Polyflect CEO Miyata will be speaking at “Public Affairs: A New Required Subject for Startups” (held on August 4, 2025)

Mr. Miyata, will be speaking at “Public Affairs: A New Required Subject for Startups” to be held on August 4, 2025.

Please apply for participation: here

The details of this event are as follows:
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You’ve worked hard to develop a product or service, but now you find out that it violates old laws and regulations that are no longer relevant in modern society! Would you give up on your business in such a situation?

For startups, just as important as product and service development is “public affairs (PA),” which involves strategically engaging in dialogue with the public sector, such as the government, and various segments of society to change the perception and understanding of legal systems and society. However, the importance of PA and specific ways to put it into practice are still not fully known.

This event will thoroughly explore the potential and effectiveness of PA in startup growth strategies. We will use concrete success stories to explain how PA, which goes beyond mere PR activities, contributes to creating business opportunities, complying with regulations and policies, and increasing corporate value.

Event detailsDate and time:
Monday, August 4, 2025 19:00-20:30Venue
: CIC Tokyo (local event only)
Organizer: Startup Ecosystem AssociationCooperation
: Japan Public Affairs Federation

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Part 1: The significance and methodology of PA for startups
We will explain why PA is essential for startups, the results you can expect, and how it contributes to the growth of companies.

Akira Takahashi (Representative Director of the Japan Public Affairs Federation, Director of the Startup Ecosystem Association, Representative Director and COO of Makaira Co., Ltd.)

Part 2: Panel discussion on specific cases of PA
We will delve deeper into the specific challenges and actions of PA, including what kind of startups should consider PA and when.

Panelists: *Speakers are subject to change.

• Moderator: Masaru Nagura (Vice Representative Director of the Startup Ecosystem Association and Director of CIC Tokyo)
• ​Shotake Oda (Founder/CEO, AstoroX Inc.)
• Ikuno Iwama (Attorney at Law, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto Law Office)
• Yosuke Miyata (Director of the Japan Federation of Public Affairs and CEO of Polyflect Inc.)

Part 3 Q&A

Closing
speech by Tomoyuki Izumi (Director of the Japan Public Affairs Association and President and CEO of DOZAN PARTNERS Co., Ltd.)
*Networking afterwards (approximately 30 minutes)