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Shiok MeatsPte.Ltd. (Shook Meats)
CEO & Co-Founder
Dr. Sandhya Sriram(Dr. Sandhya Shriram)

He is a researcher with more than 10 years of experience in the stem cell area. D. from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), he spent 4 years at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research of Singapore (A*STAR) working in this area. She was selected by Forces Women in Tech as an Entrepreneur of the Year, and has been featured on the Nature Biotechnology blog. She was born in India in 1985 and is a vegetarian.

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Aerodyne Group(Aerodyne Group)
CEO
Mr. K. K. Kamarul. A. Muhamed.(Mr. Kamalulu Muhammed)

He has 25 years of experience as a pioneer in enterprise software and security, interactive multimedia applications and software development, and drone applications. A graduate of Nottingham Trent University, he began his career in London as an auditor. He then became Director and Country Manager of Computer Associates, and in 2014 founded Aerodyne Group, an AI-driven drone-based enterprise management solutions provider. The company has grown to become the #1 drone company in Asia and was awarded UAV company of the year 2018 at Frost & Sullivan's Malaysia Excellence Awards in 2018.

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NDR Medical Technology Pte. Ltd.(NDR Medical Technology)
CEO, Co-Founder
Mr. Alan Goh(Mr. Alain Gault)

CEO and co-founder of NDR Medical Technology, a medtech startup developing surgical robots driven by artificial intelligence and medical imaging. He was appointed Chair of the APACMed Startup Committee to lead and build the medtech ecosystem within the Asia Pacific region. Recent high-profile wins include Slingshot 2018 and MedtechInnovator Asia-pacific 2019.

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TRIA Pte. Ltd.
CEO
Mr. Pei Kang Ng

Developed a plant-based bioplastic that can decompose in as little as 24 hours and a composting system. By utilizing tableware made of bioplastic material developed by TRIA, restaurants can turn garbage into compost within 24 hours by processing not only food scraps but also tableware in a special machine. No need to separate garbage, and the use of compost to grow plants makes it possible to realize a circular economy.

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Austrianova Singapore Pte.
CTO, Chairman
Dr. Walter Gunzburg

The company is 10,000 times more resistant to acidic environments than its competitors, and has developed technologies such as "Cell in the Box," which encapsulates immune cells for use in cancer therapy, and "Bac in the Box," which encapsulates microorganisms in a form that can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time. Dr. Gunzburg is a serial entrepreneur and professor of virology at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

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Leave a Nest Singapore Private Ltd.board member
Shohei Maekawa

After receiving a Master's degree (M.S., Evolutionary Anthropology) from University College London, he joined Rivanes in 2013 and founded Leave a Nest UK in 2016 in the U.K. after the Brexit resolution. Acceleration Program "TECH PLANTER" in Southeast Asia. From 2019, he will serve as a board member of Leave a Nest Singapore to promote ecosystem connections between Southeast Asia and Japan.

Mr. Shohei Michael Maekawa, Director, Leave a Nest Singapore Pte.
Mr. Maekawa is also the President of Leave a Nest UK. He was born in USA and raised in Europe. With experience aboard and passion towards advancement of science and technology, he joined Leave a Nest in 2013 and moved With experience aboard and passion towards advancement of science and technology, he joined Leave a Nest in 2013 and moved to Singapore from 2019 as director of Leave a Nest Singapore. ecosystem between ASEAN and Japan.

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Shiok MeatsPte.Ltd. (Shook Meats)
CEO & Co-Founder
Dr. Sandhya Sriram(Dr. Sandhya Shriram)

He is a researcher with more than 10 years of experience in the stem cell area. D. from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), he spent 4 years at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research of Singapore (A*STAR) working in this area. She was selected by Forces Women in Tech as an Entrepreneur of the Year, and has been featured on the Nature Biotechnology blog. She was born in India in 1985 and is a vegetarian.

Integriculture Inc.
Representative Director, CEO
Mr. Yuki Hanyu

D. in Chemistry from Oxford University in 2010. After working at the Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Toshiba Research and Development Center, and Systems Technology Laboratory, he launched the "Shojinmeat Project" in 2014 with several researchers and students as a volunteer group for research and development of cell cultured meat to realize cellular agriculture. In 2014, he launched the "Shojinmeat Project" with several researchers and students, aiming for the realization of cellular agriculture, and spun off Integriculture Inc. in 2017. Since then, Shojinmeat Project has been working to popularize and diversify cell culture through the development of DIY cell culture techniques and the activities of artists and creators, while Integrated Culture, Inc. has been working to build a standard infrastructure for cell agriculture using a general-purpose large-scale cell culture system (CulNet System). Ltd.

Ira Noah Pte.
Director
Mr. Satoshi Unno

Graduated from Ritsumeikan University in 2007 with a degree in International Relations. He has participated in Jigen Inc. since its founding period, and as Director in charge of business operations, he led the company's IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market and its listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2018. In 2020, he joined Ira Noah. He is jointly responsible for the global expansion of the plant meat business as a board member.

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Realtech Holdings, Inc.
president of a company (US)
Mr. Shogo Fujii Wilhelm

He holds a Master's degree in International Cooperation from the University of Tokyo. She joined EIT Climate-KIC (Inc.), Europe's largest public-private agency for climate change innovation. After planning and financing a new department to drive sustainable urban planning and redevelopment, he was in charge of evaluating projects in this department, including building retrofit, urban greening, and clean mobility. He also headed a company-wide HR system reform task force and experienced a wide range of HR duties. At the Real Tech Fund, he provided hands-on support for a wide range of HR tasks, including hiring, team building, and HR system design to accelerate the growth of the venture companies in which he invested.

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CEO, Aerodyne Group
Mr. K. K. Kamarul. A. Muhamed ((Mr. Kamalul Muhammed)

He has 25 years of experience as a pioneer in enterprise software and security, interactive multimedia applications and software development, and drone applications. A graduate of Nottingham Trent University, he began his career in London as an auditor. He then became Director and Country Manager of Computer Associates, and in 2014 founded Aerodyne Group, an AI-driven drone-based enterprise management solutions provider. The company has grown to become the #1 drone company in Asia and was awarded UAV company of the year 2018 at Frost & Sullivan's Malaysia Excellence Awards in 2018.

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IIB Ventures Sdn. Bhd.
Managing Director
Mr. Zulfiqar Zainuddin

He is the Managing Director of IIB Ventures Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iskandar Investment Berhad, a super developer of the city of Iskandar itself, a special zone in Malaysia. Prior to that, he led i2M Ventures Sdn Bhd (i2M), a wholly owned subsidiary of Khazanah Nasional, the strategic investment arm of the Malaysian government. Prior to his appointment, he was Head of Business Services for Investment at Khazanah Nasional Berhad and also. In his current position at Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), he has managed large multinational companies as the Head of Foreign Direct Investment.
He is also currently an advisor to Outsourcing Malaysia (OM) and president of the Association for Look East Policy Studies (ALEPS). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Wakayama University.

Regional Director, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)
Mr. Riduan Rahman

He graduated from the University of Portsmouth, UK with a degree in Accounting. After gaining extensive experience in consulting, manufacturing, logistics, and finance in various private companies such as Horwath, BSA Manufacturing, Airport Limo, and RHB Bank, he joined the Malaysian Investment Development Authority in 2003. He has worked in various departments including foreign investment promotion. After five years as Deputy Director of the Investment Development Authority of Malaysia's Frankfurt, Germany office, he was appointed as Director of the Investment Development Authority of Malaysia's Tokyo office in July 2018. He is responsible for formulating and implementing investment promotion strategies to attract investment from Japan to Malaysia. He also oversees the East Asia region.

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Aerodyne Japan K.K.
President and Representative Director
Mr. Hideki Ito

He graduated from California State University, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Digital Media. He began his career as an AD at a TV program production company and is currently the Japanese representative of Aerodyne, a foreign-affiliated drone company. Based on his extensive overseas experience, he is currently working to promote drone-based digital transformation for corporations and governments. He is the author of the original article, "The Frontline of Infrastructure Robot Utilization: The Future Brought to You by Drones and Digital Technology" (Doboku Gijutsu Shiryo, April 2020).

Embassy of the Philippines in Tokyo (Embassy of the Philippines, Tokyo)

Agricultural Attache(Japan Representative of the Department of Agriculture and Director of the Philippine Agricultural Office in Japan)

Mr. Jose I.C. Laquian(Jose Raquian)

Mr. Jose Rakyan is a member of the Foreign Agriculture Service Corps of the Philippine Department of Agriculture.From 2010~2019, he served as a professional diplomat in charge of the Eurasian Economic Community and the European Union including Turkey. He then served as Special Assistant to the Chief of the Office of the Secretary General of the Philippine Government, where he promoted the Agro-Industrial Business Corridor program, and has been in his current position since November 2020. As head of the Philippine Agriculture Office in Japan, he is working to strengthen bilateral relations, promote trade and investment, and explore innovative technologies and knowledge for the sustainability and further development of the agro-industrial sector.

Jose `Pit` Laquian is a member of the Philippine Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agriculture Service Corps. He served as attaché to the European Union including representation to its 28 member states and special assignments to Turkey and the Eurasian Economic Community from 2010 to 2019. - Prior to his posting in Japan in November 2020, he served at the Office of the Secretary - Chief of Staff as special Prior to his posting in Japan in November 2020, he served at the Office of the Secretary - Chief of Staff as special assistant for the conceptualization and development of the Agro-Industrial Business Corridor program among others of the Department. As head of the Philippine Agricultural Office in Japan, he is tasked to enhance bilateral relations, promote trade and investment including sustainability in As head of the Philippine Agricultural Office in Japan, he is tasked to enhance bilateral relations, promote trade and investment including sustainability in agriculture, and tap knowledge, expertise and innovative and smart technology in developing further agriculture in the Philippines.

Galderia Corporation
Co-founder / CEO
Mr. Hajime Tanimoto

He is a graduate of Keio University's Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA) and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School Exchange Program, and is a member of JAPAN MENSA. After working for a U.S. consulting firm in Japan, he moved to Silicon Valley to support business and capital alliances between U.S. venture companies and Japanese companies. In 2013, he founded Tenex Corporation, which provides start-up consulting, angel activities, and other venture support services. In 2015, he participated in the establishment of Tenex and became CEO in 2017.

Exchange student to the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. After spending six years in the US, moved back to the US, moved to Silicon Valley to bridge startups in the US and corporations in Japan/Asia. After spending six years in the US, moved back to Tokyo in 2000 and founded Realcom, an enterprise software company which did an IPO in 2007 in TSE Mothers. 2013, founded Tenex, a consulting, incubation, and investment company to assist startups including Ory Laboratory and Aub, Inc. Founded Galdieria with partners in 2015 and assumed CEO role since 2017.

Polar Star Space Inc.
Executive Manager
Mr. Masashi Kawaguchi

Born in Tokyo in 1968, he studied design at PARSONS in New York. After returning to Japan, he worked at an advertising agency and then at the Japanese subsidiary of Interbrand in the U.K. In 2002, he moved to the Dentsu Group, and in 2007, he was transferred to 20th Century FOX, where he worked in film marketing. 2009, he participated in the founding of an in-house venture at Dentsu, and since then, he has promoted the business as a founding director. In 2018, he joined Porastarspace, where he is mainly responsible for overseas sales. In 2019, he joined the drone business of an MIT venture in the U.S. In 2020, he launched a research project on hydrogen-fueled drones. Currently, he is in charge of International Business Development at Porous Star Space.

Learned Design at NY Parsons. After returning to Japan, worked for an advertising agency, and then worked for the Japanese subsidiary of British company Interbrand where he was engaged in corporate branding. In 2002, transferred to Dentsu Group. In 2009, participated in the founding of a startup venture within Dentsu, after which he was promoted as a founding director. In 2018, was involved with Polar Star Space, particularly with the promotion of international sales. In 2019, was also involved with a drone startup venture from MIT. In 2019, inaugurated a research project for hydrogen-powered drones. Currently in charge of International Business for Polar Star Space.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Frontier Development Division
Yevgeny Aster Dulla, PhD(Yevgeni Astor Duryea)

Born in Iloilo, Philippines, he graduated from the University of the Philippines - Visayas Campus in 2010 (B.S. Chemistry) and worked as a chemistry lecturer at the University of the Philippines - Manila Campus; came to Japan in 2013 and entered the Kumamoto University - MEXT HIGO Program; M.S. (Health and Life Sciences) in 2015; Ph, D. in 2018 (Health and Life Sciences and Pharmacy). After graduation, he worked for IntraLink, a business consulting firm responsible for assisting companies entering the Japanese market through sales representatives, etc. He supported Western biotechnology and medical device companies in their expansion into Japan. After working in the Education Development Division and the Foundation Development Division, he established a Philippine subsidiary in 2021 and assumed the position of representative.

Yev was born and raised in Iloilo City, Philippines. He graduated with a degree in BS Chemistry from the University of the Philippines - Visayas, after which he worked as an instructor at the University of the Philippines - Manila. He came to Japan in 2013 to pursue graduate studies through the HIGO Program of Kumamoto University, and acquired his Masters in Health Sciences. He came to Japan in 2013 to pursue graduate studies through the HIGO Program of Kumamoto University, and acquired his Masters in Health Life Sciences in 2015 and his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2018. He worked at a business consultancy company in Tokyo in 2019 to help bring biotechnology and medical companies from abroad into Japan. In 2020, he joined Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. and is currently under the Frontier Development Division. He is also a Balik Scientist Awardee for 2021, and will be leading In 2020, he joined Leave a Nest Co., Ltd. and is currently under the Frontier Development Division.

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
FRSC, Professor
Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit (EMSSU)
Mr. Yabing Qi

PhD (UC Berkeley, 2008).
MPhil (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2002).
BSc (Nanjing University, 2000).

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Professor (adjunct) Integrated Open Systems Unit
Mr. Hiroaki Kitano

D. in Engineering from Kyoto University in 1991. 2011 President and CEO of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc. and Professor (Adjunct) at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University. He develops software platforms to facilitate systems drug design and therapeutic intervention. He is also working on the development of an "open energy system" for local production and local consumption of electricity in collaboration with Sony Computer Science Laboratories.

Integriculture Inc.
Representative Director, CEO
Mr. Yuki Hanyu

D (Chemistry) from University of Oxford in 2010. After working as a PD researcher at Tohoku University and at the Systems Technology Laboratory, Toshiba Research and Development Center, he co-founded Integral Culture in October 2015.

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
Entrepreneur in Residence
Mr. Masao Nakatsu

Founder and former CEO of Orb Inc. he started Japan's blockchain industry from scratch in 2014 and is the founder and director of JBA, an industry self-regulatory organization, as well as assisting in the enforcement of the Virtual Currency Act (now the revised Funds Settlement Act) and serving on the Expert Panel on FinTech Ventures organized by the FSA. After selling Orb in 2018, he joined Google Global Accelator Program as a lead mentor and OIST as an EIR, and is developing the next generation startup ecosystem in Okinawa.

Euglena Co.
President and Representative Director
Mr. Mitsuru Izumo

After graduating from Komaba Toho Junior and Senior High School and the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo, he joined the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi in 2002, and in 2005 founded Euglena Co. In December of the same year, he succeeded in the world's first mass cultivation of the microalgae euglena (scientific name: euglena) outdoors for food use. Received the Young Global Leader Award at the World Economic Forum (Davos Forum) and the Prime Minister's Award at the 1st Japan Venture Awards. Vice Chairman of the Keidanren Board of Inquiry. Author of "I've Decided to Save the World with Green Beetles" (Shogakukan Shinsho). (Shogakukan Shinsho).

East Japan Railway Company
Executive Officer Deputy General Manager, Business Creation Division
Mr. Teruyuki Omote

Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1963, he joined East Japan Railway in 1988. After joining East Japan Railway in 1988, he was assigned to the Business Creation Division, where he served as President and Representative Director of group companies including Japan Restaurant Cooking Center, Nihonbashi Omasu, and NRE Omasu. After serving as Executive Managing Director and Senior Managing Director, he was appointed Executive Officer and Deputy General Manager of the Business Creation Division in June 2016 (current position).

Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, Group CEO
Yukihiro Maru

In 2002, while still in graduate school, he founded LIVERNESS with only undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "delivery experiment class of cutting-edge science" into a business. He operates a "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new knowledge by combining technologies and management resources that lie dormant in universities and local communities. He is also an innovator who has been involved in the launch of numerous deep-tech ventures, including Euglena.

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WIRED, Japan edition
deputy editor-in-chief
Mr. Tomoya Kotani

Born in Chiba Prefecture in 1972. After graduating from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Chuo University in 1995, he joined Shufu To Seikatsu-sha Co. He then joined Esquire Magazine Japan in 2001. After working as a senior editor for Esquire Japan edition, he became independent in 2009. He has been involved in editing and writing for lifestyle magazines such as "BRUTUS" and "GQ JAPAN", and joined "WIRED" from its launch in 2011. 18 years later, he was appointed deputy editor-in-chief of "WIRED".

Daikin Industries, Ltd.
Technology Innovation Center
Deputy Director and Head of CVC Office
Mr. Taro Mitani

Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Agriculture in 2011, and joined Daikin Industries, Ltd. After joining the company, he was involved in management accounting operations and PMI of Goodman, a major U.S. residential air conditioning company acquired in 2012, etc. In 2015, he stayed outside the company and experienced investment banking operations. After returning to Japan, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Technology Innovation Center, a global center for open innovation, in 2017, responsible for promoting corporate venturing, including M&A and investments, etc. From 2019, he will also serve as General Manager of the CVC Office.

Future Vision Research Center, The University of Tokyo
associate professor
Mr. Yasunori Kikuchi

D. in Chemical Systems Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 2009. He also serves as the representative of the "Platinum Society" general endowed chair and runs a laboratory at the Graduate School of Engineering. He specializes in process systems engineering and chemical systems engineering. He has conducted research on the design and evaluation of technologies and systems that require optimization across agriculture, forestry, and industry, and has studied preemptive life cycle evaluation methods for pre-introduction technologies, such as biomass-derived chemical products production. He has received awards from the LCA Society of Japan, the Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan, the Biotechnology Technology Award, and the World Cultural Council: Special Recognitions. He is promoting the introduction of new technology systems in local communities through collaboration between industry, academia, and government.

METI
Assistant Director, Technology Emerging and University Collaboration Promotion Division, Industrial Technology and Environment Bureau
Mr. Keisuke Sando

Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture, and the University of Tokyo School of Public Policy. After joining the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, he was in charge of innovation policy, nuclear disaster response, electric power system reform, trade insurance, and logistics policy. Currently, as an assistant to the Technology Promotion and University Collaboration Division of the Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau, he is in charge of how to generate profits from technology, including the promotion of R&D venture companies.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Director, Investment Development Research Center
Yoshinobu Osaka

He holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Keio University, Graduate School of Business Administration. After working at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and Japan Bank for International Cooperation, he worked at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo (Specially Appointed Researcher) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (ACCEL Program Manager). Since joining RIVANES, he has been responsible for supporting the commercialization of research results by researchers and the investment and development of venture companies. He also serves as President and Representative Director of Glocalink Inc. and Growth Manager of the Real Tech Fund.

Mr. Shojiro Kobashi, President and Representative Director, KOBASHI HOLDINGS Co.

Born in Okayama, Japan in 1982. Graduated from Waseda University Graduate School of Business Administration (MBA).Joined Kobashi Kogyo Co. in 2008.Appointed President and Representative Director of the company in 2016.Established KOBASHI HOLDINGS Co. in 2017 and became President and Representative Director.Promoted mechanization of agriculture since its establishment in 1910 and devoted to solving issues in the agricultural sector. He has been a member of the KOBASHI HOLDINGS Group since its establishment in 1910. Applying the knowledge and technology he has cultivated over the years, he co-creates innovations with startup companies to solve global issues.

Real Tech Fund Representative / Mr. Akihiko Nagata, Executive Vice President, Euglena Co.

After graduating from Keio University's Faculty of Commerce, he joined an independent private equity fund and became a director of Euglena in 2008, overseeing business strategy, M&A, fundraising, capital alliance, PR/IR, and administration since the company was unlisted. Currently, as COO and General Manager of the Health Care Company, he is responsible for all business execution, including brand launches, biofuel business, and R&D. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Euglena Co. He is also a representative of the Real Tech Fund, one of the largest technology VC firms in Japan.

Souki Omae, Co-Founder/Representative Partner, Drone Fund

In 2002, he founded Creative Hope Inc. and has successfully led numerous domestic and international projects through strategic web/IT consulting. As a drone grapher (2014-), his activities include winning the runner-up prize in the Drone Movie Contest (2016) and overall supervision for Yomiuri TV Drone Zekkei Kiko (2018) He was appointed to the Drone Fund Advisory Board in 2017 and became co-chair partner the following year. He is a professor at Business Breakthrough University/Graduate School (specializing in digital marketing).

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Executive Officer CKO, LIVERNESS Co.
Kazuhiro Hasegawa

He holds a Master's degree in Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University. Joined RIVERNESS from the first year of his master's degree, then became the first new employee of RIVERNESS, and was appointed as Executive Officer in 2012. He is also responsible for launching Techplanter, an incubation business in the manufacturing field, managing Garage Sumida in collaboration with Hamano Seisakusho, and promoting the Super Factory Group. He also established Japan's largest incubation facility for manufacturing start-ups, "Center of Garage," and is responsible for the revitalization of manufacturing companies from a wide range of perspectives.

Liberace Capital Inc.
CEO
Masahiro Ikegami

Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, and founded LIVERNESS Corporation in June 2002, where he was appointed as Director and CFO. In December 2014, he became the managing director of the Real Tech Fund, an investment fund specializing in university-launched R&D ventures, and in January 2020, he became the representative director of Liverness Capital Co.

Japan Moss Factory, Inc.
Representative Director and CTO
Mr. Misao Itoga

D. from Hiroshima University in 2002, he has been a researcher at the RIKEN Plant Science Center since 2003 and a senior researcher at the Center for Environmental Resource Science at the same institute since 2013. Awards received include the Encouragement Award from the Bryophyte Society of Japan and the Mining Industry Association of Japan Award, etc. He participated in the 2018 Agri-Tech Grand Prix and won the top prize.
Spun out in 2019, founded JAPAN MOSS FACTORY Corporation, adopted by NEDO NEP 2019, and certified as a social experiment implementer by Ichikawa Future Creation Conference. Currently certified as an environmental RIKEN Venture.

Eve Care Co.
Representative Director, President and CEO
Mr. Kazu Gojusei

He graduated from the Graduate School of Education at Shiga University in 2020 with a Master's degree (Education). In collaboration with Associate Professor Ohira of the same university, he was selected as a finalist in the Shiga Tech Plan Grand Prix in July 2018 and received the Panasonic Appliance Company Award; he was also selected as a finalist in the Biotech Grand Prix held in Tokyo in July and received the Nihon Unisys Award and Takenaka Corporation Award; 2019 On January 11, 2019, he established EveCare Corporation, the first university-launched venture from Shiga University.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
General Manager, Community Development Division
Toshihiro Ishizawa

D. (Life Sciences) from the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences at the University of Tokyo in 2007. He experienced an internship period of about 3 years during his doctoral studies, and joined LIVERNESS Corporation in 2008.
After serving as the General Manager of the Osaka Office and the General Manager of the Strategic Development Division, he became the General Manager of the Regional Development Division in 2017. By introducing the concept of Tech Planter, he is building a regional ecosystem to create R&D-oriented ventures that will spread their wings to the world from research institutions in various regions.

Representative Director, Gene Quest Co.
Executive Officer, in charge of Bioinformatics Business, Euglena Co.
Ms. Sachiko Takahashi

In 2013, while a doctoral student in the Department of Applied Bioscience and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, she started Gene Quest, which aims to promote research on genetic analysis and spread its correct use. 2015, she completed her doctoral studies at the same university. 2018, she became a corporate officer of Euglena Co. Awards received include the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (Female Entrepreneur Award) at the 2nd Japan Venture Awards by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Japan Venture Society Award at the Japan BioVenture Awards. She is the author of "Bioscientific Thinking that Transforms the Way You See Business and Life.

Senior Researcher, Custom-Made Medical Research, Inc.Mr. Osanaiichiro Kashiwaba

Born in Kushiro City, Hokkaido. D. (Engineering) from the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Tokyo University of Science. After receiving his degree, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, and as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Fundamental Engineering, Tokyo University of Science before assuming his current position in April 2019. He brings his skills and experience in genetic engineering, cell biology, and other areas of expertise to immunology, where he is developing technologies for the efficient production of pharmaceutical-grade antibodies.

Kei Sato, Associate Professor, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo

Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1982. Associate Professor, International Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo. D. in Medicine. D. (3rd year early completion), Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine; ECC Yamaguchi Memorial AIDS Research Encouragement Award (Japanese Society for AIDS Research, 2012), Sugiura Encouragement Award (Japanese Society for Virology, 2003), Young Scientist Award, Commendation for Science by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2008). His research aims to create and pioneer "systems virology," an interdisciplinary research field that integrates virology with molecular phylogenetics, molecular evolution, and bioinformatics.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, Vice President CTO
Joe Inoue

D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He is a founding member of LIVERNESS. After completing the doctoral program, he worked as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, and as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University before becoming a specially-appointed associate professor at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in 2015 and a professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University in 2018. While conducting research and development, he is a researcher involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.

Daicel Corporation
Manager, Business Strategy Group, Business Promotion Office, Healthcare SBU
Mr. Yuichi Ukawa

After completing a master's degree in agriculture, he worked for a paper/pulp manufacturer, a beverage manufacturer, and a food manufacturer before joining Daicel Corporation in September 2018. Assigned to the research department, he is responsible for obtaining evidence for the company's functional food ingredients, preparing materials for functional food labeling, and conducting industry association activities, etc. He has been in his current position since April 2020. He is in charge of business strategy, marketing strategy, and research planning for new and existing ingredients. He also serves as Vice-Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Food for Specified Health Use Department of the Japan Health and Nutrition Food Association, and Director and Efficacy Working Group Leader of the Health and Food Roundtable, and is involved in activities aimed at the development of the health food industry. D. (Health Science), Professional Engineer (Biotechnology), Certified Food Health Instructor, and Specialized Food Specialist.

Humanome Research Institute, Inc.
President and Representative Director
Mr. Jun Zeze

D. in Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. D. in Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, and has served as Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo, Associate Professor at Ochanomizu University, Associate Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and Research Team Leader at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). He specializes in the development of machine learning and mathematical statistics methods and large-scale data analysis in the life sciences. He won the KDD Cup 2001, a data mining contest of the American Society for Computing Machinery, and the Oxford Journals-JSBi Prize.

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National Institute of Biomedical Innovation
Director, Vaccine and Adjuvant Research Center
Mr. Jun Kunisawa

Graduated from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University in 1996, and received his Doctor of Pharmacy (Osaka University) in 2001. After studying at the University of California, Berkeley, he became an assistant professor at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo in 2004. After working as an assistant professor, lecturer, and associate professor at the same institute, he became a project leader at his current affiliation in 2013, and will be the director of his current center in 2019. Other appointments include: visiting professor at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo; invited professor at the Graduate Schools of Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Dentistry, Osaka University (affiliated graduate school); visiting professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University (affiliated graduate school); visiting professor at the School of Dentistry, Hiroshima University; and visiting professor at the Nano-Life Innovation Research Organization, Waseda University.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, Vice President CTO
Joe Inoue

D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He is a founding member of LIVERNESS. After completing the doctoral program, he worked as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, and as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University before becoming a specially-appointed associate professor at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in 2015 and a professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University in 2018. While conducting research and development, he is a researcher involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.

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RIKEN (National Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
Center for Biosystems Research
Team Leader, Biochemical Simulation Research Team, Life Modeling Core
Mr. Tsunekazu Takahashi

He runs a laboratory at RIKEN. He is also a specially-appointed professor at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, an invited professor at the Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, a vice president of the Whole Brain Architecture Initiative, a non-profit organization, and an innovation designer at the RIKEN Future Strategy Office. After receiving his degree from Keio SFC, he was a HFSP fellow at the Institute for Molecular Science (Berkeley, USA) before assuming his current position. He is the Principal Investigator of the "Accelerating Life Science through Robotic Biology" project of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

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Graduate School of Drug Discovery Sciences, Nagoya University
Independent Associate Professor
Mr. Ryuji Kato

He received his B.S. from Tohoku University in 1999, M.S. from Nara Institute of Science and Technology in 2001, and Ph.D. from Nagoya University in 2004 in Biofunctional Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering. He has been an independent associate professor at the Graduate School of Drug Discovery Science, Nagoya University since 2012, and an ISO international standardization and project leader since 2018. His research mainly focuses on engineering technologies to support regenerative medicine cell manufacturing, including AI image quality control technology for cells.

RIKEN (National Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
Researcher, Research Center for Bioscience and Biotechnology
Mr. Takaaki Horinouchi

D. in Information Science from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University in 2011. He is also an outpatient researcher at the Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Representative of the Bioinformatics Consultation Group of the Japan Society for Biological Engineering. He is also a board member of the Laboratory Automation Society of Japan. He is working on automation of analysis of adaptive evolutionary processes of microorganisms using automated pipetting machines, and autonomous cell culture using humanoid robots and AI.

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Inner Resource Corporation
Representative Director and CEO
Mr. Takeya Matsumoto

While working for a foreign financial institution, a family member was designated with an incurable disease.
He moved to a trading company specializing in medical research in order to contribute to medical development by providing broad support to researchers.
Faced with the industry's unique challenges and problems, he founded Inner Resource Corporation, a researcher support business, in order to find fundamental solutions.
He launched a research support brand, reprua, and continued to develop various products such as cloud purchasing, reagent inventory management, and asset (equipment) management, creating a world where researchers can immerse themselves in research.

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Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
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.

Patent Office
Open Innovation Promotion Project Team
Mr. Tatsuya Takada

After joining the Agency in 2004, he worked at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before joining the team from the initial establishment of the project team in 2018. He is in charge of planning and in charge of business matching using patent information, model contract projects to promote open innovation, and other projects.

e-Patent Co. President and Representative Director / IP Information Consultant
Visiting Associate Professor, K.I.T. Toranomon Graduate School
Mr. Atsushi Nozaki

IP information consultant providing IP information-based consulting (business strategy, R&D strategy, IP strategy) and human resource education services; visiting associate professor at K.I.T. Toranomon Graduate School since FY2017; recipient of the JPO Commissioner's Award for Distinguished Service in Patent Information Dissemination Activities in March 2019. His publications include "The Power to Search," "Introduction to Patent Information Search and Retrieval Techniques, Revised Edition," and "Introduction to Patent Information Analysis and Patent Mapping, Revised Edition.

Bio Impact Inc.
CEO
Mr. Junichi Sugihara

The company operates "Nihon no Kenkyu.com," one of the largest databases of research topics and researchers in Japan, which combines information on funding for scientific research by ministries and research institutes with information on researchers and press releases. The company also conducts industry-academia collaboration matching and KOL searches for pharmaceutical companies, etc., using its proprietary analysis algorithms for research fields, etc., built using machine learning and natural language processing.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.Research and Development Division
Director, Knowledge Foundation Research Center
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 the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), he has been engaged in science and technology promotion planning at an affiliated organization of a local government. Mainly engaged in local seed discovery, human resource development, and regional acceleration.

Hitachi, Ltd.
Chief Engineer, Research and Development Group 
Mr. Shinji Yamada

Joined Hitachi, Ltd. in 1998. Engaged in materials-related R&D at Hitachi Research Laboratory, where he managed R&D in quantum technology, regenerative medicine, etc. as Director of Basic Research Center since 2015. 2016, he opened four joint research centers in Japan, including Hokkaido University, to promote open innovation. Currently, he is the chief engineer of Hitachi and the general area coordinator of METI's "Challenge Field Hokkaido".

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Director, Office of Industry-Academia Collaboration 
Mr. Daisho Saiga

D. in 2002 from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo, and joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the same year. After working for the Food Agency, the Production Bureau, the Environmental Policy Division of the Minister's Secretariat, and the Embassy of Japan in Italy, he has been in his current position. He is in charge of the secretariat of the "Place for Accumulation and Utilization of 'Knowledge'", a mechanism for open innovation in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food sectors in which approximately 3,700 private companies and research institutes participate, and is in charge of supporting industry-academia-government collaboration research and start-ups to solve on-site issues.

Minamisoma City
Director (Corporate Support), Economic Affairs Dept.
Mr. Kenichi Sasano

He completed the Graduate School of Public Policy at Hitotsubashi University. After joining the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), he was in charge of industrial policy, energy policy, nuclear disaster response, etc. From May 2019, he was transferred to Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, where he is in charge of robotics policy and attracting companies. He has been working on policy development for the clustering of robotics-related startups and other companies to create new industries in line with the national government's Fukushima Innovation Coast Initiative.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Research and Development Division head of a (school) club
Yoshifumi Kawana

D. in Environmental Studies from the Graduate School of Environment and Information Studies, Yokohama National University. lecturer at Yokohama National University VBL since 2008, representative of LD Factory, Inc. and director of Mylops, Inc. director of Rivanes Regional Development Division since November 2014 and of Agronome Research Institute, Inc. since 2017. and is currently the General Manager of the Research and Development Division of Rivanes, Inc. He is involved in launching new businesses related to agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, including plant factory business, food and beverage business, and agri-tech venture support.

The Harmony Co.
Founder & CEO
Mr. Kazuya Takahashi

After graduating from high school, he moved to Tokyo to become a fashion designer and started working for a major company in the industry. He then went to Italy on his own. After returning to Japan, he worked at a factory while living at home to save money to start his own business. While living with his parents, he strongly felt the need to update the nursing care system. With the mission of "making everyone involved in nursing care happy and realizing a society free from dementia," he is working to realize this mission through realism and technology.
In real life, he operates dementia care facilities and daycare centers in Iizuka, Tagawa, and Kama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and in technology, he develops communication robots for dementia patients.

NeuroSpace Inc.
Founder & CEO
Mr. Takanori Kobayashi

Inspired by his own experience with sleep disorders, he founded Neurospace in 2013 to solve this social problem. He has helped more than 70 companies and over 10,000 businesspeople improve their sleep through his corporate sleep improvement programs, which promote health management and work style reform. At the same time, the company is collaborating with partner companies to create SleepTech businesses based on its core technologies of high-precision sleep measurement, analysis, and sleep improvement solutions.

Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Healthcare Business Division
Mr. Yuki Mitani

After graduating from Tohoku University, he joined Ricoh Company, Ltd. in 2016. Since then, she has been engaged in research and development of healthcare business. When she saw her grandparents, who had been her emotional support since she could remember, spending depressing days in their later years with limited things they could do, she felt that she did not want these people to end up like this. Currently, she is participating in Ricoh's in-house new business creation program to develop a new service that assists the elderly in maintaining their ability to walk, with the aim of "creating a society where the elderly can live and dream of tomorrow.

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aba Corporation
CEO
Mr. Yoshimi Ui

In 2011, while a student at the Chiba Institute of Technology, he founded aba Inc. and became its president. When he was in junior high school, his grandmother developed depression and he became a caregiver. The desire to reduce the burden on caregivers led him to the development of robots to support caregivers. After witnessing the horrific conditions at a special care home for the elderly where caregivers were forced to help patients to eliminate their waste, he decided to commercialize "Helppad," an elimination sensor that uses an odor sensor to detect the presence of waste.

Agro Design Studio, Inc.
President and Representative Director
Mr. Yuki Nishigaya

Doctor of Life Sciences
While a student at the University of Tokyo and at the National Agricultural Research Organization, he was engaged in agrochemical research and development. After winning the 4th Agri-Tech Grand Prix (Glocalink Award) and the 1st Ibaraki Tech Plan Grand Prix (Finalist), he started Agro Design Studio Inc. in March 2018, raising a total of approximately 100 million yen from real tech funds and others in 2020. Received the University Venture Award 2020 (JST/NEDO) Early Edge Award and several large grants, and is currently promoting agrochemical development.

Tokyo Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
Mr. Shiro Yamazaki

D. in Physics from the University of Tokyo, he received the Young Scientist Incentive Award from the Physical Society of Japan for his research on quantum properties, and was promoted to Assistant Professor at the Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology. After winning the All Japan Manufacturing Koma Taisen, he received a special award from the Society of Hyperdifferent Fields as "Dr. Koma," a fusion of science and play. His book "The Science of Dokugaku" (Kodansha Blue Books) became a special summer exhibition at science museums, a TV special on NHK, etc., and a form of educational material such as "Metal Koma Kit" (Gentosha), etc. He has given 100 commentary sessions on the science fiction film "Interstellar. He was appointed to supervise the subtitle science for "Tenet Tenet", write the official film pamphlet, and supervise the book "Christopher Nolan's Film Techniques" (Genkosha). His next goal is to become a "Doctor of Science Fiction.

MEXT
Director and Planning Officer, Policy Science Promotion Office, Planning and Evaluation Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau
Mr. Keita Nakazawa

He joined the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2002. He was in charge of industry-academia collaboration and venture policy, space and ocean R&D policy, etc. In 2011, he was transferred to Osaka City Hall, where he was responsible for innovation policy as part of the Osaka Station North Exit development. Currently, he is working for the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and the Cabinet Office's CSTI to formulate the 6th Science and Technology Basic Plan. He is currently implementing operational reforms, believing that innovation is what is needed in the planning and execution of policies at Kasumigaseki.

Ikeda Rika Corporation
President and Representative Director
Mr. Hideo Takahashi

Born in Gunma Prefecture in 1974. Graduated from Gunma University, Faculty of Social Informatics. 7th EMP student at the University of Tokyo. Master's program at Keio SDM (scheduled to enter in 2021). After working for Chiyoda Corporation, Arthur Andersen, and Sanyo Electric Co. After a secondment assignment to Olympus America, he assumed his current position and has been a board member of the Tokyo Scientific Instruments Association since 2016. In addition to business operations (sales of research equipment and other products for laboratories in industry and academia), he started the Rivanes Ikeda Rika Award in 2014 to support young researchers. 2016, he co-participated in L-RAD, an open innovation promotion project. He is the author of "Introduction to Organizational Value Management" (2002). His hobbies include mountain climbing and walking with his dog.

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Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
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.

Founder, INX Corporation
Mr. Shinjiro Yamada

Born in Hiroshima Prefecture, he graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Aoyama Gakuin University in 1974. In the same year, he joined Mitsui Kinzoku Mining Co., Ltd. and was engaged in the design of automobile door locks. In 1990, he left Mitsui Kinzoku Mining Co. He revolutionized the manufacturing industry by starting mold manufacturing with his unique process technology. He left the company in 2010 and founded Plantex Corporation in 2014. Developed the world's first fully enclosed plant production machine with individual control of light, air, and nutrient solution. Currently Chairman of the Board.

Extra Bold Inc.
CEO
Mr. Yuji Hara

He was in charge of prototype production at a major telecommunications equipment manufacturer and of development at a 3D CAD/CAM software development company. Later, he founded a sales consulting company for 3D printers and other products, and a community management company for 3D engineers. Currently, utilizing his experience as a user of 3D digital tools and sales consulting, he established ExtraBold Inc. as a company to research and develop a large-scale 3D printer that circulates plastic. He also established ExtraBold R&D in Singapore to research and develop new 3D print heads.

Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Material Technology Development Center, Innovation Headquarters
Ceramics 3D Modeling Technology Theme Leader
Mr. Kiichi Kamoda

Studied self-healing ceramic materials at the graduate school of Yokohama National University (Department of Functional Expression Engineering). After joining Ricoh, he was engaged in the development of materials and processes for laser resin 3D printers. He was involved in the planning of the in-house incubation system at the R&D Division, and later established his own 3D printer development theme of ceramics for structural materials.
He is a doctoral student at Kyoto University starting in 2019.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
General Manager, Manufacturing and Development Division
Daigo Fujita

Born in Onomichi, raised in Nagareyama, and currently resides in Yokohama, Japan, he joined Livanes as a student in 2002 after starting up a volunteer program at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in 2001. He has worked on educational projects with schools and companies, and has developed more than 200 programs, and has developed and utilized educational programs just as 3D printers spread around the world in 2014. Currently, he is providing manufacturing support and engineering education for ventures and new businesses by utilizing his manufacturing experience with many local factories that he worked with in developing educational materials.

Prof. Hidemitsu Furukawa, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University

He is the head of the Soft and Wet Matter Engineering Laboratory (SWEL) at Yamagata University. after moving to Yamagata University in 2009, he started developing a 3D gel printer, which became the focus of attention when the 3D printer boom came. in April 2018, he established the Yawaraka 3D Co-Creation Consortium, and became its chairman, He also focuses on social implementation of the technology. His research on enhancing 3D digital fabrication of polymer gel, utilizing 3D printers in education, and social implementation of cutting-edge technology has taken the creation of new value from local to global.

Masayuki Ozeki, Professor, Department of Information Basic Sciences, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University

Using the academic system known as statistical mechanics, which reveals the relationships among a large number of extremely complex elements and their properties as a group, as a starting point, we aim to understand machine learning and other key technologies of today in a unique expression and disseminate it widely in society. He is developing research activities related to "sparse modeling," which can extract essential parts from a large amount of information or reveal the underlying structure with satisfactory accuracy from a small amount of information, and "quantum annealing," which uses quantum mechanics to solve combinatorial optimization problems. He received the Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2008.

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RIKEN Brain Science Institute
team leader
Mr. Masanori Murayama

The Rare Object Hunter."

2nd Riverness Research Funded Riverness Award (2010)

Born in 1977. After working as a newspaper deliveryman, he entered the Faculty of Life Sciences at Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science in 1997 and received his Ph. D. in 2006, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Bern until 2010. In the same year, he ran a laboratory at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute. Since 2018, he has held a joint appointment as an adjunct professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine. He has received the Incentive Award from the Japanese Neuroscience Society, the Incentive Award from the Physiological Society of Japan, the Young Scientist Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and the President's Award of AMED, the Japan Medical Research and Development Grand Prize.

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
associate professor
Mr. Hiroaki Onoe

The possibilities open up with the idea of the cellular pimp."

5th Nippi Award for Liverness Research Fund (2010)

D. in March 2006 from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at the University of Tokyo on research on micromachines. 2005-2009, he was a JSPS Research Fellow (DC2-PD) at the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, where he was a visiting researcher on cell arrays. After returning to Japan, he worked as an assistant professor at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo from 2009 to 2014, and developed cell fiber technology as a group leader of JST ERATO Takeuchi Biofusion Project from 2010 to 2014. Since 2016, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Cell Fiber Inc.

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Associate Professor, Research Center for the Development and Application of Biological Functions, Nagoya University
Director, Grand Green Corporation
Mr. Satotaka Nodaguchi

Basic Research and Applications of Grafting.

18th LIBERNESS Research Fund Livesense Award (2013)

D. from the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University in 2009. From the same year, he studied at the University of California, Davis, and was a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow Abroad. 2012 Research Fellow, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University and JST ERATO Higashiyama Live Holonics Project Research Fellow. 2015 Project Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, and JST PRESTO Researcher. 2016 Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University; Collaborative Researcher, Institute for Transformative Biomolecular Research, Nagoya University; Outstanding Researcher, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; Current position from 2019. He is working on plant grafting mechanisms and systemic signaling.

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My Orridge Co.
Director CTO
Mr. Kazunari Minami

Venture Creation and Social Implementation for Practical Use of Cell Technology.

23rd LIBERNESS Research Fund Rebox Award (2014), 27th LIBERNESS Research Fund Ikeda Rika Award (2015)

Based on the results of research at Kyoto University, MyOridge, Inc. was established to contribute to regenerative medicine using various cell technologies, including its proprietary iPS-derived cardiomyocyte production technology. Facing common issues facing the industry, such as production costs, improvement of cell functionality, and organ organization, the company is working with domestic and overseas cell product development companies, including equipment manufacturers, base material, chemical, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, to develop and socially implement infrastructure technologies necessary for cell products, such as automation of production processes and development of culture media. The company is also working on the development and social implementation of infrastructure technologies necessary for cell products, such as automation of manufacturing processes and development of culture media.

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Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
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.

MyCan Technologies, Inc.
CEO
Mr. Kazuo Miyazaki

Graduated from Tokyo University of Science, Graduate School of Science. Specialized in synthetic organic chemistry and regenerative medicine. For about 20 years, he worked for a pharmaceutical company conducting exploratory research on small molecule compounds for vascular, renal, and central nervous system diseases, as well as small molecule compounds to complement regenerative medicine. His encounter with malaria, dengue fever, and other infectious diseases in India led him to establish MyCan Technologies, Inc. in 2016. Aiming to solve the challenges of special blood-borne infections using regenerative medicine technologies.

President and Representative Director, CELFIBER Inc.
Mr. Tasuku Yanagisawa

Graduated from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Department of Environmental Life Sciences. D. (Engineering), Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Tokyo. engaged in planning and development work at RIVANES Corporation until March 2011. in March 2018, received the Dean's Award of the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo and the President's Award of The University of Tokyo. since May 2018, appointed as Director of Cell Fiber. since June 2018, AMED "Cell Development of High Density Continuous Production Technology for Antibody Production Using Fiber" Principal Investigator.

Director, Liberace Capital Co.
Chenio Hanai

In 2003, he established BioWa, Inc. in the U.S. to out-license the antibody-related technologies he had developed, and was appointed president and responsible for company operations. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2018 and Chairman of the Board in 2019, He retired in March 2020 and became a director of Liverness Capital in May of the same year.

Kobe Medical Industry Development Organization
managing director
Mr. Masafumi Mieno

He joined the City of Kobe in April 1990 and was assigned to the department promoting Kobe Medical Industry Development Project in 2010, where he has worked for more than 10 years to promote Kobe Medical Industry Development Project. In June 2020, he assumed the position of Executive Director of Kobe Medical Industry Development Organization (current position).

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Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
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.

Representative Director, HiLable, Inc.
Takeshi Mizumoto

D., Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, 2013. D. (Informatics). Engaged in research on frog chorus and robot ensemble. In the same year, he joined Honda Research Institute Japan, where he worked on sound research. 2016, he founded and became the president of HiLable, Inc. He provides visualization services for face-to-face and web conferencing discussions. He has analyzed more than 18,000 conversations, mainly at schools and corporate training programs. He received the 17th Japan e-Learning Award from the Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare, among others.

Ryosuke Tachibana, Assistant Professor, Center for Evolutionary Cognitive Science, The University of Tokyo

D. (Engineering) from Doshisha University, Graduate School of Life Science and Medical Bioscience in 2011. After working as a JSPS Research Fellow, Research Fellow at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and Specially Appointed Researcher at the University of Tokyo, he has been in his current position since April 2019. He specializes in acoustic, cognitive, and neurosciences related to auditory perception and vocalization, and is engaged in research on mechanisms of voice control and learning. He has conducted a wide range of research on humans, birds, and rodents with the aim of understanding the neural mechanisms underlying vocal communication.

Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Research Fellow, Division of Neuroscience
Mr. Hiroki Koda

D. program in Biological Sciences at the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University in 2001. D. in Science. D. in Biological Sciences from the Department of Biological Diversity and Conservation, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, and worked as an assistant professor and assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience and the Department of Cognitive Science, respectively, before assuming his current position. He has been conducting research on the origin and evolutionary history of language by observing wild animals mainly in Southeast Asia and comparing them with animals through experimental animal studies on primates.

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Shuichiro Takahashi, Representative Director and COO, Liverness, Inc.

D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Specialized in plant pathology. He has participated in RIVANESS since its establishment, and while continuing his research activities at the university after obtaining his doctorate, he established the RIVANESS research institute and built the foundation of the R&D business. He devised the business model of "Liberace Research Grant," a unique research grant, and "L-RAD," a database of unutilized research ideas, and has initiated many projects involving industry, academia, and education. Member of the Graduate School Subcommittee of the University Sectional Committee of the Central Council for Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, etc.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Future Innovation Center
group manager
Mr. Satoshi Yamanaka

Joined Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in 1998. After joining the company, he was engaged in the development of image processing LSIs used in LCD TVs and Mitsubishi Electric's signature Aurora Vision. 2015 to present, he promotes open innovation with startups. As a communicator, he focuses on strengthening existing businesses by matching them with venture companies and creating business opportunities by leveraging intellectual property within companies.

EBARA Corporation
Marketing Division
General Manager, Next Generation Business Development & Promotion Dept.
Mr. Shuhiko Sugitani

Born in Tokyo, Japan, he graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law in 1996, joined Industrial Bank of Japan in 1996, and worked in the investment banking division of Nomura Securities, Morgan Stanley Securities, and Citigroup Securities for 13 years from 2002, engaging in M&A and financing advisory services. joined Ebara Corporation in 2015, in charge of Fluid Machinery & Systems Company Planning Division, where he was in charge of corporate acquisitions and establishing new offices; since 2018, he has been in charge of new business development.

METI
Strategic Export Negotiator, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau
Mr. Atsuyuki Hiratsuka

Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, Harvard Law School, and Columbia University School of Public Policy and International Relations. After joining the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), he worked in the Minister's Secretariat, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency (in charge of venture promotion), Iraq Transitional Authority, and Director General of the Japanese Business Council in Europe, before serving as Director General of the Corporate Accounting Office, Director General of the Monozukuri Policy Deliberation Office, Trade Negotiation Coordinator, and Director of the Corporate Trade Division at the Fair Trade Commission (executive exchange personnel). Currently, as a Strategic Export Negotiator at the Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, he is in charge of supporting Japanese companies, including venture companies, in their overseas expansion.

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Group CEO and Representative Director, LIVERNESS Co.
Yukihiro Maru

In 2002, while still in graduate school, he founded LIVERNESS with only undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "delivery experiment class of cutting-edge science" into a business. He operates a "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new knowledge by combining technologies and management resources that lie dormant in universities and local communities. He is also an innovator who has been involved in the launch of numerous deep-tech ventures, including Euglena.

Professor, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University
Mr. Hidemitsu Furukawa

He is the head of the Soft and Wet Matter Engineering Laboratory (SWEL) at Yamagata University. after moving to Yamagata University in 2009, he started developing a 3D gel printer, which became the focus of attention when the 3D printer boom came. in April 2018, he established the Yawaraka 3D Co-Creation Consortium, and became its chairman, He also focuses on social implementation of the technology. His research on enhancing 3D digital fabrication of polymer gel, utilizing 3D printers in education, and social implementation of cutting-edge technology has taken the creation of new value from local to global.

Researcher, Systems Information Systems, University of Tsukuba
Mr. Meku Gunji

In March 2017, he received his PhD (Agricultural Science) from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo. After working at the National Museum of Nature and Science as a JSPS Research Fellow PD from April of the same year, he has been in his current position since April 2020. He specializes in anatomy and morphology. He received the 7th JSPS Ikushi Prize. He is the author of "Giraffe Anatomy" (Natsumesha).

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Mr. Koh Hosoda

While teaching control theory, robotics and systematic thinking, I am also researching physicality and soft robotics, i.e., what relationship exists between an organism's soft body and its ability to behave in an intelligent manner.
We believe that in order to understand the intelligent behavior of living organisms, it is important not only to process their information, but also to mimic their physical form, bio-mimicry and bio-norms, and our goal is to realize bio-intelligence in robots.

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Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
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.

Nippon Marine Science Inc.
Mr. Satoru Kuwahara

Graduated from Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine in 1994 and joined Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd. as a marine engineer. After joining NYK, he worked mainly on board oil tankers (sea duty). After working both at sea and on land, he was involved in the oil tanker division and the maritime affairs division (overseeing ship technology including advanced technology) while working on land. Currently, he is promoting various automated vessel projects promoted by the Nippon Foundation and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as project director.

Director and CTO, Lighthouse, Inc.
Mr. Yosuke Matsuno

He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Department of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology. Engaged in automatic driving research at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and was sent as a visiting researcher to the University of Oxford, UK, where he conducted front-line automatic driving research studies and developed an automatic driving system using electric vehicles. After returning to Japan, he launched Lighthouse Inc. with two colleagues and became CTO. He launched ISANA, a service for fishermen. Responsible for research and development of services that use technology to solve problems in the marine field in addition to the fishing industry.

Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Assistant Manager, New Business Creation Promotion Office, Industry Creation Division
Mr. Soichiro Hasegawa

He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Kyoto University. He has been in charge of coordination with international organizations in the field of international standards (industrial property rights). Currently, he is working to strengthen the venture and startup ecosystem in Japan, including the operation of J-Startup and the expansion of J-Startup to other regions.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, Group CEO
Yukihiro Maru

In 2002, while still in graduate school, he founded LIVERNESS with only undergraduate and graduate students in science and engineering. He has developed Japan's first "delivery experiment class of cutting-edge science" into a business. He operates a "knowledge manufacturing business" that creates new knowledge by combining technologies and management resources that lie dormant in universities and local communities. He is also an innovator who has been involved in the launch of numerous deep-tech ventures, including Euglena.

Sustainable Energy Development Corporation
Representative Director, President and CEO
Mr. Masahiro Mitsuyama

Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics. After working for an investment bank and an auditing firm, he became the representative director of Marumitsu Sangyo Co., Ltd. and Yamagata Water and Sewage Facility Management Co. He also established a scheme (NEDO-commissioned project) with Shinjo City in Yamagata Prefecture and Nippon Paper Industries, Ltd. to convert sewage sludge generated from public sewage systems into solid fuel and sell it to coal-fired power plants, after which he established our company. In Project Ikkaku, he served as sub-leader of Eco-Trinity and promoted the development of an autonomous decentralized waste treatment system.

Ridge-i Corporation
Architect, Business Structuring
Mr. Keiichi Yokoyama

He joined CSK Corporation (now SCSK Corporation) in the IT industry, which was growing at the time, with the desire to "create something that will make society better with my own hands. Later, he experienced IT consultation at Accenture Japan K.K., and then IT strategy development, implementation, and operation at Janssen Pharma K.K. He is currently working at Ridge-i, Inc. Currently, he is engaged in consulting specializing in the use of artificial intelligence at Ridge-i, Inc. In Project Ikkaku, he served as sub-leader of Debris Watchers and promoted the development of a marine litter monitoring system.

Manabu Design, Inc.
Representative Director, Producer, Designer
Mr. Manabu Takahashi

Born in Akita Prefecture. After working in the development and design practice of home appliances at Hitachi Taga Technology Corporation and later in design practice at an industrial design firm, he established Manabu Design Co. He specializes in product planning and design, utilizing his design experience and knowledge of manufacturing. He is a part-time lecturer at Akita University Graduate School. He is currently promoting the development of Project Ikkaku using design thinking for upcycling mechanisms and concepts.

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General Manager, Founding Development Division, Riverness Inc.
Yusuke Shinozawa

He graduated from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo with a Master's degree in Agricultural Sciences. After working for a PR company, he joined RIVANES in 2009, where he launched the media development business in 2012 and the seed acceleration business "TECH PLANTER" in 2013. 2015, he was appointed as Growth Manager at the Real Tech Fund, where he is in charge of bio- and Since 2018, he has served as the head of the Founding and Development Business Department. Since 2018, he has been working on the theme of "founding a company" instead of starting a business.

Director, Sigmaxis Inc.
Mr. Hirotaka Tanaka

Director of Sigmaxis Inc. and organizer of Smart Kitchen Summit Japan. Director of SPACE FOODSPHERE, a general incorporated association. After working for Panasonic Corporation and McKinsey & Company, he joined Sigmaxyz Inc. He is well versed in a wide range of topics including strategy development, new business development and execution, marketing, M&A, partnerships, and venture collaborations. He is well versed in trends and players in the food and culinary industry, with a focus on food tech, and has been a speaker at numerous lectures, seminars, and panel discussions in Japan and abroad. He is also active in disseminating information through the media.

Department of Food, Life and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamagata University
Professor Doctor of Agriculture
Mr. Akira Oikawa

Graduated from the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University in 1998, and completed the doctoral program in Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University in 2003. As a postdoctoral fellow at Osaka Prefecture University, he established a technique for metabolome analysis (comprehensive analysis of low-molecular compounds) using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Later, as a researcher at RIKEN, he engaged in research using metabolome analysis with capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry. Currently, he is engaged in research on the application of metabolome analysis to agricultural products and foods.

METI
Trade Promotion Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau
assistant section or department manager
Mr. Moei Ido

Joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) in 2010; seconded to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in 2019, where he is in charge of promoting overseas expansion and food exports by small and medium-sized enterprises. He established the Foodtech Project Team with young volunteers from the Ministry, and has been identifying and supporting Japanese food tech companies with the mission of "solving the world's food challenges with Japanese food tech".

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Executive Officer, LIVERNESS Co.
Shuhei Tsukada

D. in Applied Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. D. in Agriculture. Participated in the management of RIVERNESS since 2003, when the company was in its early stages of establishment. After accumulating practical experience in experimental classes and various types of writing, developed and introduced advanced technologies in the agri-field and launched a project to build an ecosystem for regional startups. Committed to technology and business development in collaboration with large and medium-sized companies, venture companies, researchers, etc. on a field-oriented basis.

Sagri Corporation
Founder & CEO
Mr. Shunsuke Tsuboi

Currently enrolled in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Yokohama National University. During his university years, he founded the first private space education company, UCHU Corporation, and became a student entrepreneur. Ltd. to solve problems in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and livestock industries, urban development infrastructure, and the environment through satellite data. He is a member of the review committee for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries digital map, and has won a total of 12 awards, including first place in the Singularity GIobal Impact Challenge and 5 out of 624 companies from 98 countries in the UNOPS GIC, including a pitch at a global competition. He is also a Global shaper, a member of the young people's organization appointed by the Davos Forum. He is a visiting professor at the University of Information Management and Innovation.

INOCA Corporation
Founder & CEO
Mr. Yota Takakura

After graduating from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Engineering, he entered the Rekimoto Laboratory at the University of Tokyo Graduate School, which produced Yoichi Ochiai, among others, where he conducted research on supporting musical instrument practice using machine learning. While in graduate school, he founded a hardware development company and was involved in various projects, and in April 2019 established "Inoka Inc. With the vision of "creating a world where people and nature will coexist in harmony for the next 100 years," he is engaged in the research, development, and social implementation of a unique "environmental transfer technology" that reproduces the ecosystem of a specific water body in a closed environment on land.

Nihon Unisys, Ltd.
Manufacturing Business Service Headquarters, Engineering Systems Dept.
Chief Specialist
Mr. Tomoyuki Okumura

Engaged in materials research related to light and magnetism and superconductivity at the Magnetic Materials Laboratory, Electronics Research Institute, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) from 1986, and joined Nihon Unisys, Ltd. in 1989. Engaged in simulation development projects in the main department of simulation technology; started sky light source simulation research in 2017 and worked on business development using the research results. Patent applications: 13. 6 papers in domestic academic conferences. 3 papers in international conferences.

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Executive Officer CKO, LIVERNESS Co.
Kazuhiro Hasegawa

He holds a Master's degree in Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University. Joined RIVERNESS from the first year of his master's degree, then became the first new employee of RIVERNESS, and was appointed as Executive Officer in 2012. He is also responsible for launching Techplanter, an incubation business in the manufacturing field, managing Garage Sumida in collaboration with Hamano Seisakusho, and promoting the Super Factory Group. He also established Japan's largest incubation facility for manufacturing start-ups, "Center of Garage," and is responsible for the revitalization of manufacturing companies from a wide range of perspectives.

Yoshizumi Press Co.
(senior) managing director
Mr. Ken Yoshizumi

After graduating from high school attached to Nippon Institute of Technology (now Komaba High School attached to Nippon Institute of Technology), he joined the company and learned mold technology under his predecessor. He was one of the first to introduce 3D CAD and machining centers, and improved the accuracy of complex molds. He also acquired deep drawing and plate forging technologies that had not been available in the company until then, and worked on sales activities based on VE proposals, such as converting machined parts to stamping and two parts to one part, establishing a system from prototype development to mass production. In recent years, the company has been challenging the possibilities of press working, for example, by teaming up with designers to start product development.

McKinsey & CompanyJapan Branch Tokyo Office
Partner
Mr. Yasuaki Sakurai

He leads digital transformation efforts for consumer goods retailers and public sector companies. He has extensive experience in AI applications for large and small companies, particularly in the area of data utilization. He has written numerous articles for Harvard Business Review and other publications. He holds a B.A. in Law from the University of Tokyo and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Information Technology Utilization Promotion Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
assistant section or department manager
Mr. Yutaka Murakami

Graduated from Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Science in 2007. Joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) in the same year. studied at Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business from 2015 to 2017. received MBA. At the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, he was engaged in the construction of Safety Net (electronic application system for industrial safety and product safety related laws and regulations) as part of METI-DX, etc. He has been in his current position since 2019. He is in charge of "AI Quest," a problem-solving AI human resource development program.

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Executive Officer CKO, LIVERNESS Co.
Kazuhiro Hasegawa

He holds a Master's degree in Engineering from Tokyo Metropolitan University. Joined RIVERNESS from the first year of his master's degree, then became the first new employee of RIVERNESS, and was appointed as Executive Officer in 2012. He is also responsible for launching Techplanter, an incubation business in the manufacturing field, managing Garage Sumida in collaboration with Hamano Seisakusho, and promoting the Super Factory Group. He also established Japan's largest incubation facility for manufacturing start-ups, "Center of Garage," and is responsible for the revitalization of manufacturing companies from a wide range of perspectives.

Kyowa Hakko Bio Co.
Manager, Corporate Planning Department
Mr. Kazuhiko Tabata

In 1996, he received a Master's degree from the Graduate School of Agriculture, Nagoya University. In the same year, he joined Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd. and received his Ph.D. in Agriculture in 2005 (University of Tokyo). 2008 Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. and has been consistently engaged in R&D work since joining the company in 1996, and after serving as the General Manager of the Research Laboratory, he assumed his current position in April 2018. Specializing in material production through fermentation (bioprocesses), he received the Agricultural Chemistry Technology Award in 2014 and is currently engaged in the development of new businesses.

Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Mr. Shinichiro Takahashi

D. in Agricultural Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, The University of Tokyo. He was an assistant professor at the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, a visiting researcher at the School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA, an associate professor at the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tokyo, and an associate professor at the Department of Applied Animal Science, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the same university before assuming his current position from 2019. He also served as an academic investigator at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Research Promotion Bureau for three years from 2001 to 2003. Currently, he is working on elucidating the signal regulation mechanism of insulin-like growth factors and identifying metabolic regulatory amino acid signals. At the same time, he established the One Earth Guardians training program in the Faculty of Agriculture to consider what should be done now in order for humans to survive on Earth 100 years from now.

Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Keio University
Mr. Koji Hase

D., he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the UCSD School of Medicine, a researcher at RIKEN, and a specially appointed professor at the Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo before assuming his current position in 2014. From the perspective of microbe-host interactions, he is attempting to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of "disease starts in the gut. In addition, he is currently conducting research on the fasting response of the intestinal immune system.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, Vice President CTO
Joe Inoue

D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He is a founding member of LIVERNESS. After completing the doctoral program, he worked as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, and as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University before becoming a specially-appointed associate professor at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in 2015 and a professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University in 2018. While conducting research and development, he is a researcher involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.

Plantex Corporation
Founder & Director
Mr. Shunsuke Sakaguchi

D. in 2011 from Kyushu Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Life Science and Technology. Engaged in research and development of diagnostic imaging devices at Panasonic Healthcare Co. In 2018, he developed the world's first closed-type cultivation system for mass production and demonstrated the world's highest area productivity.

Yokohama National University Graduate School
Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies
Mr. Kazuyuki Hiratsuka

Studied plant pathology at the University of Tokyo. Postdoctoral fellow at The Rockefeller University (1990-1995), studying plant molecular biology (gene expression regulation, genetic recombination). After working as an assistant professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (1995-2001), he became a professor at Yokohama National University (2001-). Member of Biodiversity Impact Assessment Study Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of the Environment (2011-); established Yokohama Biotechnology, Inc. to utilize research results of NEDO Pro and others, and became Director and CTO (2014-).

Quantomics Inc.
CEO
Ms. Risa Sakamoto

President and CEO of Quantomics Inc. Candidate for Doctor of Agriculture (University of Tokyo). Silver medalist in the International Biology Olympiad. Through his experience of participating in business contests as a student and working for a patent-related company, he came to realize that "varieties" are extremely important assets for companies and society, but that there is still much room to introduce advanced IT technology and data utilization in the field of breeding. With the aspiration to widely utilize the latest technology he learned in graduate school in society, he founded Quantomics Inc. in 2019 with the involvement of many researchers.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Director, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center
Yosuke Miyauchi

D. (Agronomy), Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University. In graduate school, he worked with local researchers in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to establish high-yield cultivation technology for soybean. At RIVANES, he is involved in research projects based on his experience, and in 2019, he established the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Research Center to actively promote cross-sectional research in the field of agriculture. In the same year, he became the president of Agronome Research Institute, Inc. to conduct projects and research on the realization of fully cyclical agriculture for sustainable food production.

Kawano Labs Co.
CEO
Mr. Makoto Kono

D. in Analytical Chemistry at Osaka University, he was selected for JST's A-STEP Young Entrepreneur Type program based on his research results, and after 3 years of research and development, he established Kawano Lab Inc. in 2015. He has developed a method for analyzing microparticles and cells based on the phenomenon of swimming by magnetic fields, and is concerned with single-particle analysis of wettability, dispersibility, crystallinity, surface coverage, cell viability and activity, and so on. Through joint research with universities and companies, we are also developing image analysis using deep-learning and various microspectroscopy methods.

BallWave Corporation
President and Representative Director
Mr. Shingo Akao

D. in Materials and Systems Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, while engaged in research related to ball SAW at Toppan Printing Co. After working as a visiting associate professor at Tohoku University's Joint Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, he established Ball Wave Corporation in 2003 and became its representative director.
Despite the great demand from industry, there are no versatile high-speed, high-sensitivity gas sensors. The company is aiming for social implementation of ball SAW sensor technology, which enables ultra high-speed and high-sensitivity sensing of any gas (molecule) simply by changing the sensing film.

Toppan Printing Co.
Electronics Division
Manager, Development Planning Department, New Business Development Division
Mr. Yuichiro Abe

Graduated from Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Engineering Science in 2004, and joined Toppan Printing Co. Since joining Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. in 2004, he has been engaged in the development of materials and structures for mobile LCD color filters used in smartphones, etc. Since 2011, he has promoted the strengthening of existing businesses through technological development collaboration with venture companies. In recent years, he has focused on creating new businesses by accelerating internal and external technological collaboration.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Director, Monozukuri Research Center
Nobuaki Cho

He holds a Master of Engineering degree in Intelligent Functional Engineering from Osaka University, and joined Liverness Corporation in 2016.
He accompanies various domestic and foreign ventures in manufacturing from conceptual design and prototyping to mass production. At the same time, he is involved in the creation of collaborative projects between large companies and ventures.
The Monozukuri Research Center also organizes and disseminates knowledge related to manufacturing to accelerate social implementation of ventures.

METI
Commercial & Service Group
Director, Service Policy Division (and) Director, Education Industry Office
Mr. Daisuke Asano

Joined the Ministry in 2001. in July 2016, as a member of the Policy Planning Committee of the Minister's Secretariat, he was in charge of departmental reorganization and launched the "Education Industry Office". in July 2017, he became the Planning Officer of the Policy Advisory Office of the Minister's Secretariat. in October 2017, he also became the Director of the Education Industry Office. in July 2018, he assumed his current position. in July 2018, he became the Director of the Education Industry Office. Currently promoting the "Classroom of the Future" project for educational innovation.

Nittetsu Engineering Co.
Director of Sustainability and Public Affairs
Ms. Mitsuko Orikasa

Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law. Since joining Nippon Steel Corporation (at the time), he has been involved in theme park construction, overseas plant sales, and recruitment and human resource development. Currently, as the Director of Sustainability and Public Relations at Nittetsu Engineering Corporation, which was spun off as a separate company in 2006, he is working on the integration of SDGs/ESGs into management. He is currently developing the program in Kanto and Kyushu.

Kadokawa Dwango Gakuen Educational Corporation
Vice Principal of N High School and Principal of S High School
Mr. Soichiro Yoshimura

Completed graduate studies at Tokyo Institute of Technology. Joined Dwango as an engineer and was involved in the development of various middleware for Nico Nico Live Broadcasting. After that, he led programming education at Kadokawa Dwango Gakuen as the head of IT strategy department and an instructor.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, Vice President CTO
Joe Inoue

D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He is a founding member of LIVERNESS. After completing the doctoral program, he worked as an assistant professor and lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Kitasato University, and as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University before becoming a specially-appointed associate professor at the Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University in 2015 and a professor at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University in 2018. While conducting research and development, he is a researcher involved in launching joint research projects with universities and research institutions and supporting the establishment of research institutes.

Shibuya Makuhari Gakuen Makuhari High School
Ms. Noi Tachizaki

Born in 2004, he started electronics work at the age of 5 and robot building at the age of 9. He presented Pen-chan, a serving robot using THK parts, at the Science Castle 2017 Kanto Competition and won the Excellence Award and the Special Award at the competition. In 2020, he founded Face Shield Japan to donate 1,800 face shields.

Director, Life is Tech, Inc.
Mr. Yasutomo Sanai

After graduating from the University of Tokyo with a bachelor's degree in education, he worked at Link and Motivation and then at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Tokyo, where he studied under the late Professor Emeritus Naomi Miyake, a world authority on learning science, and helped create collaborative and creative learning at schools and boards nationwide. He has delivered programming education for junior high and high school students to a cumulative total of approximately 50,000 students, growing to the second largest scale in the world. Also provides online educational materials such as "Technologia Magic School" in collaboration with Disney and "Life is Tech Lesson" for schools.

MISUMI Group Inc.
Executive Officer, Finance Platform
GM, Corporate Relations Office
Mr. Tamotsu Okamoto

He has been involved in public relations and IR-related duties for about 30 years. The company has been working on the theme of "fostering young manufacturing talent," offering its products to students and sponsoring manufacturing-related events. When Mr. Tatsuzaki, who is also one of today's speakers, challenged a world-class robotics competition, we also provided support for him. Today, I would be happy if I could introduce the background to this support.

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Leave a Nest Co., Ltd.
General Manager, Manufacturing and Development Division
Daigo Fujita

Born in Onomichi, raised in Nagareyama, and currently resides in Yokohama, Japan, he joined Livanes as a student in 2002 after starting up a volunteer program at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in 2001. He has worked on educational projects with schools and companies, and has developed more than 200 programs, and has developed and utilized educational programs just as 3D printers spread around the world in 2014. Currently, he is providing manufacturing support and engineering education for ventures and new businesses by utilizing his manufacturing experience with many local factories that he worked with in developing educational materials.