Introduction of Lecturers
WaveEdge Capital
Managing DirectorGail
Gannon
Managing Director at WaveEdge Capital
Since 2006, Gail’s goal has been finding better ways to deploy technology and people to redesign
healthcare and improve health outcomes—for example, reducing bottlenecks in operating rooms, clinics,
intensive care units, and emergency departments, and moving accessible patient records on demand from
vision to reality. Her clients include major health care providers such as Sutter, Stanford, and
University of California, San Francisco, as well as startups through US-MAC & the Lazaridis
Institute.
Drawing on her strong therapeutics background, Gail excels at identifying and matching compatible
partners. For example, she selected companies to expand OneWorld Health-PATH, a Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation-sponsored product development partnership. She also sourced early-midstage companies for
pharma pipelines (e.g., Daiichi Sankyo, Boehringer Ingelheim). Gail enjoys mentoring budding and
seasoned entrepreneurs (e.g., Epibiome, Ciel Medical Devices), through the California Life Sciences
Association, UCSF's Lean Launchpad, and Stanford's SPARK. Serving on the ASTIA and BIO advisory and
educational boards adds to Gail's broad knowledge of the regional, national, and international players
in the digital health and therapeutic space.
Gail is particularly good at helping companies figure out and articulate their business model via
marketing collateral and company pitches, often helping founders pivot to more lucrative markets they
had not considered. She’s often found at conferences with healthcare industry leaders and the Silicon
Valley investor community, leading panels and making informal introductions.
Introduction of Lecturers
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Studio Polaris
CEOAkira Ichiki -
AI Medical Service America Inc.
General CounselInoko Hewett Akiyo -
Niremia Collective
Founder & Managing PartnerNaoko Okumoto -
ANRI
Senior AssociateRiho kawaguchi -
MPower Partners Fund L.P.
General PartnerKathy Matsui -
TalentEx(Thailand) Co., Ltd.
CEOYojiro Koshi -
PRAS inc.
CEONaoki Sato -
Aspire Intelligence LLC.
Founder , Managing Principal , Breakthrough Speaking Executive Coach & Professional SpeakerNatsuyo Nobumoto -
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Executive Officer / Director, PanasonicWELLYoky Matsuoka -
FacilitatorDaisuke Miyoshi
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e-Education.
Representative DirectorKaito Miwa
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One&Co(Singapore)
General Manager
CO&CO Co.,LTD
CDOTakahiko Ito -
Mums@Work (Singapore)
Founder / DirectorSher-li Torrey -
Asian Identity Co. Ltd.
CEO&FOUNDERJack Nakamura -
REAPRA PTE. LTD.
CTOJun Haranaga -
Less&Co Pte Ltd
Co-founder
CRUST Japan K.K.
DirectorHiroyuki Hirano -
Mixpanel, Inc
Japan Business Lead & Head of Partnerships - APACAya Matsumoto -
SODA inc.
Global Product ManagerLina Ichiki -
Koko Global Hospitality (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
CEORei Matsuda -
Reginaa Pte.Ltd./MBA candidate at Hult International Business School
Founder & CEOYuki Ohata -
MARS FLAG Corporation
Founder & CEO
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Tokyo iPI
Kaishi Professional University
Visiting Professor
PhotographerShinya Takei -
ATHLEE PTE. LTD.
CEOYoshinori Washizu -
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 -
yathar Group
CEOShunsuke Ichikawa -
Beautynesia
COOTomoki Hasegawa -
TalentEx Co.,Ltd.
CEOYojiro Koshi -
Star Kitchen
CEOYuya Arashima
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US Market Access Center
Co-CEOAlfredo Coppola -
Shannon Bindler Coaching
Master Coach and FacilitatorShannon Bindler -
Soulful Selling
Founder / Sales & Marketing ConsultantChristine Volden -
SagaciousThink, LLC
Founder & CEOLouAnn Conner -
Golden Seeds
Managing Director
Angel Resource Institute
Chair Of The Board DirectorEdward Gwen -
HeadStrong Branding
Principal & DirectorLinda Ingroia -
Jeneration Marketing
Founder & PrincipalJennifer Lewis -
Lighter Capital
Investment DirectorLeah Edwards -
Diaspora VC
PartnerMarvin Liao -
Director
Venture InvestmentsJay Onda -
US Market Access Center
Director of Japan ProgramsSaori Kakiuchi -
Tassei & Prospera Women
CEOSelles Charlotte -
BDev Ventures
Vice President, Investment ManagementKeshia Theobald-van Gent -
PitchBook Data
Sr. Managing Editor, Private Equity
Gladstone Place Partners
Sr. Vice PresidentHeather West