Asahi Shimbun presents Naviblog CEO

One of Japan's oldest newspapers, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, has presented the Naviblog CEO in a special feature on the exclusive Tokyo Entrepreneur's Summit that took place on Sunday March 11, 2007 at the Akasaka Prince Hotel in downtown Tokyo.

At a Summit entitled "entrepreneurs changing the world", Naviblog CEO Mandali Khalesi participated in the mobile industry roundtable, exhorting entrepreneurs-to-be to create their own mobile startup. "Official carrier service listings are finished, let the truth be told," he said. "The time is for consumer brands and SMEs to market directly to their target users using the mobile phone".

Among the 60 selected CEO speakers were prominent entrepreneurs such as Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Budget travel agency HIS chairman Hideo Sawada, and Chinese search engine leader Baidu's CEO Robin Li. The event had an attendance of 4,500, including 1,500 online visitors to live video streams of the event.

Naviblog CEO to speak at Entrepreneurs Summit

The Dreamgate Tokyo Entrepreneur Summit event, to take place on Sunday March 11, is designed to get more young men and women to shed their ties to the 9-5 job and become entrepreneurs in their own right. Naviblog CEO Mandali Khalesi will be speaking at the “Future of mobile business” roundtable.

Date: Sunday March 11, 2007; doors open at 3.30pm, starts at 4pm
Entry: Free
Location: Akasaka Prince Hotel, Goshikinoma Bldg.
Address: Kioi-cho 1-2, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Access: Akasaka-Mitsuke station (Corridor D, Kioi-cho direction) and Nagata-cho stations (Exit 9a) are the closest. For other forms of transport, see here.
Map: Click here.

The event will connect current and aspiring entrepreneurs with 50 of Japan's leading venture entrepreneurs. From Macromill's Sugimoto to Baidu's Li, from Tully's Coffee chain's Matsuda to KLab's Sanada, you'll be in good company. For more information on the event, see the event website. For press enquiries and interview bookings, please contact info@naviblog.jp.