The situation in the Middle East continues to fluctuate, starting with the Abraham Accord in September 2020. How can we create new businesses based on innovation under such circumstances, and what are the promising fields? JETRO, together with the governments of the UAE, Israel, and Japan, will hold this forum on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time) to provide information that will be helpful in understanding the changing situation in the Middle East, particularly in relation to the UAE and Israel, and in considering new business opportunities. This forum will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, from 15:00 to 17:00 Japan time.&nbsp;This is a valuable opportunity to explore the possibilities of collaboration and business created through cooperation from the perspectives of both policy and private sector initiatives, taking advantage of the strengths of each country. Our Co-Founder &amp; General Partner, Mr. Akimoto, is scheduled to participate in the panel discussion. Please click on the link below to join us.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><a href="https://www.jetro.go.jp/events/bda/2750e9ecb18f157f.html" target="_blank">JETRO Registration Page</a></div>

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Akimoto Co-Founder to participate in the UAE-Japan-Israel Innovation Forum

On June 10 at 8:00 a.m., Akimoto will speak about "AT PARTNERS: Using FOF Strategy to Push CVC Teams Investing in Israel to the Next Level" at the 18th Annual Bone Global Research Networking Event. We are looking forward to seeing you there. For more details and to participate, please visit the following website&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<blockquote>This year's event will again feature Israel, following on from the content of last week's event. This time, we will focus on a company that provides an innovative service to efficiently select the best partner companies by taking the FOF strategy, which has traditionally been used only by financial institution investors, to the aspect of collecting startup information. &gt; To quote from the website of AT Partners, co-founded by our guest, Nobuyuki Akimoto, "AT Partners redefines what a traditional CVC should be and provides a new type of investment service that solves a variety of problems, such as gathering information on startups, selecting the best partners, and managing both strategic and financial returns. Through the interview, we plan to explain the structure of the company and hear about its achievements to date.</blockquote>&nbsp;

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Mr. Akimoto, Co-Founder & Managing Director, will participate in The 18th Bone Global Research Meeting

On Wednesday, January 20th at 4:00 pm, OurCrowd, a crowdfunding venture investment platform, will host an online event called "Innovation In 2021". It will be an interesting topic to discuss about technology and innovation in Japan and Israel. Our company's Co-Founder &amp; Managing Director Akimoto will also participate in the discussion. We hope you will take this opportunity to join us.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><a href=""><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dvsycmggz/image/upload/v1625817794/20210120_Innovation_In2021_343c7cbab3.jpg"></a></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Mr. Akimoto, Co-Founder & General Partner of our company, will participate in Innovation In 2021

ATP Japan Israel Open Innovation Summit 2020 will be held on Thursday, October 22 from 14:00-16:30 via Zoom, hosted by AT Partners and supported by the Economic Section of the Embassy of Israel in Japan and JETRO Tel Aviv.&nbsp;&nbsp;Israeli startups are attracting the world with their innovative technologies. In recent years, Israeli technology has been attracting more and more attention in many fields such as cybersecurity, healthcare, and fintech.　In this summit, we will invite leading experts from SOMPO Holdings and NTT Data, who are active in the forefront of this field, to talk about their approaches to open innovation.　In the panel discussion, eight leading Israeli venture capital firms will be invited to discuss the attractiveness of the Israeli market, best practices for collaborating with start-ups, the current status of start-ups in various fields, and their future vision. This event is free of charge.　The event is free of charge, so if you are interested in attending, please do not hesitate to join us. For more information, please visit the following website.

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ATP Japan Israel Open Innovation Summit 2020

Akimoto Co-Founder &amp; Managing Director participated in the 2nd Annual Japan/Israel Event "Big In Japan - Corona Days “ Panel Discussion held on May 18th. The panel discussion was covered by the Israeli media.<a href="https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3827312,00.html">CTECH (English) Link</a><a href="https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-japanese-interest-in-israeli-startups-escalates-1001330422">GLOBES (English) Link</a><a href="https://finance.walla.co.il/item/3363036?utm_source=whatsup&amp;utm_medium=sharebutton&amp;utm_term=social&amp;utm_content=whatsup&amp;utm_campaign=socialbutton">Walla! (Hebrew) Link</a>

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Big In Japan - Corona Days Featured in Israeli Media

A panel discussion will be held on growth opportunities in Japan from the perspectives of investors, entrepreneurs, and companies. This session will be held via Zoom.&nbsp;About this event: Join us for the 2nd annual Japan/Israel event on the tech-industry insights to growth opportunities in Japan! During the BIG IN JAPAN: CORONA DAYS panel discussion we will explore growth opportunities in Japan, shared by investors, entrepreneurs and enterprises. ZOOM link will be provided upon registration.&nbsp;Participants:Samurai Incubate Inc. (Shirley Binder, Head of IL operations)Pearl Cohen (Guy Lachmann, Senior Partner)Sompo Digital Lab TLV (Yinnon Dolev, Head of Sompo Digital Lab TLV)AT Partners (Nobuyuki Akimoto, Co-founder and Managing Director)IN Venture: Sumitomo Corporation Venture group (Eitan Naor, Managing Partner)Spark Beyond (Arun Poojari, General Manager APAC)&nbsp;

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Mr.Akimoto, Co-Founder & Managing Director, participated in the panel discussion of Big In Japan - Corona Days

&nbsp;On April 6, an interview with our Co-Founder &amp; Managing Director, Mr. Akimoto, was featured in the Nikkei Newspaper's article on “Israel's Medical Tech Startup Doubles in 8 Years.”&nbsp;<blockquote>Israel's Medical Tech Startups Double in 8 YearsIn Israel, known as the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, a number of "digital healthcare" startups are emerging one after another, utilizing information technology (IT) in medicine. The number of companies related to this field has doubled from eight years ago to 550 in 2019, including companies that use artificial intelligence (AI) to support the creation of treatment plans. There is an environment where personal medical data is accumulated and can be used by companies. There is a movement to seek commercial opportunities in Japan, and collaborations have begun.</blockquote>&nbsp;

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Mr. Akimoto, Co-Founder & Managing Director, was featured in a Nikkei Newspaper 

Mr. Jun Sawada, President and CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, was interviewed at "2020 OurCrowd Global Investor Summit" held in Jerusalem, Israel from February 11 to 13, 2020. Mr. Sawada talked about the possibility of collaborating with Israeli start-ups that have high technology, and also mentioned about our company, saying that he would like to utilize reliable partners such as AT PARTNERS.<a href="https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3793072,00.html">CTECH</a> Link&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><center>
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Mr. Jun Sawada, President and CEO of NTT, was interviewed by Israeli media CTECH