Program

From Nakanoshima Qross to the World.
 Where the Future of Life Sciences Takes Shape.

A Message from Mr. Yoshiki Sawa

Nakanoshima Qross is a global hub accelerating the commercialization and industrialization of next-generation healthcare innovations, including regenerative medicine, through collaboration among industry, government, academia, and healthcare.

We are excited to host a unique gathering on the opening day of GSE2026, bringing together Japan’s most promising life science startups with leading global venture capital firms and multinational corporations, right here in Nakanoshima.

We warmly welcome innovators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who are shaping the future of healthcare. Join us and be part of the breakthroughs that will transform lives around the world.

Building the Space Economy: Creating a Resilient Global Supply Chain (Tentative)

As the space industry continues to expand, the need for a robust and comprehensive supply chain is becoming increasingly important. This spans everything from sourcing materials and components for rockets and satellites, spacecraft manufacturing and system development, launch operations, and data utilization, to emerging fields such as space debris removal and the development of commercial space stations beyond the International Space Station (ISS).

The next era of space activity will also require critical technologies such as Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS), enabling people to live and work safely in spacecraft and space stations.

Join leading experts and innovators as they explore humanity’s next chapter in space and discuss the future of the global space industry.

Next Horizon:Building the Future Across Borders

What perspectives do the world’s top VCs use to make investment decisions? What should Japanese startups focus on refining, and how should they approach overseas investors? And what kind of ecosystem is necessary to foster global companies from Japan?

Leading investors connecting Silicon Valley, Japan, and the world will share practical insights based on their real-world experience to help the next generation of entrepreneurs, investors, and companies take on the global stage.

Trust as Infrastructure: Scaling AI

As AI moves from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, trust is becoming the essential infrastructure that enables scale. Organizations can no longer rely solely on model performance—they must establish governance, transparency, security, human oversight, and measurable business outcomes. Trust is what gives leaders the confidence to deploy AI in mission-critical workflows, regulated industries, and public services.
This panel will explore how startups, enterprises, and policymakers can build AI systems that are not only powerful, but dependable, accountable, and worthy of adoption at scale drawing on examples from Silicon Valley and Europe.  We’ll discuss how trust can become a strategic competitive advantage, accelerating innovation while ensuring AI delivers lasting economic and societal value.

CVC front line:Corporate innovation to be learned from US CVC leaders

Leading corporate venture capital (CVC) firms in the United States, will take the stage to talk about how CVCs have driven corporate innovation. In addition, they will share best practices in CVC management, including ideal decision-making processes, how to involve head offices, how to balance financial and strategic returns, past challenges and how to overcome them, and how to build networks with global startups. With CVC activities thriving among Japanese business corporations, we will explore sustainable CVC models based on the practical knowledge of US CVCs that have continuously evolved their self-initiated innovation for over a decade.