(Mar. 20) HU GLOBAL PITCH CHALLENGE 2022 by ILDP Program
(Mar. 20, Registration required) HU GLOBAL PITCH CHALLENGE 2022 by Japan-India International Linkage Degree Program
ILDP, Hiroshima University holds a pitch contest jointly with BITS Pilani. The selected students from BITS Pilani and HU pitch their business in the HU GLOBAL PITCH CHALLENGE 2022. This pitch contest is certified as an event of Commemorative Events: Japan-Southwest Asia Exchange Year 2022by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
In this contest, selected students’ teams of Hiroshima University and BITS Pilani will pitch their business ideas.
This contest is supported by HAX Tokyo and Sumitomo Corporation, The HAX Tokyo is the accelerator program for startups developing hardware products in Japan. The student groups of Hiroshima University had been mentored by HAX Tokyo for three months and will make final pitches.
Following students’ pitches, Dr. Edwin Olson, CEO of May Mobility, will deliver a keynote speech, explaining how his technology startup business has grown. May Mobility launched autonomous shuttle services in nine cities in the world including Arlington, Texas, Hiroshima University, and has successfully raised global funding.
We welcome students as well as those interested in entrepreneurship and tech business.
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HU Global Pitch Challenge 2022
Date and Time： Sunday, March 30, 2022, 13:00-16:00 (JST)
Method： Webinar (Online)
Language： Japanese/English（Simultaneous interpretation will be provided）
Registration required： https://bit.ly/3IvWxTZ
Program：
13:00 Opening Remarks
Dr. ABE Manabu（Executive Vice President (Research and Academia-Government-Community Collaboration)）
13:15 Pitch by 6 teams from HU and BITS Pilani
14:45 Break
15:00 Keynote Talk: From Nerd to CEO – the Story of May Mobility-
Dr. Edwin Olson, Co-Founder and CEO of May Mobility
15:40 General Comment and Result Announcement
15:55 Closing Remarks
Dr. FUJIWARA Akimasa（Vice President (Academy of Hiroshima University）
Contacts:
International Linkage Degree Program, Hiroshima University (https://ildp.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/)
ILDP Office
Email: ildp-program*office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Please replace * with @)
Tel: 082-424-6954