Onebloom Corporation (Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, President: Hiroyuki Itoh, hereinafter referred to as Onebloom) has been certified as a "TICAD9 Co-creation partner"(TICAD9 Co-creator) by the TICAD Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, in preparation for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) to be held in Yokohama from Wednesday, August 20 to Friday, August 22, 2025.

Based on the knowledge, trust, skills, know-how, various capabilities, and track record that Onebloom has cultivated with the African continent and African countries, Onebloom will create sustainable added value (business and management) with Africa in the medium to long term in a manner that meets the needs and challenges of African countries, while also aiming to improve the value of organizations, human resources, and management as a whole.
In order to promote and lead further collaboration, open innovation, and synergies between Japanese companies and local African companies, Onebloom will actively cooperate and exchange with the public and private sectors at TICAD9, as well as between the private sectors.

​*TICAD stands for Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
The Government of Japan has been leading this conference since 1993, co-hosted by United Nations, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), World Bank and African Union Commission (AUC).
​The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) will be held in Yokohama on 20th - 22nd August, 2025.
www.mofa.go.jp/af/af1/pagewe_000001_00053.html​

[What is TICAD9 Co-creator?]
(See the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 28, 2025, TICAD9 co-creator recruitment information)

The Japanese government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is seeking "TICAD9 co-creators" to further foster momentum for TICAD9 in Japan and Africa with the participation and cooperation of private companies: 
1. Fostering momentum by promoting TICAD9 in Japan and overseas
2. Utilizing the TICAD9 platform to proactively promote public-private and private-sector exchanges in both Japan and Africa through arranging meetings with important figures from African countries and company visits, etc.

[Background of the application]
​Onebloom participated in TICAD7 held in Yokohama in 2019, and has also participated in several international conferences and business summits, including the world's largest Africa investment and trade global summits and international conferences (ATIGS: Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit. The first one was held in Washington DC, with approximately 2,500 participants. It was also selected for the Meet Japan program 2019 organized by the Japan National Tourism Organization), ATTES: Africa's Largest Trade, Transport & Energy Summit (the first one was scheduled to be held in Ghana, West Africa, but was canceled due to COVID-19), where it served as Country Representative Japan, Organizing Committee Member, Advisory Board Member, and Partner of Asia.
We have also provided support for new business ventures for Japanese companies and management support for local African startups.
​We have extensive and deep connections and knowledge in both political and financial circles and communities with the African continent and its countries, and have been nurturing these connections and trust for many years.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020, we have had to make difficult decisions and experience the cancellation of many projects and new plans with African countries.

As the global economy has begun to recover after COVID-19, we have recently begun to resume our work with local African companies.
In line with the needs and challenges of African countries, we aim to create sustainable added value (business and management) with Africa in the medium to long term, while also improving the value of organizations, human resources and management as a whole.
Through our unique approach, we aim to foster greater collaboration, open innovation, and mutually beneficial synergies between Japanese and local African companies. In order to promote and lead the synergy between Japanese and African companies, we are currently implementing and promoting professional services and other related projects that provide support in the pursuit of the essence of "emerging countries x new business x overall management strategy".

[Future initiatives]
In line with the needs and challenges of African countries, we will create sustainable added value (business, management) with Africa in the medium to long term, while also aiming to improve the value of organizations, human resources, and overall management. In order to further promote collaboration, open innovation, and synergy between Japanese and African companies, we will propose professional services that provide support in the pursuit of the essence of "emerging countries x new business x overall management strategy" and develop other related new projects.
In preparation for TICAD9, we are preparing a starter program called the "Africa-Japan Corporations Co-Creation Program" (tentative name) with related partners to encourage more concrete and strategic business ideas and creations between African and Japanese companies.

[About Onebloom Corporation]
We are a professional, top advisor, and strategic partner in emerging markets business and management, leading overseas and global businesses and management, mainly in and with emerging countries (Asia: Southeast Asia + India, Middle East, Africa), to achieve sustainable results in the mid- to long-term.
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We are currently providing a professional service called "Emerging Country (Asia: Southeast Asia + India, Middle East, Africa) Business & Management Strategy Partner," which provides essential support specifically to top executives and leaders, aiming to achieve sustainable results in the mid- to long-term with emerging countries and increase the value of their businesses, organizations, and overall management through "Emerging Country x New Business x Overall Management Strategy."
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The President/Advisor himself has over 15+ years of frontline experience (commerce, business planning and development, business investment, organizational matters, and general business and corporate management practices) with over 400+ leading companies (super-large global companies, large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and startups) in various industries and sectors, mainly with and in emerging countries (Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Africa), and the high level of ability, expertise, and resources he has cultivated through this experience will be directly utilized.

One of the features of this service is that it provides practical and strategic business and management advisory services (mainly focusing on new businesses and business development, especially from the upper stream aspects such as strategy, planning etc) that specialize in high-added-value areas (critical success factors) for top executives, business managers, and leaders in and with emerging countries.

By taking advantage of our unique added value and competitiveness, we aim to create "sustainable added value (business, management)" in emerging countries in the medium to long term, while also aiming to "improve the value of organizations, human resources, and overall management" of our clients.
With this approach, we aim to achieve sustainable results with emerging countries (Asia, the Middle East, Africa), and mainly work with managers/leaders who sincerely wish to grow together with emerging countries.
​We face the hidden potential of Japanese companies and their managers every day, and focus on supporting them in the pursuit of the essence.

Based on essential thinking and approaches that are "not partial, but holistic," "not superficial, but fundamental," and "not one-off, but sustainable," we act as a lead promoter/catalyst/strategist who aims to solve the management, organizational, and business issues of the companies we support.

For more information, please refer to the following:

www.onebloomcorp.com/
www.onebloomcorp.com/about-us.html

ワンブルーム株式会社（埼玉県越谷市、代表取締役社長：伊藤弘幸、以下ワンブルーム）は、2025年8月20日(水)～8月22日(金)横浜にて開催予定の第9回アフリカ開発会議(TICAD9)に向けて、外務省TICAD事務局より『第9回アフリカ開発会議(TICAD9)共創企業』に認定されました。

これにより、これまでにアフリカ大陸、アフリカ諸国と培ってきた知見、信頼関係、スキル、ノウハウ、各種力量、そして実績を基盤に、アフリカ諸国のニーズや課題に即した形で、アフリカと中長期的にも持続可能な付加価値（事業、経営）を生み出していきつつ、組織、人材や経営全体の価値向上も目指す独自のアプローチにて。日本企業とアフリカ地場企業のより一層の連携、協業、オープンイノベーション、シナジー（相乗効果）を推進させるべく、TICAD9では官民および民間同士の積極的な連携・交流を図ってまいります。

​*TICADとは、Tokyo International Conference on African Development（アフリカ開発会議）の略であり、アフリカの開発をテーマとする国際会議です。
1993年以来、日本政府が主導し、国連、国連開発計画（UNDP）、世界銀行及びアフリカ連合委員会（AUC）と共同で開催しています。
2025年8月20日～22日には横浜で第9回アフリカ開発会議（TICAD 9）を開催予定です。
www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/af/af1/pagew_000001_00002.html​
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【TICAD9 共創企業とは】
(外務省 令和7年4月28日 TICAD9共創企業の募集内容参照)
日本政府（外務省）は、民間企業の参加・協力を得ながら、日本国内及びアフリカにおけるTICAD9のより一層の機運醸成を図るため、
① 日本国内・国外におけるTICAD9 の宣伝による機運醸成
② TICAD9プラットフォーム等を活用し、日本・アフリカ双方において、アフリカ諸国の要人との会談や企業視察等のアレンジを通じた積極的な官民・民民の交流を担う為、「TICAD9共創企業(英：TICAD9 Co-creator)」を幅広く募集しています。

【応募の背景】
ワンブルームは、2019年に横浜にて開催されたTICAD7に参加し、またその2019年以前よりも、複数の世界最大級アフリカ投資・貿易グローバルサミット、国際会議(ATIGS: Africa Trade and Investment Global Summit（第1回をワシントンDCで開催、約2,500人が参加。日本観光局企画運営のMeet Japanプログラム2019にも選出）, ATTES: Africa‘s Largest Trade, Transport & Energy Summit（第1回を西アフリカ、ガーナにて開催予定もコロナで中止）における日本代表(Country Representative Japan)、同サミット組織委員会メンバー(Organizing Committee Member)、顧問/アドバイザリーボードメンバー/アジアパートナー（Advisory Board Member、Partner of Asia）などとして参画してきており、またその他日本企業向けの新規事業伴走支援、アフリカ地場スタートアップへの経営支援など、アフリカ大陸とその諸国とは政財界両方において広く深い繋がりや知見を擁し、そして長年に亘りそれらを大切に養ってきています。

2020年からのコロナ禍により、アフリカ諸国との多くのプロジェクトの継続や新規企画を中止せざるおえない厳しい決断や経験をしてきました。
その後、コロナ後のグローバル経済が回復し出す中、​近年ではまたアフリカ地場企業との取り組みを再開し始めています。
アフリカ諸国のニーズや課題に即した形で、アフリカと中長期的にも持続可能な付加価値（事業、経営）を生み出していきつつ、組織、人材や経営全体の価値向上も目指す独自のアプローチにて、日本企業とアフリカ地場企業のより一層の連携、協業、オープンイノベーション、シナジー（相乗効果）を推進させるべく「新興国×新規事業×経営全体戦略」での本質追求型の伴走支援をするプロフェッショナルサービス​やその他関連企画を実行及び推進中です。
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【今後の取り組み】
アフリカ諸国のニーズや課題に即した形で、アフリカと中長期的にも持続可能な付加価値（事業、経営）を生み出していきつつ、組織、人材や経営全体の価値向上も目指す独自のアプローチにて、日本企業とアフリカ地場企業のより一層の連携、協業、オープンイノベーション、シナジー（相乗効果）をより一層推進させるべく、「新興国×新規事業×経営全体戦略」での本質追求型の伴走支援をするプロフェッショナルサービスの提案やその他関連新企画を展開してまいります。
本TICAD9に向けては、アフリカ地場企業と日本企業のより具体的且つ戦略的な事業構想や創造を促すためのスタータープログラム「Africa-Japan Corporations Co-Creation Program 」（仮名）企画を各関連パートナーと準備中です。

（English below）
先日行われた、タイ国家イノベーション庁（National Innovation Agency: NIA. www.nia.or.th）が主導及び支援する「Corporate Spark Outbound 2025: Startup Soft Landing Program」において、当社代表の伊藤が、タイの有望スタートアップ複数社における創業者（兼経営者）向けメンタリング（Executive Mentorship）を実施いたしました。

メンタリングに際しての、主なトピックスとしては以下：
・Doing business in Japan 
・Go-to-market strategies 
・The competitive landscape for international startups entering Japan 
・Tips for establishing local partnerships 
・Navigating the Japanese market's cultural landscape
・Industry-specific advice 
・Key factors for their top management to practically and strategically execute for, if they seek the sustainable outcomes in global and Japan market
etc...

同タイ国家、複数スタートアップの事業領域概要に関しては以下：
・GPS ルート最適化と分析機能を備えたリアルタイムの公共交通システム
・リアルタイムで検証された排出データを備えた AI とブロックチェーン駆動型の炭素管理プラットフォーム
・トウモロコシの芯、大豆の殻、サトウキビ繊維などの農業廃棄物から作られた革新的、特許出願中の素材である高度なグリーングラフェン技術を使用した環境に優しいペットケア製品
​・米ぬかの副産物を高品質の加水分解タンパク質にアップサイクルすることで、植物性タンパク質のイノベーションを推進するフードテック
・​地理空間データとリモートセンシング技術を活用して大規模な林業プロジェクトを管理する Smart Forest Platform を通じた、エンドツーエンドの天然炭素クレジット ソリューション

タイ国家及びその政府は、タイ国内の市場規模が限られることも背景とし、イノベーションやスタートアップの育成に関し、日本を含めたグローバル市場への事業展開やその推進に関する支援に力を入れています。

当方当社は引き続き、タイなどの新興国においても、それらのスタートアップも含めた地場企業がグローバルでの事業展開や企画推進とそのマネジメントなどを、持続可能な形や構造で推進していけるよう支援して参ります。

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Recently, our Representative, Itoh, executed Executive Mentorship to the founders of several promising startups in Thailand at the "Corporate Spark Outbound 2025: Startup Soft Landing Program" led and supported by the National Innovation Agency (NIA. www.nia.or.th).

The main topics covered during the mentoring are as follows:
・Doing business in Japan
・Go-to-market strategies
・The competitive landscape for international startups entering Japan
・Tips for establishing local partnerships
・Navigating the Japanese market's cultural landscape
・Industry-specific advice
・Key factors for their top management to practically and strategically execute for, if they seek the sustainable outcomes in global and Japanese market
etc...

The business areas of the promising startups in Thailand are as follows:
・A real-time public transport system with GPS route optimization and analytics
・An AI and blockchain-driven carbon management platform with real-time verified emissions data
・An eco-friendly pet care product using advanced green graphene technology, an innovative, patent-pending material made from agricultural waste such as corn cobs, soybean husks, and sugarcane fiber
・A food tech company that drives innovation in plant protein by upcycling rice bran by-products into high-quality hydrolyzed protein
・A Smart Forest Platform that uses geospatial data and remote sensing technology to manage large-scale forestry projects. End-to-end natural carbon credit solutions

The Thai government, due to the limited size of the domestic market, is focusing on supporting innovation and startups in expanding into global markets, including Japan.
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As emerging markets business and management top professional, we will continue to support local companies, including startups, in emerging countries such as Thailand to practically and strategically promote and lead their new business creation and business expansion, planning, and management in global and a sustainable manner with their corporate comprehensive values up approach (as their business, organization, and corporate management).
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