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Delegates to arrive at Baker McKenzie Tokyo Office (own arrangements)

Location:
Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower, 28th Floor
1-9-10, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-0032

Japan Market Brief • Baker McKenzie

Location:
Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower, 28th Floor
1-9-10, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-0032


Agenda:
9:30am: Introductions Cristina Merino, Deputy CEO AJBCC

9:35am - 9:55am: Japan market brief - Japan's scale in stats and figures, considerations when setting up a presence in Japan (E, 20 mins) Baker McKenzie

Japan sports streaming, broadcast and media landscape • DAZN

Location:
Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower, 28th Floor
1-9-10, Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tokyo 106-0032


Meeting Agenda:
9:55am - 10:15am: Japan sports streaming, broadcast and media landscape (E, 20 mins) DAZN

10:15am - 10:30am: Overview of the Australian SporsTech landscape in stats and figures (E, 15
mins) Craig Hill, Co-Founder ASTN

10:30am - 10:45am: Introduction to EngageRM, Australian fan and customer engagement (E, 15
mins) Dale Equid, Sales Manager - APAC, EngageRM

10:45am - 11:00am: Introduction to ECAL, the why and how of customer engagement followed by
case studies Debra Tracey, Client Success - Americas, ECAL

11:00am - 11:30am: Q&A

Travel from Ark Hills to Fujitsu Technology Park (transportation provided)

Location:
4-1-1 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa

Fujitsu Technology Park Site Visit and Meeting

Location:
4-1-1 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa

Agenda:
3:00pm: Delegates arrive at Fujitsu Technology Park  Met by Chris Adamson from Fujitsu

3:10pm: Introductions Cristina Merino, Deputy CEO AJBCC

3:10pm - 3:30pm: Fujitsu Sports Activities (J-E 20 mins) Fujitsu 

3:30pm-3.50pm: Fujitsu Sports Business (English 20 mins) Fujitsu

3.50pm-4.00pm: Q&A

4:00pm - 4:30pm: Introduction to Playa Power (E-J 10 mins) Benjamin Parsons
Introduction to Superinteractiv (E-J 10 mins) Richard Helmer
Introduction to Pixon Group (E-J 10 mins) Danny Walk

4:30pm - 5:00pm: Tour of Fujitsu Technology Park (E-J)

Travel from Fujitsu Technology Park to Tokyo (transportation provided)
Time reserved for 1:1 delegate meetings
Delegates to arrive at Australian Embassy Tokyo (own arrangements)

2 Chome-1-14 Mita, Minato City, Tokyo 108-8361

Australia-Japan Major Events • Panel discussion hosted by the Australian Embassy Tokyo

Australian Embassy Tokyo
2 Chome-1-14 Mita, Minato City, Tokyo 108-8361

Game Plan Japan: Sports Business Connections in Tokyo • Networking Event

Australian Embassy Tokyo
2 Chome-1-14 Mita, Minato City, Tokyo 108-8361

Baseball Match at Tokyo Dome (optional, at additional cost)
Japanese sports retail market and trends • Xebio Group

Location:
Xebio Group - Tokyo Office (Level 2 Reception)
Address: 3 Chome-20 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Agenda:
9:00am: Introductions Cristina Merino, Deputy CEO AJBCC

9:05am - 9:35am: Introduction to Xebio Group and overview of Japanese retail market (E-J 30 mins) Xebio Group

9:35am - 9:45am: Overview of Australian sports retail market (E-J 10 mins) Adam Karg

9:45am - 9:55am: Introduction to Anti Ordinary (E-J 10 mins) Robert Joshep

9:55am - 10:10am: Introduction to GravityFit (E-J 10 mins) Kirsty Richardson

10:10am - 10:20am: Introduction to Court Coverage (E-J 10 mins) Paul Kleverlaan

10:20am - 10:30am: Q&A

Travel from Xebio Group Tokyo Office to Super Sports Xebio Store
Sports Xebio store walk-through

Location:
Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu
Address: 2 Chome-4-9 Toyosu, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan

Agenda:
11:00am-12:00pm: Sports Xebio - store walk through / Q&A Kenji Nishio, Business Venture Division

Time for 1:1 delegate meetings | Travel by bullet train to Osaka (own arrangements)
Delegates to meet at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Osaka-Midosuji (own arrangements)

Level 15, Obic Midosuji Building, 4 Chome−2−3, Hiranomachi, Chuo Ward Osaka
Meeting point: Hotel lobby

Travel to Mizuno Innovation Center (transportation provided)
Mizuno Innovation Center site visit and meeting

Location:
1-12-35 Nanko Kita, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan
Meeting point:
Mizuno HQ Building, 1F - Reception desk

Agenda:
9:30am: Meet at the reception then to ME Sports Bar


9:45am - 10:00am: Greeting Mizuno President

10:00am -10:20am: Introduction and tour of MIZUNO ENGINE Nakajima - Mizuno Corporation

10:20am -10:35am: Introduction of Mizuno Pavilion

10:35am -10:55am: Introduction of Mizuno Corporation & collaborative projects with Mizuno

10:55am -11:05am: Break

11:05am -11:15am: Introduction to RUN.EDGE + Q&A RUN.EDGE

11:15am -11:25am: Introduction to GravityFit + Q&A (E-J, 10 mins) Kirsty Richardson, GravityFit

11:25am - 11:35am: Introduction to SuperInteractiv + Q&A (E-J 10 mins) Richard Helmer, SuperInteractiv

11:35am -11:45am: Summary Nakajima - Mizuno Corporation

Travel to Nakanoshima Qross complex (transportation provided)
Nakanoshima Qross meeting and networking event

Agenda:
2:00pm - 2:02pm: Opening remarks

2:02pm - 2:17pm: Introduction to Nakanoshima Qross (E-J 15 mins)

2:20pm - 2:30pm: Introduction to Australian Delegation (E-J 10 mins) Cristina Merino, AJBCC

2:20pm - 3:05pm: Introduction to Australia's SportsTech sector (E-J 15 mins) Craig Hill, ASTN
Introduction to EngageRM (E-J) 10 mins Dale Equid, EngageRM
Introduciton to Anti Ordinary (E-J) 10 mins Robert Joseph, Anti Ordinary
Introduction to ECAL (E-J 10 mins) Debra Tracey, ECAL

3:05pm - 3:20pm: Presentations by Japanese startups / startup ecosystem

3:20pm 3:30pm: Closing remarks Hirotaka Nakajima, Mizuno Corporation

4:30pm: Networking reception

Delegates to meet at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Osaka-Midosuji (own arrangements)
Travel to Dunlop Sports Office (transportation provided)
Dunlop Sports meeting and presentations

Location:
3-6-9 Wakinohama-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo

Agenda:
9:30am: Introductions Cristina Merino, Deputy CEO AJBCC

9:35am - 10:00am: Introduction to Dunlop Sports (E, 25 mins) Dunlop Sports

10:00am - 10:10am: Q&A

10:10am: Introduction to KAPRIA (E, 10 mins) Adam Karg, KAP Research

10:20am: Introduction to Playa Power (E, 10 mins) Benjamin Parsons, Founder & CEO, Playa Power

10:30am: Introduction to Pixon Sport (E, 10 mins) Danny Walk, Director, Pixon Group

10:40am: Introduction to Court Coverage (E, 10 mins) Paul Kleverlaan, Director, Court Coverage

10:50am: Q&A

Business Development in Japan Briefing • Innovation Dojo

Agenda:
11:00am: Business development in Japan (E, 15mins) Joshua Flannery, Founder, Innovation Dojo
11:15am - 11:30am: Q&A

Time for 1:1 delegate meetings or visit Expo 2025 Osaka (own arrangements)
Sports Business Connections • Osaka • Networking Event at Australia Pavilion