Open Innovation Day ~Exploring the possibilities of open innovation between large companies and startups~

Mr. Hiroharu Namekawa, Senior Promotion Officer, Planning and Development Group, Growth Business Development Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics.
So far, he has been in charge of a wide variety of corporate sales (including local governments) in Tokyo, Shibuya, Nagoya, Keihanshin, and Kyushu.At the same time, from his experience in business development at the Mitsui & Co. Strategic Research Institute, he has also been involved in "business (non-financial)" business at banks. I am confident that I can make proposals from all sides.
Based on our strong belief that ``Banks of the future will need to create and organize businesses by breaking out of the shells of ``region,'' ``industry,'' ``size,'' and ``public and private sectors,'' SMBC Promoting the group's open innovation platform "Mirai Cross".
My personal motto is "create and attack" rather than "evaluate and criticize."

Mr. Masaru Miyazaki, General Manager and Producer, Ideation Service Team, COSIA Business Division, Startup Acceleration Division, Sony Group Corporation

Since the start of the Sony Startup Acceleration Program (SSAP) in 2014, we have supported multiple projects from program design and operation.
In addition to serving as a judge for in-house auditions that have been held over 20 times, since 2018 I have been serving as an external judge for business competitions for a variety of companies regardless of industry, and recently sponsored by the Development Bank of Japan. Served as a judge at the 9th DBJ Women's New Business Competition.

New Business Development Department Manager Yukie Abe

After joining Bosch Corporation in 1996, he worked in the overseas sales department of the Chassis Systems Division (currently Vehicle Motion), where he was involved in business for overseas car manufacturers and domestic manufacturers' overseas bases, and then in the marketing department, where he worked on pricing and next-generation product strategy.
Since 2007, he has been in charge of competition and market research at the head office marketing department. Since 2016, he has been in charge of new business creation and market and company research in M&A at the New Business Development Department.
Currently, the same department is working in various fields, including collaboration with other companies and startups.