Events
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8th kick-off event
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8th APT Women Kick-off Event
Prior to the implementation of the 8th program, a kick-off event for the 8th class of APT Women will be held on Friday, September 8, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. in order to boost the activities of women entrepreneurs.
Forty women entrepreneurs who have passed a rigorous screening process will be invited to speak at the event. The event will be open to those interested in entrepreneurship.
Through this program, we hope to create a network of women entrepreneurs and produce world-leading companies from Tokyo.
Furthermore, Ms. Ayako Ishikawa, CEO of MeetsMore Inc., will be the guest speaker, sharing her own experiences and a message for female entrepreneurs who are aiming to start or expand their businesses in the future.
※If you wish to view the event at the International Forum, please apply using the Entry application form.
※If you wish to watch the event online, please click on the link below (APT official YouTube).
Date & Time:Friday, September 8, 2023, 17:00 - 18:30 (tentative)
Venue:Tokyo International Forum Hall D7 (3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
On-site viewing capacity:Up to 100 people on a first-come, first-served basis
Distributed from APT's official YouTube
Program
- Business Overview
- Guest Speaker: Ms. Ayako Ishikawa (Founder CEO, MeetsMore Inc.)
- Greetings from the Organizer
- Introduction of the 8th term participants
※Please note that the schedule and content are subject to change without notice. - Profile of Guest Speaker
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MeetsMore Inc.
Founder CEO
Ayako IshikawaAyako Ishikawa is the Founder and CEO of MeetsMore. MeetsMore’s mission is to “Increase Japan’s GDP so people can have hope for future”. In order to make the mission come true, the company provides 2 services – MeetsMore and MeetsOne. MeetsMore is a service platform that automates the process of creating quotes/estimates. MeetsOne is a vertical SaaS that focuses on the field service industry and improves work productivity.
Ayako holds a Bachelor of Law from The University of Tokyo and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to founding MeetsMore, she was a consultant at Bain & Company. She has also previously worked as a business intelligence analyst at Zazzle, a startup in Silicon Valley. - Target Audience
- Anyone who is interested in supporting venture companies or considering starting a business is welcome to attend.
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The 7th Cohort Accomplishment Report Event
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The 7th APT Women, who started in September 2022 and have completed the domestic and overseas programs, will present the results of the program, including their new visions and unique business plans.
In addition, Ms. Kaori Chiba, President of Kaeka Inc. will share her experiences and give a message to those who wish to start or expand their business.On-site viewing
※This event has endedYouTube streaming
Watch from the official APT Women YouTube site.
Please note that questions to the guest speaker, Ms. Chiba, will not be accepted on YouTube.
Date and time: Friday, February 10, 2023, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Program
- Explanation of the project
- Presentation of the results of APT by the 7th year students
- Guest speaker: Ms. Kaori Chiba (President, Kaeka Inc.)
- Supporting message from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike)
Please note that the schedule and contents are subject to change without notice. - Guest Speaker
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Kaeka,Inc.
CEO
Ms. Kaori ChibaIn 2019, She founded kaeka, Inc. and operates kaeka, a communicative training service, which quantifies the speaking ability of executives, politicians, and working people to improve their speaking skills. She also writes speech drafts for corporate general meetings and national elections, etc. In 2021, she was selected for the Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum (Davos).
She has won three national oratorical competitions, including the 2011 Adachi Mineichiro World Peace Oratorical Competition, the 2012 Prime Minister's Prize Shiio Bento Memorial Cup National High School Oratorical Competition, and the 2014 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Cup National Youth Oratorical Competition in the general category (Prime Minister's Prize). She has won three national oratorical contests (Prime Minister's Award). After graduating from Keio University, she joined DeNA. After planning a novel submission site, she launched the company's first speechwriting business while recruiting new graduates for the Human Resources Department, and worked across departments to solve problems, including training speaking employees and writing speeches for the president. - Audience
- Anyone who is interested in supporting venture companies or who is considering starting a business can participate.
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Joint Pitch Event for the 6th and 7th Phases
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In addition to participants from APT Women's 6th and 7th terms, entrepreneurs selected as finalists in the "DBJ Women's New Business Plan Competition" sponsored by Development Bank of Japan Inc. will take the stage for a joint online pitch event.
Date and time: Friday, February 17, 2023, 15:00-17:30.
Venue: Yurakucho SAAI Wonder Working Community (Shin-Yurakucho Building 10F, 1-12-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Time Schedule
- 15:00-17:30 Pitch Session (about 10〜15 companies)
- 17:30-18:00 Social exchange
※Pitches will be about 8 minutes per company (including Q&A).
※Please note that the schedule and content are subject to change without notice. - List of Speakers
- The list of speakers will be posted as soon as they are confirmed.
- Local participation
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- YouTube
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You can watch the video from the official APT Women YouTube
site.
※Please note that only the pitch session will be available. Please note that questions will not be accepted.
Event Information
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- September 8, 2023 (Tuesday)NEWSNEW
- Students for the 8th term have been selected.
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- July 11, 2023 (Tuesday)EVENTS
- Started accepting applications for the 8th term of students.
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- July 11, 2023 (Tuesday)EVENTS
- Kickoff Event Audience recruitment is now open.
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- July 11, 2023 (Tuesday)EVENTS
- Kickoff event information is now available.
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- April 20, 2023(Thursday)EVENTS
- The 8th term of the training course is now accepting applications.
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- January 12, 2023(Thursday)EVENTS
- APT Women 7th period results briefing will be held.
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- January 12, 2023(Thursday)EVENTS
- APT Women 6th and 7th Joint Pitch Meeting.
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- July 11, 2022(Monday)EVENTS
- Kickoff event information is now available.
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- January 13, 2022(Thursday)EVENTS
- Results Debriefing Session Call for audience is now open.
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- July 15, 2021(Thursday)EVENTS
- Kickoff Event Audience recruitment is now open.
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- May 11, 2021(Tuesday)EVENTS
- The 6th term of the training course is now accepting applications.
Schedule
8th Cohort Program Schedule
- August 2nd(Wed)
- Deadline for application for the Program
- Mid-August
- Result notification of the Preliminary Application Assessment
- August 22nd(Tue)-24th(Thu)
- 2nd-stage of the Application Assessment(Interview&presentation will be held)
- Late August
- Results of 2nd-stage of the Application Assessment are notified
- September 6th (Wed)
- Start of the Domestic Acceleration Program
- September 8th (Fri)
- Kick-off Event for the Acceleration Program
- Late November
- Selection of participants for Overseas Dispatch Program
- January 2024
- Overseas Dispatch Program will start at Silicon Valley and Singapore
- February 2024
- Program Accomplishment Report Event and the Pitch Event
7th Cohort Program Schedule
- August 2nd(Tue)
- Deadline for application for the Cohort Program
- Mid-August
- Result notification of the preliminary application assessment
- August 22nd(Mon)-24th(Wed)
- 2nd-stage of application assessment(interviews)
- Late August
- Results of 2nd-stage of application assessment are notified
- September 9th (Fri)
- Kick-off event for Cohort Program
- September 14th (Wed)
- Start of the domestic acceleration program
- Early December
- End of the domestic acceleration program.
- Early December
- Selection of participants for overseas dispatch program
- January 23rd (Mon) 〜 January 31th (Tue)
- Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs program to Silicon Valley and Singapore
- Early February
- Program accomplishment report event
6th Cohort Program Schedule
- August 17th (Tue)
- Deadline for application for the Cohort Program
- Mid-August
- Result notification of the preliminary application assessment
- August 23th (Mon)
- 2nd-stage of application assessment(interviews)
- Late August
- Results of 2nd-stage of application assessment are notified
- September 13th (Mon)
- Kick-off event for Cohort Program
- September 15th (Wed)
- Start of the domestic acceleration program
- Early December
- End of the domestic acceleration program.
Selection of participants for overseas dispatch program - January 11th (Tue) 〜 January 31th (Mon)
- :Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs program to New York and Singapore
- February 20th (Thu)
- Program accomplishment report event
5th Cohort Program Schedule
- August 6th (Thu)
- Deadline for application for the Cohort Program
- Mid-August
- Result notification of the preliminary application assessment
- August 18th (Tue)
- 2nd-stage of application assessment(interviews)
- Late August
- Results of 2nd-stage of application assessment are notified
- September 9th (Wed)
- Kick-off event for Cohort Program
- September 10th (Thu)
- Start of the domestic acceleration program
- Late November
- End of the domestic acceleration program
- Early December
- Selection of participants for overseas dispatch program
- January 6th (Wed) 〜 22th (Fri)
- :Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs program to New York and Singapore
- February 20th (Thu)
- Program accomplishment report event
4th Cohort Program Schedule
- July 25th (Thu)
- Deadline for application for the Cohort Program
- Early August
- Result notification of the preliminary application assessment
- August 7th (Wed)
- 2nd-stage of application assessment(interviews)
- Late August
- Results of 2nd-stage of application assessment are notified
- September 6th (Fri)
- Kick-off event for Cohort Program
- September 10th (Tue)
- Start of the domestic acceleration program
- Middle November
- End of the domestic acceleration program
- Late November
- Selection of participants for overseas dispatch program
- January 8th (Wed) ~ 17th (Fri), 2020
- Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs program to Singapore
- January 15th (Wed) ~ 25th (Sat), 2020
- Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs program to New York
- February 20th (Thu), 2020
- Program accomplishment report event
3rd Cohort Program Schedule
- August 17th (Fri)
- Deadline for application for the 3rd Cohort Program
- August 21st (Tue)
- Result notification of the preliminary application assessment for the 3rd Cohort Program application (scheduled)
- August 23rd (Thu)
- 2nd-stage of application assessment(interviews) for the 3rd Cohort Program
- August 28th (Tue) ~ August 29th(Wed)
- Results of 2nd-stage of application assessment will be notified (scheduled)
- September 14th (Fri)
- The accomplishment report event of the 2nd Cohort Program and kick-off event for the 3rd Cohort Program
- September 25th (Tue)
- Start of the domestic acceleration program for the 3rd Cohort Program (scheduled)
- Early December
- End of the domestic acceleration program & selection of participants for overseas dispatch program
- January 14th (Mon) ~ January 24th (Thu), 2019
- Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs of the 2nd cohort Program to Singapore (scheduled)
- Middle February, 2019
- The 3rd Cohort Program accomplishment report event
2nd Cohort Program Schedule
- February 16th (Fri)
- Deadline for application for the 2nd cohort Program
- February 19th (Mon) ~ 21st (Wed)
- Result notification of the preliminary application assessment for the 2nd Cohort Program application (scheduled)
- February 23rd (Fri)
- 2nd-stage of application assessment (interviews) for the 2nd cohort Program
- February 26th (Mon)
- Results of 2nd-stage of application assessment will be notified (scheduled)
- March 7th (Wed)
- The 1st Cohort Program accomplishment report event and kick-off event for the start of the 2nd cohort Program
- April 3rd (Tue)
- Start of the domestic acceleration program for the 2nd cohort Program
- Late June
- End of the domestic acceleration program & selection of participants for overseas dispatch program
- August 1st (Wed) ~ August 11th (Sat)
- Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs of the 1st Cohort Program to West Coast of United States, including Silicon Valley (scheduled)
- Late September
- The 2nd Cohort Program accomplishment report event
1st Cohort Program Schedule
- September 17th (Sun)
- Deadline for applications for the 1st cohort Program
- September 20th (Wed)
- Result notification of the preliminary application assessment for the 1st Cohort Program application (scheduled)
- September 25th (Mon)
- 2nd-stage of application assessment (interviews) for the 1st cohort Program. Results will be notified on the same day (scheduled)
- September 29th (Fri)
- Kick-off event for the start of the 1st cohort Program
- October 3rd (Tue)
- Start of the domestic acceleration program for the 1st cohort Program
- Late December
- End of the domestic acceleration program & selection of participants for the overseas dispatch program
- January 22nd(Mon), 2018 – February 2nd(Fri), 2018
- Overseas dispatch of the selected entrepreneurs of the 1st Cohort Program to the East Coast of United States, including New York (scheduled)