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X-WR-CALNAME:2026 Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Symposium
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DESCRIPTION:Recognizing the best of innovation and entrepreneurship in Japa
 n – U.S. business\n\nThe Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Symposium is t
 he signature event of the Innovation Awards Program\, the longest running 
 annual program in the Bay Area celebrating the links between Silicon Valle
 y and Japan innovation. Each year\, the Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards s
 elects one innovative high-growth company from Japan and one from the U.S.
  that are already beginning to transform a major industry or value chain. 
 \n\nThe symposium will include:\n\nAccepting the 2026 SunBridge-John Thoma
 s Emerging Leader Award:Ren Ito\, Stanford University Alumnus and Co-Found
 er & Chairman of Sakana AI (Japan Awardee)Jeffrey Bleich\, General Counsel
  for Anthropic (U.S. Awardee)Innovation Showcase to recognize five excitin
 g Japanese start-up companies: HACARUS (Artificial Intelligence)\, I Peace
 \, Inc. (Regenerative Medicine)\, KORTUC (Cancer Therapeutics)\, Ookuma Di
 amond Device (Advanced Semiconductors) & Pale Blue (Space Technology)Keyno
 te speaker Jim Adler\, Founder and General Partner at Toyota Ventures\, on
  the physical AI in the U.S.-Japan landscapePrior Awardee Keynote Segment 
 with Vanessa Davis\, Chief Product Officer at LegalOn Technologies\, on ho
 w the massive revolution in AI has impacted their industry since winning t
 he Emerging Leader Award in 2023Lunch Details & registration: https://www.
 usjinnovate.org/\n\n*Free for Stanford ID holders\n\nThe Japan – U.S. In
 novation Awards Program is produced by the Japan Society of Northern Calif
 ornia in cooperation with the Stanford University US-Asia Technology Manag
 ement Center.
GEO:37.43068;-122.164842
LOCATION:Alumni Center\, McCaw Hall
SUMMARY:2026 Japan – U.S. Innovation Awards Symposium
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/copy-of-2025-japan-us-innov
 ation-awards-symposium
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