The Japan Chapter of Columbia Venture Community (CVC)  hosted its third Spring Career Forum, where alumni, current students, and prospective students* were able to hear from MBA graduates leading growing startups as Founders and C-Suite and VCs within the Japanese community. From this year, the speakers included graduates of Columbia Business School as well as alumni who have completed their MBA programs abroad such as Chicago Booth, IMD Business School, London Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford Graduate School of Business, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, and Wharton School.


Topics to be covered:

- Company Information (Including Recruiting Information) & Work Experience

- Why they pursued a career in the startup and VC industry & How earning an MBA has helped them develop their careers

- Message to those seeking a career in the startup and VC industry


コロンビアベンチャーコミュニティ・ジャパンチャプター（CVC Japan）では、スタートアップ・VCでご活躍されている海外MBA卒業生をお招きし、スタートアップやVCでのキャリアに関心を持つ海外MBA卒業生・在校生・受験生を主な対象とするキャリアフォーラムを2023年も開催しました。第3回となる今回は、コロンビアビジネススクールの卒業生だけでなく、海外MBAを取得された卒業生の方々にご登壇いただきました。

※ご登壇者の出身MBA：Columbia Business School, Chicago Booth, IMD Business School, London Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford Graduate School of Business, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, Wharton School

主なトピック

- 企業情報（採用情報含む）、スタートアップ・VCでのキャリア経験

- スタートアップ・VCでのキャリアを目指した理由、海外MBAでの経験

- スタートアップ・VCのキャリアを目指す方々へのメッセージ


Guest Speakers

＜Day1＞

11:10 - 12:00 Panel with Startup CFOs 

Satoshi Yamada | CFO & Board member at 10X (Wharton School, Class of 2017)

Kitaru Ueda | CFO at estie (Wharton School, Class of 2015)

Masaya Nakade | CFO & VP of Biz Dev and PMM at Techtouch (MIT Sloan, Class of 2018)

⁠12:05 - 14:00 VCs Talk

• 12:05-12:30 Kosuke Fukagawa | Investment Professional at GLOBIS CAPITAL PARTNERS (London Business School, Class of 2021)

• 12:35-13:00 Lenny (Kayo) Chin | Principal at UTEC (UCLA Anderson, Class of 2021)

• 13:05-13:30 Shuhei Nitta | Investment VP at DNX Ventures (Chicago Booth, Class of 2021)

• 13:35-14:00 Aki Jiang | Investor at World Innovation Lab (Stanford Graduate School of Business, Class of 2019)

＜Day2＞

11:10 - 12:00 Panel with Startup COOs 

Yuri Hamamura | Founder & COO at E-Den Home Electrification (Chicago Booth, Class of 2016)

Kei Takizawa | VP of Business Development and Operations & Co-founder at SUN METALON  (IMD Business School, Class of 2019)

Takayuki Nakagawa | Business Lead at ALGO ARTIS (Columbia Business School, Class of 2022)

⁠12:05 - 13:30 Founders Talk

• 12:05-12:30 Yuta Yamada | Co-Founder at Game Changer (Columbia Business School, Class of 2017)

• 12:35-13:00 Takanori Omote | CEO at Mitsucari (UC Berkeley Haas, Class of 2015)

• 13:05-13:30 Mio Asatani | CEO at Curina (Columbia Business School, Class of 2019)