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30 Sep – 8 Oct 2026 · Tokyo · Osaka

NZ–Japan Green Tech
Delegation 2026

New Zealand green tech. Ready to go further.

The NZ–Japan Green Tech Delegation brings together New Zealand's most advanced green tech ventures and breakthrough research projects aligned with Japan's Green Transformation (GX) priorities.

Together, New Zealand and Japan have an opportunity to develop new solutions to shared challenges including industrial decarbonisation, critical minerals and energy transition.

30 September – 8 October 2026

Tokyo · Osaka GSE

24 delegates · 2 tracks · NZ DeepTech Dojo at Osaka GSE

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10

Investment-ready commercial ventures · TRL 4–9

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6

University Technology Transfer Offices

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Why New Zealand

A deep-tech hub backed by government
and private capital — with an outsized pipeline.

New Zealand punches far above its weight in deep-tech innovation — world-class university research, investment-ready commercial ventures, and a government-backed commercialisation network coordinating the connection to Japan.

Research Depth

New Zealand's universities are producing cutting-edge IP in hydrogen chemistry, critical mineral extraction, cryogenic computing, and advanced materials. A national commercialisation network translates that research into patentable, licensable assets.

6 Technology Transfer Offices attending

Commercialisation

NZ's publicly funded research is producing investor-backed spin-out ventures with real commercial intent. This delegation is about building the relationships and commercial pathways to help Japan meet its ambitious GX goals — and to give NZ deep-tech a route to scale globally.

Investor-backed spin-outs · seeking scale

Coordinated Programme

Led by KiwiNet and backed by MBIE, with two anchor events in Tokyo and Osaka and opportunities to connect with government, industry, research, and investment partners. New Zealand research projects and investor-backed spin-outs come together around Japan's GX priorities.

KiwiNet-led · MBIE-backed · Tokyo + Osaka

Programme

Two Tracks. One Delegation.

Leg 01

Tokyo

30 Sep – 4 Oct

Bilateral agency meetings
NZ Embassy diplomatic event
Corporate & investor meetings

Leg 02

Osaka GSE

5–8 Oct

Global Startup Expo 2026
NZ cleantech start-up booths
Venture showcase

Commercial & Venture Track

NZ's Deep-Tech Venture Delegation

Investor-backed spin-out ventures travelling with the delegation, mapped to the GX solution areas Japan is prioritising. Click any tile to see the ventures addressing it.

Critical Minerals & Battery Materials

3

Frontier Energy — Fusion, Solar & Carriers

3

Biomethane & Gas Decarb

2

🔗 Daigas active

Green Ammonia & Hydrogen

2

🔗 JERA · NEDO

Green Steel & Low-Carbon Metallurgy

2

Low-Carbon Cement

1

🔗 Taiheiyo JDA

Research & TTO Track

NZ's University & Research Pipeline

8 of 10 delegation ventures are direct spin-outs from New Zealand universities and public research organisations — backed by over a decade of publicly-funded research. KiwiNet's national commercialisation network acts as the front door for Japanese R&D partnerships.

Wider NZ Technology Transfer Office Network

KiwiNet

National research commercialisation network · Front door for Japan partnerships

University of Auckland UniServices

NZ's largest Technology Transfer Office · Natural hydrogen & geoscience

Otago Innovation

University of Otago · Quantum computing portfolio

Natural hydrogen exploration Green ammonia catalyst R&D PEM electrolyser membrane science Geothermal brine Rb/Cs extraction Hydrothermal e-waste → rare earths Molten oxide electrolysis Cryogenic RAM / Josephson Junction Serpentinite → Ni/Co/Mg + H₂ Levitated Dipole fusion programme Paihau–Robinson superconductivity Low-carbon cementitious binders Distributed optical fibre sensing

Investor Showcase · Tokyo · 2 October

NZ Clean & Deep Tech Investor Showcase

Meet a select group of New Zealand clean and deep tech founders. Hear directly about their technologies, progress and international ambitions. Explore opportunities for investment, partnership and market collaboration — followed by drinks.

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