"LBS The Forum" is an event related to "LBS Local Business Satellite," a video news content series in which Nikkei and five TXN network stations jointly cover noteworthy local businesses.

Professor Yasuhiko Ota, a specially appointed professor Faculty of Engineering, will be taking part in a special dialogue (Part 3, 16:40-17:50) at "LBS The Forum" to be held in Sapporo on Friday, May 29th, where he will be in conversation with Mr. Koike, President of Rapidus Inc.

Overview

◇Date and Time: Friday, May 29th, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM (times are subject to change)

◇Venue: Hotel Monterey Edelhof Sapporo (Sapporo City, also streamed online)

◇Participation is free, but pre-registration is required. If there are many applicants, a lottery will be held.

The business leaders from the regional companies featured at LBS will engage in a wide-ranging discussion on topics such as market development and innovation originating from Hokkaido. A business networking event is planned after the event.

For more details, please click here. *This will take you to the website of the Semiconductor Frontier Education and Research Organization, Hokkaido University.