The fourth edition of the Italian Innovation Day, organized by the Embassy of Italy in Tokyo in collaboration with other Italian and Japanese public institutions (ICE, Invitalia, Japan External Trade Organization JETRO), will be held at Ark Mori Building, Tokyo, on October 9th, 2019.
Fifteen startups and scaleups will have the chance to pitch in front of a wide audience of important corporations and investors.
A quota up to five startups is reserved to companies that have received funding from Smart & Start Italia, an incentive program managed by Invitalia.
All interested Italian based companies are invited to fill in the attached application form, using one of the following options:
– Google form (application online)
– Word file or PDF file for handwritten application to be sent to econaff.tokyo@esteri.it or via fax to +81-3-3456-2319.
When submitting application, each candidate should address one or more of the following main common challenges faced by Italy and Japan:
• Improving quality of life in ageing societies
• Clean growth and workflow innovation: moving towards a resource-efficient economy
• Preparing for and managing impact of global events such as Tokyo Olympics and Osaka Expo
Main sectors and verticals of interest are:
• Fintech, Insurtech, Regtech
• AI, IoT, Big data
• Blockchain, Cyber Security
• RPA (Robotic Process Automation)
• Robotics, Wearable
• AR/VR
• Mobility, Connected car
• Healthcare, Medtech
• Agritech, Foodtech
• Materials and Nanotechnologies
• Smart factories, Smart communities and Smart home
• Energy, Environment, Green economy
• Logistics and infrastructures
• Sharing economy, E-commerce, Marketing
• Creativity and Design
• Tourism and Entertainment
• Gaming
For more information about requirements and conditions, please refer to the attached Call for Application.
The deadline for applications is June 16th, 2019.
For further information about the call, please send an email to econaff@esteri.it.
