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Director and COO, Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Mr. Satoshi Washiya
He joined ASCL in July 2016. Previously, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Japan and Sweden on management reform projects for Japanese and European companies. He holds a Master's degree from the Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University.

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Director, Fukushima Robot Test Field, Fukushima Innovation Coast Organization
Project Professor, Research Center for Future Vision, The University of Tokyo
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Mr. Shinji Suzuki
D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1998. In 2013, he returned to the University of Tokyo, where he has been in his current position since 2014. He is also a visiting professor at Nagasaki University of Science and Technology, a visiting professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo, a board member of the Association for the Popularization of Electric Vehicles (APEV), and a board member of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE). He has been working on social implementation of advanced technologies such as robotics and next-generation transportation in an interdisciplinary manner, contributed to the approval of Sendai City as a special zone, and is promoting the demonstration of near-future technologies such as automatic driving. He specializes in robotics, nonlinear control, ITS, and science and technology communication.

Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
Mr. Takahiro Suzuki
D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1998. In 2013, he returned to the University of Tokyo, where he has been in his current position since 2014. He is also a visiting professor at Nagasaki University of Science and Technology, a visiting professor at the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, the University of Tokyo, a board member of the Association for the Popularization of Electric Vehicles (APEV), and a board member of the Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE). He has been working on social implementation of advanced technologies such as robotics and next-generation transportation in an interdisciplinary manner, contributed to the approval of Sendai City as a special zone, and is promoting the demonstration of near-future technologies such as automatic driving. He specializes in robotics, nonlinear control, ITS, and science and technology communication.

Director and COO, Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Mr. Satoshi Washiya
He joined ASCL in July 2016. Previously, he worked for McKinsey & Company in Japan and Sweden on management reform projects for Japanese and European companies. He holds a Master's degree from the Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University.

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Group CEO and Representative Director, LIVERNESS Co.
Yukihiro Maru
D. in Applied Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. While in graduate school, he founded LIVERNESS, a company solely for science and engineering students. He has developed Japan's first "delivery laboratory class of cutting-edge science" into a business. He operates a "knowledge manufacturing business" that combines management resources and technologies that lie dormant in universities and local communities to create the seeds of new businesses, and has over 200 projects underway through his "knowledge platform," an infrastructure that gathers knowledge from around the world. He is also an innovator who has been involved in the launch of numerous venture companies such as Euglena.

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Managing Director, Prodrone Inc.
Kazuo Ichihara
He was in charge of developing wireless communication and network technology at a major electronics manufacturer. He then became independent and engaged in ICT-related systems and software development. In 2015, he co-founded ProDrone with three other members, where he currently works. He is in charge of system software and elemental technology development and patent strategy to make drones cloud-ready.

Representative Director, Terra Labs, Inc.
Takahide Matsuura
He started his career at the age of 24, starting his own ventures and non-profit organizations, and worked as a university employee before assuming his current position. Specializing in public policy, he has been conducting research on information collection and sharing systems using long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in times of disaster. Currently, he is conducting research and development with the goal of social implementation of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (fixed-wing aircraft) for data collection and sharing of information during normal and emergency situations.

President and Representative Director, Aerodyne Japan K.K.
Akira Ito
He is the Japan representative of Aerodyne Group, a drone solution provider with a presence in 25 countries worldwide, and from July 2019, he will join Japan Infrastructure Waymark, an infrastructure inspection company using drones launched by NTT West, as an evangelist.

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Co-founder/Representative Partner, Drone Fund
Soki Omae
In 2002, he founded Creative Hope Inc. to provide web consulting services with an emphasis on strategic aspects. (He is the Chairman of Creative Hope Inc. and a professor at the Graduate School of Business Breakthrough University, specializing in digital marketing.

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General Manager, UAV System Business Office, Social Solution Business Promotion Department, Denso Corporation
Naoya Kato
Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at Keio University in 1984. In 1991, he was transferred to SOKEN (Toyota and Denso's research institute), where he worked on racing engines and Lexus engines. He then returned to DENSO in 2009 and worked in the Technology Planning Department as the General Manager of the Global Technology Planning Office and the General Manager of the Technology Strategy Office for New Businesses before launching the Work Assist Robot Development Office at the Technology Development Center in 2016. 2018 he was transferred to the Social Solution Promotion Department, where he remains to this day.

Chairman and CEO, 4D Sensor Inc.
Mr. Yoshiharu Morimoto
In 1968, he engaged in research on mechanical engineering, material mechanics, and image measurement at Komatsu Ltd., Osaka University, and Wakayama University. 2009, after retirement, he established Moire Laboratory Inc. as a university-launched venture to put the results of his university research to practical use. After completing basic research, he established 4D Sensor Co. He is currently the chairman and representative director of the company. Developed a high-speed, high-precision 3D shape, deformation, and vibration measurement device based on patented technology. He plans to mass-produce and expand sales of this device. He is also involved in educational activities to enlighten children about science and technology. Professor emeritus at Wakayama University.

CEO and Representative Director, ANSeeN Corporation
Akifumi Koike
After transferring from Gunma Technical High School to the Faculty of Informatics at Shizuoka University, he was involved in the research and development of X-ray CT and X-ray sensors at the Electronics Research Institute. While a PhD student, he founded ANSeeN in 2011 with a professor from the same institute.
Through the widespread use of our own large-area X-ray color cameras, which can be realized by combining advanced technologies in compound semiconductor processing and 3D LSI, we aim to realize a safe and secure society by providing medical checks for people and machines in a society where production and transportation are becoming automated.

Manager, Creative Business Department, Measurement Research Consultants, Inc.
Mr. Keisuke Kimoto
He graduated from the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kumamoto University in 2007, and joined Keisoku Research Consultant Inc. in April 2007, where he has been inspecting infrastructure facilities using optical measurement methods such as 3D laser and SfM image measurement, and documenting and preserving cultural assets such as Gunkanjima and Kumamoto Castle stone walls. 2018, he joined the SIP He is a member of the Tottori University team (Principal Investigator: Prof. Tamotsu Kuroda), one of the infrastructure local implementation support teams, and worked on the Ejima Ohashi Bridge project, which verified the applicability of robot technology to bridge inspections. 2019, he received his PhD from the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University.

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General Manager, Human Resource Development Division, Liverness, Inc.
Takashi Okazaki
Doctor of Science. Graduated from the Graduate School of Osaka University. After working as a special researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), he joined LIVERNESS. In addition to his diverse research experience at universities, major textile manufacturers, and national research institutes, he has also been engaged in science and technology promotion planning at a local government affiliated organization. He has been in his current position since May 2018.

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Jinki-Industry Corporation Development Department / Public Relations Department
Mr. NanNan Sun

Born in China in 1987, raised in Japan, and a Canadian citizen. He holds a Master's degree in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and worked at National Instruments Japan in 2012 before joining Jinki-Itai Co. in 2015. He was involved in the development of humanoid heavy machinery (prototype) as an ace pilot.
Responsibilities: Mechanical, electrical, software, office work, cartoons, anything for social implementation of humanoid heavy machinery.

Professor, Department of Robotics, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Aizu
Mr. Keitaro Naruse
Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, he graduated from Sapporo Minami High School in 1986 and entered Hokkaido University in the same year. 1990 Graduated from Hokkaido University and entered the Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University. 1995 Completed the doctoral course in Engineering, Hokkaido University. 1995~1998 Postdoctoral Fellow at New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA. 1998~ 2004 Research Assistant, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University; worked at the University of Aizu from 2004, serving as Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Senior Associate Professor, before becoming Professor in 2017.

Representative Director, Fuji Computer Co.
Kazuaki Mori
Born January 1, 1951 in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture. After attending Kakogawa Higashi High School, he graduated from the Department of Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University. In 1974, he joined Fujitsu, and in 1979, he established his own company, Fuji Computer Sales (renamed Fuji Computer in 2013), and expanded the company's business with hit software products, etc. In 1999, he established the Information Technology In 1999, he established the Information Technology Academy, and in March 2008, he established Aioi Gakuin, a wide-area correspondence high school. Currently, he is the president of Fuji Computer and the chairman of Aioi Gakuin High School.

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Director, Knowledge Foundation Research Center, Liverness, Inc.
Hiroyuki Takahashi
D. from Yokohama City University in 2009. D. in Science, focusing on creating new research projects between industry and young researchers, including the launch of the "Liberace Research Fund" for young researchers under the age of 40. In addition, he continues to organize the "Super Interdisciplinary Society," a place to generate new knowledge and seeds for research and development by combining individual knowledge, technology, and passion for problem solving without being bound by the framework of academia.

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Representative Director, Ginza Noen Co.
Kazuki Iimura
Born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1974. After graduating from Nihon University's College of Industrial Engineering, he worked as a first-class architect planning and designing condominiums and buildings, and then engaged in structured finance business such as real estate fund management as the head of strategic investment consulting at an Internet real estate auction venture. In 2009, he founded Ginza Noen Co., Ltd. with the philosophy of "enriching agriculture with technology. With "Smart Agriculture Spirits" as its corporate slogan, the company is engaged in the business of building data for the operation of AI-based agricultural robotics in the primary industry, as well as providing agricultural systems for high value-added agricultural products such as high-sugar tomatoes and fine muscat grapes. The company provides companies with agricultural systems for high value-added agricultural products, such as high-sugar tomatoes and pineapple muscats.

Associate Professor, National University Corporation Utsunomiya University
Director, in charge of Technical Development, I-EAT Co.
Masaru Kashiwazaki
After completing his graduate studies at the University of Tokyo, he worked for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (now the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO)) before coming to Utsunomiya University, where he has been in his current position since 2009. He is a full-time faculty member of the Faculty of Agriculture. Consistently engaged in research and development with the aim of practical application, and in 2014 established a joint venture company, the Institute of Agricultural Technology (now I-Eat Co., Ltd.), as a venture company originating from Utsunomiya University. Awarded the Invention Grand Prize (Tokyo Governor's Prize) in 2017 for the practical application of his research results.

Associate Professor, Laboratory of Biometrics, Department of Production and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Mr. Hiroyoshi Iwata
Born in 1969. Spent his childhood in Thailand and Indonesia. Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture. D. from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo. After engaging in research at the National Agricultural Research Organization (a research institute affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries) and other organizations, he has been an associate professor at the Biometrics Laboratory of the University of Tokyo since 2010, focusing on the fusion of agriculture and information science. Currently, he is expanding his research to Central America and Africa, focusing on accelerating breeding through the fusion of genome science and information science.

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General Manager, Open Innovation Promotion Office, Central Research Laboratory, Yanmar Holdings Co.
Hideaki Tsuru
D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo. D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo. He was engaged in advanced materials processing at the Institute of Industrial Science and obtained his degree through the joint development of an electric powder press with FANUC Corporation. Worked on high-speed cutting research as a RIKEN Basic Science Research Fellow, and joined the Basic Technology Research Center of Honda R&D Co. He was in charge of production technology research in ceramics forming, three-dimensional processing, and MEMS. While stationed in the U.S., he promoted research on nano-functional materials. he joined Yanmar in April 2016 and worked in the Commercialization Promotion Office of the Corporate Planning Department before assuming his current position.