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Thursday Gathering
Thursday Gathering #374
Mar 12, 2026, 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM GMT+9

Welcome to Thursday Gathering!

下記にてイベント会場参加登録方法オンライン参加方法について記載しております。
イベント当日までにご確認ください🙌

Below, you’ll find information about the event venue, how to register, and how to join online. Please take a moment to review the details before the event day ✅

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■会場 | Venue

現地会場:CIC Tokyo 
住所:東京都港区虎ノ門1丁目17番1号 虎ノ門ヒルズビジネスタワー15階
*イベント受付は1階、会場入り口は15階となります。

Venue:CIC Tokyo 
Access:Toranomon Hills Business Tower 15F, 1 Chome-17-1 Toranomon, Minato City, Tokyo
*Event check-in counter will be open at 1st floor

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■参加登録方法 | How to Register

Register to Event」ボタンより参加登録をお願いいたします!

Click the “Register to Event” button to sign up!

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■オンライン参加方法について 

セッション一覧に表示される「Join Remotely」ボタンより参加いただけます。
Thursday Gathering開始時間になりましたら、セッション枠の下に「Join Remotely」ボタンが表示されます。 
そのボタンをクリック後、オンライン参加いただけます。 

*オンライン参加には、参加登録が必要です。本ページの「Register for Event」ボタンより参加登録をお願いいたします。

■ How to Join Online

You can join the session by clicking the “Join Remotely” button shown in the session list below.
Once Thursday Gathering starts, the “Join Remotely” button will appear below each session.
Click the button to join the session online.

*Please note that registration is required to join the event online. To register, click the “Register for Event” button on this page.

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Sessions
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM GMT+9
Thursday Gatheringの楽しみ方 / HOW TO ENJOY THURSDAY GATHERING
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT+9
From Switzerland to Japan: Entrepreneurial Lessons from the Field
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT+9
強い起業家のための〈自分軸〉の作り方 ― Women’s Startup Lab代表・堀江が語る起業家マインド
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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM GMT+9
Founder Institute Japan/Korea/Taiwan 2025 Fall Cohort In-Person Graduation Party @ Venture Café
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6:00 PM - 7:30 PM GMT+9
Tech × Business - 企業成長を加速する先端技術とスタートアップ共創 -
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7:00 PM - 8:00 PM GMT+9
GIVE TO GAIN: Building Room for Women Shaping the Future [International Women’s Day Session]
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7:00 PM - 8:30 PM GMT+9
ECOSYSTEM INSIGHT #48 - 日本原子力研究開発機構(JAEA)の取組み vol.4 ~JAEA発スタートアップの創出に向けて~
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7:15 PM - 8:00 PM GMT+9
Meetup for Thursday Gathering Beginners ! [In-person Only | 日英 ENG&JPN]
Speakers
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Heather Dobbin
Founder, HD Coaching

Heather is a globally recognized certified coach, facilitator and community builder with over 15 years of experience helping individuals uncover their true potential and align their actions with their dreams. Her diverse background includes working with executives, leaders and managers in large corporate and startup environments in multiple countries around the world to cultivate self-awareness, courage, and practices for success.

Highly experienced, Heather works with clients individually and in teams across a range of topics— from leadership, to burnout prevention and recovery, to major life and career transitions, to inner confidence and self-expression, to communication. She is also a trusted TEDx speaker coach. 

Based in Hayama and Tokyo, she currently serves on the Board of Directors for Startup Lady Japan. In her free time you can find her practicing kickboxing, enjoying a delicious craft beer, or hiking in the lush hills of Shonan.

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Rafael Ferreira
Business Team Academy Student
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
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Eden Alexandra Fivaz
Business Team Academy Student
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
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Fuminori Gunji
Head of GTM, ZooKeep | ZooKeep株式会社、事業推進責任者
Fuminori Gunji is the Head of GTM at ZooKeep, where he works with enterprises and startups to help them elevate their talent functions to compete on the global stage.

Fuminori carries a deep understanding of cross-cultural teams, shaped by growing up in Germany, studying in the Netherlands, and having spent most of his career in Tokyo/Japan.

Having worked at the cross-section of B2B x Tech x New Business Development for the last 15+ yearsー in management consultancy, SoftBank Robotics, local startups with one of them ending in a major M&A exit, as well as US HR Tech unicorn Deel, Fuminori now applies his global network and problem-solving expertise to transform talent acquisition into an orchestrated practice.
 
 
郡司 史徳
ZooKeep株式会社
事業推進責任者
経営コンサルを経て、ソフトバンクロボティクスや国内スタートアップ(M&Aエグジット)、米HRテックユニコーンDeelなどで、15年以上にわたり多様なB2Bテックの導入と事業推進に従事。 現在はZooKeepで、事業戦略・とPR/マーケティング機能の立ち上げに取り組む。
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Dr. Joe Hug
Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship, iU University

Dr. Joe Hug is an accomplished entrepreneur, educator, and strategic advisor with over 15 years of international business experience. After beginning his career in U.S. military healthcare, he transitioned into consulting, where his firm delivers cross-cultural strategy planning and executive training programs to leading multinational corporations in Tokyo.

Academically, he has taught at institutions including New York University (NYU), the University of Tokyo, and Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He is currently a full-time Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship at iU University and serves as an adjunct professor for the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) MBA program and Hosei University's GMBA program. His work bridges entrepreneurship, global strategy, and ecosystem development.

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Nielaa Kanthavelan
Business Team Academy Student
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
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Rui Nagamori
株式会社Leaflow

慶應義塾大学卒業後、デンマークの海運世界最大手Maersk Lineに入社。その後フリーランスの日英バイリンガルMC/通訳として主に国際会議やスポーツ国際大会、海外トレードショー等で活躍し、2013年株式会社キャリーオンを設立。 子ども服の買取・販売コミュニティ「キャリーオン」事業を通じてSDGs5、12の達成にも寄与し、2020年退任。2021年キャリーオン売却。2021年、世界中で注目を集めるヘンプ抽出物CBDを用いたボタニカルフードテック 株式会社Leaflowを設立し、代表取締役CEOに就任。CBDを使った健康的な食品を提供することによって、よりよい社会作りに貢献する。日本ではまだ数少ない女性のシリアルアントレプレナーとして活躍するかたわら、Startup Lady Japan理事、One Young World Japan理事として、女性アントレプレナーおよび日本を支える次世代グローバルリーダーの育成にも従事。 Rui is a Tokyo based serial entrepreneur successfully exited in 2021 July, CEO and Co-Founder of Leaflow Inc that leads the next generation CBD products throughout Japan and Asia. Previously co-founded Carry On Inc. in 2013 operating "Carry On (Social Closet®) " the hassle-free sharing platform for gently worn children’s clothing. Well experienced with e-commerce, retail service, sustainability for consuming goods, PR & branding, strategy marketing, team building. She is on a mission to incubate women entrepreneurs and to empower next-gen leaders in Japan as Startup Lady/One Young World directors as well. Previously, 10+ years experience at event operation, public relations, emceeing, interpreting as freelance. 3 years experience at Maersk Line for international shipping business. Bachelor of Arts, Keio University 1997.

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Kenneth Pechter
Professor & Director of Global MBA Program | Principal/Producer
Dr. Kenneth Pechter is an American professor, producer, and innovation specialist based in Tokyo. He serves as Professor and Director of the Global MBA Program at Hosei University’s Business School of Innovation Management, where he focuses on innovation, creativity, and global business development. He earned his BS and MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of California, Irvine (1987, 1988) and completed his PhD in Innovation Management and Policy at the University of Tokyo in 2001. Before entering academia, Pechter worked as an engineer and analyst, including roles at the U.S. Congress’s Office of Technology Assessment and the Government of Denmark’s national laboratories. Pechter spent a decade on the faculty at the University of Tokyo, later moving into the private sector, where he worked as a producer and business development consultant in media, entertainment, fashion, and technology. His notable projects include introducing Hollywood-style pitching to the Tokyo International Film Festival, forming the strategic alliance between Yoshimoto Kogyo and Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and producing films such as Free Foot Jam (2016) and Shinpan (2018) a modern adaptation of Kafka’s The Trial, and Rules of Living (2024). An advocate of industry-academia collaboration, he has led research on how universities can foster innovation through partnerships with companies and governments. His academic work earned him awards such as the AACSB Innovations That Inspire Award and IGBR Distinguished Research Award in 2022. Beyond academia, Dr. Pechter is active in regional revitalization efforts across Japan, coordinating Hosei MBA internships in cities such as Isumi, Aya, Kiyama, and Omiya, integrating sustainability and community innovation into his educational programs. He is also a marathon runner, triathlete, and ocean & snow sports enthusiast.
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Julian Urgese
Business Team Academy Student
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
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Sara Valloton
Business Team Academy Student
HES-SO Valais-Wallis
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佐合
Amelias Webマーケティング担当/イベント進行
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愛利 堀江
一般社団法人Women's Startup Lab Impact Foundation Japan 代表理事 | Women’s Startup Lab 代表取締役

1997 年にカリフォルニア州立大学を卒業。米国IBMを経て、数々のスタートアップでのキャリアをもとに、2013 年、米シリコンバレー初の女性に特化した起業家支援事業、「Women’s Startup Lab」 を創業。世界中から集まる女性起業家の育成やベンチャー支援を行う。シリコンバレーに深く密なネットワークを持ちながら、一人一人の革命を促すマインドセット変革を含む独自メソッドによる育成プログラムで注目を集めると共に、近年はイノベーション加速を目的とした企業のエグゼクティブ/リーダー育成に多く携わり、参加者から多大な評価を受けている。その功績を称えられ、CNN「10 Visionary Women(10 人のビジョナリーウーマン)」、マリ・クレール誌「20 Women Who Are Changing the Ratio(男女比を変える 20 人の女性)」、Entrepreneur Magazine「100 Powerful Women of 2020」など、多くの賞を受賞。2022年3月8日には、「境界を突破し、次世代に希望を与える女性」として、バービー人形で知られるマテル社より、『ロールモデル』シリーズの一員として、日本人起業家として初めて選出され、益々の活動が期待される。2022年春より、日本の女性、高校生を対象に、女性の起業を支援するプロジェクト「Amelias」を始動。著書に、『HITOLOGY やりたい仕事を自分でつくる シリコンバレー発 自分を活かした「はじめて起業」』がある。