【Event】Certified as a Co-Creation Partner (TICAD9 Co-creator) at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9)

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

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