Island Innovation Demo Day is a one-day online event bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and corporate partners from both Japan and Hawaii. Our demo day is focused on “Island problem solution” technology, such as sustainability, tourism, agriculture etc. Island Innovation Demo Day Online is a spin-off event of Island Innovation Demo Day.
Schedule
15:00 Opening
15:10 Pitch Starts (5-minute presentation + 5-minutes of Q&A)
16:10 Judges Time
16:20 Award Ceremony and Closing
16:30 End
Startups
EcoponicX : Inspired by Hawai’i’s unique place in the world, EcoponicX believes in technology that preserves and sustains nature in a truly harmonious relationship. Thier vision is to challenge the paradigm of farming as input intensive, real estate extensive, destructive, and overly centralized. They look to a future where the distance between the source of nutrition and your home is as close as your neighborhood park or your fridge.
Polū Energy : Polū means “blue” in Hawaiian! “Blue Energy,” also known as salinity gradient power, is the electrical energy derived from the difference in salt concentration when freshwater mixes with ocean salt water. This natural process occurs every moment that rivers meet the ocean. A natural phenomenon when rivers empty into the ocean like in loko iʻa (Hawaiian fishponds).
Shaka Guide : Shaka Guide provides location-based audio tours offer an immersive experience with authentic storytelling and music by local artists. We’re proud to have the highest-rated Hawaii travel apps in the App Store and Google Play store. A tremendous amount of care goes into each tour we create. Every site we visit, word we say, and song we select has been hand picked and crafted for quality.
Additional startups will be announced soon. Please check the event page for updates.
Judges
Hiroki Maeda, Executive Project Director, DENTSU Inc.
Nobu Morita, Director of Innovation, NEC X
Yasushi Omori, Vice President, Business Creation Strategy, Japan Airline
Yuka Tanimoto, Managing Editor, Web Editorial Team, Forbes JAPAN
Register
REGISTER HERE to secure your spot.