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China’s biggest tech conference GMIC to come to Tokyo this Friday

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GMIC (Global Mobile Internet Conference) is a Beijing-based annual conference event organized by GWC (Great Wall Club), the organization comprising of delegates from outstanding internet companies in China. We have covered the conference for over several years (in Japanese). The conference started holding its Silicon Valley edition a few years ago, and they will finally hold its first event in Tokyo this coming week, which will take place on July 11th in the Shibuya Hikarie building. At the event, entrepreneurs and innovators from China as well as the rest of the world will come together, and share their insights and perspectives about the latest global mobile trends with an audience. Their remarkable speakers include: Masatoshi Kumagai, CEO, GMO Internet Group Gaofei Wang, CEO, Weibo Isao Moriyasu, CEO, DeNA Idezawa Takeshi, COO, Line Edward Long, Co-founder, Dianping Takeshi Natsuno, Professor, Keio University Tetsuzo Matsumoto, Senior Advisor of Softbank Mobile Abhay Singhal, Co-founder, InMobi Sheng Fu, CEO, Cheetah Mobile Miriam Warren, VP, New Markets, Yelp Details of speakers and an agenda are available on the GMIC Tokyo website. We’ll be proudly serving the event as a media partner and bring you live coverage with our on-site reports. Our readers can avail a 20%…

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GMIC (Global Mobile Internet Conference) is a Beijing-based annual conference event organized by GWC (Great Wall Club), the organization comprising of delegates from outstanding internet companies in China. We have covered the conference for over several years (in Japanese).

The conference started holding its Silicon Valley edition a few years ago, and they will finally hold its first event in Tokyo this coming week, which will take place on July 11th in the Shibuya Hikarie building.

At the event, entrepreneurs and innovators from China as well as the rest of the world will come together, and share their insights and perspectives about the latest global mobile trends with an audience. Their remarkable speakers include:

  • Masatoshi Kumagai, CEO, GMO Internet Group
  • Gaofei Wang, CEO, Weibo
  • Isao Moriyasu, CEO, DeNA
  • Idezawa Takeshi, COO, Line
  • Edward Long, Co-founder, Dianping
  • Takeshi Natsuno, Professor, Keio University
  • Tetsuzo Matsumoto, Senior Advisor of Softbank Mobile
  • Abhay Singhal, Co-founder, InMobi
  • Sheng Fu, CEO, Cheetah Mobile
  • Miriam Warren, VP, New Markets, Yelp

Details of speakers and an agenda are available on the GMIC Tokyo website. We’ll be proudly serving the event as a media partner and bring you live coverage with our on-site reports.

Our readers can avail a 20% discount for purchasing GMIC Tokyo tickets (excluding a VIP pass) using the discount code OVERSEAkkAlQaq2. So if you are interested in being part of it, don’t hesitate to check them out and have your ticket now.

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Deadline approaching for G-startup event in Beijing, get your application in now!

Rick Martin Rick Martin
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We just received a short note from the folks over at Beijing-based GWC reminding us that the deadline for their G-Startup event is just around the corner on April 8. For those who would like to apply, you can do so here. What I find interesting about startup events in the Asia region is that even though Japanese startups are typically under-represented, they always seem do well, punching above their weight class so to speak. So if you are a Japan-based startup looking for an opportunity to show off your company outside the country, G-Startup is certainly an event worth exploring. Check out the details below! G-Startup Beijing Approaches Deadline on April 8th Pitch your startup to a panel of serial entrepreneurs, angel investors, and VCs, while gaining massive exposure through international media! Every year, G-Startup pits top startups and app developers against each other for the chance to win investment, distribution, incubation and exposure. In 2012, G-Startup attracted applicants from 30 countries overall. Participants can expect to gain significant exposure to new opportunities. Case in point, last year’s winner Beiz from Finland raised $1 million USD investment and increased their user-base by 1 million after the competition! This year’s…

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We just received a short note from the folks over at Beijing-based GWC reminding us that the deadline for their G-Startup event is just around the corner on April 8. For those who would like to apply, you can do so here.

What I find interesting about startup events in the Asia region is that even though Japanese startups are typically under-represented, they always seem do well, punching above their weight class so to speak. So if you are a Japan-based startup looking for an opportunity to show off your company outside the country, G-Startup is certainly an event worth exploring.

Check out the details below!

G-Startup Beijing Approaches Deadline on April 8th

Pitch your startup to a panel of serial entrepreneurs, angel investors, and VCs, while gaining massive exposure through international media! Every year, G-Startup pits top startups and app developers against each other for the chance to win investment, distribution, incubation and exposure. In 2012, G-Startup attracted applicants from 30 countries overall.

Participants can expect to gain significant exposure to new opportunities. Case in point, last year’s winner Beiz from Finland raised $1 million USD investment and increased their user-base by 1 million after the competition!

This year’s event includes two tracks: the Startup Competition, and appAttack. The Startup Competition pitches startups against each other for investment, while appAttack finds the “Most Innovative App” and provides distribution avenues for the winner. Applications are accepted until April 8th.

G-Startup is a one stop for all your global startup needs:

  • Incubation
  • Partnerships
  • Networking and connections
  • Users and clients
  • Marketing/PR
  • Investment

Past competition partners have included: Innovation Works, ChinaAccelerator, PlugandPlay, InnoSpring and RocketSpace.

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