Current Events
Generating Innovation with Japan Series
Major Japanese firms, from manufacturing to finance to services in a whole variety of sectors, are increasingly looking to identify new innovation from Canadian start-ups in order to improve their business practices and to introduce new ideas and technology into the Japanese market and to their network of global clients.
For Canadian start-ups, the Japanese market (GDP: US$4.9 trillion; Pop.: 120 million) can be daunting but potentially hugely rewarding. One of the best ways to enter that market is through partnering with Japanese firms.
This series of events will provide unique opportunities for Canadian start-ups and major Japanese firms to connect and share information. Through reverse-pitch presentations, Japanese firms will explain about their technology needs and, during the networking session and follow-up meetings, Canadian start-ups can explain about their technology solutions.
Through this series of partnering sessions across Canada, JETRO aims to generate new innovation through partnerships between leading Japanese firms and innovative Canadian start-ups.
Toronto 2020
Date/Time: February 20th, 2020 (8:30 am - 3:30 pm) Closed
Venue: ONRamp at University of Toronto Entrepreneurship, Banting InstituteOttawa 2019
Date/Time: November 6th, 2019 (10:30 am - 1:15 pm) Closed
Venue: Bayview Yard
Edmonton 2019
Date/Time: March 6th, 2019 (11:00 am - 1:30 pm) Closed
Venue: Startup Edmonton
Vancouver 2019
Date/Time: March 5th, 2019 (11:00 am - 1:30 pm) Closed
Venue: SFU's Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Toronto 2018
Date/Time: December 11th, 2018 (2:00 pm - 5:00 pm) Closed
Venue: OneEleven
Kitchener / Waterloo 2018
Date/Time: December 10th, 2018 (2:30 pm - 5:00 pm) Closed
Venue: Communitech
Montreal 2018Date/Time: September 27, 2018 (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm) Closed
Venue: CEIM (Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal)
[Regular Webinars]
Please note that our JETRO offices in North America have started to host a series of sector-specific seminars on topics such as Renewable Energy (hosted by JETRO Toronto), Medical Devices, Healthcare IT, Internet of Things (IoT), Agri-Tech and the Power Market in Japan. If you would like to access a particular past webinar, please let us know (Inquiry@jetro.go.jp) as some might be made available on request. Up-coming topics can be found here at JETRO Canada's Current Events page or JETRO USA's Events Calendar.
PAST WEBINARS (by JETRO Toronto):
- A Look into Japan's Renewable Energy Market (February 16, 2017) WEBINAR PAGE- The Regenerative Medicine Market in Japan (April 27, 2017) WEBINAR PAGE
- Life Sciences Opportunities in Japan (October 25, 2017) WEBINAR PAGE
NEXT WEBINAR:
- To Be Announced(Note: to view videos of these past webinars you will need to register)
