Express your intereste to participate in The Innovation Leaders Summit to be held in Japan, December 2024

Investment NSW is providing innovative NSW startups the opportunity to participate in one of Asia’s largest open innovation matching events, The Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) which will be held in Japan in December 2024.

The Federal Department of Industry, Science, and Resources (DISR) will be sponsoring a Team Australia stand supported by Austrade, and Investment NSW will cover the participation cost of selected NSW startups.

The Innovation Leaders Summit (ILS) is one of Asia's largest open innovation matching events. At last year’s event, 800 startups and 113 major corporations participated in the main matching program, the POWER MATCHING. Over 3,100 business meetings were arranged and 266 overseas startups from 28 countries participated in this program.

ILS2024 Event Outline

Date	Monday, 2 December - Thursday, 5 December 2024
Location	Toranomon Hills, Tokyo, Japan
Attendees	Approx. 12,000 in-person participation
Note	Online Meetings will be scheduled from 20-27 November 2024 and 9-18 December 2024 through the ILS Platform Overseas startups can participate in the POWER MATCHING and VC MATCHING online and/or on-site *In-person attendance will be given preference over online attendance for the Investment NSW support*.

What you will get:

Access to the ILS business matching platform (POWER MATCHING and VC MATCHING)
- Free Japanese-English interpreters available for POWER MATCHING only
An exhibition space under the 'Team Australia' stand
Access pass for three people
Attendance to ILS Networking Sessions
Opportunity to pitch at the Team Australia special presentation session
On the ground support from the Investment NSW Japan Office, DISR and Austrade

Sectors and investment stage:

Sectors in high demand in Japan:
- Decarbonisation, net zero
- Renewable energy, batteries/energy storage
- Information Technology, AI
- High performance materials
- Space and defence

Eligibility - Who can apply for Investment NSW support at ILS:

Startups headquartered in NSW
Have a valid ABN and registered for NSW
Demonstrated commitment to explore entering the Japanese market
Can commit to meet organiser’s deadline to submit company information and business matching requests in the lead up to the event (September to December 2024)
Investment NSW will support up to 15 companies. In-person attendance will be given preference over online attendance, and we will prioritise startups working in the above listed sectors.

Closing date for registering interest:

11pm on Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Register your interest with:

For any questions, contact Tomohito.Tanase@investment.nsw.gov.au

Tomohito Tanase (Associate Director, Investment NSW - North Asia)