Introduction of Lecturers
Wiz. Group, Inc.
CEO&FounderHiromi Okuda
Hiromi Okuda received her Master degree in Social Welfare from the graduate school of University of
Bombay (currently renamed as University of Mumbai). She started a conference business in 1991 that
specializes in IT, and supports bringing a number of IT private events into Japan. Ms. Okuda established
Wiz. Group, Inc. in 2001, and provides assistance for a large number of IT companies to hold conferences
in Japan. Since 2008, she began support for start-ups development, and engages in ecosystem building of
start-ups in order to form start-up communities in local areas both inside and outside of Tokyo. In
2013, Ms. Okuda began Takaranoyama Inc. in an underpopulated area, to research what IT can do to solve
social problems in the region. Social issues are hardest to see from the actual site of development, and
she is trying to connect these issues with the development of IT products.
Committees: Supporter of J Startup, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Committee member of the
White Paper on IT human resources Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA); Committee member
of Mito IT Jinzai Hakkutsu/Ikusei Jigyo (Development program for undeveloped IT human resources);
Committee member of Iryokei Bencha Shinko Suishin Kaigi (Medical-related venture promotion meeting),
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; Committee member of Healthcare Venture Summit Program.
Publications: Kaisha wo Yamenaitoiu Sentaku (Option of not resigning from the company), (Nikkei Business
Publication Inc.), Jinsei ha Mikirihasshade Umakuiku (Life can be better by making a snap decision
without full preparation) (Sogo Horei Publishing. Co., Ltd.), Wakuwaku Surukotodake Yarebaii! (Just
doing what you feel excited about is enough!) (PHP Institute, Inc.)
Introduction of Lecturers
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Wiz. Group, Inc.
CEO&FounderHiromi Okuda -
Cast a spell, Inc.
CEOTsutomu Aota -
TalentEx Co.,Ltd.
CEOYojiro Koshi -
NEWPEACE Inc.
CEO
Creative DirectorShimpei Takagi -
Niremia Collective
Founder & Managing PartnerNaoko Okumoto -
SSS Capital G.K.
General PartnerRyota Kamiya -
DNX Ventures
Director of Growth and PartnershipsNomura Yoshimi -
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Attorney at LawAkiyo Inoko Hewett -
Glocomm.kk.
CEOJunko Okamoto -
e-Education.
Representative DirectorKaito Miwa
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Vertex Ventures
Partner of Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & IndiaCarmen YUEN -
KK Fund
FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNERKoichi Saito -
Techshake
Co-Founder and CEOKohtaro Adachi -
eeevo malaysia Sdn.Bhd.
CEONoritaka Araki -
NIHON ASSIST SINGAPORE PTE.LTD.
BIZLAB Singapore
CEOYasuji Seki -
Action Community for Entrepreneurship (ACE)
Assistant ManagerRebecca Lim -
yathar Group
CEOShunsuke Ichikawa -
ADVANCE BUSINESS SUPPORT PTE. LTD.
Founder and DirectorTakako Ozone -
Forge Ventures
Partner and Co-founderTiang Lim Foo -
Beautynesia
COOTomonori Hasegawa -
TalentEx Co.,Ltd.
CEOYojiro Koshi -
Star Kitchen
CEOYuya Arashima
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US Market Access Center
Co-CEOAlfredo Coppola -
EndeavorXR
CEO of EndeavorXRAmy Peck -
WaveEdge Capital
Managing DirectorGail Gannon -
MSCI Inc.
PMP.MBA.Juanita Dion -
Niremia Collective
Founder & Managing PartnerNaoko Okumoto -
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University,
VC Investor, Board DirectorRichard Dasher -
US Market Access Center
Director of Japan ProgramsSaori Kakiuchi -
UC Berkeley
Director of Global EngagementSusan Giesecke