Marwan Elfitesse is currently Head of Startup Programs and Business services at STATION F, overseeing all 30 programs for the campus including STATION F's in-house programs (Founders, Fighters & FemTech Programs), business resources for STATION F entrepreneurs (VC community, perks etc.) as well as the search for new partners. Prior to STATION F, he was active in the tech industry, with experience at Nimbula in California and Microsoft in France.

Sam brings over 20 years of unique vantage point and global experience in Technology and Finance. Her track record of innovation in finance spans across banking, payments, asset management and insurance across 4 continents. After a decade in operating roles building digital businesses at American Express, First Data and Royal Bank of Scotland, Sam spent 10 years as a venture investor at Anthemis Group backing world-class fintech entrepreneurs, from early stage to exit.She then moved to Singapore to run Singlife, a leading insurtech business which merged with Aviva Singapore in 2021 through a S$3.2bln landmark transaction. She is now building her next venture in Japan to help a generation save, invest, and protect their money.

She is a Non-Executive Director at the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce and at Bridgetown-3, the SPAC formed by Richard Li's Pacific Century Group and Thiel Capital and an advisor to a number of fintechs. Consistently recognised as top cohort of women in finance and tech, Sam is a passionate steward of diversity and inclusion a mission critical agenda she spearheads with a credible voice as investor, executive, entrepreneur, and board member.

Tina is the managing partner at Cherubic Ventures.Tina leads Cherubic's overall investment and portfolio management operation globally. She's one of the earliest members of Cherubic and has led deals including Calm, Hahow, and Pinkoi.Prior to joining Cherubic Ventures, Tina worked in Cisco's global distribution team and later on co-founded an education startup in Asia.Tina held an MBA degree from UCLA Anderson.

With a PhD in robotics, MBA and MSc from ETH Zurich, the University of Tokyo and MIT, Dr.Moesner acquired professional experiences in governmental, private, and academic sectors at Swissnex in Boston & New York, Swissnex in China, the Embassy of Switzerland in Tokyo, CreditSuisse Life Insurance Japan, Synpulse, the Kanagawa Academy of Science & Technology, Toshiba Corporation Japan, and Egon Zehnder International Zurich. As Consul of the Consulate of Switzerland in Osaka and CEO of Swissnex in Japan, Dr. Moesner promotes the exchange of knowledge, ideas and talent in education, research, innovation, and art-science by interfacing between governments, universities, R&D institutions, and companies.

Besides his professional duties, he also engages in the Swiss Society of the Kansai and the Kansai Association of Switzerland-Japan. Previously in Japan, he established and headed the Science and Technology Office at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tokyo, chaired the Science & Technology Diplomatic Circle Tokyo and contributed to the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (SCCIJ) in the executive committee.

Prior to his current appointment, Fabian was the Assistant Vice President for the Conglomerates Account Group and the Japan & Korea Desk at the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), which is the lead government agency for planning and executing strategies to enhance Singapore's position as a global business centre. Fabian was also responsible for EDB's collaboration with key Japanese and Korean partners, such as the embassies, banks and consultancies, partnering them to engage the Japanese and Korean business communities in Singapore.

Currently, Mr Fabian Tan is the Counsellor (Commercial) at the Singapore Embassy in Tokyo. He is also the Regional Director in the Northeast Asia and Oceania Group at the Enterprise Singapore (ESG). ESG is the government agency championing enterprise development. Fabian works with other government agencies, trade associations and corporate partners to drive the internationalisation of Singaporean companies in the Japanese and Korean markets. He is also active in engaging Japanese and Korean incubators and accelerators, VC and PE funds to anchor their presence in Singapore, as part of building the Singaporean startup ecosystem.

Adam is Director of Global DX, an Osaka-based boutique innovation consultancy, facilitating cross-border collaboration between Japanese corporations, cities, foreign governments and startups. Adam has 15+ years business experience in Japan, & has been running a recruitment business since 2007, investing in solar and wind farms since 2015, supporting startups since 2018, & Japanese corporate open innovation since 2019.

At university, he majored in sports psychology/exercise physiology and studied the mind and body of humans. After working in the logistics industry as a business improvement consultant and in the financial industry, he led the digital marketing/business development at GMO Internet Group as a manager. Later, at NetJinzai Bank, Ltd. (now for Startups, Inc.) in the start-up period, he was involved in start-up support business focusing on “human resources” support together with a prominent VC. After experiencing a listing on Mothers in about three and a half years, he established the Public affairs Strategy Office to build a platform for industry-academia-government collaboration. Currently, he is working with the central and local governments to promote new industry creation projects and further strengthen Japan'scompetitiveness.

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "SHIFT(x)" Project General Advisory(2021)
Mentoring member of Startup Ecosystem, Exective Advisor of Osaka(2022)

Akinori joined Docquity in October 2022 as a secondment from ITOCHU Corporation, where he led the execution of its investment to Docquity. Before that, he was a VP in OUE Lippo Healthcare Limited from 2018 to 2020, Singapore-based company for the hospital management in South East Asia. In Japan, he was seconded to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry for 2 years since 2014, and promoted internationalization of Japanese healthcare industry. He also experienced investment & medical devices trading, since he graduated from Ritsumeikan University and joined ITOCHU.

Indranil is Co-Founder of Docquity and a passionate product management professional. He has 17 years professional experience in across Southeast Asia, Korea and Japan in terms of the sales of IT services mainly for telecom operators. Holds an MBA from University of Chicago Booth.

Born in 1986 and raised in Osaka. He is the director of the World Expo Office at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. which promotes work related to the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Mainly conducts research work and various projects related to the "co-creation" concept of this Expo.

In addition to his current position, he has also worked for the Osaka Prefectural Government and the Japan Expo Association. During his time at the Japan Expo Association, he was engaged in logo mark formulation work and the launch of the TEAM EXPO 2025 program. The keyword for the Expo of this year is "people." Please join us for a new action.

• - Projects involved -
• ・Legacy co-ceation team leader, EXPO co-creation office
• ・Advisory for the Cabinet Secretariat and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Expo related projects.
• ・Executive committee member of co-creation activities related to the Expo, such as demo!expo and TEAM EXPO FES.
• ・Member of Osaka Smart City Partners Forum (OSPF) Company, etc.

More than 20 years of software solution, and country management experience. Previously, served as the country manager for Diligent , and held roles at SAP, Oracle, Blackboard KK, Astea (IFS), Sophos and Tokyo Electrons.

After graduating from Osaka University and its graduate school, he joined Shionogi & Co., Ltd. After engaging in research and development work, he has been involved in open innovation-related work. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the NPO Kinki Bio-industry Development Organization and Vice-Chairperson and Executive Supervisor of Biocommunity Kansai, working for the development of Japan's life science industry. He also serves as President of the All Japan Biocommunity Liaison Committee, Advisor to the Biomedical Research Division of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and Vice Chairman of the Life Science Promotion Committee of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Born in Tsuruhashi, Tennoji-ku, Osaka, in 1981. He is the youngest son but was named Yo-ichi, meaning "the first". He founded Team Ningen in 2000 and established Ningen Inc. in 2011, producing unique projects with "the power to get one's own way" in the spirit of "Baki", a Japanese comic. He has begun new activities to boost the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo on his own since its bid in 2018 and launched "demo!expo" in September 2021, a team that creates a mechanism to liven up the Expo in the whole city.

He started to work for the Kyoto municipal government in 2011 After working for an advertising planning company. He has devoted himself to promoting traditional industries and the establishment of a start-up support center. During a two-year secondment to JETRO (Osaka and Hanoi, Vietnam), he supported the overseas expansion of Japanese SMEs (mainly in the food industry). Currently, he is on secondment from Kyoto City Hall to Kyoto Wisdom Industry Creation Center. He is in charge of promoting the Kyoto Startup Ecosystem and the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe(as known as 'Keihanshin') Ecosystem Collaboration Project, among others. Fifth generation member of NEDO SSA.

Joined Kobe City Government in 2011. After working in the tax department and public relations department (city promotion and media relations), transferred to a city bank, where mainly engaged in start-up support and corporate sales. After returning to Kobe City Government in 2021, joined the New Industry Division, a startup support organization within the City Hall, where he was involved in administrative tasks such as hiring outside specialists, budgeting, and overall management. The role of the project manager is to serve as a bridge between the public and private sectors, including consortium management, event planning, and project management, in order to promote the formation of a startup ecosystem in the Hyogo-Kobe area.

As a Senior Director, Ken focuses on strategy, investment initiatives, business development and educational activities. He spent over 21 years at MUFG Bank, Japan's top financial group where, as Managing Director of the DX Office, he led corporate innovation activities globally. In 2009, he was stationed in Singapore for three years, managing partnerships with banks in India, Vietnam and the Philippines. From 2015 to 2020, he led MUFG's Global Innovation Team in the Bay Area, where he was responsible for start-up investments and business development, especially in fintech. Ken believes the innovations he developed at MUFG can be an engine of growth for large companies all over the world, which is why he joined Sozo. Ken received an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, and also graduated from Waseda University with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in Electronics, Information and Communication.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, and then working for the Faculty of Economics, he subsequently joined the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). After retiring from METI in 2008, he was Vice President of a distribution company and later, received an MBA from Columbia University. His next position was working for McKinsey & Company, whereupon he joined UTEC in August 2014. He has made many lead investments in seed and early stage startups.

Born in 1990 and raised in Osaka. Graduated from Kyoto University Faculty of Law and Law School, passed the bar exam in 2014, joined Nishimura & Asahi in 2016, joined ZeLo in 2018. Her main practice areas as an attorney include startup support, rulemaking/public affairs, Fintech, M&A, general corporate, and crisis management/compliance. She is a director of Public Meets Innovation. Author of "Strategy and Practice of Rulemaking" (Shojihomu, 2021), etc. Winner of ALB Women in Law Awards 2021 - Innovator of the Year. After studying in the United States (University of Pennsylvania Law School, Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley), she has been in her current position since November 2022.

After working for an IT solution service company and other companies, She serves advisory and implementation of internal controls over financial reporting, digital and IT governance, and risk management, besides integrated audit, in the audit firm. She also supports the creation of innovation and startup enterprises through academy, industry, and government collaboration in regions in the country. Furthermore, She promotes initiatives to solve social issues, such as community development and revitalization, and food loss and waste, with the perspective of digital and women's participation. Director, OMY Area Management Association (NPO for the revitalization of one of the main business districts in Tokyo)

Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies / Panasonic Corporation / After producing mobile services and overseas marketing for audio and video categories, he has been involved in a wide range of businesses from software to hardware on a global basis. Then, as a marketing and creative director, he launched “Technics” (2014), a brand known for its HiFi audio and DJ turntables, and “HomeX” (2018), an integrated platform business for living where home appliances and IoT work together. Currently, while promoting value creation in the field of living as a UX designer, he is also working as the digital/virtual theme leader of the Panasonic Expo project. He enjoys playing basketball and creating virtual worlds.

After graduating from university, I joined a life insurance company. Then, in April 2022, I joined the Urban Innovation Institute, the Area support organization of the Kansai Innovation Initiative (KSII). I am in charge of coordinating the collaboration between university-originated startups and industry in Kansai area, and I am also in charge of project planning and event planning as a secretariat of KSII. Born in Hokkaido, Japan.

Graduated from Osaka University (Master's degree). After working as a mechanical designer at a manufacturer, I started my own business as a Registered Smaller Enterprise Consultant and engaged in management support for small and micro enterprises. Parallel to this, I joined Academic Industry Research Inc. and promoted industry-government-academia cooperation and start-up support. In June 2020, I founded DENSE Ltd. as an Osaka University venture. In addition, I am the president of Photo Soni Life Technology Co., Ltd., the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Coordinator of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, and the KSII Area Coordinator.

2020-Proposing a safe and comfortable lighting environment
2014-Evaluation of surface properties of materials, development of colorimetric technology
2005-Development and evaluation of highly reflective materials for solar heat considering the urban environment (heat island countermeasures)