HOKKAIDO SPACE SUMMIT 2024 HOKKAIDO SPACE SUMMIT 2024

Thank you for participating in Hokkaido Space Summit 2024.
Let’s meet again next year.

Hokkaido Space Summit 2024 video is available.

Hokkaido pioneers
the new frontier.

The launchpad nears completion
— a culmination of tireless endeavors crafted this gateway to the stars.

In a locale of world-class appeal, abundant clear skies and optimal trajectories east and south beckon.
A location blessed with extraordinarily favorable conditions, where a nation turns its hopeful gaze.

The foundation has been laid to propel Japan to soaring new heights.
This humble town of the cosmos is destined to rise as a cosmic metropolis of worldwide admiration.

Hokkaido, positioned to stand proud on the world stage.
From Hokkaido, we forge Japan's bold future.

Now we embark upon an uncharted celestial voyage.
As Hokkaido leads not just Japan, but all humanity forward, blazing the path toward this new frontier.

ABOUT

The Hokkaido Space Summit is space-related business conference, set in Hokkaido Spaceport, a commercial spaceport available for private-sector use. Last year, the conference drew 1,000 individuals from all over Japan, with a total of 3,000 participants including those online, and great enthusiasm as well as many business opportunities were generated. For the conference, now in its fourth year, a variety of guest speakers from both Japan and abroad have been invited. Participants to the conference will be able to see the current state of the space industry, as well as the progress in the gathering of businesses in Hokkaido that are engaged in the space industry.

EVENT OUTLINE

MAIN THEME

Hokkaido pioneers
the new frontier.

CONFERENCE

Event
Hokkaido Space Summit 2024 Conference
Date
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Doors open at 8:30 a.m.)
Venue
The Bellclassic Obihiro (1-27 Nishi 2-jo Minami 35-chome, Obihiro-shi)
Participation
In person and online
Fee
Free of charge (*There is a participation fee of 6,500 yen per person for the meetup exchange event after the conference)
To register
Access Peatix to order a ticket
Other
In addition to the panel discussion at the conference, PR booths will be set up at the venue by sponsor companies and space-related startups.

Notes regarding tickets:
Online participants are also requested to order tickets.
A URL link for online participation will be sent by the day before the conference to those who order tickets.

MEET-UP

A meetup is scheduled to be held for exchange among a portion of guest speakers from the panel discussion and participants.

Event
Meetup Exchange at Hokkaido Space Summit 2024
Date
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Time
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Check-in from 6:00 p.m.)
Venue
The Bellclassic Obihiro (1-27 Nishi 2-jo Minami 35-chome, Obihiro-shi)
Participation
In person
Fee
6,500 yen per person
Capacity
400 persons
Event type
Meetup for speakers and participants to network
To register
Access Peatix to order a ticket

Please be advised that cancellations will not be accepted after registering for the event.

ACCESS

Event Venue
The Bellclassic Obihiro (1-27 Nishi 2-jo Minami 35-chome, Obihiro-shi)
Online
(CONFERENCE)
Youtube

Online participants are also requested to order tickets.
A URL link for online participation will be sent by the day before the conference to those who order tickets.

SPEAKERS

  • Adeline Pitrois

    Adeline Pitrois

    Head of Sales,
    SAS Latitude

  • Christopher Lai

    Christopher Lai

    Section Manager,
    Space Development Office,
    JT SPACE Co., Ltd.

  • Pablo Gallego Sanmiguel

    Pablo Gallego Sanmiguel

    Senior Vice President of Sales & Customers, PLD Space

  • Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer, Jr.

    Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer, Jr.

    CEO and Executive Director,
    Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority

  • Hidetaka Aoki

    Hidetaka Aoki

    Space Evangelist /
    Co-Founder&Director, Space Port Japan Association

  • Shirou Abiko

    Shirou Abiko

    Senior Director, Bureau of Industrial Promotion,
    Senior Director,Office of Startup Promotion,
    Department of Economic Affairs
    Hokkaido Government

  • Yoichi Abe

    Yoichi Abe

    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Space development and Utilization Division, Research and Development Bureau, Planning Officer

  • Masa Ishida

    Masa Ishida

    SPACETIDE Foundation
    President and CEO

  • Takahiro Inagawa

    Takahiro Inagawa

    Interstellar Technologies Inc.
    Chief Executive Officer.

  • Masaharu Uchiumi

    Masaharu Uchiumi

    Muroran institute of Technology
    Director and Professor

  • Yoshinori Odagiri

    Yoshinori Odagiri

    SPACE COTAN Co., Ltd.
    President, CEO

  • Jun Kazeki

    Jun Kazeki

    Director-General
    National Space Policy Secretariat

  • Kazutomi Shigeeda

    Kazutomi Shigeeda

    Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
    General Manager / Space Business Dept.

  • Mihoko Shintani

    Mihoko Shintani

    TMI Associates Partner, Attorney

  • Shinichi Takata

    Shinichi Takata

    Space Port Japan Association
    Co-Founder and Director

  • Wataru Takahama

    Wataru Takahama

    Director, Space Industry Division,
    Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

  • Shota Nakagawa

    Shota Nakagawa

    KUSHIROSEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD Aerospace Mobility Business Office

  • Shinichi Nakasuka

    Shinichi Nakasuka

    Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo

  • Kojiro Hatada

    Kojiro Hatada

    Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
    President and CEO

  • Ryo Fujii

    Ryo Fujii

    ASAHI INTERACTIVE,Inc. Chief Editor, UchuBiz

  • Akihide Manabe

    Akihide Manabe

    SPACE WALKER, Inc. CEO

  • Tsuyoshi  Mitsuhashi

    Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi

    Hokkaido Government
    Vice Governor

  • Nobuo Minaguchi

    Nobuo Minaguchi

    Director General, Department of Economy Affairs
    Hokkaido Government

  • Takanori Miyazu

    Takanori Miyazu

    Space Utilization and Research Corp.
    President

  • Takehito Morishima

    Takehito Morishima

    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Space development and Utilization Division,
    Research and Development Bureau, Planning Officer

TIMETABLE

9:00 - 9:10

Opening Remarks by Organizer

  • Yoshinori Odagiri

    Yoshinori Odagiri

    SPACE COTAN Co., Ltd.
    President, CEO

9:10 - 9:20

Welcome Address by Co-organizer

  • Tsuyoshi  Mitsuhashi

    Tsuyoshi Mitsuhashi

    Hokkaido Government
    Vice Governor

10:10 - 11:00

Session 1

Frontiers of Space Transportation – Japanese Rocket Startups

  • Takahiro Inagawa

    Takahiro Inagawa

    Interstellar Technologies Inc.
    Chief Executive Officer.

  • Mihoko Shintani

    Mihoko Shintani

    TMI Associates Partner, Attorney

  • Kojiro Hatada

    Kojiro Hatada

    Innovative Space Carrier Inc.
    President and CEO

  • Akihide Manabe

    Akihide Manabe

    SPACE WALKER, Inc. CEO

11:35 - 12:25

Session 2

Global Expectations for the Role of HOSPO

  • Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer, Jr.

    Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer, Jr.

    CEO and Executive Director,
    Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority

  • Hidetaka Aoki

    Hidetaka Aoki

    Space Evangelist /
    Co-Founder&Director, Space Port Japan Association

  • Yoshinori Odagiri

    Yoshinori Odagiri

    SPACE COTAN Co., Ltd.
    President, CEO

12:30 - 13:00

Luncheon Meeting

We Did It! Our Company's Journey into the Space Industry

  • Yoshinori Odagiri

    Yoshinori Odagiri

    SPACE COTAN Co., Ltd.
    President, CEO

  • Wataru Takahama

    Wataru Takahama

    Director, Space Industry Division,
    Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

  • Shota Nakagawa

    Shota Nakagawa

    KUSHIROSEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD Aerospace Mobility Business Office

  • Takanori Miyazu

    Takanori Miyazu

    Space Utilization and Research Corp.
    President

13:10-13:40

Keynote

The Present and Future of the Satellite Industry

  • Shinichi Nakasuka

    Shinichi Nakasuka

    Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo

14:10 - 15:00

Session 3

Japan's Space Strategy and Expectations for Hokkaido's Spaceport

  • Yoichi Abe

    Yoichi Abe

    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Space development and Utilization Division, Research and Development Bureau, Planning Officer

  • Masa Ishida

    Masa Ishida

    SPACETIDE Foundation
    President and CEO

  • Jun Kazeki

    Jun Kazeki

    Director-General
    National Space Policy Secretariat

  • Mihoko Shintani

    Mihoko Shintani

    TMI Associates Partner, Attorney

  • Nobuo Minaguchi

    Nobuo Minaguchi

    Director General, Department of Economy Affairs
    Hokkaido Government

15:30 - 15:35

Startup Hokkaido Speech

Boys aim for space!
High-quality wine from Hokkaido using satellite data.

15:40 - 16:30

Session 4

Transportation Business Prospects from Emerging International Rocket Companies

  • Adeline Pitrois

    Adeline Pitrois

    Head of Sales,
    SAS Latitude

  • Christopher Lai

    Christopher Lai

    Section Manager,
    Space Development Office,
    JT SPACE Co., Ltd.

  • Pablo Gallego Sanmiguel

    Pablo Gallego Sanmiguel

    Senior Vice President of Sales & Customers, PLD Space

  • Shinichi Takata

    Shinichi Takata

    Space Port Japan Association
    Co-Founder and Director

17:10 - 18:00

Session 5

Community Development Centered on HOSPO Spaceport – A Collaborative Effort of Industry, Academia, and Government

  • Shirou Abiko

    Shirou Abiko

    Senior Director, Bureau of Industrial Promotion,
    Senior Director,Office of Startup Promotion,
    Department of Economic Affairs
    Hokkaido Government

  • Masaharu Uchiumi

    Masaharu Uchiumi

    Muroran institute of Technology
    Director and Professor

  • Kazutomi Shigeeda

    Kazutomi Shigeeda

    Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
    General Manager / Space Business Dept.

  • Ryo Fujii

    Ryo Fujii

    ASAHI INTERACTIVE,Inc. Chief Editor, UchuBiz

SPONSORS

ダイヤモンドスポンサー

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited , NIPPON TRAVEL AGENCY CO., LTD.

ゴールドスポンサー
  • IKEUCHI GROUP
  • 株式会社荏原製作所

IKEUCHI GROUP , EBARA CORPORATION

シルバースポンサー
  • IMV株式会社
  • 株式会社 旭商工社
  • 株式会社アルプス技研
  • SMFLレンタル株式会社
  • SOC株式会社
  • NRIセキュアテクノロジーズ株式会社
  • 株式会社縁舞 SPACEAGENT
  • 株式会社大林組
  • 株式会社釧路製作所
  • 株式会社三技協
  • 株式会社シバウラ防災製作所
  • 株式会社商船三井
  • 株式会社ズコーシャ
  • DNVビジネス・アシュアランス・ジャパン株式会社
  • 東京建物株式会社
  • 日本製紙株式会社
  • 萩原建設工業株式会社
  • 北海道コカ・コーラリテール&ベンディング株式会社
  • 株式会社三菱総合研究所

IMV CORPORATION, ASAHI SHO-KO-SHA CO.,LTD. , Altech Corporation
SMFL Rental Company, Limited, SOC Co., Ltd.
NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd., ENB Co.,LTD.SPACEAGENT, Obayashi Corporation
KUSHIROSEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD, SANGIKYO CORPORATION, Shibaura Fire Pump Co., Ltd.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Zukosya Co.,Ltd., DNV BUSINESS ASSURANCE JAPAN K.K.
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd., Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. HAGIWARA CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CO.,LTD,
HOKKAIDO COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.,LTD., Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

ブロンズスポンサー
  • 株式会社梓設計
  • 伊藤組土建株式会社
  • 岩田地崎建設株式会社
  • エア・ウォーター株式会社
  • エア・ウォーター北海道株式会社
  • NECネッツエスアイ株式会社
  • 株式会社NTT東日本-北海道 北海道東支店
  • 株式会社エムエスケイ
  • 株式会社コスモテック
  • サツドラホールディングス
  • 三共電気工業株式会社
  • 株式会社サンケミ
  • 三洋興熱株式会社
  • 清水建設(株)北海道支店
  • 株式会社スペースサービス
  • SPEDi 株式会社
  • 全日本空輸株式会社
  • 株式会社タチノ
  • 株式会社テクニカルサポート
  • 株式会社ドーコン
  • 十勝信用組合
  • 株式会社藤森商会
  • 北海道電力株式会社
  • 宮坂建設工業株式会社
  • UDトラックス道東株式会社

Azusa Sekkei Co., Ltd., ITOGUMI CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD., IWATA CHIZAKI INC.,
AIR WATER INC., AIR WATER HOKKAIDO INC. NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation,
NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION, MSK Co.,Ltd.
COSMOTEC Co.,Ltd., SATUDORA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD.
Sankyo Electric Works Co.,Ltd. , Sankemi Co.,Ltd., SANYO KONETSU Co., Ltd.
SHIMIZU CORPORATION, Space Service Co.,Ltd., SPEDi Co.
ANA HOLDINGS INC., Tachino Co., Ltd., Technical Support Co., Ltd.
Docon Co.,Ltd., Tokachi Credit Union
Fujimori Shokai Co.,Ltd., Hokkaido Electric Power Co.,Inc.
MIYASAKA CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING
UD TRUCKS Co., Ltd

PARTNERS

Secretariat for Promotion of Regional Revitalization, National Space Policy Secretariat,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,
Hokkaido Bureau of Telecommunications, Hokkaido Bureau of Economy,
Trade and Industry, Tokachi District Office of Education, City of Sapporo, Obihiro City,
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan External Trade Organization,Hokkaido,
Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, JAPAN,
STARTUP HOKKAIDO, Win aerospace industrial base invitation association for the attainment,
Hokkaido Economic Federation, The Federation of Hokkaido Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
The Obihiro Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Obihiro Shinkin Bank, Japan Finance Corporation,
North Pacific Bank,LTD, Japan Broadcasting Corporation ‐Obihiro Broadcasting Station,
Space Port Japan Association, Hokkaido Aerospace Science and Technology Incubation Center

SUPPORTERS

Interstellar Technologies Inc., Space Something Kotetsu-kun, FM-JAGA,
Obihiro Tourism and Convention Association, OBIKAN, OBIHIRO CITY CABLE Co .,LTD.,
Tokachi Obihiro Hotel Association, Tokachi Area Limousin Taxi Association,
Dotdoto, NOBU Co., Ltd, THE BELLCLASSIC OBIHIRO,
SPA RESORT IN THE FOREST HOKKAIDO HOTEL, RENT ALL OBIHIRO, Wakka Co., Ltd

ORGANIZER

Hokkaido Space Summit Executive Committee

CO-ORGANIZER

Hokkaido Goverment

CONTACT

Hokkaido Space Summit Executive Committee
Email:hokkaidospacesummit@spacecotan.com