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JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW BIZWEEK 2024
Promoting New Business Co-Creation
Details of Show Programs & Events
The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc. (Chairman: Masanori KATAYAMA) is pleased to announce details for the diverse programs and events planned for JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW BIZWEEK 2024, to be held from October 15 (Tuesday) through October 18 (Friday), 2024 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture.
Last year saw the transformation of the 70-year-old Tokyo Motor Show into the Japan Mobility Show, a co-creation promotional initiative bringing together companies across industries to imagine wide-ranging visions for the future.
Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024 will feature exhibitor booths, a business-matching program, and the Future Mobility Forum, with the aim of connecting companies and startups across industries to promote new mobility-based business partnerships. More than 200 companies and organizations have signed up to exhibit at the show and (as of September 16) over 500 project topics have been listed on the “Meet-up Box” business-matching platform. Launched on August 20, registration for Meet-up Box is ongoing and the number of companies registering for the service is increasing daily. The Meet-up Box platform can continue to be used after the show’s conclusion, to enable mobility-related and other companies and startups across industries to join forces and co-create the future.
Note: Admission to Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024 is free of charge but requires online registration through the official Japan Mobility Show website for all visitors.
Exhibitor Booths
The section of the show featuring exhibitor booths will enable startups and established companies to come together to co-create the future. A total of 150 startups and 58 established companies will be present in the booth area to exhibit their business concepts, describe the challenges they aim to meet in realizing their visions for the future, and communicate with show attendees for new business co-creation.
Under the banner “All roads lead to the future,” the exhibit at the booth representing JAMA’s member automobile manufacturers will detail their multi-pathway approach to achieving carbon neutrality. Passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and motorcycles featuring carbon emissions-reducing technologies will also be on display.
The Business-Matching Program
(Business-matching service available before, during and after the show)
This program will provide established companies and startups with the opportunity to hold in-person business meetings at Bizweek 2024 to engage in detailed joint business discussions (which may include reverse-pitching, etc.). In addition, companies can input information on their supply-side needs, demand-side needs and business challenges using the Meet-up Box online communication platform, which will enable companies to learn about each other prior to the start of Bizweek 2024 to prepare for possible business meetings at the show.
As of September 16, 214 startups and 332 established companies have registered for this service. From September 20, information on companies registered with Meet-up Box will be available, allowing interested parties to communicate directly with each other on specific projects, plan business meetings, and, for companies and startups participating in the business-matching events at Bizweek 2024, use other features of the service that will facilitate optimally effective business discussions during the show. Use of the Meet-up Box service will continue to be available after the show, to provide support for more business co-creation in the future. For details on how to register for the service, see below.
Registering for the Use of Meet-up Box
To register for the Meet-up Box service, visit the link below and enter the required information in the business-matching registration form.
- Registration started on August 20, 2024.
- Registration is free of charge.
For additional information:
| JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW Meet-up Box Office info@jms-meetup-box.com |
The Future Mobility Forum Featuring Discussions by Experts
This forum will feature a keynote program and discussions on specific topics, in which participants who are experts in their field share their visions for the future of mobility and examine the challenges involved in realizing those visions and creating a sustainable new mobility-based society.
On October 15, JAMA Chairman Masanori KATAYAMA and JAPIA (Japan Auto Parts Industries Association) Chairman Takashi KAYAMOTO will head the keynote program and discuss with leaders of startups the automobile industry’s evolution into the broader mobility industry and the importance and future of business co-creation. Starting on October 16, JAMA Vice Chairman Toshihiro SUZUKI and JAMA Executive Directors together with industry and other experts will address the topics of carbon neutrality, manufacturing, and the creation of added value, to identify the challenges involved and discuss opportunities for business co-creation. The Future Mobility Forum will, in addition, include roundtable discussions on specific new mobility-related topics.
For more information on these discussion sessions, see the appendix herewith.
APPENDIX
Japan Mobility Show: A New, Double Profile
Going forward, the Japan Mobility Show will span a two-year period to form an optimally complete edition of the show. More specifically, the first year will serve as a “process year” that will focus on the forging of business collaborations bringing new partners together in business events to create the future. The second year will be a “show year” showcasing the latest in mobility-related advances, which will provide visitors with opportunities to discover a future they will surely be eager to explore.
Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024 will be a process year and Japan Mobility Show 2025 will be a show year, as described above.
Show Information
| Name | JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW BIZWEEK 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 15 (Tuesday) through October 18 (Friday), 2024 |
| Hours | 10:00-17:00 |
| Venue | Makuhari Messe (International Exhibition Hall) |
| Admission | Free of charge (online registration required for all visitors) |
| Organizer | Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.（JAMA） |
| Co-Organizer | Japan Auto Parts Industries Association（JAPIA） |
| Support | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; Ministry of the Environment; Tokyo Metropolitan Government; Japan Business Federation Japan Auto-Body Industries Association Inc. (JABIA) Japan Automotive Machinery and Tool Manufacturers Association (JAMTA) Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) Japan Automobile Importers Association (JAIA) Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) |
| Official Website | https://www.japan-mobility-show.com/ |
Collaboration with CEATEC 2024 to Promote Cross-Industry Cooperation for Japan’s Future
Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2024 will be held in collaboration and concurrently with the 2024 edition of CEATEC, Japan’s largest digital innovation exhibition. The aim is to accelerate collaboration between the mobility industry and the IT/electronics industry representatives participating in CEATEC to promote the creation of a buoyant and exciting future.
Future Mobility Forum
1. Keynote Program
Date and time: October 15 (Tue) 16:00-17:00
Part 1-Opening Speech
Part 2-Discussion
Theme: Business co-creation and open innovation to achieve a sustainable mobility-based society
2. Discussions on Special Topics
Session 1: What is the “Japanese-Style” Strategy for Carbon Neutrality?
Date and time: October 16 (Wed) 14:00-15:00
Topic: The “multi-pathway” approach adopted in Japan for achieving carbon neutrality
Session 2: Front Line of Japanese Mobility-Focused Manufacturing
Date and time: October 17 (Thu) 14:00-15:00
Topic: Updating manufacturing through software and hardware co-creation
Session 3: Will Mobility Change the Future of Japan, a Country Facing Challenges?
Date and time: October 18 (Fri) 14:00-15:00
Topic: Transformation for value creation in the mobility sector
3. Additional Discussion Sessions
Session 1: RESILIENT LIFE with Mobility: Responding to National Crises and Setting a Global Standard
Date and time: October 16 (Wed) 10:30-11:30
Organizer: RESILIENT LIFE PROJECT
Session 2: Mobility Vision 2050 Dialog: Accelerating Cross-Industry Cooperation in New-Value Creation for “Mobility Beyond Transportation”
Date and time: October 16 (Wed) 15:30-17:00
Organizer: Next-Generation Mobility Policy Subcommittee, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
Session 3: Personal Data Protection and Related Initiatives in the Automotive Industry
Date and time: October 17 (Thu) 10:30-11:30
Organizer: Data Governance Discussion Team, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
Session 4: Mobility Digital Transformation Platform Launch Event
Date and time: October 17 (Thu) 15:30-17:00
Organizer: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Session 5: TOKYO MOBILTY Meeting 2024
Date and time: October 18 (Fri) 10:30-11:30
Organizer: KODANSHA BC Ltd.
