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N E T WO R K JAPAN ITALY NEW OFFICES ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE TOKYO (2016) D E S P I T E I T S R I C H H I S TO RY oˆ inno†a‰ion and impac‰ in ‰he …as‰ —sian economŠ –i‰h such brands as SonŠ, Žoshiba and Sharp, Japan's a†erage economic gro–‰h remains s‰agnan‰ a‰ jus‰ Ê.ËÌ. Bu‰ –i‰h Japan's robus‰ inˆras‰ruc‰ure and an e¡is‰ing business clima‰e, high-impac‰ en‰repreneurship has an oppor‰uni- ‰Š ‰o spar" much-needed economic ac‰i†i‰Š. …ndea†or Japan launched in ÍÊÎÏ –i‰h ‰he bac"ing oˆ manŠ ‰op Japanese business leaders. Žhe oˆˆice is …ndea†or's ˆirs‰ e†er in …as‰ —sia, and ˆour‰h e¡pansion in‰o —sia o†erall. Ði‰h Japan ‰railing o‰her coun‰ries in ‰he region in ‰he amoun‰ oˆ †en‰ure capi‰al in†es‰ed and in ‰he annual en‰rŠ ra‰e oˆ ne– en‰erprises, …ndea†or's model is an ideal ˆi‰ ‰o breach ‰his gap bŠ building up an e¡‰ensi†e pipeline oˆ high-po‰en‰ial companies ‰o con‰ribu‰e ‰o economic gro–‰h –hile encouraging rein†es‰men‰ in successi†e impac‰ˆul companies. Oˆˆ ‰o a s‰rong s‰ar‰, …n- dea†or Japan –ill ˆos‰er a ne– ecosŠs- ‰em oˆ men‰orship and in†es‰men‰, beginning –i‰h i‰s ˆirs‰ en‰repreneur, 'asu"ane Ma‰sumo‰o oˆ •a"Sul, –ho –as selec‰ed a‰ ‰he Ïˉh In‰erna‰ional Selec‰ion Panel in Bali, Indonesia. I N 20 1 6 …ndea†or I‰alŠ launched in Milan as …ndea†or's ˆour‰h e¡pansion in …urope. Ði‰h ‰he coun‰rŠ's recen‰ poli‰ical and economic s‰ruggles, I‰alŠ demons‰ra‰es a gro–ing need ˆor businesses ‰ha‰ can scale and crea‰e subs‰an‰ial economic impac‰ in ‰he region. Despi‰e con‰inuing gro–‰h in local s‰ar‰up ac‰i†i‰Š, ‰he I‰alian †en‰ure capi‰al communi‰Š lags behind o‰her …uropean na‰ions in ‰he amoun‰ oˆ in†es‰men‰, and I‰alian in†es‰men‰ ˆirms con‰inue ‰o remain among ‰he smalles‰ in …urope. …ndea†or I‰alŠ is poised ‰o breach ‰his gap bŠ ushering in ne– era oˆ gro–‰h and de†elopmen‰ dri†en bŠ local, high-impac‰ en‰repreneurs. Since i‰s recen‰ launch, …ndea†or I‰alŠ has alreadŠ selec‰ed ‰–o en‰repreneurs, Da†ide Da‰‰oli oˆ Žalen‰'arden and Ma‰‰eo ¨ai oˆ …mpa‰ica, a‰ ÍÊÎÏ In‰erna- ‰ional Selec‰ion Panels in Bali, Indonesia, and Bos‰on, Uni‰ed S‰a‰es, respec‰i†e- lŠ. Žhe ˆirs‰ oˆ manŠ ‰o come, ‰hese ˆounders –ill beneˆi‰ ˆrom …ndea†or's global ne‰–or" oˆ men‰ors and ad†isors, –i‰h ‰he ul‰ima‰e goal oˆ gro–ing in‰erna‰ionallŠ and rein†es‰ing bac" in‰o ‰he coun‰rŠ bŠ men‰oring and pro†id- ing ˆinancial suppor‰ ˆor successi†e genera‰ions oˆ I‰alian en‰repreneurs. ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE MILAN (2016) Endeavor Italy launch event in Milan. Yasukane Matsumoto with Endeavor Global's Nathan Cohen (left). 3 5