Japan New Economy Summit 2013 : SPONSOR

Credit Saison Co.,Ltd.: http://corporate.saisoncard.co.jp/en/; Credit Saison issued its first credit card in 1982. In the 30 years since then, we have established a unique position in the industry as a leading-edge service company by maintaining a thorough dedication to customers at all times, while producing new and innovative products and services. Today, becoming a non-bank finance company with multiple income sources, alongside the mainstay credit card business, we are also growing our finance business, including lease and rental services, credit guarantees, and Flat 35 mortgages and Internet business whose field promises the highest growth. We are also working to create a retail finance business in the rapidly developing markets of Asia.

CyberAgent, Inc.: http://www.cyberagent.info/; Founded in 1998, CyberAgent, Inc. is a leading Internet company focused on its smartphone social community and game SNS platform Ameba and has provided many kinds of businesses in Japan including being the largest social game provider, the internet Ad, and the corporate venture capital. CyberAgent maintains operations in the U.S., China, Vietnam, Japan with corporate headquarters located in Tokyo, Japan. The company generated annual sales of more than $1.6 billion in FY2012 ended September 2012. CyberAgent is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Mothers (4751).

Future Architect,Inc.: http://www.future.co.jp/en/index.html; We provide consistent services, from planning and design right on through to development, implementation and operations. When developing mission critical systems such as a total business system or a backbone system, it is important to grasp an image of "To Be model" and "how" it can be realized. If you are in urgent need of business innovation and wish to restructure your business processes or employ functional innovations using the latest IT to achieve those ends, or if you want an information system built from scratch that is flexible enough to adapt to frequent changes in the business environment, our approach to overall reform will ensure you get the best results.

GMO Internet Group: http://www.gmo.jp/en/; GMO Internet Group is a comprehensive provider of Internet services, comprising 66 companies (including 6 listed companies), and 3,150 staff. At the center of the Group is GMO Internet, Inc., a company listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Founded in 1995 under the corporate slogan “Internet for Everyone”, the Group operates in four business segments, Web Infrastructure & Ecommerce, Internet Media, Internet Securities, Social & Smartphone.

GREE, Inc.: http://corp.gree.net/jp/en/; GREE is a global mobile social company with businesses that include social gaming, social media, advertising, licensing and merchandising, and venture capital. Established in December 2004, GREE operates one of Japan's largest social networking services, supporting 14 languages. GREE created the world’s first mobile social game in 2007 and today its mobile social gaming ecosystem reaches 169 countries and regions. GREE has offices in Tokyo, Osaka, San Francisco, London, Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, Amsterdam, Dubai, Sao Paulo, and Vancouver.

LINE Corporation: http://linecorp.com/; As of April 1, 2013, NHN Japan Corporation will change its company name to “LINE Corporation” which will succeed and manage the “LINE”, “NAVER” and “livedoor” web-service businesses. The LINE Corporation will center its business upon the LINE service which has acquired more than 100 million users worldwide, and will actively push for the further expansion of the service on a global scale, as well as accelerating the platformization of LINE. As for NAVER, which holds Japan’s number 1 curation service “NAVER Matome”, the corporation shall aim to promote innovative services without conforming to existing service notions, and similarly, livedoor, which is currently Japan’s number 1 blogging service, will aim for the further growth of its portal and news businesses. Through both services, NAVER and livedoor will push to become number 1 in Japan for media.

Rakuten, Inc.: http://global.rakuten.com/corp/; Rakuten, Inc. (JASDAQ:4755), is one of the world’s leading Internet service companies, providing a variety of consumer- and business-focused services including e-commerce, eBooks & eReading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, insurance, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. Selected by Forbes as 7th among the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2012, Rakuten is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania. Founded in 1997, Rakuten is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 10,000 employees and partner staff worldwide. For more information, visit http://global.rakuten.com/corp/.

Adobe Systems Co., Ltd.: http://www.adobe.com/; Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. We harness our creative DNA to not only enable the creation of beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, but also to reinvent how companies interact with their customers across every digital channel and screen. Our Digital Media and Digital Marketing solutions empower businesses to make, manage, measure, and monetize content. At Vanity Fair, Martha Stewart Living, and other leading publications, for example, our creative software is used to develop compelling, interactive content delivered in print, online, and on tablets. At the same time, industry leaders such as Sony, U.S. Bank, and Caesar’s Entertainment are turning to Adobe Digital Marketing solutions to maximize their sales in a multichannel, multiscreen world.

Cisco Systems, Inc.: http://www.cisco.com/; Cisco Systems G.K. is the Japanese corporate entity of US-based Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco began operations in Japan in 1992. With the vision of changing the way we work, live, play, and learn, Cisco provides systems and solutions relating to networking, data centers, and collaboration etc. - the foundations of business - as well as their related services.

ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation: http://www.ctc-g.co.jp/en/; Established in 1972, ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) provides advanced IT solutions to enhance enterprise network systems, and offers various outsourcing services, such as operations by its own data centers. CTC supports such market segments as telecommunications, broadcasting, finance, retail, distribution, manufacturing, education, government, medicine, pharmaceutical, chemicals and apparel.CTC has formed partnerships with more than hundreds leading IT companies from all over the world. These partnerships range from those with global multinational IT companies to those with highly focused venture businesses.Around 7,200 people work for CTC throughout Japan, and our service edge lies in offering one-stop 7 x 2support in approximately 100 service centers.

D.A.Consortium Inc.: http://www.dac.co.jp/english/; As a leading provider of internet advertising and related services, D.A.Consortium Inc. (DAC) focus on three major business areas, “Agent Field”, “DAS (Diversified Advertising Service) Field” and “Media Field”. Established in 1996, DAC has steadily expanded business while responding flexibly to the constant changing and diversifying digital society. DAC Group companies demonstrate expertise in each area by collaboration and cooperation with each other. DAC will continue striving to expand business by building intra-Group synergies across its portfolio of businesses and services, and contribute to society by empowering the digital future of the world we live in.

Daiwa Securities Group Inc.: http://www.daiwa-grp.jp/english/; The Daiwa Securities Group is a comprehensive financial services firm with a strong domestic base centered on its over 120 branch offices nationwide, and a global network of operating offices covering 20 countries and regions. The primary businesses at the core of the Group are Retail, Wholesale, and Asset Management. With particular focus on our “new” Daiwa Securities, established in April 2012, we will work to enhance synergies Group-wide through strong solidarity and continue to provide a range of financial services that meet our customers’ diverse needs.

Drecom Co., Ltd.: http://www.drecom.co.jp/; Drecom offers a variety of internet based content. Up until now most content could only be used by oneself. However we offer services that can be shared and done together with friends, thus increasing the fun factor and ability to play continuously. We are planning and developing many types of services which are focusing on a word "communication" such as, mobile contents, internet advertising, etc. Now, our core businesses are [Social games], [Ad-solutions], and [Social learning]

E-Guardian Inc.: http://www.e-guardian.co.jp/eng/index.html; We provide 24/7 high quality service to many different companies such as a company which wants to engage with customers on community in social media, to operate internet services such as e-commerce website and information website,to provide social game and Smartphone game. We provide solutions to many different problems by 600+ professional agents and high efficiency and value adding systems. For example, we provide services such as publishing information and replying to customers as a social account of the company, community management per game titles, and customer support.

NEXT Co., Ltd.　: http://www.next-group.jp/en/index.html; HOME'S is the most extensive housing and real estate information listing service in Japan. Our information covers everything from properties for rent and those for sale to newly built condominiums, single-family houses, land, stores, factories, parking lots, etc. This website allows every user to effortlessly search for properties.

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.: http://www.mizuhobank.co.jp/english/index.html; Mizuho is determined to make a fresh start by returning to the basics of our "customer first policy" as the core principle of our management. In order to become the most–trusted financial institution, serving society at large, the group will work as one on various issues under our slogan—"One MIZUHO: Building the future with you." With this as a guiding principle, all of us, the management and the employees, will ask ourselves the question, "What are the best services we can offer to each of our customers?" We think this will enable us to further increase the quality of our services and become the "number one financial services provider.

OKWave: http://www.okwave.co.jp/en/about/index.html; OKWave created Japan's first Q&A community site. The origin behind the company name comes from 'Oshiete' (Japanese for 'tell me') and 'Kotaeru‘ ('answer') which outlines the flow of Q&A. Being centred on the concept of gratitude as being a Q&A 'community' user's help each other, OKWave aims to spread the concept of 'arigato' (meaning 'thanks' in Japanese) throughout the world like a 'wave'. OKWave is confident that the concept of gratitude or 'arigato' is one that truly transcends geographical and linguistic boundaries. With this mission in heart, OKWave is determined to provide the best Q&A experience for users around the world.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation: http://www.smbc.co.jp/global/index.html; SMBC’s competitive advantages include a strong customer base, the quick implementation of strategies, and an extensive lineup of financial products and services that leverage the expertise of strategic Group companies in specialized areas. SMBC, as a core member of SMFG, works together with other members of the Group to offer customers highly sophisticated, comprehensive financial services.

SOURCENEXT CORPORATION: http://www.sourcenext.com/en/; An all-round software publisher founded in August of 1996. Headed by President and CEO, Noriyuki Matsuda.The name SOURCENEXT describes the company's strong will to"(break free from common norms and to) create the next SOURCE(standard)".Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on June 2008.Established a U.S. subsidiary based in the Silicon Valley 2012, and presently continuing to spread its business activities with partners such as Evernote, Dropbox and many other vendors from around the world.Presently ranked No.1 in the sales of 6 different PC software categories in Japan with over 30 million units sold in total and user registrations exceeding 10 million users. Under the slogan, "Software is Exciting", the company continues to focus on planning, developing and distributing of PC software - with flagship titles such as "Virus Security", "FUDEOH", "IKINARI PDF", "B's Recorder" and "KYOSOKU" - as well as Smartphone Apps and Cloud Services.

TechMatrix Corporation: http://www.techmatrix.co.jp/eng/index.html; TechMatrix is a specialist IT corporate group that helps to transform the business models and strengthen the competitiveness of client companies using state-of-the-art IT technology　since　1984. As a solutions provider that understands the needs and resolves the issues of client companies, we are striving to continue our role as IT technology professionals that aim to create high added value and enhance customer satisfaction　by providing cloud services and pursuing security & safety for interconnected systems / devices and embedded software. Providing total services that encompass the whole process of building mission critical computer systems at client companies, our goal is to become a key partner that supports the management challenges in client companies.

transcosmos inc.: http://www.trans-cosmos.co.jp/english/; transcosmos launched operations in 1966. We provide overall IT outsourcing services such as Call Center Services, Business Process Outsourcing Services, and Digital Marketing Services either as standalone solution or as combined services to our customer to optimize marketing efficiencies, to expand sales and gain new customers in EC business, and to reduce operational cost. Further, these services have been expanded beyond Japan, globally, centered in Asia. We aim to be the “Global IT Partner” to provide high quality outsourcing services on a global scale.

Japan Association of New Economy Japan New Economy Summit 2013 ROADMAP TO THE ECONOMIC REVIVAL OF JAPAN April 16, 2013 at Hotel New Otani Tokyo