2017 Award Outline
2017 Program
■Program Day 1
【Open only to Host, Co-hosts, Sponsors and Partners】
Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Venue：Kashiwa-no-ha Open Innovation Lab [KOIL]（Kashiwa city, Chiba）See Map
18:00-20:00
<KOIL 6F AGORA> |
Welcome Party |
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■Program Day 2
【Open only to Host, Co-hosts, Sponsors and Partners】
Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Venue1：Kashiwa-no-ha Open Innovation Lab [KOIL]（Kashiwa city, Chiba）See Map
Venue2：Kashiwa-no-ha Conference Center [KCC]（Kashiwa city, Chiba）See Map
9:00-9:15
<KOIL 6F KOIL STUDIO> |
Orientation |
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9:15-10:30
<KOIL 6F KOIL STUDIO> |
Startup scenes in each countries
Several nominating committee members will give presentations about trends and environment surrounding the startups and those communities in each countries. |
10:30-11:45
<KOIL 6F KOIL STUDIO> |
Sponsor presentations
Kashiwa-no-ha presentation and smart city tour An introduction to Kashiwa-no-ha campus project which is the venue for AEA2017, and one of Japan’s leading smart cities. There will be a tour after the presentation which will include the Smart Center. |
11:45-13:30
<KOIL 6F KOIL STUDIO> |
Lunch Meeting
Sponsors and nominating committee members will have a talk session during lunch. |
13:45-15:40
<KOIL 6F and KCC> |
Mentoring Session
Startup entrants will be divided into 6 groups and will have 10-minute presentation followed by 15-minute mentoring session. |
16:00-17:30
<KOIL 6F KOIL STUDIO> |
Special session |
17:30-17:45
<KOIL 6F KOIL STUDIO> |
Photo session |
18:00-20:00
<KCC> |
Networking Dinner |
■Program Day3
【9:30-18:20 Open to public】
【18:30-20:30 Open only to Host, Co-hosts, Sponsors and Partners】
Friday, October 27th, 2017
Venue1：Kashiwa-no-ha Open Innovation Lab [KOIL]（Kashiwa city, Chiba）See Map
Venue2：Kashiwa-no-ha Conference Center [KCC]（Kashiwa city, Chiba）See Map
9:30-11:35
<KOIL 6F and KCC> |
Semi-final Session
10-minute presentation will be followed by 10-minute Q&A session in 6 groups of companies.
Judgement for Semi-final Session |
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13:00-13:50
<KCC 2F Room1+2> |
Talk session : AEA alumni at present |
14:00-14:40
<KCC 2F Room5+6> |
Greetings Announcement of the teams for Final session |
14:40-17:10
<KCC 2F Room5+6> |
Final Session (6 teams) |
17:20-18:20
<KCC 2F Room5+6> |
Special speech
Cybernics Revolution : Challenges to Shape the Future Dr. Yoshiyuki Sankai |
| 18:30-20:30
*Open only to Host, Co-hosts, Sponsors and Partners <KCC 2F Room5+6> |
Farewell Reception
Speeches and Announcement of Award winners |
Special Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Partners
2017 Startup Entrants
2017 Entrants
ASIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD 2017 Winners
Announced at 22:00 Friday, 27 October, 2017
■First Prize：
Award 1 million JPY
Claro Energy 
India
KARTIK WAHI, Co-Founder
■Second Prize：
Award 500,000 JPY
ViSenze 
Singapore
OLIVER TAN, CEO and Co-founder
■Third Prize （Japan New Business Conferences President Prize）：
Award 300,000 JPY
Webgears WGT 
Russia
LARISA DYDYKINA, CEO
31VENTURES Prize were awarded to the top 3 winners above.
31VENTURES Prize： Win 2 years free use of co-working space at 31 VENTURES Office operated by Mitsui Fudosan (3 persons per company).
<Special Prizes>
■Kashiwa-no-ha Prize：
Award 150,000JPY
Genome Clinic 
Japan
HIROKI SONEHARA, Director
■Nanocarrier Kashiwa-no-ha Prize：
Award 300,000JPY
AIM GLOBAL INNOVATION 
Thailand
PANRASEE RITTHIPRAVAT, Co-founder
■Audience Prize：
ViSenze Singapore
OLIVER TAN, CEO and Co-founder
2017 Nominator
AHMED RAZMAN ABDUL LATIFF – Malaysia
Dr,
Putra Business School
Putra Business School
DON JYH-FU JENG – Taiwan
Chief Operating Officer,
Center for Industry Collaboration and Innovation Incubation, National Chengchi University
Center for Industry Collaboration and Innovation Incubation, National Chengchi University
MAKOTO SARATA – Japan
CFO,
Institute of Experimental Management
Institute of Experimental Management
SIVA RAMAMOORTHY – India
Mentor,
Derbi Foundation
Derbi Foundation
ANTONIO M. DEL CARMEN – Philippines
Professor,
Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
K SURESH KUMAR – India
Executive Director,
PSG-STEP
PSG-STEP
FUMIHIKO UCHIDA – Japan
Professor, Deputy director of headquarters for industry-university collaboration,
University of Tsukuba
University of Tsukuba
KATSUYA HASEGAWA – Japan
Project Professor,
The University of Tokyo
The University of Tokyo
KEVIN YANG – China
Senior Investment Manager,
Ray VC
Ray VC
LE THAI PHONG – Vietnam
Associate Professor, PhD, Dean,
Foreign Trade University
Foreign Trade University
DAISUKE KATAGIRI – Japan
Assistant Manager,
TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd.
TOHOKU University Venture Partners Co., Ltd.
TIM MAHLBERG – Australia
Ambassador,
Sydney Genesis Startup Program,
University of Sydney
Sydney Genesis Startup Program,
University of Sydney
MICHELLE COLE – New Zealand
Investment Manager,
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE)
KORKMAZ OMER – Turkey
CEO,
JTFTA
JTFTA
YU XIAOXIAO – China
Deputy Director of the Communist Youth League,
Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University
DAWN NG – Singapore
Director, Ecosystem Development (Incubation),
National University of Singapore (NUS) Enterprise
National University of Singapore (NUS) Enterprise
DMITRY POLITOV- Russia
Director for International Cooperation,
Skolkovo Foundation
Skolkovo Foundation
NATTAKRIT WU – Thailand
Change Maker,
MetaMo
MetaMo
GYEWAN MOON – South Korea
Professor,
School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University
School of Business Administration, Kyungpook National University
TOTOK HARI WIBOWO – Indonesia
DR,
Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (CMEA)
Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (CMEA)
RICHARD TAN – China
Chief Executive,
Innospace
Innospace
GUAN HUANG – China
Assistant Director,
Student Career Center, PEKING University
Student Career Center, PEKING University
2017 Judge
Michael Alafant
Group Chairman and CEO,
Fusion Systems Japan
Fusion Systems Japan
Yasuhiko Yurimoto
CEO,
Global Brain Corporation
Global Brain Corporation
Kathy Matsui
Vice Chair,
Chief Japan Strategist, Co-head of Macro Research Asia,
Goldman Sachs
Chief Japan Strategist, Co-head of Macro Research Asia,
Goldman Sachs
Masaru Murai
Director of the Board,
TX Entrepreneur Partners
TX Entrepreneur Partners