Thursday, February 10! International Innovation Conference Hack Osaka 2022" Online Registration Now Open!

This year's event focuses on next-generation mobility, which is being tested in preparation for the Expo, and infrastructure, which is indispensable for urban development. You can see the efforts of a startup developing a flying car, the "Hack Award 2022," a pitch contest in which 10 startups from 24 countries and regions around the world are carefully selected to participate, and a reverse pitch by a Japanese company representing the Kansai region!

There will also be an opportunity to meet with 15 startups (14 from overseas and 1 from Japan), including the speakers of the "Hack Award 2022". We welcome your interest in this event, even if you are just curious or would like to hear what they have to say.

International Innovation Conference Hack Osaka 2022

Simultaneous Japanese-English interpretation will be provided.
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2022, 13:00-19:00
Venue: Online (EventHub) *Real venue (Knowledge Theater) is by invitation only.
Participation fee: Free
Contents: Talk sessions, Pitch Contest "Hack Award 2022",
Reverse Pitch (Speakers: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Daikin Industries, Nankai Electric Railway), etc.
For details, please visit the Hack Osaka 2022 website.
URL: https: //www.innovation-osaka.jp/hackosaka/

Startup Business Meetings

*Japanese-English consecutive interpretation will be provided.
Date & Time: February 8 (Tue.) & 9 (Wed.), 2021, 9:00 - 20:00
Due to the time difference, the available time for each startup will differ.
Venue: Online (Zoom)
Participation fee: Free
Content: 15 startups (14 from overseas, 1 from Japan), including the speakers of Hack Award 2022,
Hack Award 2022 speakers and 15 other startups (14 from overseas and 1 from Japan) and Japanese companies for business discussions
URL: https: //www.innovation-osaka.jp/hackosaka/business-meeting.php

What is Hack Osaka?

Hack Osaka is an international innovation conference held once a year. The Hack Osaka Movement, in which entrepreneurs, investors, large corporations, students, local governments, and other players participate as key players in an ecosystem and organically connect with each other to spark innovation one after another, is disseminated. The goal of this year's event is to improve Osaka's ability to attract startups that will be active globally in preparation for the Osaka-Kansai Expo in 2025.
This year's event will focus on next-generation air mobility, which is being tested in preparation for the Expo, and infrastructure essential for urban development (streamlining of existing infrastructure, next-generation infrastructure including telecommunications, etc.). The event will expand the network of innovation worldwide through sessions, pitches, business talks, and introductions of startups and university seeds born in Osaka and the Kansai region.

Organizer: International Innovation Conference Hack Osaka Executive Committee
(City of Osaka, Institute of Urban Vitality, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Osaka Head Office, Osaka Bureau of Industry)
OSAKA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY)
Co-sponsors: Osaka Business and Investment Center (O-BIC), Osaka International Business Promotion Center (IBPC Osaka)
Cooperation: MBS Media Holdings, Inc.
Sponsors: Senshu Ikeda Capital Corporation, JR West Innovations Corporation, Hankyu Hanshin Properties Corporation
Media Partner: NewsPicks Re:gion
Supported by: Osaka Startup Ecosystem Consortium, Kyoto Startup Ecosystem Promotion Council,
Hyogo Kobe Startup Ecosystem Consortium,
Japan Association for the 2025 International Exposition, Inc.
Supported by: Asahi Breweries, Ltd., Kintetsu Venture Partners, Ltd,
Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd,
The Yomiuri Shimbun Osaka Head Office, Resona Group Business Plaza Osaka-Kobe-Biwako

For inquiries, please contact: International Innovation Conference Hack Osaka Executive Committee (Urban Vitality Research Institute)
Email: hackosaka2022@urban-ii.or.jp