Wednesday, October 27th to Thursday, October 28th, 2021 ※JST 13:00~19:00
Method
all held ON-LINE
Host
Asian Entrepreneurship Award Steering Committee
Co-hosts
Division of University Corporate Relations – The University of Tokyo Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. TX Entrepreneur Partners General Incorporated Association (TEP) The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs (JASVE) Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
Award Procedures
(1) The entrant companies present their business plans in the semi-final and final sessions. (2) In the semi-finals, each of the entrants delivers a 10-minute presentation on their businesses. The top six goes to the final. (3) At the final session, finalists make a 10-minute presentation. After a fair judgement, prize winners of each prize will be elected.
Judging criteria
(1) Innovativeness, commercial viability and social impact of the business, with consideration given to the potential of the business to expand and bring about changes in the global economy and society.
(2) Business performance, which includes the nominee’s competitive advantages, management team, strategic vision, and communication capabilities, including presentation skills.
(3) Possibility of collaboration with Japanese large corporations.
Awards
・First Prize: 3 million JPY ・Second Prize: 1 million JPY ・Third Prize: 500,000 JPY
*AEA Yunus Social Business Award:1 on 1 online meeting with Prof. Muhammad Yunus →The award will be given to the team which meets all 7 principles of Yunus Social Business and excels overall.
*Fujitsu Accelerator Award : ScanSnap iX100 →Award to the startup with the greatest potential to solve the issues facing society and Fujitsu customers in collaboration with Fujitsu’s business units and affiliated companies.
*IP Bridge Award:Strategy building support for Intellectual property
*Life Science Award: 1. Support for scheduling 1on1 meeting with companies in LINK-J network during business trip to Japan and PR support at LINK-J website after consultation with LINK-J. 2. Posting an interview article of the award-winning company on website of LINK-J (Life Science Innovation Net. 3. (Japanese startups only) One-year free membership of LINK-J
*Microsoft Award:Coaching and Review of IoT system architecture on Azure by Cloud Solution Architect from Azure Tech Team, IoT Asia
(Notes: The scope and period of support will be defined depending on the technical conditions and scenarios.)
*The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs(JASVE) Award:50,000 JPY →The award will be given by JASVE to the most challenging team in solving problems and which is full of entrepreneurship.
Qualification for Entry
Startup companies must meet all of the following requirements. (1)Must be a technology startup which has solution related to either Healthcare, Work & Life style reform, or Sustainability.
(2) Must be an early stage startup which has completed PoC (Proof of Concept), and is able to communicate with a specific customer by using prototypes, samples or mockups. — No conditions are required for number of years from establishment. — Startups invested by VCs or planned to be invested are acceptable, but the capital amount must be 1M USD or under. — Public companies or affiliates of large corporations are not accepted.
(3) Must be nominated by a person responsible for startup incubation/acceleration at a university, research institute, incubator or accelerator.
(4) Startup company must be able to participate in all the programs held between October 27th – October 28th, 2021. ※ Your absence to some programs can be reasons for disqualification.
(5) (Non-Japanese startups only)
Must have specific interest in Japanese market or desire in expanding business in relation with Japanese corporations.
2021 Program
The AEA 2021 will bring together 30 selected startups from across Asia providing solutions in the areas of healthcare, work & lifestyle reform, and sustainability, all of which have become key issues globally. During the event, the startups will deliver business presentations showcasing their services and products, with the winners being selected on the basis of a wide range of criteria. These will include innovativeness, the social and economic impact of their products and services, their commercial viability, the potential for collaboration with Japanese companies, and the opportunity for business expansion in Japan. The entire event will be held online.
* Program detail is subject to change without notice.
■Day1 / Wednesday, October 27, 2021
13:00-13:10(JST)
Greetings from Chairman of AEA Steering Committee
Dr. Shigeo Kagami
Chairman of Asian Entrepreneurship Award Steering Committee
Professor, Department of Technology Management for Innovation,
Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo
13:10-14:00(JST)
Self-Introduction of Startup Entrants
14:00-14:10(JST)
Orientation
14:10-14:20(JST)
Introduction to Kashiwa-no-ha Smart City
14:30-17:00(JST)
Semi-final Session (6 groups)
■Day2 / Thursday, October 28, 2021
13:00-16:00(JST)
Final Session
16:15-16:30(JST)
AEA 10th Anniversary : History and Messages
16:30-16:50(JST)
AEA Alumni Speech
17:00-17:55(JST)
Keynote Speech
・Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
・Masaharu Okada,
Professor, Executive Director, Yunus & Shiiki Social Business Research Center,Kyushu University
・Dr. Ashir Ahmed,Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Director, Global Communication Center, Grameen Communications, Bangladesh and Founder and CTO, SocialTech Japan Inc.
17:55-18:30(JST)
Panel Session
【Panelist】
Ms. Jenna Lee
Asia IoT Technical Sales Director, Microsoft Corporation
Prof. Masaharu Okada
Professor, Executive Director, Yunus & Shiiki Social Business Research Center Kyushu University
Dr./ Prof. Masako EGAWA
Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Hitotsubashi University
Award winners were selected among 30 startup entrants of Asian Entrepreneurship Award 2021 after the Semi-final session on 27th October and Final session on 28th October.
Announced at 19:00 Thursday, 28 October, 2021
■First Prize:
Award 3 million JPY
Tectonus Limited
New Zealand
KEANE LEE
Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder
■Second Prize:
Award 1 million JPY
More Foods Innotech Co., Ltd.
Thailand
KANWRA TANACHOTEVORAPONG
CEO and Co-Founder
■Third Prize:
Award 500,000 JPY
Biomass Lab
Vietnam
QUAN DINH NGUYEN
Laboratory of Biofuel and Biomass Research
■AEA Yunus Social Business Award:
Not applicable
■Fujitsu Accelerator Award :
-ScanSnap iX100
Award to the startup with the greatest potential to solve the issues facing society and Fujitsu customers in collaboration with Fujitsu’s business units and affiliated companies.
Smart Tag Inc.
Taiwan
KUN CHIEH CHANG
CEO
■IP Bridge Award:
Strategy building support for Intellectual property
Onikle Inc.
Japan
SUNAO TATENO
CEO and Co-Founder
■Life Science Award:
1. Support for scheduling 1on1 meeting with companies in LINK-J network during business trip to Japan and PR support at LINK-J website after consultation with LINK-J. 2. Posting an interview article of the award-winning company on website of LINK-J (Life Science Innovation Net. 3. (Japanese startups only) One-year free membership of LINK-J
KURA Care Inc.
Taiwan
KAI-CHIEH YANG
CEO and Founder
■Microsoft Award:
Coaching and Review of IoT system architecture on Azure by Cloud Solution Architect from Azure Tech Team, IoT Asia (Notes: The scope and period of support will be defined depending on the technical conditions and scenarios.)
Tectonus Limited
New Zeeland
KEANE LEE
Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder
■The Japan Academic Society for Ventures and Entrepreneurs(JASVE) Award:
Award 50,000 JPY
The award will be given by JASVE to the most challenging team in solving problems and which is full of entrepreneurship.