Floatmeal is aimed at using proprietary vertical hydroponic technology combined with a social business model that will provide 800 jobs, impact 15000 lives, reduce 1200 Giga-tons of carbon emission.

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Events Detail

Information Sessions

6:30 PM , Friday, October 2, 2020

Time:
6:30 PM

Date:
Friday, October 2, 2020

Venue:
Zoom

Info:
You can access from the following ZOOM link? https://zoom.us/j/91962104538... meeting ID: 919 6210 4538 passcode: 222983

You can access from the following ZOOM link? https://zoom.us/j/91962104538... meeting ID: 919 6210 4538 passcode: 222983

Information Sessions

6:30 PM , Friday, October 2, 2020

Time:
6:30 PM

Date:
Friday, October 2, 2020

Venue:
Zoom

Info:
You can access from the following ZOOM link? https://zoom.us/j/91962104538... meeting ID: 919 6210 4538 passcode: 222983

You can access from the following ZOOM link? https://zoom.us/j/91962104538... meeting ID: 919 6210 4538 passcode: 222983

Roundtable: Navigate future with social business

6:00 PM , Saturday, October 10, 2020

Time:
6:00 PM

Date:
Saturday, October 10, 2020

Venue:
Zoom

Info:
Social entrepreneurship has become a trendy topic all around the world. Many people are creating business thinking to make it social business. -What are the right/wrong reasons to start a social business? -Why do entrepreneurs fail? -What are the things that both current and future social business should consider in order to survive in the future? We will be discussing these hot topics with experts. It is a time for us to think fresh, think innovative, and think sustainable, towards a strong economy in the new era of Post-Coivd19 more sustainable with social business. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99691697794... Meeting ID: 996 9169 7794 Passcode: 400388

Social entrepreneurship has become a trendy topic all around the world. Many people are creating business thinking to make it social business. -What are the right/wrong reasons to start a social business? -Why do entrepreneurs fail? -What are the things that both current and future social business should consider in order to survive in the future? We will be discussing these hot topics with experts. It is a time for us to think fresh, think innovative, and think sustainable, towards a strong economy in the new era of Post-Coivd19 more sustainable with social business. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/99691697794... Meeting ID: 996 9169 7794 Passcode: 400388

Roundtable: Navigate future with social business

6:00 PM , Saturday, October 10, 2020

Time:
6:00 PM

Date:
Saturday, October 10, 2020

Venue:
Zoom

Workshop #2

6:00 PM , Friday, October 23, 2020

Time:
6:00 PM

Date:
Friday, October 23, 2020

Venue:
13Labo

Info:
In a virtual world, it is trendy to create a video pitch to get more attraction. Also, it is necessary to have a video pitch in Kickstarter campaigns and crowdfunding campaigns. Therefore we will be discussing how to create a good video pitch if you want to win the competition. Ask and learn from our guest speaker, who is the on-campus winner of the year 2019/20 and the co-founder of the team 2Gaijin who became the top 6 in the Melbourne regional summit.

In a virtual world, it is trendy to create a video pitch to get more attraction. Also, it is necessary to have a video pitch in Kickstarter campaigns and crowdfunding campaigns. Therefore we will be discussing how to create a good video pitch if you want to win the competition. Ask and learn from our guest speaker, who is the on-campus winner of the year 2019/20 and the co-founder of the team 2Gaijin who became the top 6 in the Melbourne regional summit.

Workshop #3

6:00 PM , Saturday, October 31, 2020

Time:
6:00 PM

Date:
Saturday, October 31, 2020

Venue:
EzoHUB Sapporo

Info:
Having a good team is crucial in every project. To make any project successful, getting to know the weaknesses and strengths of year team members is the key. We will discuss how important a team in every project. And we will help you to get to know your team members. Lots of Halloween themed games and fun. Of course with health safety.

Having a good team is crucial in every project. To make any project successful, getting to know the weaknesses and strengths of year team members is the key. We will discuss how important a team in every project. And we will help you to get to know your team members. Lots of Halloween themed games and fun. Of course with health safety.

Workshop #3

6:00 PM , Saturday, October 31, 2020

Time:
6:00 PM

Date:
Saturday, October 31, 2020

Venue:
EzoHUB Sapporo

Food for Good: Challenges in Sustainable Agriculture

6:00 PM , Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Time:
6:00 PM

Date:
Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Venue:
Zoom

Info:
We are happy to present you our first online workshop! The topic will be "CHALLENGES IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE", presented by Chuck Kayser, founder of Midori Farm. Chuck Kayser is from the US and has been in Japan over 20 years, mostly in Kyoto. He began growing vegetables in the mountains of Shiga due north of Kyoto 12 years ago. Chuck will discuss the origin of his farming enterprises and the triumphs and challenges associated with it. He will also explain how a typical American guy’s life was transformed through the process of learning organic farming and feeling connected to his community and the environment. He will also talk about founding Midori Farm as a CSA business, engaging volunteers from all over the world and how he has become passionate about spreading the word about the importance of organic agriculture, especially in Japan.

We are happy to present you our first online workshop! The topic will be "CHALLENGES IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE", presented by Chuck Kayser, founder of Midori Farm. Chuck Kayser is from the US and has been in Japan over 20 years, mostly in Kyoto. He began growing vegetables in the mountains of Shiga due north of Kyoto 12 years ago. Chuck will discuss the origin of his farming enterprises and the triumphs and challenges associated with it. He will also explain how a typical American guy’s life was transformed through the process of learning organic farming and feeling connected to his community and the environment. He will also talk about founding Midori Farm as a CSA business, engaging volunteers from all over the world and how he has become passionate about spreading the word about the importance of organic agriculture, especially in Japan.

On-Campus Finals

10:00 AM , Saturday, January 16, 2021

Time:
10:00 AM

Date:
Saturday, January 16, 2021

Venue:
Global Research Center for Food & Medical Innovation

Info:
The Hult Prize HU OnCampus Competition day is finally coming and you don't wanna miss it! This year's competition will be conducted as a hybrid method, where, competitors are presenting live from Hokkaido University, you can attend the event from anywhere. Just register in advance to get the ZOOM link!!

The Hult Prize HU OnCampus Competition day is finally coming and you don't wanna miss it! This year's competition will be conducted as a hybrid method, where, competitors are presenting live from Hokkaido University, you can attend the event from anywhere. Just register in advance to get the ZOOM link!!

Hult Prize At Billboard

1

Herat University

748 teams registered

2

Afghan Swiss

707 teams registered

3

Al-Azhar University - Gaza

678 teams registered

4

Kabul University of Medical Sciences

584 teams registered

5

Kabul University

581 teams registered

Our Judges

Prof. Takashi Inoue
Dean, Graduate School of Global Food Resources, Hokkaido University

Prof. Takashi Inoue is the current Dean of the Graduate school of Global Food Resources at Hokkaido University. As a Hokkaido University graduate, he dedicated his life as a researcher to study wetland systems to find strategic solutions for global food, land, and water troubles, glocal (global and local) leaders who can contribute to regional issues with a global perspective must be fostered. Prof. Inoue started his career as a technical staff in Department of Forestry and Fisheries, in Ministry of Agriculture before he became a lecturer in Hokkaido University. In 2008, Prof. Inoue was the Editor-in-Chief of the Wetland Society of Japan Journal. For his great accomplishments, he has won many awards including the Agricultural and Rural Engineering Society Resource Recycling Research Subcommittee Chairman's Award in 2011.

Junka Sakamoto
Director, Hokkaido Ecovillage Promotion Project

After graduating from Hokkaido University in 1991, I worked for Sapporo City as a landscape architect and engaged in community development through park design. Then, I launched the study trip to Europe in 2006, took a course at the graduate school as well as Ecovillage Design Education program in UK. The trip gave me an experience of low-impact lifestyle and transition movement in practice. Back to Hokkaido in 2008, I initiated this organization, aiming at the model of sustainable community based on the 6-ha of an organic farm and woodland, providing opportunities for people to learn alternative lifestyle. We grow vegetables and fruits for our community members, and hundreds of volunteers, tourists and school pupils have been involved in the process.

Keiko Ono
Director & Co-founder, Social Innovation Japan

Keiko Ono is Director and Co-founder of Social Innovation Japan. As a Japanese-Papua New Guinean, she has over a decade of experience across countries in Africa and Asia Pacific region guiding complex stakeholders in Google, social entrepreneurship and public institutions. With a strong passion for creating data-driven stories focusing on sustainability and social impact, her work focuses on cultivating agency through communities as an integral part of creating structural and societal change.

Takahiro Fushimi
Executive Director, C4 Capital for New Commons

Born in Singapore and raised in Alabama, Takahiro holds a B.A. in Law from Keio University and has a diverse background from starting up an educational non-profit during university (HLAB), working in multiple businesses within General Electric Company in its FMP program, arranging equity finance solutions for Japanese listed companies with EVOLUTION FINANCIAL GROUP’s investment banking division to running an impact investment intermediary for ecosystem development to channel financial capital to initiatives solving pressing societal issues in Japan. He's recently started a social venture aiming to provide a platform bringing purpose driven individuals and organizations together based on location/societal solutions/SDGs to bridge the information, collaboration and engagement gaps in the market.

Yumiko Miura
Senior Director, Amino Up Co., Ltd.

Yumiko Miura is Senior Director of Business Development Division at Amino Up Co., Ltd., an innovative food manufacturer that produces patented functional ingredients from natural resources. Working with medical doctors, researchers and industry professionals, Yumiko Miura is responsible for the development of international and domestic healthcare markets. She is also in charge of an international exchange program, in which Amino Up encourages the local students of Hokkaido to communicate with multinational researchers. She received her B.A. in commerce and MBA from Otaru University of Commerce.

The Organizing
Committee
In a few short years, the Hult Prize has become one of the most prestigious student competitions in existence today, offering teams unparalleled opportunities and resources. With the goal of educating and engaging students at its core, this truly international prize has created a platform to support the launch of social enterprises that are tackling seemingly intractable global challenges.