation ・WAKU Corporation

Talk Session 2 (17:10-18:05): Local Resources and Challenges x New Businesses - How Do Large Corporations View Tokachi? ~ Ishiya Confectionery Co.
Amini Kondo, General Manager, Business Management Department, Ishiya Seika Co.
Shigeo Yanagihara, General Manager, Business Development Group 1, New Business Development Division, Innovation Headquarters, Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
Yusuke Munakata, Leader, Incubation Group, Business Planning Department, Air Water Hokkaido Inc.
(Moderator) Tsukasa Takahashi, LAND, Tokachi Foundation

Meet-up (18:30-20:30)
Participation fee: 6,000 yen (advance reservation required)

-MC
Tomofumi Nakano, NoMaps Public Relations / Freelance Community Manager
Tokachi Foundation / LAND Souta Yamaguchi