"No More New Businesses That Are Just Concepts" - Exhibiting and Speaking at Multiple Sessions at Startup JAPAN / New Business Grand Conference

01Booster Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: George Goda; hereinafter "01Booster"), a business creation company that supports new business development and open innovation for large corporations, will exhibit and speak at multiple sessions at "Startup JAPAN 2026" and the co-located event "New Business Grand Conference," to be held at Makuhari Messe on April 15th and 16th, 2026.

In recent years, initiatives for new businesses within large corporations have increased, but many challenges are observed, such as "ideas are generated but don't lead to commercialization" and "systems are in place but don't result in outcomes." It is not uncommon for efforts to remain at the conceptual or systemic stage, failing to lead to actual business creation.

To address these challenges, 01Booster combines "system design" and "business creation programs" to provide consistent support, from idea generation to commercialization, and even exit strategies such as carve-outs.

At this event, under the theme "No More New Businesses That Are Just Concepts," 01Booster will introduce approaches to new business development that lead to tangible results, not just concepts, from both system design and execution support perspectives.

Furthermore, at the Startup JAPAN venue, 01Booster will have a booth exhibition to introduce its initiatives related to business creation, including new business system design, open innovation, and carve-out support.

Startup JAPAN 2026 Booth Exhibition At the Startup JAPAN venue, the following themes will be primarily showcased: ■ Exhibition Content ・New Business System Design (portfolio design, evaluation criteria, investment criteria, etc.) ・Business Creation Programs (education, proposal systems, business accompaniment support) ・Open Innovation Support ・Carve-out / Spin-out Support ・Exit Strategy Support ■ Booth Number: 2-1

01Booster Speaking Sessions ① Why Did They Leave Large Corporations? — The Decision of Carve-out Entrepreneurs This session will delve into the decision-making and background of entrepreneurs who achieved carve-outs from large corporations, discussing the conditions and mechanisms for creating businesses from within companies. Date: April 15, 2026 (Wednesday) 16:30-17:20 Venue: Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall Course: ③ Intrapreneur Course Speakers: ・Naoya Ori (Eureka Wireless Inc.) ・Yuichi Ito (DigKnow Inc.) ・Fuyuki Tateyama (01Booster Capital Inc.)

② From Technical Alliance to Industry Creation — How Do Large Corporations and Startups Design Co-creation? This session will discuss how large corporations and startups design co-creation to lead to industry creation, not just technical alliances. Date: April 16, 2026 (Thursday) 15:15-15:55 Venue: Makuhari Messe Hall C Speakers: ・Yuko Takeda (KDDI Corporation) ・Takashi Someda (HACARUS Inc.) ・Sosuke Kato (01Booster Inc.)

③ New Business Systems Connected to Management Strategy — Business Companies Discuss: What is the Mechanism to Transform Corporate Power into Business? Based on case studies from business companies, this session will discuss the key points of system design and operation for new business systems that connect to management strategy and lead to outcome creation. Date: April 16, 2026 (Thursday) 16:30-17:20 Venue: Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall Course: ⑥ Secretariat/Management Planning Course Speakers: ・Taijiro Morihisa (Ricoh Company, Ltd.) ・Yuta Hashimoto (Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.) ・Shohei Oba (01Booster Inc.)

④ Learn Live! New Business Pitch & Judging Session Season 3 This is a practical session that uses actual new business pitches as a theme to explain judging perspectives and evaluation points in real-time. Date: April 16, 2026 (Thursday) 17:40-18:30 Venue: Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall Course: ⑥ Secretariat/Management Planning Course Speakers: ・Hayato Kato (AlphaDrive Inc.) ・Tetsuya Daimaru (Relic Inc.) ・Daisuke Wada (01Booster Inc.)