Introduction of Lecturers
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford
University,
VC Investor, Board DirectorRichard Dasher
Richard Dasher has been Director of the US-Asia Technology Management Center at Stanford University since 1994. He served concurrently as the Executive Director of the Center for Integrated Systems in Stanford's School of Engineering from 1998 - 2015. His research and teaching focus on the flow of people, knowledge, and capital in innovation systems, on the impact of new technologies on industry value chains, and on open innovation management. Dr. Dasher serves on the advisory boards for national universities and research institutions in Japan and Thailand. He is on the selection and review committees of major government funding programs for science, technology, and innovation and in Canada and Japan. He is an advisor to start-up companies, business accelerators, venture capital firms, and nonprofits in Silicon Valley, China, Japan, and S. Korea. Dr. Dasher was the first non-Japanese person ever asked to join the governance of a Japanese national university, serving as a Board Director and member of the Management Council of Tohoku University from 2004 - 2010. Dr. Dasher received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Linguistics from Stanford University. From 1986 – 90, he was Director of the U.S. State Department’s Advanced Language and Area Training Centers in Japan and Korea that provide full-time curricula to U.S. and Commonwealth Country diplomats assigned to those countries.
Introduction of Lecturers
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CEOTsutomu Aota -
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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
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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 -
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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