WIPO Japan Office Organized “Show and Tell Presentation Competition”
October 3, 2023
WIPO Japan Office has organized “Show and Tell Presentation Competition” on 28 September 2023. Students from primary school to university made presentations with the theme of “The Greatness of Innovation and Creativity”in the form of “Show and Tell”. In this first year of the initiative, we have received 104 entries. Twenty finalists, five from each category of primary school, secondary school, high school and university were shortlisted from the entry video presentation and invited to deliver their five-minutes-presentation on diverse topics in the Akasaka Intercity Air, Tokyo. A panel of external judges representing a wide range of fields evaluated their “originality”, “problem solving”, “social impact potential”, “narrative” and “expression” and selected eight winners of the competition.
There was also an honorable presentation by Andrew Masciola, NASA Attaché in Japan under the title of “NASA and Space Exploration”.
The event was attended by presenters, families of finalists and prominent figures of various industries. Videos of the event will be available on WIPO Japan Office web page with multiple languages at a later date.
This event was financed by theFunds-In-Trust Japan Industrial Property Global.
From the left on the front row, Haruna Fuji, Hiroyuki Murakami, Tomoki Sawai, Juno Kato, Momoka Kadena, Yurika Tsuji, Naoki Takahashi, Kensuke Hirota and Tomohiro Sakamoto. From the left on the back row, Shinya Fujii, Ryosei Yoshida, Luca Escoffier, Kotaro Sugimoto, Azusa Dohi, Daichi Oiyama, Maia Kitamura, Kinari Fukuda, Helen Yumi Horie, Ryoma Motohashi, Sota Nakamura, Ayumu Nagasaka, Riku Ito, Masamitsu Fujie, Masamune Oshitani, Haruki Oyama, Yutaka Mizuochi, Kanon Ebe and Maoko Sugiyama. Online participants clockwise from the top left, Christine Chua Foo, Kieran Ridge and Ryusei Hagiwara.
Honorable presentation by Andrew Masciola, NASA Attaché in Japan under the title of “NASA and Space Exploration”
For this competition, I practiced performing a presentation a lot at home, so I’m glad to receive the gold award.
Juno KATO, Gold award winner in the Primary school category
I want to be a person who can play an active role in innovation in the future.
Momoka KADENA, Gold award winner in the Secondary school category
It is my first time performing a presentation at a competition like this, and I consider it as a great experience for me. I'm happy because I didn't expect to win.
Yurika TSUJI, Gold award winner in the High school category
Though I was very nervous when performing a presentation, I’m very glad to receive a gold award. I’m proud of this result.
Naoki TAKAHASHI, Gold award winner in the University category
Result of the competition is as follows.
Primary school
| Gold award | Juno KATO | For saving the future of the earth with invention video |
| Silver award | Ryoma MOTOHASHI | "Wonderful Belt" - Dog sore saver, a caring item to alleviate bedsores for dogs invented by a 5th grade student. video |
| Finalists |
Azusa DOHI Kinari FUKUDA Ryosei YOSHIDA |
Help! Clean up the Ocean I imagine, dream and then realise! REIWA democracy |
Secondary school
| Gold award | Momoka KADENA | Invention connects future video |
| Silver award | Ayumu NAGASAKA | Mineral cards and I video |
| Finalists |
Kanon EBE Ryusei HAGIWARA Maoko SUGIYAMA |
Personification Great Nation of Japan ~History of personification culture and a new possibility~ Save the ocean with WOACS How we can support young inventors who have innovative ideas |
High school
| Gold award | Yurika TSUJI | Making the optical illusion yours! -creating original clothing video |
| Silver award | Masamitsu FUJIE | Education program and tourism model from by Suruga Bay and TRIZ video |
| Finalists |
Maia KITAMURA Daichi OIYAMA Kotaro SUGIMOTO |
The discovery of Adrenaline by Dr.Takamine, Jokichi A man who makes the new metaverse Can AI invent? |
University
| Gold award | Naoki TAKAHASHI | Great inconveniences video |
| Silver award | Haruki OYAMA | AI x Innovation: Solving Japan's Recycling Dilemma for Foreigners video |
| Finalists |
Helen Yumi HORIE Riku ITO Sota NAKAMURA |
Greatness of Creativity Design ability and innovation at medical site From laboratory to society: Excellence of innovation and creation which I felt through activity of Students group "SUGOMORI BOISEN project" |
Gold and Silver Awards wining presentations are also available in French, Portuguese and Spanish. Please contact the Japan Office for more details.
Judges
- Mr. Luca Escoffier, Project Manager, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
- Ms. Christine Chua Foo, Associate General Counsel, Head of Enforcement & Analytics, in Patents, Licensing & Open Source, Meta Platforms Inc.
- Ms. Haruna Fuji, PR Director at Public Relations Office, Japan Patent Office
- Mr. Shinya Fujii, Manager, Trademark and Copyright Team, Legal & IP Department, BANDAI CO., LTD. / BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.
- Mr. Yutaka Mizuochi, Director, Dentsu Creative X (Creative Department, Direction Group)
- Mr. Hiroyuki Murakami, Senior Director, Motion Picture Association Japan
- Mr. Masamune Oshitani, Founding Partner (CEO), IPX patent partners
- Mr. Kieran Ridge, History Department Chair & Teacher of History, Journalism & Media Studies, Pacific Ridge School, Carlsbad, CA, USA
- Mr. Tomohiro Sakamoto, President, SAKAMOTO & PARTNERS