The Graduate School of Project Design (NSG Group) hosts the "Business Creation Seminar."
For the 6th session, held on Saturday, January 29 under the theme "Business Creation Through Wine," Mr. Fumito Kakegawa, Director of Cave d'Occi Co., Ltd. and an alumnus of the school, will take the stage.
Because it is an online webinar, you can participate from anywhere you like.
Here, we will give you a preview of what the session will cover.
About Fumito Kakegawa
The guest invited to this "Business Creation Seminar" is Mr. Fumito Kakegawa.
He is a director at Cave d'Occi in Niigata Prefecture, known to virtually every Japanese wine fan.
Born in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture in 1980, he traveled to France after graduating from high school to study wine for four years.
After returning to Japan, he joined Cave d'Occi Co., Ltd. in 2003, became the head winemaker in 2006, and was appointed director in 2010.
After earning his MBA, he was engaged in operations overseeing raw material procurement, product development, grape growing, winemaking, and sales channel expansion for wine.
He is known as a rare winemaker who creates a wide variety of wines, ranging from classical styles to natural-oriented wines that reflect his personal tastes.
Recently, his FUNPY series, known for its pop, cute flavors, has become popular. Before COVID-19, he was widely known as a self-described "maker and communicator" who held over 50 wine events a year.
About the Seminar Content
The theme of this seminar is "Business Creation Through Wine" – The Challenge of a "Niigata-Born" Winery Walking Hand-in-Hand with and Supported by Its Fans.
While touching on initiatives predating Cave d'Occi's opening and how to utilize regional resources, he will talk about the future envisioned by Cave d'Occi.
Here is an overview of the program:
- Self-introduction
- Learnings and discoveries at graduate school (knowledge and interpersonal exchange)
- What is Cave d'Occi? Japan's first crowdfunding winery??
- The future envisioned by Cave d'Occi
- How to utilize regional resources
This valuable seminar is aimed not only at those aspiring to start a business or create a venture, but also at those wanting to make the most of local resources, turn ideas into reality, and anyone interested in wine.
If you are interested, why not check it out?
Participation is free, so reserve now!
This seminar will be held via Zoom.
Participation is free of charge, but reservations are required, so please check it out right away if you are interested.
Details
* Click here for the registration form (Google Form)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK_udP1gJ35Aumj0ry23YyT0VBeswc7PBJFGjh3gNQ0syLHw/viewform
* Click here for the Business Creation Seminar flyer
https://www.jigyo.ac.jp/images/2021/12/4cda24e4d2d485dc053bb0026e29ebe5.pdf
President: Masakazu Sengoku
Address: 3-1-46 Yoneyama, Chuo-ku, Niigata-shi
URL: http://www.jigyo.ac.jp/
TEL: 025-255-1250
FAX: 025-255-1251