Scalable Social Impact: AI, Open Innovation & Impact Capital in Japan

Learn More: https://community.venturecafetokyo.org/sessions/2866

本セッションは、ハイブリッド（現地＆オンライン）セッションです。
This session will be held in a hybrid format (onsite and online).
主催 | Organizer：Cognisor AI
会場 | Venue：CIC Tokyo（東京都港区虎ノ門1-17-1 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー 15F）
言語 | Language：英語 | English
*Simultaneous translation tool available (text only)
概要 | Descriptions：
This session explores how artificial intelligence, collaborative innovation, and aligned capital can converge to create scalable social impact in Japan. As the country faces structural challenges such as demographic shifts, sustainability pressures, and evolving workforce dynamics, meaningful solutions require coordinated effort across sectors.
The discussion will focus on how co-creation between startups, corporates, academia, investors, and communities can drive practical AI-driven solutions. It will examine how open innovation accelerates development beyond organizational silos and how impact capital enables long-term sustainability without compromising mission integrity.
Designed as a strategic ecosystem dialogue rather than a promotional event, this session brings together leaders from entrepreneurship, academia, and venture capital to explore how technology, collaboration, and investment structures can collectively generate measurable societal value.
登壇者 | Speakers：

• Dr. Joe Hug, Professor at iU University, Angel Investor, TEDx Lead Organizer
• Erdinç Ekinci, VC at Co-Capital, Managing Director of Founder Institute Japan & Korea
• Sarah Ju-En Tan, Senior AR, VR Product Designer, Global Top 100 Women in Emerging Tech

モデレータ | Moderator：

• Mir Farhan Morshed, Founder & CEO of Cognisor AI

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