France-Japan DeepTech Strategic Forum 2026: Highlights from Tokyo
On September 24, La French Tech Tokyo, together with Alta Ares and Scrum Ventures, hosted the France-Japan DeepTech Strategic Forum 2026 at Sakura Deeptech Shibuya in Tokyo. The forum brought together founders, investors, corporate leaders, policymakers, and experts from both ecosystems around the technologies shaping the future of France-Japan cooperation.
Across the evening, the discussions covered AI, cybersecurity, defense, dual-use technologies, deeptech innovation, and cross-border collaboration, with a shared focus on industrial sovereignty.
Speakers
We were honored to welcome a distinguished line-up of speakers:
- Sophie Meralli, La French Tech Tokyo
- Ken Varhama, Scrum Ventures
- Akira Igata, University of Tokyo
- Gen Tsuchikawa, former CEO of Sony Ventures
- Victoire Solly, Alta Ares
- Jean-Luc Alfonsi, Airbus Helicopters
- Sergiy Korsunsky, former Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan
- Yuji Morita, Terra Drone Corporation
- Maya Toda, Filigran
- Nobuo Miyamura, Constella Security Japan
A Strong Signal for Bilateral Collaboration
It was a great honor to have Hiroshi Ishikawa, Director of the Innovation and Startup Promotion Division at Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), share his enthusiasm for bilateral collaboration between the Japanese and French Tech ecosystems during the closing remarks.
We would like to thank our partners Alta Ares and Scrum Ventures, as well as Sakura Deeptech Shibuya for hosting us. The level of engagement and the quality of the discussions showed the value of bringing the French and Japanese innovation ecosystems closer together, particularly around strategic technologies.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the conversation. We look forward to continuing these exchanges and building on this momentum through future initiatives. See you at the next one!