Introduction of Lecturers
Niremia Collective
Founder & Managing PartnerNaoko
Okumoto
Naoko is an experienced investor, board member, and technology executive with a successful track record
in building new business portfolios in Silicon Valley and Japan. She is the Founder and Managing Partner
of Niremia Collective, a well-being technology fund, and leads investment strategies and global
community building. Additionally, she is the CEO of Amber Bridge Partners, a US-Japan cross-border
advisory firm.
Before founding Niremia Collective, Naoko served as an Executive Advisor at Z Corporation, a
blockchain-focused fund created by Softbank. She also drove US investment for Mistletoe, a social impact
fund founded by Mr. Taizo Son. Naoko held executive roles at leading technology companies in Silicon
Valley, most notably at Yahoo Inc. As Vice President of Strategic Partnership, she managed joint
ventures and significantly boosted annual revenues from $16MM to $520MM.
Naoko is a Non-executive Director at S4 Capital, a board member at CoinDesk Japan, and a senior advisor
at Transformative Technology (NPO), where she is committed to promoting tech-driven social change.
Introduction of Lecturers
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Wiz. Group, Inc.
CEO&FounderHiromi Okuda -
Cast a spell, Inc.
CEOTsutomu Aota -
TalentEx Co.,Ltd.
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
FOUNDER & GENERAL PARTNERKoichi Saito -
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 -
yathar Group
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
Founder / CEOAmy Peck -
USAsia Venture Partners
Founder / CEOAkemi Koda -
Soulful Selling
Founder / Sales & Marketing ConsultantChristine Volden -
WaveEdge Capital
Managing DirectorGail Gannon -
MSCI Inc.
PMP.MBA.Juanita Dion -
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