In person
How do you turn social issues into a business? A meetup to hear directly from entrepreneurs — JAM MEETUP #1
Student meetup at Tokyo Innovation Base where social-impact startup founders share how they turn complex social problems into viable businesses.
- When
- Wed, May 13, 2026 · 18:30–20:30 JST
- Where
- Tokyo Innovation Base, 1F, Yurakucho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo
- Region
- Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer
- Tokyo Innovation Base
- Language
- JA
- Source
- Luma
Summary
JAM MEETUP#1 is a casual networking meetup hosted by TIB JAM at Tokyo Innovation Base, where students can meet entrepreneurs working on the front lines of startups. The first session focuses on "How do you turn social issues into a business?" — exploring how to read the structure of complex social problems and find breakthrough opportunities through technology and business models. Guest speakers include Kazuki Okada (CEO of NAGARA, building voice-first AI care software "Nagara-Kaigo") and Tatsuro Hoshino (CEO of NIJIN, an education entrepreneur running a 500-teacher network and an alternative K-12 school). The two-hour program includes opening remarks, guest business introductions, group discussions, and a closing networking session. Free of charge, capacity around 30 students.
About the community
A casual student-focused meetup at Tokyo Innovation Base where social-impact entrepreneurs explain how they read the structure of social problems and build startups around them. Free, ~30 seats, Japanese-language.
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