Training

Organized under the theme “Together We Build,” SheSpeaks brought together aspiring women entrepreneurs, business leaders, and academics from Japan, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, and Malaysia for an international dialogue on women’s entrepreneurship.

The session provided a platform for young women entrepreneurs to share their personal journeys, challenges, experiences, and strengths, while academic and professional panelists contributed perspectives on entrepreneurship, leadership, and women’s economic participation.

Featuring entrepreneurs from diverse cultural and business backgrounds, the event encouraged participants to learn from real entrepreneurial experiences, build cross-border connections, and inspire more women and young people to explore entrepreneurship.

The event also reflected Uddog o Uddokta Japan’s commitment to women’s empowerment, inclusive entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, and SDG 5: Gender Equality and SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth.

Theme: Women Entrepreneurship & Empowerment
Format: Online International Session
Focus: Entrepreneurship • Women’s Leadership • Experience Sharing • Cross-Cultural Learning • SDGs

The 5th 3ZERO Leadership Challenge was a youth-focused innovation and entrepreneurship program designed to encourage participants to develop practical ideas addressing healthcare challenges and SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.

Built around the principles of “Learn | Innovate | Lead,” the program guided participants through a structured journey from understanding social and healthcare problems to design thinking, problem framing, mentorship, idea development, and final pitching.

The program included an orientation on social issues, a session on Design Thinking & Framing Healthcare Problems, followed by mentorship and idea-development activities. Selected participants progressed toward the Final Pitch at the SocialTech Summit in Hiroshima on October 3, 2025, in a hybrid format.

The challenge was jointly organized by Social Business Academia Network, Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies (Q-AOS), Uddog o Uddokta Japan Association, and 3ZERO Club, demonstrating a collaborative approach that connects academia, entrepreneurship, youth leadership, and social innovation.

Program Journey

July 19, 2025
Orientation & Social Issues

July 26, 2025
Design Thinking & Framing Healthcare Problems

August 2–9, 2025
Mentorship & Idea Development

October 3, 2025
Final Pitch at SocialTech Summit, Hiroshima

Recognition & Opportunities

Participants received certificates, while the top three teams were designated to receive cash awards. The top 10 participants/teams were offered free passes to SocialTech Summit 2025, creating an additional opportunity to connect their ideas with a wider social innovation community.

Theme: Health Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship
SDG Focus: SDG 3, Good Health and Well-being
Format: Training • Mentorship • Idea Competition • Final Pitch
Focus: Youth Leadership • Design Thinking • Healthcare Innovation • Social Impact • Entrepreneurship

Held as part of SocialTech Summit 2025, this international session explored how entrepreneurship, digital innovation, and cross-sector collaboration can contribute to more sustainable healthcare systems and advance SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, while also looking beyond the SDGs toward future healthcare challenges. The session was held in hybrid format at Hiroshima University and online.

The session brought together academics, entrepreneurs, healthcare innovators, and professionals from Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, creating an international platform for exchanging knowledge and perspectives on health innovation and entrepreneurship.

The session was chaired by Dr. Forhad Hossain, Assistant Professor at Sophia University, Japan.

Guest speakers included Prof. Mohammad Faisal Ahammad from Leeds University Business School; Dr. Wiljeana Glover, Founding Faculty Director of the KMH Center for Health Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Babson College; Ms. Amy Kuan, CEO & Co-Founder of PorticoCare; Mr. Tejas Padliya, an independent consultant based in San Francisco; and Mr. Kota Ando, cofounder and Director of Sales and Marketing at Nihin Media K.K.

Why This Session Matters

The session reflected an important part of Uddog o Uddokta Japan's approach: connecting academic knowledge with entrepreneurship, technology, industry experience, and practical innovation.

Rather than viewing healthcare challenges only as policy or medical issues, the session encouraged discussion of how entrepreneurial thinking and digital technologies can contribute to innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions.

It also demonstrated the value of bringing together stakeholders from different countries and professional backgrounds to exchange knowledge and explore solutions to complex social challenges.

Event at a Glance

Theme: Sustainable Healthcare & Health Entrepreneurship
SDG Focus: SDG 3, Good Health and Well-being, and Beyond
Format: International Hybrid Session
Venue: Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan & Online
Date: October 3, 2025
Session: D2S2
Focus: Healthcare Entrepreneurship • Digital Innovation • Sustainable Healthcare • International Collaboration • SDGs

The 3ZERO Pitch Competition and Project Closing Event marked the culmination of the one-year initiative “Empathy-Driven Entrepreneurship: Unveiling the 3ZERO Approach.” The program was organized by Uddog o Uddokta Bangladesh and co-organized in collaboration with Uddog o Uddokta Japan, bringing together entrepreneurship education, mentoring, consulting, and youth-led social innovation.

Throughout the year, young participants from the 3ZERO Club, aged 12–35, received continuous training, personalized consulting, and monthly mentoring to identify real social challenges and develop empathy-driven entrepreneurial solutions. Their ideas were connected with the 3ZERO vision of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions.

The final event was held at the Faculty of Business, University of Dhaka, where eight selected teams presented their entrepreneurial ideas. The pitches were evaluated on empathy, clarity, innovation, feasibility, presentation skills, and potential for impact.

The program demonstrated an important part of our training philosophy: entrepreneurship education should go beyond classroom learning. Young people should have opportunities to understand communities, identify meaningful problems, develop solutions, receive mentoring, test their ideas, and communicate their potential impact.

Recognition

The winning team received the Uddog o Uddokta NextGen Impact Award 2025, recognizing a promising and socially impactful entrepreneurial idea. The Empathy Learning Champion Award 2025 also recognized participants who demonstrated sustained commitment throughout the year-long learning journey.

Event at a Glance

Program: Empathy-Driven Entrepreneurship: Unveiling the 3ZERO Approach
Final Event: 3ZERO Pitch Competition & Project Closing Event
Date: April 12, 2025
Venue: Faculty of Business, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Format: Year-long Training • Mentoring • Consulting • Idea Development • Pitch Competition
Focus: Empathy-Driven Entrepreneurship • Youth Entrepreneurship • Social Business • 3ZERO • Sustainable Development
Participants: 3ZERO Club youth, aged 12–35
Finalists: 8 selected teams

Our Role: Co-organization and international collaboration through Uddog o Uddokta Japan, together with Uddog o Uddokta Bangladesh.