Leadership That Moves the World, Now from Osaka! Winners Announced for 'Bizcon OSAKA 2025', a Challenge for Ventures and Growing Companies!

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the business plan contest 'Bizcon OSAKA 2025,' where promising Osaka companies deliver final presentations, was held at the Event Hall on the 4th floor of the Osaka Industrial Creation Center (Chuo-ku, Osaka). Winners were officially decided. This contest is organized by the Osaka Industrial Creation Center (Osaka Business Development Agency) as a platform to support the challenges of entrepreneurs who create new value. Engaging in new business ventures is considered effective for improving competitiveness and expanding sales channels (*). Bizcon OSAKA aims to boost the growth of such businesses while providing opportunities for business promotion, ultimately connecting them to market development and growth support. The participants of 'Bizcon OSAKA 2025' are taking on new business challenges by leveraging their specialized skills and business ideas, using social issue needs and their own challenges as a breakthrough. You can watch the event's proceedings via the archive stream; we invite you to watch the presentations of companies tackling problem-solving from new perspectives and perhaps gain some hints for your own entrepreneurship or management. (*) Source: Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, '2024 White Paper on Small and Medium Enterprises,' Part 2, Chapter 3: Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises https://www.chusho.meti.go.jp/pamflet/hakusyo/2024/PDF/chusho/04Hakusyo_part2_chap3_web.pdf [Overview of the Final Presentation] Date and Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 13:00 - 16:10 Venue: Osaka Industrial Creation Center, 4th Floor Event Hall Organizers: Osaka Industrial Creation Center (Osaka Business Development Agency), Naniwa Akindo Juku Alumni Association, Osaka City Industrial Management Association, Osaka City Association for Female Entrepreneurs Information Exchange Special Sponsor: Amagasaki Shinkin Bank Eight companies that passed the document and presentation screenings appeared in the final judging. Business leaders supporting ventures and the organizing groups served as judges to determine the winners. Winners will receive prize money from special sponsor Amagasaki Shinkin Bank and business support from the organizing groups. [Winner Information] ■ Venture Category (4 participating companies) Prize: 350,000 yen 'Taking on the challenge with AI! Revitalizing the regional economy through the resurgence of TV stations and the growth of SMEs' 'Tate ni Kaeru-kun' / 'Tsukaeru AI' With 29 years of experience at a television station, handling everything from technology development to field operations, and a passion for AI that borders on a hobby, my strength lies in connecting the field with the latest technology. Currently, TV stations suffer from insufficient information dissemination to SNS due to labor shortages, leading to a decline in transmission power that buries regional appeal and affects the regional economy. Therefore, I will strengthen transmission power with the vertical video AI editing app 'Tate ni Kaeru-kun.' Furthermore, to support the challenges of SMEs in Osaka, I have developed 'Tsukaeru AI,' which integrates training and an app. I will accelerate both TV broadcasting power and SME challenges! Norihide Tanichi, Representative Director and CEO, Midori Green Co., Ltd. https://midori-green.com/ ■ Renovator Category (4 participating companies) Prize: 350,000 yen Prize: 300,000 yen 'Solving issues by combining medical professional insights and Osaka factory technology! Ventilator mask 'javalla' that prevents skin pressure injuries' As a clinical engineer, I have faced the reality that life-saving ventilator masks cause painful skin injuries due to strong facial pressure on patients. To solve this issue, I developed the brand new respiratory mask 'javalla' by combining the expertise of professionals who know the medical field inside out with the mold technology that Osaka's town factories are proud of. It has become possible to reduce facial pressure to one-third of conventional levels and dramatically prevent skin damage. This will dramatically resolve patient pain and the care burden on medical staff! Kota Ishitobi, Business Manager, iDevice Co., Ltd. https://www.med-idevice.com/ 1 year of business support 'Passing the baton of craftsmanship to the next generation! 'SETSUMEi', an AI-automated manual creation and operation system with simple on-site shooting and editing' Yohei Tsuchida, Import Division Manager, Toho International Co., Ltd. http://toho-intl.co.jp/ 1 year of business support 'Taking on the challenge with AI! Revitalizing the regional economy through the resurgence of TV stations and the growth of SMEs' 'Tate ni Kaeru-kun' / 'Tsukaeru AI' Norihide Tanichi, Representative Director and CEO, Midori Green Co., Ltd. https://midori-green.com/ 1 year of business support 'Solving educational issues for SMEs! Development and provision of custom-made card games for fun learning' Yuta Matsunami, Representative, Card Game Education Planning https://cg-ld.com/ You can watch the event proceedings via the URL below. (Viewing period until April 30, 2026) https://www.sansokan.jp/events/eve_detail.san?H_A_NO=46703