BTA2023 AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTS ANNOUNCED!

BabyTech® Awards 2022 Awards Ceremony and Product Exhibit to be Held at Tokyo International Forum on November 21 (Mon.) and 22 (Tue.)

The award ceremony for the BabyTech® Awards 2022 Grand Prize winners in nine categories, as well as the Akachan Honpo Award, the mamatas Award, and the BabyTech Community Award, will be held on Monday, November 21, from 12:00 p.m. at the Childcare Expo 2022 special seminar space at the Tokyo International Forum (Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). The award ceremony will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, November 21, at the "Childcare Expo 2022" special seminar space at the Tokyo International Forum in Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku.
After the award ceremony, product introduction presentations of the Grand Prize and Special Award-winning products will be held at the BTA2022 exhibition booth.

In addition, on November 21 and 22, 24 of the latest and best childcare IT products and services that have won the Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and Special Award will be on display at the same booth. You will be able to see and experience each of these products.
We understand that this is a busy time for you, but we hope that you will make every effort to attend and participate in the exhibition.

BTA2022 GRAND PRIZE AND SPECIAL AWARDS CEREMONY

Last year's award ceremony

Date: November 21, 2022 (Monday) 12:00-13:00 (doors open 11:30)
Venue: Tokyo International Forum, Hall E, "Childcare Expo 2022", Special Seminar Space

12:00Opening and overview
... BTAJ2021 Screening Committee Chairman Tetsuya Nagata, President, Papasmile Inc.
12:05Greetings from sponsors, introduction of Akachanhompo and mamatas awards
... Mr. Kenji Ajishi, President, Akachan Honpo Co.
... Ms. Asami Kishibe, Editor in Chief, mamatas editorial department, C Channel Co.
12:15Certificates, trophies awarded, and comments by each awardee
12:50photo session
12:55Closing of the meeting, holding of award-winning product introduction presentation, and exhibition hall

BTA2022 GRAND PRIZE AND SPECIAL AWARD PRESENTATION

Date: Monday, November 21, 2022, 13:30-14:30
Venue: Tokyo International Forum, Hall E, "Childcare Expo 2022", Booth No. E026 BTA2022

Presentation order
will be in order of division number - special awards.

Breastfeeding and Feeding Sectionplease remember meFUNFAM CORPORATION
Children's Learning and Play SectionCOEMOTOMY Company, Ltd.
Safety Measures and Lookout DepartmentCuboAi Baby Nemeny Mamoru SetYun Yun AI Baby Camera Co.
Fertility and Pregnancy SectionPREGNANCY AND LACTATION! ASUMAMA COURSE" (ADVICE COURSE WITHIN THE AI DIET MANAGEMENT APP "ASUKEN")asken Corporation
Health and Daily Care SectionMATERNAL AND CHILD MO CHILDCARE DX CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION SERVICESMaternal and Child Mo Co.
Commemorative, Record and Memory SectionMemory of Pillarsmui Lab Inc.
Parent Support Services DivisionCodomel" Connecting Mottainai to the FutureJP HOLDINGS, INC.
CHILDCARE ICT DIVISIONVideo media for gifted/developmental disability supporters: incluvoxvoice and peace inc.
Household Efficiency SectionOur Family's Trisetts, a childcare and housework sharing support applicationPigeon Corporation
Akachan Honpo PrizeASUIKU" TEMPORARY CHILDCARE SEARCH AND RESERVATION SERVICE AVAILABLE VIA SMARTPHONE & LINEgrow&partners Inc.

YouTube Live coverage of the awards ceremony and presentations

YouTube Live coverage of the Award Ceremony and Presentation
The event will be broadcast live on the official BabyTech.jp channel below. Archived streaming will also be available.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4JriFwVAbhicLJqSZO_S0A

Exhibition of Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and Special Award-winning products

Date: November 21 (Mon.) and 22 (Tue.), 2022 10:00 - 17:00
Venue: Tokyo International Forum, Hall E, "Childcare Expo 2022", Booth No. E026 BTA2022

Last year's award-winning products on display

The Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and Special Award winners in each category will be on display. Visitors will be able to touch and try the excellent BabyTech products. Exhibits by sponsors will also be held in the same booth.

About Interviews

Please pre-register in advance for your visit or pick up your press badge at the press registration form next to the Childcare Expo 2022 visitor registration counter on the day of the event. You will also receive a press badge that will allow you to take photos and videos.

■Press Pre-Registration

https://willap.jp/file/AAAGSbEoeFAwtqLzloGj4OBr4O1svRwszzkfDA

What is BabyTech?

It is a generic term for IoT (Internet of Things) and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) related products and services that support child rearing, mainly from pregnancy to preschool age. 2016 saw its advocacy at CES, an electronics trade show in the U.S., and various products and services are being developed in Japan as well.

What is Childcare Expo 2022?

The industry's largest trade fair for childcare and education business and services. Childcare professionals, preschool operators, and purchasers can examine and discuss the introduction of new products and services, and obtain hints for management. In addition to the many companies exhibiting, there will be many talk shows and seminars.

What are BabyTech® Awards?

The event, which recognizes baby tech products, services and childcare appliances distributed in Japan, was first held by Papa Smile in Japan in 2019, and in 2022, the fourth year of the event, following discussions with the organization that held the rights to the Baby Tech Awards in the U.S., with a view to developing the global baby tech market In anticipation of the development of the global baby tech market, we have changed the name of the awards to "BabyTech® Awards 2022," an award that is not limited to Japan.

<Screening Criteria
  1. Problem Statement and Solution
  2. Novelty, originality
  3. Functionality, ease of use
  4. Prospects

Chairman of the Jury
Tetsuya Nagata, President, PapaSmile, Inc.

Judges
Mr. Masataka Kikuchi, President, Kikuchi Gakuen Educational Corporation
Mr. Katsuya Kurozaka, Representative Director, Kuwadate Corporation, Project Associate Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
Mr. Makoto Ukai, Deputy General Manager, Event Strategy, Asahi Shimbun, Inc. Makoto Ukai, Deputy Director, Event Strategy Office

Community Review Committee
Participating members of the BabyTech.jp official user group "BabyTech Community

Venue

Tokyo International Forum, B1 Hall E
3-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

JR Line
1 minute walk from Yurakucho Station
5 minute walk from Tokyo Station (connected to Keiyo Line Tokyo Station by B1F underground concourse)

Subway
Yurakucho Line : Yurakucho Station (connected by B1F underground concourse)
Chiyoda Line : 5 min. walk from Nijubashimae Station/7 min. walk from Hibiya Station
Marunouchi Line : Marunouchi Line 5 min. walk from Ginza Sta.
Ginza Line : 7 min. walk from Ginza Sta. / 7 min. walk from Kyobashi Sta.
Mita Line : 5 min. walk from Hibiya 5 min. walk from Hibiya Sta.

Access Information
https://www.t-i-forum.co.jp/access/access/