Yoshiro Ishii INPEX CORPORATION Senior Vice President, Renewable Energy & New Business Hydrogen & CCUS Development Office (Deputy) April. 1981 Joined Japan National Oil Corporation (JNOC: Currently JOGMEC) April. 2004 Joined INPEX CORPORATION, General Manager, Geophysical Department Jan. 2018 Senior Vice PresidentIn charge of RenewableEnergy & Power Business
Takuya Tsutsumi Senior Advisor, Mercari Inc. Senior Fellow, New York University (NYU) School of Law Tsutsumi Asakichi Urushi Co.Ltd Managing Director/ Perspective Co-founder Takuya works as the fourth generation of Urushi refiners at Tsutsumi Asakichi Urushi Store, which has refined Urushi since the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Urushi refiners’ work lies between that of the urushikaki…
Ren Ito Senior Advisor, Mercari Inc. Senior Fellow, New York University (NYU) School of Law Ren is an entrepreneur, investor, and former diplomat. Most recently, Ren has been taking the lead on the global expansion of Mercari, Japan’s first and only unicorn start-up running the fastest-growing marketplace app. Ren previously served as CEO of Mercari…
Kazuya GotoOrganization Kyoto University | Graduate School of Medicine | Assistant Professor Sector healthtech Business idea in short Disease Treatment by self-healing power using a TNF (tumor necrosis factor)-α vaccine Social issue to tackle | Business concept Our team succeeded to develop a vaccine to suppress TNF-α, which is related to various diseases such as…
Tsubasa TanabeOrganization Osaka University | School of Medicine | 4th year student Sector healthtech Business idea in short Development of an innovative treatment program applied to cancer patients at home Social issue to tackle | Business concept Currently, many cancer patients have problems outside the hospital, such as pain and daily medication issues. With our…
Olzhas AbdeshovOrganization Kyoto University | Graduate School of Management | MBA student Sector edtech, career development Business idea in short Career support and mentoring platform for high school students Social issue to tackle | Business concept A survey conducted by Nippon Foundation found that many Japanese young people did not see themselves as full members…
Kanako IshikawaOrganization grigry Inc. Sector femtech, social justice Business idea in short Safe and secure solution with smart amulet Social issue to tackle | Business concept The business concept is “Omori DX (= Amulet DX)”. By combining amulet and technology, we will power up familiar amulet and develop smart amulet that protects you in case…
Dai AokiOrganization Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Sector environment, circular society, education Business idea in short Moldable wood derived from unutilized or wasted agricultural resources Social issue to tackle | Business concept There are variety of unutilized or wasted agricultural resources such as bamboo in Japan, palm husk in oil palm plantations, which have caused serious pollution…
Taiichi NoseOrganization DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, Ltd. Sector environment, energy Business idea in short Realization of high-efficiency Binary Power Generation Systems specialized for hot water at low temperature Social issue to tackle | Business concept Prevention of global warming. | Geothermal Power Generation Systems have not been widely constructed in Japan despite the availability of resources of…
Eiji NakamuraOrganization Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Sector healthtech Business idea in short “GI sensing system”, the real-time monitoring of postprandial GI tract functions for the detection of Gut-Brain Axis-related healthiness & diseases Social issue to tackle | Business concept I will create the “GI sensor system” that monitors various postprandial gastrointestinal functions in real time, visualize…
Akira Sakano Founder and Director, Zero Waste Japan Sector environment, waste management Business idea in short Zero Waste Communities & Operation Design Business concept Zero Waste is not just 100% recycling or sustainable resource management. We see “waste” as: Social-Economic system failure and the design failure. For our society to thrive, waste management must be…
Hikaru MomoseCompany Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Science & Innovation Center Materials Design Laboratory Background After graduating from the Graduate School of Engineering at Nagoya University, I joined Mitsubishi Rayon (currently known as Mitsubishi Chemical) in 1997. During my years at Mitsubishi Rayon, I was mainly involved in the evaluation and analysis of functional resins and the development…
Takumi MatsutakeCompany HIOKI E.E. Corporation Background March, 2017: the University of Tokyo (Major: Mechano-Infomatics) March, 2019: Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo (Master’s degree in Information Science and Technology) April, 2019: Joined HIOKI E.E. Corporation (software engineer) Social Issues and The Theme of My Business The social issue: The need…
Akiko TanakaCompany ⅿiyako Entrepreneur Club @KRP Background I graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at Osaka Prefecture University in 1987. I joined Yokogawa Electric Corporation, where I was engaged in the development of applications for analytical instruments. I joined FALCO biosystems Ltd. (formerly FALCO Life Sciences) in 2009, where I was in charge of quality…
Hidenori ShimadaCompany Medical Corporation Shimada Clinic Background He was born in Tokushima and graduated from Tokushima University school of medicine. After completing his internship, he obtained ECFMG (Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certification. He entered Kyoto University graduate school of medicine after working as a sub-intern at University of Washington department of general surgery.…
Takeshi KitamuraCompany Soraharu.Inc. Background 2020-present Soraharu.Inc. CEO・Founder 2015-20 Nihonmatsu-Gakuin School Institution 2011-14 Sumitomo Forestry Wood Products Co., Ltd. 2011 M.A in Public Policy, Graduate School of Public Policy (Tokyo Univ. .JAPAN) ・Career Development Facilitator（National Qualification；JAPAN） ・Japan All Career Consultants Network member 2018- Social Issues and The Theme of My Business The challenge of counseling support services is the…
Miharu UchiyamaCompany DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, Ltd. Background Born in Hokkaido prefecture. Graduated from Hokkaido University (2017) Bachelor of Science (Physics) Joined Daikin Industries (2017). Engaged in planning for the launch of new businesses, and development of smartphone applications. Social Issues and The Theme of My Business Our mission is to improve sleep quality and experience by…
Akiko Murai Independent Director and Leadership Coach Akiko Murai is a leadership and career coach with Organizational Development and Talent Management background with more than 30 years of diverse professional experience ranging from the field work in Brazil with a United Nations agency to marketing financial products and services to high net worth individuals at…
Yutaka Iijima COO and Executive Director As COO of Phoenixi, a Kyoto-based residential incubator for aspiring corporate intrapreneurs and social entrepreneurs, Yutaka develops and runs its programs, while heading the incubator’s international engagement, branding, and academia collaboration. Before Phoenixi, Yutaka worked at Kyoto University for about 13 years, serving as global communications manager of Kyoto…
Izumi Kobayashi Founder Former Executive Director Director and a board member of OMRON Corporation, ANA Holdings, Mitsui & Co. and Mizuho Financial Group. 2008-2013 CEO and EVP of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group. 2001- 2008 Representative Director and CEO of Merrill Lynch in Japan.
Sachiko Kuno Executive Director and Founder Dr. Sachiko Kuno is the co-founder and Chair Emeritus of Halcyon, a nonprofit dedicated to the power of human creativity. Kuno also serves as CEO of S&R Evermay (formerly S&R Foundation), a 501(c)(3) she co-founded in 2000 to support talented individuals with great potential and high aspirations in the…
Yukiko Hashitera CEO and Founder MBA, Master of Public Health. After graduating of college of pharmacy, Yukiko Hashitera joined pharmaceutical industry and she was involved the development of glaucoma and chronic idiopathic constipation medicine as a researcher. In 2008 she succeeded the listing of R-Tech Ueno, Ltd. in Heracles Market (currently JASDAQ) as a CEO.…
Tsuyoshi Nagano Chairman of the Board of Tokio Marine Holdings April 1975 Joined The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (“Tokio Marine”) June 2010 Senior Managing Director of Tokio Marine & Nichido June 2011 Senior Managing Director of Tokio Marine Holdings Feb. 2012 Senior Managing Director and General Manager of International Business Development Dept…
Hideyuki Yamauchi Current position: Future Project Promotion Office Manager in Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO(ASTEM) After graduating from Kobe University Faculty of Engineering in 1984, he joined IBM Japan. After working at Fujisawa Laboratories, he worked as a system engineer and IT architect in the sales department and engaged in solutions…
Seiichi Tanida Advisor of Advanced Science, Technology & Management Research Institute of KYOTO (ASTEM). After retiring Takeda Pharmaceutical Industry in 2006, he engaged in industry-academic collaboration support projects in the life science field at ASTEM. Besides, he served as program officer and evaluation committee member of industry-academia collaboration programs in the field of medicine of…
Kaoru Takara Obtaining B.Eng. in 1979, M.Sc. in 1981 and D.Eng. in 1990 from Kyoto University, Dr. Kaoru Takara has been working for Gifu University as Assoc. Prof., and Kyoto University Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI) as Assoc. Prof. and as Professor since 1998, and moved to the Graduate School of Advanced integrated studies in…
Kensei Sumita Kensei Sumita is founder and CEO of Academic Industry Research Inc. (AIR). AIR, based in the Kyoto and Kansai metropolitan area, contributes as a private organization to the development of regional innovation ecosystem through start-ups creation. Prior to founding AIR, Mr. Sumita joined Osaka University’s Office for University-Industry Collaboration in 2004-2013. He worked…
Takayuki Shiose Associate Professor, the Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Japan Takayuki Shiose was graduate from the Department of Precision Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University. He completed the graduate school and earned a Ph.D. in System Engineering, studying the systematization of the transfer of professional skills of manufacturing by using Communication Design Theory and…
Akiko Murai Leadership Coach Akiko Murai is a leadership and career coach with Organizational Development and Talent Management background with more than 30 years of diverse professional experience ranging from the field work in Brazil with a United Nations agency to marketing financial products and services to high net worth individuals at a commercial bank.
Ikkei Matsuda Ikkei established SARR. LLC –Science, ART & Research for Reconstruction, in April 2011, after the Earthquake and Tsunami 3.11. Out of SARR activities, he is also co-founder of Soramitsu, one of the leading blockchain company in the world and creates Hyperledger Iroha. Ikkei established Hokkaido VC in 2000, the first regional and independent…
