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<\/p>\nThis special edition of Thursday Gathering, hosted by Mizuho Bank, features a lineup of notable speakers from the worlds of art, business, and tech. Attendees can expect a relaxed, drop-in-friendly atmosphere, with fresh craft beer provided by REC COFFEE. Stop by after work or stay for the full program.<\/p>\n
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Schedule & Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n 16:00 \u2013 Introduction \/ Expanding Your World Through Art<\/strong><\/p>\n Maki Okojima \u2013 Contemporary Artist 17:30 \u2013 The Future of the Startup Ecosystem<\/strong><\/p>\n Soichiro Takashima \u2013 Mayor of Fukuoka City 18:30 \u2013 Startup Growth Strategy & Local Potent<\/strong>ial<\/p>\n Akihiko Nagata \u2013 CEO, UntroD Capital Japan, Inc. Date & Time:<\/strong> Thu., May 8, 2025, 16:00\u201320:00 This special edition of Thursday Gathering, hosted by Mizuho Bank, features a lineup of notable speakers from the worlds of art, business, and tech. Attendees can expect a relaxed, drop-in-friendly atmosphere, with fresh craft beer provided by REC COFFEE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":170820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-170819","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-tenjin","event-type-others","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/170819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHiromi Kurosawa \u2013 CAO, HERALBONY Inc.
\nTakeshi Hanamura \u2013 General Manager, ONE FUKUOKA BLDG. Dept., Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n
\nKoichi Hayashida \u2013 CEO, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.
\nNana Hori \u2013 CEO, Tensor Energy, Inc.
\nMasato Kaneda \u2013 Executive Officer, Mizuho Bank
\nTakaaki Umezawa \u2013 Chairperson, CIC Japan<\/p>\n
\nJunji Adachi \u2013 CEO, Kyulux, Inc.
\nYoshifumi Yanase \u2013 CEO, Waqua, Inc.<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> ONE FUKUOKA BLDG. 6F Sky Lobby
\nAdmission:<\/strong> Free \/ No advance registration required\u2014walk-ins welcome.
\nWebsite:<\/strong> https:\/\/venturecafefukuoka.org\/event\/thursday-gathering-21-ms-salon-innovators-bigbang\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"