SXSW Session

1. SXSW 2021
Partner Programing Session Plan
18th Dec, 2020

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SXSW Partner Programming
Title How do world academia incubators build an ecosystem?
Description
• The session is presented by top-class academia based incubators (University of Texas at
Austin, National University of Singapore), and Aichi Prefecture..
• They will discuss know-how & strategies on boosting innovation and global startup ecosystem
in relation to ongoing projects with Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Takeaway
① Know-how and strategies regarding ecosystem formation presented by academia-based
incubators
② Trends in the development of a new ecosystem in Aichi Prefecture, where Toyota and other
manufacturing industries are located
③ Information on startups aiming to expand their target markets from Aichi Prefecture
Speakers
Panelists:
• University of Texas at Austin (Dr. Gregory Pouge)
• Aichi Prefecture (Mr. Mori Akihiro)
*Panelists who are well-experienced in building a global startup ecosystem would be better
*Diversity in gender and ethnicity
Moderator:
• Manabiya Mom (Ms. Yagami Kiyono)

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SXSW Session Structure
♯ Contents Time Presented by Note
1 Opening 1 min Moderator
2
Aichi Pref.
introduction
3 mins
Aichi Pref.
 Insert a video
 Talk about Aichi Pref. itself and what they’ve
been working on for ecosystem development
3
Global incubator’s
activities in Aichi Pref.
6 mins x 1 2 incubators  Presentation by UTA
4
What is important in
building a startup
ecosystem
25 - 30 mins All
 Discuss why their activities are effective in
Aichi Prefecture and success stories
 Ask them what they want to tell the audience
in advance. The moderator will draw it out in
the session.
5 Roundup 1 min x 3 Panelist
 Summarize what they work on and those
similar and different points. It is interesting to
see Aichi Prefecture cooperating with various
incubators.
6
Introducing the
selected 5 startups
3 mins x 5
-  Insert videos
7 Closing 1 min Moderator

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Session Images
Scheduled to implement the talk session using Zoom
We will conduct while projecting materials as appropriate
* The photos of the speakers are just samples.

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Aichi Prefecture Global Startup Ecosystem Concept
Aichi Prefecture Aims to Create a Global Startup Ecosystem through
collaboration with Overseas Academia based Incubators

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Appendix

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Overseas Partners
Aichi Prefecture 「Station AI」 Global Startup Ecosystem Formation in
collaboration with Overseas Startup Support Organizations
Country
University / Incubator MoU Status Main Features
China
Tsinghua University Signed Sep-2019 TUS Star
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Signed Nov-2019 Medical Robots
Zhejiang University Under Discussion Dream Town
France
IMT Atlantique Signed Aug-2019 AI
Paris City Economic Development
Corporation
Paris & Co
Signed Aug-2019 14 Themes
INSEAD Under Discussion
State-of-the-art
MBA program
Station F Under Discussion
World's largest
one-roof support
base
USA Texas University at Austin
Under Discussion
(Ongoing Projects)
Policy formation
of the ecosystem
Singapore National University of Singapore Signed Sep-2019
NUS Enterprise
Block 71

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A2 Innovation Kick-start Program Overview
「A2 Innovation Kick-start Program」 in collaboration with University
of Texas at Austin Consists of Programs for Local Startups and
Startup Support Organizations
Startup Acceleration Program
Startup knowledge acquisition online program
Creating a business acceleration report
Overseas expansion hands-on support
Incubator Manager Workshop
Workshop-style training for entrepreneurial support
organizations to learn how to evaluate technology seeds and
incubate startups though know-how accumulated by UTA
Quicklook Author Training Workshop
Learn the know-how of creating a business acceleration
report “Quicklook Report” a unique method utilized by the
University of Texas at Austin for assessing startups
Learn research methods related to technology, markets,
competition, information analysis and proposing action plans
Stratups
Startup
Support
Organiz
ations

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Startup List
Five Startups have been Selected for Overseas Business Development
Support Program in 2020
Craif
liquid biopsy company that detect cancer
from a drop of urine
Gra&Green
Develops grafting Cassette that enables easy
seedlings and faster grafting
Sonoligo
Subscription service that provide cultural show tickets
at dynamic pricing
PiPhotonics
HOLOLIGHT using high-power LEDs light source
and a unique lens system
FibeCraze
Fabric crazing technology by filling molecules
in voids of fiber
Medical
Agriculture
Entertainment
Light
Material

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Online Workshop for Startup Support Organizations
Conducted Workshops for Startup Support Organizations

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Experts from UTA IC2 Interviewed Aichi Prefecture Startup Ecosystem
Stakeholders (2019)
Aichi Prefecture Startup Ecosystem Survey Interviews
Interview 1 Interview 2
Meeting the
Governor
Aichi Prefecture &
UTA Team

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Austin Tour (2019)
Austin Startup Ecosystem Tour and Startup Ecosystem Experience
ATI
Capital Factory Capital Factory
UTA