Keizai Koho Center, in cooperation with the Japan Society of Northern California, invited American and Japanese start-up companies to discuss how technologies can address the challenges of a super aging society and the issues that they face in making their new businesses succeed. Sarah Thomas, Vice President of Seismic, Dr. Mitsuru Sugawara, President and CEO of QD Laser, Atsushi Nakanishi, Founder and CEO of Triple W were the speakers and participated in a panel discussion, moderated by Yasushi Sugawara, CEO of BlackCrow Capital. Takashi Ueda, Editor of the Editorial Innovation Center, Editorial Bureau of Nikkei Inc. served as the commentator.