On August 29, 2024, STANDAGE held its first sponsored event, "STANDAGE DAY 2024," at Otemachi Sankei Plaza in Otemachi, Tokyo.

More than 220 people applied to participate, and the venue was temporarily full on the day, making for a successful event.

Thank you very much to everyone who attended.

 

*A detailed event report is scheduled to be released around mid-September.

 

 

■What is "STANDAGE DAY 2024"? *This event has ended.
With the yen remaining perpetually weak, companies are increasingly interested in expanding overseas and are beginning to show support as a national policy. This event aims to raise awareness of the usefulness of export strategies for companies and create growth opportunities by providing information from a variety of perspectives.

We will welcome guests including Diet members who are on the front lines of supporting the development of small and medium-sized enterprises and their overseas expansion, as well as representatives of companies that have been successfully expanding overseas for over several decades, and people from successful companies that began exporting several years or months ago. They will introduce the details of the government's support measures, know-how for successful overseas expansion, and the latest case studies, and aim to create an opportunity for all companies and people aiming to export or expand overseas to learn and connect.

 

■"STANDAGE DAY 2024" Event Summary *This event has ended.
Date and time:Thursday, August 29, 2024 13:30-17:00 *After the event, a social gathering will be held in the next room.

Eligible participants:Managers and staff of small and medium-sized enterprises aiming to expand overseas

For managers and staff of manufacturing and wholesale businesses considering exporting

For managers and staff of small and medium-sized enterprises who are struggling with overseas expansion efforts

All other businesses and people involved in trade and overseas expansion

Organizer:STANDAGE Co., Ltd.

venue:Otemachi Sankei Plaza Rooms 301 and 302

1-7-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

(Directly connected to the A4/E1 exit of Tokyo Metro Otemachi Station, 10 minutes walk from JR Tokyo Station)

Participation Fee:Free (advance registration required)

 

■ List of speakers (as of August 1, 2024) *This event has ended.

 

Mr. Hiroshi Nakata

Member of the House of Councillors, National proportional representation district representative

 

Born in Yokohama in 1964.

After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he entered the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management.

He was elected to the House of Representatives at the age of 28 and became mayor of Yokohama at the age of 37.

After serving four terms in the House of Representatives and two terms as Mayor of Yokohama, he is currently a Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councillors (national proportional representation), and serves on four national parliamentary committees, including as a director of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry and the Budget Committee.

He is also a familiar face to viewers at home as an articulate commentator on TV programs such as "Soredemo Itte Iinkai."

 

 

Mr. Nobukatsu Komatsu

President and CEO of Komatsu Suisan Co., Ltd.

 

 

 

Mr. Shingo Kashino

Managing Director of Kashino Management Co., Ltd., CEO of Change Promote Co., Ltd., and director of several other companies

 

 

 

Akinori Adachi

President and CEO of STANDAGE Co., Ltd.

 

Born in Oita Prefecture in 1984. After graduating from Kyushu University Graduate School, he joined Itochu Corporation. He was involved in project management such as the import and export of pharmaceuticals and the construction of overseas factories. Since 2016, he has been involved in trading as a futures trader of petrochemical products.

From his experience in international trade, he was impressed by virtual currencies, which allow value to be transferred without going through banks. Convinced that fintech will change the world, he founded STANDAGE Co., Ltd. in March 2017 with his junior at Itochu, current Vice President Omori. He is currently involved in the development and operation of a trade platform, including a new international payment system using blockchain technology, while also working to support domestic small and medium-sized enterprises in expanding into export markets.

 

Kenta Ohmori

Vice President, STANDAGE Co., Ltd.

 

Graduated from the Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology at the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo in 2012. His research focuses on the development of materials for diagnostic drugs for the early detection of cancer cells.

After graduating, he joined Itochu Corporation, where he worked in trading of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, as well as M&A with overseas companies.

Acutely aware of the delay in the digital shift in B2B trade and strongly convinced of the potential of DX in this field, he co-founded STANDAGE Co., Ltd. with Akinori Adachi, who was his senior at Itochu at the time, in 2017. Currently, as head of sales/marketing, he is working daily to develop users and collaborative partners and promote business development.

 

<Companies taking on the challenge of expanding overseas who will be speaking at the panel discussion and awards ceremony>

Asano Fisheries Co., Ltd. / Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture

Inter Holdings Co., Ltd. / Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Onkyo Corporation/Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

CARENESS Co., Ltd./Nara City, Nara Prefecture

Hadras Holdings Co., Ltd./Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Feliz Te' Co., Ltd. / Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture

Fuji Bussan Co., Ltd. / Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture

*In alphabetical order