Live Mentorship from the Hult Prize Tokyo International University

The Hult Prize is a worldwide university-level social entrepreneurship competition that challenges students to solve the most pressing global issues with viable business and crowdsourcing ideas. A local version of the competition is currently taking place at Tokyo International University (TIU), and includes on-campus training programs that equip student entrepreneurs with the best preparation to make their final business pitch at the end of the program.  The Hult Prize TIU Organization Team has been working hard to invite many successful Tokyo-based entrepreneurs to conduct workshops or offer mentorship. The team is also generous enough to make the training available online.

TIU's On-Campus Program

The Hult Prize TIU is creating an on-campus program where students will get step-by-step help to create their business plan through listening to guest speakers and taking part in workshops and training sessions. All of this training will go to help the participants make their pitch in the final on-campus event. There are a total of 12 events running from early September to November, including talks by guest speakers and training sessions in a variety of fields (see the table below). All on-campus events will be streamed live. Speakers and mentors include Charles McJilton, founder and CEO of Second Harvest Japan; Kristina Yasuda, who is on the Forbes “30 Under 30” list; and Robert Heldt, CEO and co-founder of Custom Media and creator of Connect. 

Tentative Event Schedule

For links to these events, please go to Connect Webinar Resources, as we will update the links as the events near.