AI Startups x Japanese Enterprise: How We Work Together and Go Global

​Description
A simple, practical talk event about how AI startups work with Japanese enterprises co-organized by JETRO, AI Founders' Mindset Community.
We will invite global founders and Japanese enterprise professionals to share real experiences, challenges, and practical insights.
After the panel, we will have open networking for founders, enterprise teams, and ecosystem members.

​What you will learn
• How AI startups approach Japanese enterprises
• How enterprise teams evaluate AI products
• What foreign founders learned when expanding to Japan
• Common challenges and cultural differences
• How to build trust and long-term partnerships

​Why this event
• Very few events bring AI founders and enterprise members into the same room
• We want to create a space for honest conversation and real networking
• Useful for founders, enterprise innovation teams, and anyone working on global expansion

​Event Details
• Date: December 22
• Doors open: 6:00 PM
• Greeting: 6:30 PM
• Panel talk starts: 6:45 PM
• Q&A + networking until around 8:30 PM
• Location: JETRO Office (Tokyo)

​Event Flow
• 6:00 – Doors open
• 6:30 – Greeting by JETRO Satsuki Ibaraki
• 6:45 – Panel talk (20 minutes)
• Q&A session
• Networking session
• 8:30 – Closing

​Speakers
• Mo Batran CEO of xMap
• Tim Romero the entrepreneur/investor/host of Disrupting Japan Podcast
• Two more guest speakers (TBD)

​Moderators
• Kaori Rei Host of AI Founders’ Mindset
• Thomas Brayman, Visiting Professor at Hitotsubashi Business School

​Audience
• AI startup founders
• Foreign founders in Japan
• Enterprise innovation teams
• Corporate DX leaders
• Investors and ecosystem builders