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Femtech is often talked about primarily as a female-focused field, but did you know that many men are also involved?

This event will begin with a panel discussion featuring male members involved in Femtech business and planning, and then in a workshop format, will discuss the potential and challenges of Femtech from the perspectives of differences in gender and what motivated them to get involved!

The discussion will cover the following topics. Of course, women are welcome to participate too!

・Difficulties and challenges of Femtech from the perspectives of both men and women
・Common challenges in starting a femtech business
・Measures and ideas to overcome the difficulties and challenges specific to the field

In March of last year, we held a closed event called "Men Talking Femtech" with the concept of "Men Talking Femtech Only" and the aim of the event to freely discuss everyday concerns and points to note, as well as key points for the future development of the industry, which garnered a lot of attention. This time, we will expand the workshop and hold an event that both men and women can participate in!

Please see the link below for details and reports from last year's event.

#22-1 [March 15th] Men talk about Femtech
https://note.com/femtechjapan/n/n83a8e1186f32

#22-2 [Held on March 15th] "Men Talking Femtech" Event Report
https://note.com/femtechjapan/n/nd3d92e86f155

A year has passed since the very well-received event, and the number of men involved in Femtech has increased. However, common and new challenges have become clear in starting and expanding Femtech-related businesses, especially from the perspective of gender differences. This year, we have planned a new workshop to explore hints on how to tackle these challenges, so please join us.

As the femtech field continues to attract more and more attention, we look forward to your participation!

[Date]
July 17th (Wed) 19:00-21:00
(Doors open: 18:45)

【place】
Shibuya SOIL (Shibuya Takugin Building 7F, 1-13-9 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
access:https://shibuya-soil.com/

[Program on the day]
19:00-19:05 Opening
-Tomoyuki Suzuki, Executive Member, Femtech Community Japan

19:05-19:30 Men's talk about Femtech
- Ken Kadoguchi, Director of Lalune Business Promotion Office, Medical Platform Headquarters, Medley Inc.
- Naoya Suzuki, Manager of the Corporate Planning Department, JCOM Inc.
- Moderator: Tomoyuki Suzuki

19:30-19:45 Group Discussion 1
・The difficulties and challenges of Femtech from the perspectives of both men and women
・Common challenges in starting and expanding a Femtech business

19:45-19:50 Presentation

19:50-19:55 Change of seats

19:55-20:15 Group discussion 2
・Specific measures and ideas to overcome the issues raised in Group Discussion 1

20:15-20:30 Presentation + QA

20:30-20:35 Summary

20:35-21:00 Networking

[Conditions for participation]
This event will be held in a workshop format with participants divided into groups. Since the main focus will be on discussion, we look forward to your participation if you are able to actively speak up and share your opinions.
We welcome the participation of the following people:
・Femtech entrepreneurs/startups, or those preparing to start a business
・People in charge of new Femtech-related businesses
・Those who would like to consider starting a femtech-related business in the future

[Number of people]
Limited to 40 people

【Entry fee】
3000 yen
*Community member coupons available

[List of speakers (in no particular order)]

<Tomoyuki Suzuki, Executive Member of Femtech Community Japan>
He specializes in business development and policy support in areas where public-private collaboration is necessary for the social implementation of new technologies and services. He has experience in consulting for public agencies and private companies in the fields of social transition, RRI (Responsible Research and Innovation), new business development, healthcare, sustainability, etc., as well as in startup investment and business development in the nursing care and rehabilitation fields. He was a former visiting researcher at the Stanford University US Asia Technology Management Center.

<Medley Inc. Medical Platform Headquarters Lalune Business Promotion Office Manager, Ken Kadoguchi>
He joined Unilever as a new graduate and began his career in brand marketing.
He joined Amazon Japan in 2013, when the company was still in its infancy, and led the launch of new businesses such as alcohol and pharmaceutical sales. He then served as head of business development for Prime Video and head of Alexa Shopping in Japan, before joining Medley in 2024. He is now head of the Lalune Business Promotion Office.

<Naoya Suzuki, Manager, Corporate Planning Department, JCOM Inc.>
After joining J:COM mid-career, she was involved in sales support, budget planning, and numerical analysis. She was then transferred to the parent company, a general trading company, where she was in charge of budgeting and numerical analysis for overseas communications, CVC, and digital businesses. After returning to Japan, she worked in the Corporate Planning Department as a sub-leader of a cross-departmental task force team that formulated mid-term management plans and worked on innovation within the company. In addition to topics such as "metaverse" and "NFT," she took up the theme of "femtech," which she became interested in due to her family's health issues, and planned an in-house femtech awareness event. She continues to work on raising awareness within the company and considering commercialization.

<Tomoko Minagawa, Representative Director of Femtech Community Japan>
After working in foreign IT consulting, she studied at Cambridge University in the UK for an MBA, and then worked as an executive officer at an independent strategic consulting firm, a director and business manager at an artificial intelligence venture, and then joined an independent VC where she was involved in investing in startups, supporting their business growth, and supporting female entrepreneurs. She has a track record of investing in multiple Femtech companies. In her current position, she is engaged in expanding business in the women's healthcare field at a global pharmaceutical company that focuses on women's health.
In March 2021, Femtech Community Japan was established.

<Megumi Kimura, Director of Femtech Community Japan>
While working in one of the largest systems development PMOs in the industry at a non-life insurance company, she also serves as a director of Femtech Community Japan on the side. She holds lectures on Femtech at corporate universities and for managers within the company. Outside the company, she gives many Femtech-related presentations at universities and companies, and learned that many women suffer from menopausal symptoms, so she became interested in the field of menopause. She graduated from the Graduate School of Business at Globis (MBA).

About cancellations
If you need to cancel for unavoidable reasons, please contact us by the day before (7/16).
If you contact us by the day before, we will refund you, but if you cancel on the day, we cannot refund you.
We kindly ask for your understanding.

[Contact for inquiries regarding this event]
Femtech Community Japan Secretariat: hello@femtechjapan.org

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