Speakers
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Takeshi Hakamada
ispace, inc.
Takeshi Hakamada
CEO & founder of ispace, inc.
Inspired by Star Wars as a child, Takeshi Hakamada set out to pursue a life focused on space exploration. He went on to earn a Master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech, where he was involved in the conceptual design of next-generation aerospace systems. Starting in 2010, while working for a management consulting firm, he worked part-time to lead the Japanese team, HAKUTO, one of the finalists for the Google Lunar XPRIZE competition, and changed the team’s management to ispace, inc. As Founder & CEO of ispace, Takeshi has raised record fundraising for the company and is now leading a multinational commercial lunar exploration program, known as HAKUTO-R. An active proponent for the commercial space industry, Takeshi is guiding ispace to continuously challenge itself to enable humans to establish a sustainable ecosystem between the Earth and the Moon by unlocking the utilization of space resources.
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Takeshi Hirose
NoMaps Committee Executive Director
Takeshi Hirose
NoMaps Committee
After graduating from university, they worked at a private company before joining a private think tank. For the next 10 years, they were engaged in policy planning for municipalities in Hokkaido and managing regional revitalization projects. Subsequently, they moved to a community development company closer to on-the-ground operations, where they planned and managed regional revitalization and local human resource development projects. In 2016, they were involved in research related to the Sapporo International Short Film Festival, one of the predecessors of NoMaps. This experience led them to join NoMaps from its inception, serving as a coordinator for projects involving diverse stakeholders from industry, government, and academia. They have been in their current position since April 2017.
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Takeshi Isaku
Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd. / Musashi Innovation Lab Clue.
Takeshi Isaku
Managing Executive Officer, Chief Innovation Officer, Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd. / Head of Musashi Innovation Lab Clue.
Spent 18 years stationed in the U.S. after joining Musashi, primarily responsible for sales to automotive OEMs. Returned to Japan in 2010 and oversaw group-wide sales before taking charge of new business development as Chief Innovation Officer in 2019. Established joint ventures such as MusashiAI, 634AI (Israel), and Waphyto, actively leading business expansion as a board member.As Head of Clue, involved in launching and accelerating internal ventures, as well as driving innovation from regional initiatives. As CVC Director, executed over 15 investments in startups and venture capital firms in Israel, Silicon Valley, Canada, Japan, and other regions, promoting Open Innovation. Currently focusing on expanding Green Tech businesses in Africa through investments in startups in Kenya and Ethiopia.
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Takeshi Kawada
EVERING Ltd.
Takeshi Kawada
EVERING Ltd. CEO
EVERING is 1st VISA authorized payment Ring.Aiming to be the leading company in the smart ring industry worldwide.We will be connected to everything, such as payment, keys, ID authentication, and transportation!EVERING brings you such a new amazing life.
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Takeshi Kito
GFTN Japan
Takeshi Kito
GFTN Japan Co-founder & CEO
Takeshi is a serial Fintech entrepreneur, and Co-founder & CEO of GFTN Japan, actively spearheading ecosystem building and international collaborations.Additionally, he sits on the committee for the Government of Japan's Regulatory Sandbox and is a member of the experts group, jointly organized by the Digital Agency and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry focusing on international data governance.Before starting his own startup in the Fintech industry, Takeshi worked as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch, gaining expertise in capital markets. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, he worked at Boston Consulting Group.He formerly served as Vice-chair at Fintech Association of Japan, where he played a pivotal role in navigating international collaborations for 6 years.
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Takeuchi Sumiko
IEEI / U3Innovations, LLC
Takeuchi Sumiko
Member, Board of Directors, IEEI / Co-Founder and Co-President of U3Innovations, LLC
Ph.D in Engineering.After working Tokyo Electric Power Co.mainly in the environmental sector, she became independent researcher in 2012. She has participated in the UNFCCC negotiation process (COP) for more than 15 years , and has been engaged in research and proposal of environmental and energy policies.Founded U3 Innovations LLC in October 2018 with the aim of collaborating with startups to realize “Utility 3.0” as a new social system. She works on energy and environmental issues from both policy advocacy and business/investment perspectives.
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Takuma Terakubo
UNCOVERED FUND
Takuma Terakubo
UNCOVERED FUND CEO & General Partner
Takuma is CEO & general partner of UNCOVERED FUND. He founded the company in 2019 and started investing in Africa with the first fund in 2020. In the past 4 years, we have supported 31 startup companies in Africa. We will collaborate with African startups and major Japanese companies to contribute to the growth of the digital economy.
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Takumi Sato
Luna RD co., ltd.
Takumi Sato
Luna RD co., ltd. Resercher
Luna RD Co., Ltd. is a university startup certified by the University of Shizuoka. By utilizing our proprietary nanodrug delivery system technology, our company aims to create innovative pharmaceuticals that address medical needs by effectively connecting the university's research achievements with the industry. I was born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1995. I graduated from the doctoral program at the University of Shizuoka in 2024, earning a Ph.D. in Pharmacy. I joined Luna RD Co., Ltd. in 2024.
Conferences
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Takuya Omura
Misario Co., Ltd.
Takuya Omura
Misario Co., Ltd. Business Division Director
A member of Misario Inc., a deep tech venture spun out of Nagoya University. We aim to create a society free from the troubles of thermal expansion with our negative thermal expansion material, PyroAdjuster®. And we aim to control thermal expansion, which creates a lot of waste, and promote the sustainable development of society.
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Teppei Maki
Toyota Tsusho Corporation・Mobility54
Teppei Maki
Toyota Tsusho Corporation・Mobility54 Deputy CEO
Since joining Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) in 2005, he engaged in the business of "Africa x Mobility" for almost 20 years. On top of the experiences of new business development and several MAs, he also has an experience of managing a mobility company in Mozambique as COO in 2021. Starting from April 2024, appointed as Deputy CEO at Mobility54, CVC of TTC, leading business development and synergy creation between the start-up partners and the TTC group on the ground.
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Tomohiko Kondo
SBI VC Trade Co.,Ltd.
Tomohiko Kondo
Representative Director and President of SBI VC Trade Co.,Ltd.
He joined SBI Holdings in 2007 as a new graduate and was in charge of information systems for the SBI Group. After working in the group's e-payment business, he became the director in charge of systems at SBI Liquidity Market, a foreign exchange related business. 2019: Appointed as a director of SBI VC Trade, he has been mainly engaged in crypto assets and Web3 related business since then. 2023: his current position.
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Tomoki Akutsu
TOUCH TO GO Co., Ltd.
Tomoki Akutsu
TOUCH TO GO Co., Ltd. CEO
Joined JR East in 2004; in charge of establishing JR East Startup Corporation, a corporate venture capital funded 100% by JR East in February 2018.In July 2019, he established a company as the representative of TOUCH TO GO Co Ltd, a JV with Signpost Co Ltd, to open an unmanned AI payment shop in Takanawa GW in March 2020, and to promote the introduction of unmanned payment shop systems to FamilyMart, ANA FESTA and other stores to solve social issues such as labour shortages.