Japan as a Testbed: Building Resilient Social Infrastructure with OKI
(This event is part of the Plug and Play November 2025 Summit. You must have a Summit ticket before registering for this event. Any registrations without a ticket will be canceled.)
Join us for this unique opportunity to enter the Japanese market and scale your business globally. If you are a founder or business development leader looking to expand worldwide, this session will provide valuable insights into the Japanese market and how to leverage corporate partnerships for growth.
In this session, you will gain:
Insights into the Japanese social infrastructure market
Case studies of pilot projects
An overview of OKI’s new initiative to support startups by offering a testbed in Japan for their products, along with a scale-up pathway across Asia and international markets
Networking opportunity with Japanese food served
OKI is a Japanese B2B manufacturer of information and communication equipment, with businesses ranging from infrastructure to social wellness. In mission-critical fields that are rapidly expanding worldwide, such as social infrastructure, disaster prevention, water, and energy, this event will showcase how Japanese companies and startups can achieve true resilience by combining “on-the-ground quality” with “speed and a spirit of challenge.”
The session will highlight the value of collaboration that arises from blending Silicon Valley’s culture of speed and bold experimentation with Japan’s strengths in operations, quality, and trust. Real-world case studies and global expansion models will be featured.
By positioning the Japanese market as a “testbed for global social infrastructure,” OKI aims to create new standards and scalable solutions for pressing social challenges, co-developed with startups and ready to expand across Asia and beyond.
Agenda:
8:45 : Door open
9:15 - 9:30: Welcome & OKI business introduction
9:30 - 9:45: Future with OKI Electric Industry
Speaker: Teiji Teramoto, Senior Executive Vice President and CFO/CCO/CHRO
9:45 - 10:00: Japan market overview
10:00 - 11:00 Panel Discussion 1 “Japan as a testbed for global social infrastructure”
11:00-11:20 Panel Discussion 2 “ OKI x Divirod PoC in Japan”
11:20-11:40 OKI PoC program in Japan
11:40-12:00 Networking Japanese food will be served
*The agenda is subject to change and will be updated accordingly.