Mr. Hitoei Oshima

General Manager, Manufacturing Research Laboratory, Kyocera Corporation

Completed Master's degree in Materials Development Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kyushu University. Joined Kyocera Corporation and was assigned to the General Research Laboratory. Engaged in the development of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), mainly using ceramics, as well as the development of basic environment-related materials. Contributed to the world's first mass production and commercialization of household fuel cells. He then worked in SOFC manufacturing, technology, and development in the business sector from 2014, and is currently in charge of the Monozukuri Research Institute (formerly the General Research Institute). He is promoting development focusing on materials in the environmental energy field, which contributes to the realization of a decarbonized society, as well as in the telecommunications infrastructure and mobility fields, and aims to make Kagoshima a center for manufacturing R&D by deepening collaboration with universities, local communities, and companies.

Mr. Soichiro Samejima

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Program, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kagoshima University

In 1987, he graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University with a Master's degree in Applied Chemistry. In the same year, he was engaged in research on silicate materials at Tosoh Corporation. Dispatched to Nagoya Industrial Research Institute, where he was engaged in the synthesis of clay minerals. 1995 Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Kagoshima University; 2001 Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kagoshima University. D. in engineering for research on solid oxide fuel cells using rare earth solid solution ceria, an oxide ion conductor. Currently working on the production of hydrogen using a biogas reforming process with metal-supported porous ceramics catalysts.

Mr. Yoshiyoh Takeuchi

Senior Managing Director and General Manager, Sapporo Branch Office, Biomass Research Inc.

D. in Livestock Hygiene, Biomass Research, Inc. was established in 2007 and has been commissioned by the national, prefectural, and municipal governments to conduct biogas research projects using livestock manure as raw material and to formulate decarbonization plans based on renewable energy and energy conservation. In recent years, the company has been in charge of the Kagoshima Prefecture Livestock Biomass Energy Introduction Activation Project from 2020 to 2022, as well as other research and study projects such as methane fermentation digestate concentration and processing technology, research and development of automatic spraying vehicles, and marine fertilization study of digestate.

Shuichiro Takahashi

Representative Director, President and COO, Liverness, Inc.

D. (Life Sciences), Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Founding member of RIVANESS. He established the RIVANES research institute and built the foundation for research support and R&D projects. He has devised unique business models such as "RIVANESS Research Fund" and "L-RAD," a platform for unused research ideas, and has led many projects involving industry, academia, and education.

Mr. Shinnosuke Murakami

Director, COO and CIPO, Metagen, Inc.

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1988, Tsuruoka has been a citizen of Tsuruoka since 2011. 2016, he completed his doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University. D. (Policy and Media). He then joined Metagen Inc., a joint venture between the Institute for Advanced Biosciences at Keio University in Tsuruoka and the Tokyo Institute of Technology, as the first employee. As a principal researcher, he has been engaged in research on intestinal bacteria, developing technologies for stool preservation and practical application of technologies to control the intestinal environment, and from 2018, as COO of Executive Officer, and from 2022, as COO and CIPO of Director, he will oversee R&D support business and the utilization of intellectual property. He is engaged in research and business to realize Metagen's vision of a "zero disease" society.

Mr. Daiki Nakaya

Representative Director and CEO, Milk.

Born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. 28 years old. After graduating from high school, he went to SierraCollege in California. While majoring in astrophysics, he developed his own AI. He started his research 7 years ago with the theme of "Investigating the cause of cancer using light. More than 40 academic achievements. Obtained 2 patents. One of them has been transferred overseas. Established Milk. Inc. in December 2019 to accelerate development.

Mr. Takashi Kanbayashi

Representative Director, Eco-Pork Co.

He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan, where he graduated cum laude. Worked at a foreign consulting firm, mainly in management strategy and new business model planning in the telecom area. Later, he led the development of new solutions utilizing statistical analysis and artificial intelligence. He founded Eco0-Pork on November 29, 2017 (Niku Iiniku no Hi) to build a sustainable, recycling-oriented meat culture starting from pig farming by utilizing technology.

Yosuke Miyauchi

Director, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Center, Riverness, Inc.

D. (Agronomy), Graduate School of Horticulture, Chiba University. In graduate school, he established high-yield cultivation technology of soybean in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2019, he established the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Research Center to actively promote cross-sectional research in the field of agriculture.

Mr. Akihiro Hara

President and CEO, Universal Standard Corporation

As a "mail order planning and trading company" that has been in business for over 40 years with a strong focus on beauty and health foods, we create and develop new businesses not only in Japan but also in Asia. We plan and sell hand gel "Omamori Tetote" and beauty vinegar in collaboration with the oldest natural vinegar fermentation black vinegar brewery in Japan.

Mr. Masahiro Koyama

Representative Director, WELNAS Corporation

Since 2008, he has been involved in research at the Nakamura Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University. He has experienced the improvement of his long-standing problems with high blood pressure and sleep disorders through the use of choline esters, and feels it is his mission to bring the benefits of choline esters to as many people as possible. After working as a researcher at the same laboratory, he established Wernus, Inc. in 2017.

Mr. Satoshi Kuramoto

Representative Director, Yale Inc.

Masahiro Ikegami

Director and CFO, Liverness, Inc.

Representative Director, Liberace Capital Co.

Born in Kagoshima, Japan. Graduated from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, and founded LIVERNESS Corporation in June 2002, where he was appointed as Director and CFO. Since December 2014, he has served as the managing director of the Real Tech Fund, an investment fund specializing in university-launched R&D ventures, and since January 2020, he has served as the representative director of Riverness Capital Co.