Source: Peatix

【Event Summary】
Seminar and networking event to be held offline only on Thursday, March 6th!
Kazuya Zaitsu, a serial entrepreneur who has successfully launched four internal ventures and is currently the CEO of Pondetech Co., Ltd., a new company born out of the Kansai Electric Power Group, will be speaking at the event!
　
This time, we will be inviting Kazuya Zaitsu, CEO of Pondetech Co., Ltd., who is the leader of the Kansai Electric Power Group's new business ventures and has attracted attention for his innovative business development. Mr. Zaitsu has launched numerous new businesses and created value by leveraging partnerships both inside and outside the group. He has now established Pondetech Co., Ltd. as part of Kansai Electric Power's next-generation strategy, and is working to provide new solutions that go beyond the boundaries of the energy industry.

The Kansai Electric Power Group is actively engaged in new business development and open innovation, aiming to create new value beyond the scope of the energy business. We are pursuing next-generation energy solutions, including the use of renewable energy and digital technology, and are challenging ourselves to solve various social issues. At the heart of this is the promotion of open innovation, which deepens collaboration with startup companies, academic institutions, and different industries. By collaborating with domestic and international partners, we are creating new business models and services that go beyond the scope of the traditional power business. This is a big step toward improving energy efficiency, revitalizing local communities, and realizing a sustainable society. We have also introduced an in-house acceleration program specialized in new businesses, creating an environment that fosters the entrepreneurial spirit of employees. We are working to create new businesses that combine knowledge from inside and outside the company.

Pondetech Co., Ltd., founded by Zaitsu, is a next-generation company established to take on new business development for the Kansai Electric Power Group. After cleaning and replacing used PCs from companies, the company works with a special subsidiary that employs many people with disabilities to sell the refurbished PCs through its own e-commerce site, "PC next." This model simultaneously solves three social issues: expanding employment for people with disabilities, reducing electronic waste and CO2 emissions, and eliminating the digital divide. The company is working to solve social issues and create new value beyond the existing framework of the energy industry. The company's business has attracted attention as "opening up new possibilities for electric power companies," and has attracted a lot of interest from other industries.

We will learn how to lay the groundwork for business creation by listening to actual case studies.

<About this event series>
People involved in new businesses
By people involved in new businesses
Seminars and networking events for people involved in new businesses

"Opening up new possibilities for the future through the exchange of information and the collision of knowledge through casual conversation"

"IntraStar" aims to create a place for interaction and information exchange that will generate intellectual conflict among new business managers.
We will hold seminars and networking events that will create real serendipity for everyone.

🌟We have received many positive comments from past participants🌟

"The talk was held in a friendly atmosphere and the content was easy to follow. I was able to hear about the real background to starting a new business."
"I was particularly impressed by the vivid accounts of the new business proposals that were being presented."
"You can get really useful information, such as the way people in charge think, that you can't get through other opportunities or media."
"There were a lot of off-the-record stories, it was really interesting! Thank you!"
"We were able to get into a lot of depth during the Q&A session."
"We were given a clear vision and specific ways of thinking and methods for promoting the project."
"I felt that this was an event that was both educational and fun."
"I wanted to recommend this book to my colleagues because it addressed issues that we were struggling with at our own company. I felt there were some issues with the proof-of-concept, but this book helped me sort them out."
"It was extremely valuable. I was able to gain a much clearer understanding of the process of turning an idea into reality."
"The content was specific and extremely meaningful. I was able to understand the hurdles I had to overcome and the solutions I needed to overcome."

<Guest>
Mr. Kazuya Zaitsu
President of Pondetech Co., Ltd.

Pondetech Co., Ltd.
PC next

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Mr. Hiroyuki Arai
Founder of IntraStar / Director and CSMO of Curations Inc. / Executive Strategy Designer

＜Recommended for these people＞
・Managers, leaders, and management who want to move new businesses forward
- People in charge of creating and promoting new businesses, people who have hit a wall, and people who want to get ideas for their existing ideas.
・Those who would like to hear about examples from other companies as solutions to problems in creating new businesses
・Those who want to connect and exchange ideas with new business managers from other companies or industries who are in similar situations
*This event is aimed at people in charge of creating new businesses at large companies.

<Participation fee>
Free

<Number of participants>
Offline: 50 people

*Only on-site participation is available.
*Applications accepted until 23:59 on March 3, 2025
*For applications after the application deadline, please contact the organizers via Peatix.

【time schedule】
18:45 Doors open and reception begins
19:00〜20:00　
Learn from a serial entrepreneur who has successfully launched four internal ventures! The process and practical knowledge of business creation that goes beyond the walls of large corporations
20:00-20:30 Social gathering
21:00 Complete withdrawal

*Reception closes at 19:00.
*Business cards will be collected from participants at the reception.

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SHIBUYA QWS
Scramble Square 15F, 2-24-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
*Please go up to the 15th floor and complete the admission procedure at the reception.

[Speakers introduction]

■ Kazuya Zaitsu
President of Pondetech Co., Ltd.
President and CEO of Pondetech Co., Ltd. He launched four companies and one organization as an internal venture of Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. with his team, and has been involved in multiple new businesses from 0 to 1 phase within large companies. Outside of work, he founded the innovation activity group "k-hack" in 2016, and from the group he has realized the establishment of TRAPOL and GEKIDANIINO as business companies. In June 2024, he was selected for Forbes JAPAN's "NEXT 100".

■ Hiroyuki Arai
Head of IntraStar
Curations Inc. Director, CSMO / Executive Strategy Designer
A jack of all trades when it comes to new businesses. After gaining experience launching businesses in the fields of web, O2O, IP rights, content, food, health food, cosmetics, and fashion at multiple startups, he now works as an external partner for major companies with mature businesses, focusing on realizing business transformation through digitalization for mature businesses through strategies for new business areas, planning and running training and seminars, planning and running business creation programs, and business design.

[Past events]
■ [On-site & online event] "New businesses from large companies are also interesting! New Business Pitch Competition 2023 AUTUMN (#3)"
https://venturecafetokyo.org/sessions/corporation-new-business-pitch/

■Online public discussion: "Thinking with Mr. Mitsumura, founder of BASE Q: 'What is a way of working and living that is rooted in personal values?'"
https://intrastar-2023092519.peatix.com

■ [On-site & online event] Learn from the mastermind behind NEC's new business creation! Behind the scenes of the evaluation system reform and culture building that promotes innovation in large companies
https://intrastar-2024031419.peatix.com

■ [Seminar & Networking Event Held Offline] Kagome's Open Innovation Creation: Passing on the Baton and Growing it ~ A New High Blood Pressure Prevention Service Using "Natokali" ~
https://intrastar2024121819.peatix.com/
[Sponsored by]
■IntraStar
This is a community where people working on new businesses in large companies share real-life stories of the struggles they faced, the obstacles they faced, and how they overcame them, support each other's success in their new businesses, sometimes engaging in open innovation, and sometimes even changing jobs (?!).
https://www.facebook.com/groups/intrastar

【sponsor】
■Curations
https://www.curations.jp/

【Notes】
*If you are participating in person, please wear a mask to reduce the risk of contracting coronavirus.
*This community is targeted at people in charge of new business ventures at large companies. Please note that we may decline applications from people who are not eligible.
*Participation in events for sales or solicitation purposes is not permitted.
* Any other behavior that may offend others, such as mounting, imposing one's values, self-centered monologue, etc., is also prohibited.
*Persistent solicitation, sales, religious solicitations, etc. are prohibited.
*Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any personal disputes that occur after the social gathering.
If you wish to decline participation, please cancel your application.
*The IntraStar Community Management Team and media will be taking photos and videos at the venue. Customers at the venue may be captured in these photos and videos, and these photos may be used in advertising materials by the IntraStar Community after the event, and on television, in newspapers, in magazines, on the web, etc. by the media. Please be aware of this in advance.
*The personal information you provide will only be used for the following purposes: contact regarding the operation of the event, confirming your entry on the day, sending out surveys after the event, and to contact you about upcoming events, announcements from speakers, and announcements from sponsors. Your information will not be used for any other purpose without your prior consent.

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