[National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference 2024] Keynote Session: “The Value Creation Challenge Initiative and the Future Direction of SME Policy (Growth Support)” Presented by the Kanto Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry

Lifeness Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo; Representative Director and Group CEO: Yukihiro Maru) will host the National Knowledge-Based Manufacturing Conference 2024 on Friday, April 12, 2024. As part of the keynote session, Mr. Motoki Ozawa, Director of the Industry Department at the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, will deliver a presentation titled “The Value Creation Challenge Program and the Future Direction of SME Policy (Growth Support).”

In order to revitalize Japan, it is important to focus not only on large corporations and startups, but also on the regional mid-sized and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that account for 99.7% of all Japanese companies, and to support their growth from SMEs to mid-sized enterprises and ultimately to large corporations. While taking a broad view of initiatives to foster the growth of mid-sized and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), collaboration with startups has recently garnered significant attention as a method for these companies to take the lead in driving innovation. In this session, we will discuss initiatives for mid-sized and small and medium-sized enterprises to forge partnerships with startups, as well as the appropriate approach to supporting their growth as part of national policy.

speaker

Mr. Motoki Ozawa, Director of the Industry Department, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry
He joined the Kanto Bureau of International Trade and Industry of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) in Heisei 3. He was responsible for a wide range of administrative fields. After serving as Director of the Distribution and Service Industries Division at the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry in April Heisei 27 and as Director of the Corporate Location Support Division in April Heisei 29, he was seconded to the Tsubame City Government in Niigata Prefecture in April Heisei 30, where he served as Director of the Industrial Promotion Department. He returned to the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry in April Reiwa 2, serving as Director of the General Affairs Division; in April Reiwa 4, he was appointed Deputy Director in charge of the Industry Department; and in April Reiwa 6, he assumed his current position as Director of the Industry Department.

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If you are interested in the realization of the knowledge-based manufacturing industry, please be sure to attend.

Overview

Date and Time: Friday, April 12, 2024
Venue: Ota City Industrial Plaza PiO, Main Exhibition Hall
(1-20-20 Minami-Kamata, Ota Ward, Tokyo)