Hayao Miyazaki was born into a war-torn Japan.

work culture allows startups to be mentored.Plug and Play LA — a global innovation ecosystem and venture capital firm with a presence in over 50+ locations worldwide — hosted an event in partnership with the Japanese government.

The event was held at the Los Angeles home of Consul General of Japan Kenko Sone.Plug and Play has been instrumental in shaping this accelerator program with JETRO.Plug and Play; Stephen Cheung.

The startup pitch presentation featured six of the 13 total startups in the program.Kenko SoneThe afternoon opened with remarks from Sone.

president and CEO of LAEDC (Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation) and WTCLA.

This event was made possible through a collaboration with JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization).Osako has led a vast team to manage communications.

and Yahoo!She also serves as vice chair of Haven’s board of advisors as well as on the board of directors of the Hammer Museum and the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles and the Geffen Academy at UCLA Advisory Council.chief communications officer at Activision Blizzard.

UCLA has experienced a 70% increase in positive news media mentions.850% increase in social media engagement.