Acceleration Program in Tokyo for Women
Introduction of Lecturers
Amber Bridge Partners
CEO & Managing PartnerNaoko Okumoto
After completing his master's degree at Boston University, he worked in Silicon Valley at Microsoft and TIBCO Software, where he was responsible for developing and driving business strategy for the Pacific Rim market. He has been involved in the strategic management of Yahoo7, a joint venture with Yahoo Japan and Seven West Media, a major media conglomerate in Australia, since 2003. In 2017, he went independent and founded Amber Bridge Partners, a strategic consulting and investment firm with the mission of bridging and collaborating between Japan and the United States. He is also the Managing Director of Mistletoe, a social impact fund and community led by Taizo Son, and an Executive Advisor to Z Corporation, a fund under the SoftBank Group. He is also an external director of S4 Capital, a global business firm headquartered in the UK. He is also an outside director of EdCast, a Silicon Valley startup, and a board advisor to two other U.S. startups. He is also a board advisor to Transformative Technology (a non-profit organization), the world's largest wellbeing technology ecosystem, and the head of its Japan and Asia offices. He is also a board advisor to Transformative Technology, a non-profit organization that operates an ecosystem of wellbeing technologies.
Introduction of Lecturers
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ProNova Inc.
President and Representative Director
Euglena Co., Ltd.
Director and CHRO (part-time)Etsuko Okajima -
01Booster, Inc.Takahiro Kato
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TalentEx Co.,Ltd. / CEOYojiro Koshi
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Miyakezaka Sogo Law OfficesNaoki Sato
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for Startups, Inc. / CEOYuichiro Shimizu
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GLOBIS University /Graduate School of ManagementRyoko Takei
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Strike Co.,Ltd.
Innovation Support Dept.Fuyuki Tachiyama -
Founder and CEO at Pronoia Group & Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at MotifyPiotr Feliks Grzywacz
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e-Education. / CEOKaito Miwa
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Aspire Intelligence Founder and Managing Principal
Breakthrough Speaking Executive Coach & Professional SpeakerNatsuyo Nobumoto Lipschutz
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DNX Ventures
Director of PartnershipsYoshimi Nomura -
Bokksu
Director Of OperationsNamiko Kajiwara -
Amber Bridge Partners
CEO & Managing PartnerNaoko Okumoto -
US Market Access Center
Co-CEOAlfredo Coppola -
US Market Access Center
Managing DirectorKate Bunina -
US Market Access Center
Project Director Japan to U.S. Expansion SpecialistSaori Kakiuchi -
Lecturer at UC Berkeley and Stanford University
Angel InvestorLeah Edwards -
WaveEdge Capital
Managing DirectorGail Gannon -
Segacious Think
CEOLouAnn Conner -
Engagepoint
CEONatasha Kurtova -
CLEAR, Inc.
CEOGoichiro Arai -
ADVANCE BUSINESS SUPPORT PTE. LTD.
FounderTakako Osone -
25 Holdings Pte Ltd / SEGNEL VENTURES
Co-founderHideki Fujita -
KK Fund
FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNERKoichi Saito -
MEDIA JAPAN PTE. LTD.
CEOTakeshi Naito -
Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India
PartnerCarmen YUEN -
Pacific Asia Travel Association
CEORenee Welsh -
FemTech Partners
FounderNeha Mehta