
Challenges and Possibilities in Collaboration Between Corporations and Startups ~What Is Needed as the First Step Toward Global Expansion~
| Date and time | February 25th (Wed.) 10:10 – 10:55 |
| Location | Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (Red Brick Building) “AKARENGA HALL B” 2nd Floor |
Break through the barriers to collaboration and take flight on the global stage. To make this possible, it is essential to understand the structural challenges inherent in corporate–startup collaboration, and to have dedicated partners who can act as bridges and provide hands-on, close support.
WE AT and PwC will present concrete solutions for overcoming resistance to collaboration, along with practical perspectives for driving co-creation forward.
[SPEAKER]
Sho Watanabe, Moderator, Sumitomo life insurance company Deputy General Manager, New Business Planning Department
Kazuho Fujine, PwC Consulting LLC Public Sector Division Senior Manager
Naoya Ishida, Canon Marketing Japan Inc. General Manager, R&B Promotion Headquarters
Shuma Kudo, Master’s Program Student, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Kanazawa University (Program in Transdisciplinary Sciences for Knowledge Creation) / WE AT General Incorporated Association

Challenges and Possibilities in Collaboration Between Corporations and Startups ~What Is Needed as the First Step Toward Global Expansion~
| Date and time | February 25th (Wed.) 10:10 – 10:55 |
| Location | Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (Red Brick Building) “AKARENGA HALL B” 2nd Floor |
Break through the barriers to collaboration and take flight on the global stage. To make this possible, it is essential to understand the structural challenges inherent in corporate–startup collaboration, and to have dedicated partners who can act as bridges and provide hands-on, close support.
WE AT and PwC will present concrete solutions for overcoming resistance to collaboration, along with practical perspectives for driving co-creation forward.
[SPEAKER]
Sho Watanabe, Moderator, Sumitomo life insurance company Deputy General Manager, New Business Planning Department
Kazuho Fujine, PwC Consulting LLC Public Sector Division Senior Manager
Naoya Ishida, Canon Marketing Japan Inc. General Manager, R&B Promotion Headquarters
Shuma Kudo, Master’s Program Student, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Kanazawa University (Program in Transdisciplinary Sciences for Knowledge Creation) / WE AT General Incorporated Association
