Event
GTIE SEP 2025 Results Debriefing Session Held
On March 17, 2026, the GTIE Student Entrepreneurship Program (GTIE SEP), an entrepreneurship education program for university students conducted by GTIE (Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem), held a debriefing session at the Tokyo Innovation Base (Yurakucho). (GTIE SEP), an entrepreneurship education program for university students conducted by the Greater Tokyo Innovation Ecosystem (GTIE).
In FY2025, students have been working on the creation and verification of business ideas through an overseas dispatch program and theme-specific training programs such as lean launchpads and monozukuri. Through the overseas dispatch program and theme-specific training such as Lean Launchpad and manufacturing, students have worked on the creation and verification of business ideas.
On the day of the event, students who participated in these programs presented their results (pitch sessions) and a variety of ideas that have been refined for commercialization. In addition, students from startup ecosystem centers across Japan also participated, providing an opportunity for exchange and friendly competition that transcended fields and regions.
Student Pitches
Awards were given for outstanding presentations at the awards session, and the following students received awards.
- NEDO Award: Ryoya Sato and Rihee Takeda, Hokkaido University
- Audience Award: Mr. Yo Sato, The University of Tokyo
Hokkaido University team receiving the NEDO Award
In a special lecture, Mr. Mine Ogawa, President of Timey Corporation, was invited to share a practical message based on his entrepreneurial experience under the theme of “How to take a ‘willful step'”. It was a valuable opportunity for the participating students to think about their own careers and challenges.
Participating students in a group photo with President Timmy Ogawa
During the networking time, students and other related parties actively exchanged opinions, providing an opportunity for future collaboration and new challenges.
GTIE will continue to promote entrepreneurship education to encourage students to take on the challenge of solving social issues and to link research results and ideas to social implementation.
List of Speakers
| Name | Affiliation | Department | Laboratory | Academic Year | PF | Name of GTIE Training | Team name |
| Yugo Okamoto | Tokyo Metropolitan University | Graduate School of System Design | Shimokawahara Laboratory | 2nd year master’s student | GTIE | Manufacturing | 0to1 |
| Mana Mizobuchi | Keio University | Department of Management, Faculty of Science and Technology | 2nd year undergraduate student | GTIE | UCSD | ||
| Daiki Naito | Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology | Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering | 1st year undergraduate | GTIE | UCSD | ||
| Akimasa Oka | Yokohama National University | Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration, Yokohama National University | Sophomore | GTIE | Boston | ||
| Yusei Moriwaki | The University of Tokyo | College of Liberal Arts, Department of Science | Sophomore | GTIE | Boston | ||
| Yo Sato | The University of Tokyo | College of Liberal Arts, Science II | 1st year undergraduate | GTIE | LLP | Cross Dish | |
| Yunosuke Ikeda | Hiroshima University | Graduate School of Integrated Biosciences | Laboratory of Metabolic Transformation and Regulation | Master’s course 2nd year | PSI | ||
| Aimika Yamazaki | University of Miyazaki | Graduate School of Agriculture | Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology | 1st year master student | PARKS | ||
| Hiruma Bota | Nagoya University | Department of Physics | Computational Biophysics Laboratory | 4th year undergraduate | Tongali | physiquest | |
| Ryoya Sato | Hokkaido University | Faculty of Engineering | Laboratory of Materials Science for Resource Recycling | 1st year master’s student | HSFC | ||
| Rihee Takeda | Hokkaido University | Faculty of Engineering, Department of Environment and Recycling Systems | Materials Science for Resource Recycling | Master 1st year | HSFC | ||
| Rio Minami | Tohoku University | Graduate School of Medicine | Palliative Care Nursing | Doctoral student 3rd | MASP | ||
| Tadashi Sumi | The University of Tokyo | Graduate School of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering | Someya-Yokota-Yamagishi Laboratory | 2nd year | GTIE | UCSD |
*In order of appearance, grade at time of appearance