Cutting-Edge Companies in 5 Minutes Pitch – The Forefront of Sustainable Startups

This session, conducted entirely in Japanese, showcases cutting-edge startups pioneering a sustainable future, each delivering a dynamic five-minute pitch packed with groundbreaking ideas and solutions.
Companies tackling diverse social challenges with the latest technologies and business models will take the stage one after another.
Guided by Shigeki Aoki, SB Tokyo Academic Producer, the session will feature insightful commentary to delve deeper into each startup’s vision and impact.

Speaker

Shigeki Aoki, Prof.

Academic producer
Sustainable Brands TOKYO

Professor
Department of Business Administration
Komazawa University

Shigeki Aoki is an expert on structuring and managing channels of distribution, and rivitarizing local areas throughout Japan. He is on a member of the board of trustees of the association of Design about Strategy for Zone Industry and Zone Brand.He has won several awards for his teaching, including Shakaijin Kisoryoku(Business Basic Skills) Award by MEIT(Ministry of Economy、Trade and Industry) in 2008. Professor Aoki has consulted and taught for a number of major corporations. Before joining KOMAZAWA in 2008, Professor Aoki served on the faculty of the University of Yamanashi Gakuin University.He is also a chairman of NPO Yamanashi Cycling Project. He got Master Degree of Commerce at Keio University in 1994. He finished the Ph.D Course of Commerce at Keio in 1997.

Daikichi Seki

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
aiESG, Inc.

After earning a Ph.D. in Physics from Kyoto University, Daikichi Seki worked as a Data Scientist at Accenture’s AI Center. In this role, he initiated and oversaw industry-academia collaborations with Kyoto University and Kyushu University, developing and executing collaborative strategies. The outcome of his collaboration with Kyushu University led to the development of one of Accenture’s AI Powered services, a project he spearheaded and implemented for clients. In 2022, he co-founded aiESG.