Spotlight Events (2014-09-02)
Japan Startup Pavilion @ TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2014
Date: September 8-10, 2014 (Monday - Wednesday)
Location: Pier 48, San Francisco, CA
Organized by: JETRO
JETRO will organize a Japan Startup Pavilion at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2014, a high-profile technology conference that connects start-up companies with IT leadership. Twelve Japanese start-ups in IT, manufacturing, life science, and biotechnology will showcase their cutting-edge technologies at the Japan/JETRO booth aiming to develop new customers and seek for funding to expand business in the world.
>>For more information and registration, please click: Disrupt SF 2014 site
TechMatch Japan Silicon Valley
Date: September 11-12, 2014 (Thursday - Friday)
Time: 3:30pm-7:30pm (Sep. 11) & 10:00am-1:00pm (Sep. 12)
Location: Reed Smith, San Francisco (Sep. 11) & DLA Piper, Palo Alto (Sep. 12), CA
Organized by: JETRO & US Market Access Center (US-MAC)
Launched in 2013, JETRO's Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP) provides comprehensive support to the bright and ambitious Japanese start-ups in IT, manufacturing, life science, and biotechnology who seek to expand their businesses in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. At TechMatch, ten Japanese start-ups of SVIP will gather in San Francisco on the 11th of September and Palo Alto on the 12nd of September to demonstrate their technologies and discuss in-depth business opportunities with corporate leaders and representatives. Please join in the event to find Japan-born cutting-edge technologies. Registration is free.
>>For more information and registration, please click: TechMatch Japan in San Francisco
and TechMatch Japan in Palo Alto sites
Big in Japan Series: Victoria Tsai, CEO, Tatcha “A Business Devoted to Japanese Beauty”
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Squire Patton Boggs, San Francisco, CA
Organized by: Japan Society of Northern California
CEO Victoria Tsai will share her unique story, including her discovery of Japanese culture and her journey to building a successful business. She will also give us a window into what it's like to run a company with deep ties to Japan? from ingredient sourcing, working with Japanese partners and suppliers, and bringing Japanese quality and aesthetics to the American market. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from an executive whose work spans two cultures, with beautiful results.
>>For more information, and to register, please visit the Japan Society's event site
.>>For any questions, please contact: bburrows@usajapan.org.
”JAPANTOWN” and “TOKYO KILL” author Barry Lancet on writing mystery-thrillers with a Japanese theme
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm
Location: Squire Patton Boggs, San Francisco, CA
Organized by: Japan Society of Northern California
Tokyo resident Barry Lancet's book "JAPANTOWN" was named "Best Debut of 2013" no less than three times, and has been nominated for a Barry Award for Best First Novel, selected as a Best Debut of Year both by Suspense Magazine and renowned mystery critic Oline Cogdill, and optioned by J. J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions (with Warner Bros) for a TV drama. To date, foreign rights have been sold to eight countries. Fresh off this exciting debut, and with the second book in the series just out, author Barry Lancet will talk about Japanese culture, his long tenure as an American in Tokyo, how he parlayed his inside information about Japan into a popular mystery-thriller series, and more.
>>For more information, and to register, please visit the Japan Society's event site
.>>For any questions, please contact: bburrows@usajapan.org.
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