Co-creation and AI are shaping a new media era—towards the next chapter of content, AI, and business.
What is INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO ?
Broadcasters are evolving from being “content providers” into co-creation partners in business. At IGNITION × DCEXPO, we spotlight new forms of collaboration emerging from diverse fields—from sports business to new venture development, and from young creators to startups. By combining the credibility and reach of broadcasters with the creativity and agility of startups, new value is created beyond the traditional framework of broadcasting. This year also features sessions and exhibits on AI and content, showcasing cutting-edge challenges at the forefront of the industry.
Program
Online Pre Session
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11/04
14:00〜15:30
ONLINE
IG-101 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION TechBiz Pitch Battle -Eight Visions, One Global Stage — The Pitch Arena for Global Expansion
TechBiz: Technology Business Acceleration Program is a project that aims for overseas collaboration and business with content technologies. This year, eight technologies were selected. Entrepreneurs will present their technologies to various commentators such as VCs, curators and other experts from Japan and abroad. They will get advices, opinions and comments on what is necessary for overseas collaboration and business, and possible match-ups. This session will be conducted mostly in English.
Guest Commentator
CHAN Wei Siang
Executive Director,
Toyonaka Investment and Consultancy Pte Ltd.
Phil Keys
Principal,
Maido Media
Tomasz Bednarz
NVIDIA / ACM SIGGRAPH
Stephane Beaulieu
CEO,
FIRST STEP JAPAN K.K
Akira Takatoriya
CEO,
Altair, Inc
Mentor
Hiroyuki Ohnishi
Chairman and director,
Technology Seed Incubation Co., Ltd.（TSI)
Mariko Nishimura
Founder and CEO,
HEART CATCH Inc.
Moderator
Kanako Tanabe
Communication Builder
Keynote
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11/19
13:00〜14:00
International Conference Room
KN-192 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO KEYNOTE Why Are the Dodgers Investing? An Era Where Both Teams and Broadcasters Become ‘Investors’
Panelist
Jay Adya
Managing Partner,
Elysian Park Ventures
Akira Masuzawa
Co-Director, Open Innovation, Investment Strategy Department, Corporate Strategy Division,
TV Asahi Corporation
Moderator
Tak Miyata
Founder and General Partner,
Scrum Ventures
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11/19
14:30〜15:30
International Conference Room
KN-193 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO KEYNOTE AI Imagery Revolutionizing Television Drama (tentative)
Panelist
Akihiro Miyagi
CEO and AI creater,
10TEN PARADE Inc.
Panlist
Takeshi Shioguchi
Producer,
ytv Media Design Ltd．
Special Session
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11/19
10:30〜12:00
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-191 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION Advanced Imaging Society Japan Committee: Awards Ceremony for Lumière Japan Award 2025
We are pleased to announce and honor this year’s recipients of the Lumiere Japan Awards
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11/19
16:10〜17:10
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-194 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION AI Films: Present and Future - Introducing Films from Japan's AI Film Festival (Tentative Title)
Hiroki Yamaguchi
GAUMAPIX
Hiroyuki Ikeda
Representative Director,
AI Japan International Film Festival (AIFJ2025)
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11/20
10:30〜12:00
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-201 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION Broadcasters as Business Creators: Tokai TV’s Edge Challenge
Panelist
Jun Tomatsu
BUSINESS STRATEGY ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT MANAGER,
TOKAI TELEVISION BROADCASTING CO.,LTD.
Makoto Aou
CEO,
LEO co.,ltd
Minoru Moriya
Entrepreneur
Moderator
Mariko Nishimura
Founder and CEO,
HEART CATCH Inc.
Keiko Murakami
Media Researcher(Former NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute),
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11/20
13:40〜14:40
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-203 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION AI Strategy in the Middle East: A Path of Unique Evolution
Speaker
Akira Takatoriya
Part-time lecture,University of Tsukubar
CEO, Altair Inc.
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11/20
15:10〜17:20
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-204 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION Moving Towards Future Media Co-Creation: TV Stations x Startups Pitch
Panelist
Takahiro Fukui
Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy, R＆D Lab,
NIPPON TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.
Akira Masuzawa
Co-Director, Open Innovation, Investment Strategy Department, Corporate Strategy Division,
TV Asahi Corporation
Naoki Nishikawa
Managing Partner,
TBS Innovation partners, LLC
Yoshiyuki Hayashi
Producer,
TV TOKYO CORPORATION
Toshihiro Shimizu
Business Promotion Bureau,
FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC.
Ryo Hagiwara
Silicon Valley Branch,
The Shizuoka Shimbun, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, Fujiyama Bridge Lab
Pitch Startup
Zentaro Imai
CEO,
Classroom Adventure inc.
Issay Yoshida
CEO,
EmbodyMe, Inc.
Tetsuya Nonomura
CEO / Chief Bungee Jumper,
Logilicity Co., Ltd.
Yuki Kobayashi
CEO,
MESON,inc.
Minami Suwa
CEO,
Simplee Inc.
Takahito Iguchi
Founder CEO,
timespace, inc.
Yasufumi Sakai
Director Business Design,
Logic and Design Inc.
Moderator
Mariko Nishimura
Founder and CEO,
HEART CATCH Inc.
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11/21
10:20〜11:30
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-211 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION Changing the Media with Youthful Passion
Panelist
Haruto Oka
CEO,
HA-LU inc
Guest
Osamu Suzuki
Founder & CEO
STARTUP FACTORY
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11/21
11:50〜12:50
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-212 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION INTER BEE IGNITION x DCEXPO Exhibitor Presentations
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11/21
14:20〜15:20
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-214 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION SIGGRAPH Talk Session “AI and GPU: Shaping the Future of Real-Time Expression”
English-OnlyPanelist
Jesse Barker
SIGGRAPH2026 Emerging Technologies Chair
Unity Technologies
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11/21
15:40〜16:40
Exhibition Hall 6
IG-215 INTER BEE IGNITION × DCEXPO SESSION Talk Session for the Tsumugi and Takumi Awards Winners
Part1:Swimming the Deep Sea Through Science and Art: Sakana-kun × Yoichiro Kawaguchi Depict ‘Unknown Fish’”
FISH BOY - Sakana-kun
Honorary Doctorate and Visiting Professor, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Part2:
Sou Fujimoto
Architect
Moderator
Yoichiro Kawaguchi
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Artist
Exhibitors
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