The Innovation Leaders Summit 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)External Link 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. 

Program Dates:

2 December – 5 December 2024

Event Outline

Attendees: Approx. 12,000 in-person participation

Please 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 MATCHINGExternal Link 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 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 (Sep – Dec) 
• 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.