CEO of Tech in Asia JapanDavid Corbin

David Corbin is the CEO of TIA Japan - a media, events, and data platform dedicated to building Asia's tech communities. In Japan, their clients include Fujitsu, MUFG Bank, and JETRO. David previously served as the director of content, developing TIA's annual conferences in Singapore, Bangalore, Tokyo, and Jakarta. He formerly worked at Rakuten in post-merger integration and public policy analysis. He is a die-hard ie-kei ramen fan.

Introduction of Lecturers

Associate Professor at Babson UniversityYasuhiro Yamakawa
Partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Lawyer（California, Illinois)Nancy Yamaguchi
Research scholar at Stanford University Asia Pacific Research Center Japan Program
Project Leader of the Stanford Silicon Valley – New Japan ProjectKenji Kushida
Founder of Community Organizing Japan
Researcher at Harvard University, Weatherhead Center for International AffairsKanoko Kamata
Co-founder and CEO of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals
CEO of S&R FoundationSachiko Kuno
General Partner, Core Ventures GroupJoanna Drake
EastMeetEast founder and CEOMariko Tokioka
Director of Education, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial JournalismJeremy Caplan
Director of Global Innovation, Fusion’z Holdings co., Itd.Steve Sakanashi
Director, Overseas Research Planning Division, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)Shiro Akiyama
Shienjuku,Ltd. CEOYuriko Otani
G&S Global Advisors Inc. President & Representative DirectorSakie T. Fukushima
Recruit Holdings, Inc. Nagoya University
Auditor, Recruit Holdings, Inc. Visiting Professor, Nagoya UniversityYasuaki Nishiura
New York University Director of Digital Adjunct ProfessorMuck Bernet
JUNKO KOSHINO Inc. DesignerJUNKO KOSHINO
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPBradley K. Edmister
Basic Inc. CSO
Unicorn Farm CEOMasayuki Tadokoro
General Manager at A+E Networks Japan G. K.
Associate Professor of Marketing at GLOBIS University Graduate School of ManagementJohn Flanagan
RAJAH & TANN SINGAPORE LLP PartnerMiyoko Ueno
Founder and CEO at Pronoia Group & Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at MotifyPiotr Feliks Grzywacz
CEO and Founder, Reginaa Pte. Ltd.Yuki Ohata
CTO office, Japan Business Development Executive, Dell JapanHirohisa Nitsu
CEO of Tech in Asia JapanDavid Corbin
Hiromi Okuda CEO & Founder, Wiz. Group, Inc.Hiromi Okuda
Terra Motors Corporation/Terra Drone Corporation Founder & CEOToru Tokushige
Abe Hiroyuki Co. Founder & CEOHiroyuki Abe
JAPAN FINANCE CORPORATION Micro Business and Individual Unit Senior Officer , Tokyo Business Start-up Support CenterTadayuki Tsubota