Speakers
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Satoru Tsunemachi
SFP Design
Satoru Tsunemachi
SFP Design
Started his first business while attending the University of Tsukuba. While studying international investment law at graduate school, he has also been involved in the launch of eight companies and associations in Japan, Asia, America, and Europe. He has been involved in management, financing, etc. for over 15 years, mainly as a founding member/CEO of startups. At the same time, he has also been involved in supporting entrepreneurs. (Currently Representative Director of Tsukuba Venture Association)
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Satoshi Kanatani
LX DESIGN, Ltd.
Satoshi Kanatani
LX DESIGN, Ltd. CEO
After graduating from Tokyo Gakugei University with a degree in Education, he worked as a classroom teacher at a public elementary school before founding LX DESIGN, Ltd., a startup for school education. He has been developing services in the fields of technology, community, and education nationwide, centering on “FUKUGYO-SENSEI ®︎,” a platform that connects schools with external human resources who want to work as teachers in a compound industry. He is focusing on an ecosystem that creates a new population of school students involving the national government, government agencies, companies, and various other players, such as classes at the local University of Toyama.
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Saya Yoshida
Department of Life Science and Technology at Science Tokyo University
Saya Yoshida
A third-year student in the Department of Life Science and Technology at Science Tokyo University / COO, Leacron Inc.
I’m a third-year student in the Department of Life Science and Technology at Science Tokyo University and serve as COO of Leacron Inc. I was selected as a “Super Creator” for the 2023 Mitou IT Project and was also accepted into the Mitou Advanced program for 2024. Currently, I’m developing a wearable device that helps relieve stress during menstruation. I’m originally from Niigata, worry about not getting enough exercise, and conduct research on microorganisms that live in extreme environments. I’m looking for people who’d like to play tennis with me and share a hot pot meal together!
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Seita Emori
Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Seita Emori
Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Born in 1970 in Kanagawa Prefecture. After obtaining a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo in 1997, he worked at the National Institute for Environmental Studies. He served as Head of the Climate Risk Assessment Research Section and Deputy Director of the Earth System Division before assuming his current position in 2022. He also supervises students at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo. His expertise is in climate science. He was a lead author for both the Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). His publications include Extreme Weather and Human Choices and Is the Prediction of Global Warming 'Correct'?, co-authored works such as How 'Scary' is Global Warming?, and supervised works like Recently, It's Been Too Hot on Earth.
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Rina Sakai
FERMENSTATION Co., Ltd.
Rina Sakai
CEO, FERMENSTATION Co., Ltd.
After graduating from International Christian University (ICU), she worked at several financial institutions, including Fuji Bank and Deutsche Securities. She developed an interest in fermentation technology and enrolled in the Department of Brewing Science at Tokyo University of Agriculture's Faculty of Applied Biosciences, graduating in March 2009. In the same year, she founded Ferment Station Co., Ltd. and became its CEO, a position she holds to this day.
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Shigemori Sennao
AQUARING.inc
Shigemori Sennao
AQUARING.inc Representative Director and President
Originally from Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, and currently residing in Nagoya City, I have been engaged in digital-centric communication design strategy planning since 2000. My work has been recognized with various domestic and international awards, including the Webby Awards and the Good Design Award. On the organizational front, I received the Gold Award at the 2022 Psychological Safety Awards.Driven by a passion for contributing to the development of both Nagahama and Nagoya, I actively participate in urban development initiatives. These include serving as a coach for Nagoya City’s manufacturing industry development projects and young entrepreneur training programs, as well as acting as a committee member for the Minami Nagahama Urban Planning Committee. Since 2014, I have been a coach and judge for Startup Weekend events in Shiga, Aichi, and Gifu prefectures.
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Shigeru Urushibara
UL Systems, Inc.
Shigeru Urushibara
Chairman, UL Systems, Inc. / CEO, ULS group and Archway
Shigeru Urushibara is the founder and chairman of UL Systems, a cutting-edge technology consulting firm in Japan. UL Systems went public on JASDAQ in 2006.He is currently running several companies including ULS group and Archway, and is serving as the founding director of the Generative AI Japan general incorporated association.Since 2017, he is a project manager of Mitou advanced program of Information-technology Promotion Agency.His expertise are computer architecture, cloud native design, generative AI, large scale distributed systems, and high-speed computing for large enterprise systems.He received a B.S. in Mathematical Engineering and Information Physics from the University of Tokyo and was a visiting researcher at the Computer Systems Laboratory at Stanford University for two years from 1989.
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Shingo Itoh
Medeta Inc
Shingo Itoh
Medeta Inc CEO
Graduated from Nagoya University, Faculty of Economics. While in school, he studied gender in a laboratory of human resources and labor affairs. After graduation, in parallel with being involved in the establishment/expansion of a human resource venture company, he gained experience between the field of HR planning and academia, including corporate planning at a consulting firm and research presentations at TrÆ°á»ng Äại há»c Ngoại thÆ°Æ¡ng. Having experienced surgery and treatment while working as a party of infertility treatment himself, he founded Medeta Inc. in 2021. He has developed several deep-tech products to solve the infertility treatment disadvantage.
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Shingo Iwata
Mitsuboshi Group
Shingo Iwata
Mitsuboshi Group President
The fifth-generation president of "Mitsuboshi Group," a materials manufacturer established in 1887. After graduating from Keio University, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation and Boston Consulting Group before assuming his current position in 2010. He has spearheaded initiatives such as European market expansion, launching the company’s own brand, and leading the wool recycling project “ReBirth WOOL.” Since 2021, he has served as the founder of the industrial tourism event “Hitsuji Summit Bishu,” which has drawn over 60,000 attendees in four years. On July 7, 2023, he launched "TAKIBI & Co.," a community connecting traditional businesses and startups. In 2019, he won the Grand Prix at the Japan Textile Contest and received a Special Award in Forbes JAPAN’s Entrepreneur Rankings in 2022. He also serves as an Independent director at AB&Company Inc. (TSE: GRT9251), a board member of the certified NPO Homedoor, and a Finland Sauna Ambassador.
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Shinichiro Isago
Gen-AX Corp.
Shinichiro Isago
Gen-AX Corp. CEO
Shinichiro Isago is CEO of Gen-AX, a wholly owned subsidiary of Softbank that provides B2B SaaS and business transformation consulting specializing in generative AI. Gen-AX uses technologies such as Autonomous Agents and LLM Ops to streamline and automate customer support and inquiry response operations that require a high degree of alignment between business knowledge and customer service.After graduating from Tokyo Institute of Technology, he worked as a technical evangelist at Oracle Japan, Roland Berger, and Microsoft, and as a platform promoter and CEO of an AI company at LINE, before assuming his current position. He has been an assistant government CIO since FY2019, and then at the Digital Agency since its inception, where he also served as the Industrial Unit Manager and concurrently.
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Shinnosuke Ubukata
Ubukata Industries Co., Ltd.,
Shinnosuke Ubukata
the President and CEO of Ubukata Industries Co., Ltd.,
Shinnosuke Ubukata is the President and CEO of Ubukata Industries Co., Ltd., a device manufacturer which call themselves the ‘Safety Innovator’. He has graduated from Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA. After working at P&G Japan and in the reuse/recycling industry, he joined Ubukata Industries Co., Ltd. in 2017. After gaining experience in the manufacturing and the sales department, he took charge of the global marketing department in 2021. His current position is the President and CEO of the company since June 2023."A company must be a public institution of society," is a word he holds close to his heart and is constantly exploring methods to create a workplace where employees can play a leading role. He is constantly redefining and maximizing the company's assets to keep the company relevant for decades to come.
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Shogoro Fujiki
Biome Inc.
Shogoro Fujiki
Biome Inc. CEO
Biome Inc. has developed a unique approach to collecting biodiversity data via smartphones, pioneering a previously challenging biodiversity assessment system. By applying advanced data analytics, including species distribution estimation, Biome continues to release new services supporting a nature-positive economy.
