ToTAL/OPEN Programs "Driving innovation through entrepreneurship" (AY2023 3Q4Q)

Published: December 15, 2023

We are happy to announce "Call for Entries" to the subject class. Any of Tokyo Tech students, who are belonging to the categories below, are being encouraged to apply the workshop.

1.: Any Graduate students who applied ToTAL courses: "Professionals and Value Creations B/D"
2.: Any students (both Graduates and Under Graduate students) who are interested in the workshop on ad-hoc basis (no credit and GA will be given)
3.: Any Doctoral students who are member of "Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research program"

Outline of the class

Professionals who are creating leading edge of values (innovations) in various fields including enterprises, start-ups, NPO/NGO, journalism, government and academic present the leading edge of information about their business, development, vision of their activities, and problems to be overcome to the students. Then, try to have in-depth discussions among participants.

Students are being requested to engage in preparation work; to research outline of the organization the professionals are belonging and to clarify aims for having communication with them, in advance.

Class

Date & Venue

Thursday, January 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Room South Bldg. 4-201, Ookayama Campus

Advanced Information Share

Friday, January 5, 2024, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Room South Bldg. 6-309B, Ookayama Campus and Online (Zoom)

Guest Speaker

A. Kurabayashi/Managing Partner and Head of Japan, DNX Ventures

Dr. Kurabayashi is acting as a Managing Partner/Head of Japan at DNX Ventures, one of leading Japan-US VC fund to be specialized in investing B2B start-ups. This will be the 7^th facilitation in Tokyo Tech since he belonged to salesforce.com. This time, he is going to focus on the reasons of requiring "innovations" and natures and skills to be required for "entrepreneurs". In addition, he will explain the difference about environment for establishing new business and about the role of venture capitals between US and Japan. He is going to introduce how US enterprises materialize "OPEN INNOVATION" based on strategic investment activities. He is also present outline of investment activities.

ToTAL/OPEN Programs “Driving innovation through entrepreneurship

ToTAL/OPEN Programs

Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) is offering more than 20 kinds of workshops annually for fostering and developing leadership and entrepreneurship. Any of Tokyo Tech students, regardless of whether you are a ToTAL student, an undergraduate or a graduate student can apply for participating any of workshop. In addition, graduate students can register for ToTAL courses that consist of a combination of the above workshops (acquisition of credits), in which case they can also obtain a GA.

The most of ToTAL/OPEN Programs are a part of "Entrepreneurship Development Programs" of Tokyo Tech and are also "events" listed in "Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research program".

Schedule (and Attending Plan) and outline of ToTAL courses and workshops, as contents of the courses (and if the workshop are part of "Events" designated by "Cross the border! Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research program") can be downloaded from URL below.

Courses & Workshops | Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)

If you want to join any workshop(s) of ToTAL/OPEN Programs, please select "Attend" in the column of the schedule (and Attending Plan) to be downloaded as above and send it back to followings:

Applications and Inquires

Assoc. Prof. Kamura, Assoc. Prof. Matsuzaki and Prof. Yamada Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)
total.tokunin@total.titech.ac.jp

Contact

Assoc. Prof. Kamura, Assoc. Prof. Matsuzaki and Prof. Yamada
Tokyo Tech Academy for Leadership (ToTAL)

Email total.tokunin@total.titech.ac.jp