Building Japan’s Next Industrial Ecosystems
Join Newlab during New York Climate Week for an intimate, closed-door discussion on Japan’s Green Transformation (GX) initiatives. Hear from national and regional government leaders, industry partners, and high-growth startups working to build industrial clusters in Japan that accelerate innovation and decarbonization, followed by a networking lunch.
Agenda
11:00 Check-in
11:30 Opening Remarks | David Belt, CEO of Newlab
11:45 Overview of the GX Strategic Regions Initiative
City of Kawasaki City
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Universal Materials Incubator (UMI)
Hulic
Newlab
12:10 Commercializing next-generation GX technologies to decarbonize Japanese industry
Ryuichi Iwata, Senior Manager at JERA Ventures
Mia Lu, Senior Director, Technology Strategy at Newlab
12:40 Global startups scaling in Japan
Seonghoon Woo, CEO and Co-founder of Amogy
Garrett Boudinot, CEO and Founder of Vycarb
Sahil Jain, Senior Vice President, Strategy at Newlab
13:10 Lunch and Networking
14:00 Closing
This is a private, invitation-only event. If there is someone you would recommend inviting, please contact the Newlab team for consideration.