Event Announcement: Japan-UK Tech Innovation Partnership
May 15, 2026
JETRO London is hosting a Japan – UK Academia meet-up, “Japan-UK Tech Innovation Partnership” on the 11th of June 2026, in conjunction with London Tech Week.
This event will allow for learning about the respective ecosystem players among top UK universities/organisations (Tech Transfer Offices, Research Institutes, and VCs) and leading Japanese corporations. The event will provide opportunities for both UK universities and Japanese companies to present on their respective activities and initiatives. During the two break/networking sessions, pre-arranged 1on1 meetings will be held to further promote opportunities for collaboration.
For the purposes of business matching and networking opportunities, invitations are exclusively open to UK Universities, Japanese Corporations, related startups, as well as other relevant ecosystem players.
Should this upcoming event be of interest, please kindly confirm the following event details and register via the form below.
We look forward to your participation.
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Event Outline
Date & Time
Thursday 11th June 2026, 9:00-13:00 (BST)
Venue
113 Chancery Lane, Holborn, London, WC2A 1PP
Agenda (Tentative – subject to change)
1. Opening Remarks (JETRO) (2 mins)
2. Welcome remarks (UK/Japan government reps) (3 mins each, 6 mins)
3. Event outline explanation (JETRO) (2 mins)
4. Signing ceremony & Photo session (5 mins)
5. Reverse-pitching session from Japanese corporates (5mins each) (30 mins)
6 companies (set)
(9:45-10:45 Break & Pre-arranged networking, 60 mins)
6. Pitching session from UK universities (5mins each, TTO and University-related VCs) (45 mins)
• Supporting agencies’ activities (3 mins each)
7. JETRO, NEDO, relevant UK government/funding/supporting agencies (15 mins)
(11:45-13:00 Break & Pre-arranged networking, 1 hour)
Japan-UK Tech Innovation Partnership General Registration Form – Fill in form
Enquiries
LDN_Invest@jetro.go.jp
