He is an American venture capital investor and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Draper University, Draper Venture Netowork, Draper Associates, and Draper Draper Goren Holm. Major investments include Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, AngelList, SolarCity, Ring, Twitter, DocuSign, Coinbase, Robinhood, Ancestry.com, Twitch, Cruise Automation, Focus Media, and more.

He also chairs the LDP PT on AI Evolution and Implementation, chairs the LDP Fusion Energy PT, and serves as Secretary General of the LDP New Capitalism Implementation Headquarters. Former Deputy Minister of Cabinet Office (Sep. 2019-2020 in charge of disaster prevention, administrative reform, IT policy, science and technology innovation, space policy, etc.) Former Deputy Minister of Cabinet Office (Sep. 2014-2015 in charge of regional development, national strategic special zones, Cool Japan strategy, Okinawa-related policy, etc.) Former Parliamentary Secretary of Economy, Trade and Industry January 2022 Appointed as Chairperson of the NFT Policy Study PT of the LDP's Headquarters for the Promotion of Digital Society on January 26, 2022. On March 30, released "NFT White Paper: Japan's NFT Strategy for the Web 3.0 Era" as Chairperson of the NFT Policy Study PT, Digital Society Promotion Headquarters, Liberal Democratic Party. The paper is regarded as a groundbreaking and world-leading paper prepared without bureaucratic intervention. On September 13, he appeared on NewsPicks (social economic media) program "THE UPDATE" and said, "Digital is to expand the value of analog to the maximum. Its best organizational tool is DAO." and received the "King of Comment Award" for his comment. On December 8, he was honored as a three-star Diet member of the 208th Diet by the NPO "Mannen Opposition Party" (his fourth time receiving this award; the reason for the award is that he "realized a new approach to policy making, including the compilation of the LDP white paper on web3"). He led the LDP's discussion on tax reform, which made self-issued tokens held by the company exempt from year-end mark-to-market valuation from April 2023 and tokens held by third parties that are not for short-term trading purposes exempt from year-end mark-to-market valuation from April 2024.

Graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law in 1996 and joined the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Mitsubishi UFJ). He served in the Yen Funds and Securities Department, Human Resources Department, and the European Planning Office of the Corporate Planning Department, among others. After serving as General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department's Chancellor's Office in 2019, he was appointed as Executive Officer CDO and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department in 2022. He is also in charge of new business development, leading investments and alliances including Web3.

AUGUST 1966 BORN IN TAKAOKA-CHO, MIYAZAKI CITY, MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE (AGE 56) MARCH 1992 GRADUATED FROM HOSEI UNIVERSITY, SECOND FACULTY OF LAW, DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE APRIL 1991 JOINED THE MIYAZAKI PREFECTURAL GOVERNMENT APRIL 1999 ELECTED TO THE MIYAZAKI PREFECTURAL ASSEMBLY (2 TERMS) JULY 2004 ELECTED TO THE 20TH HOUSE OF COUNCILORS JULY 2010: RE-ELECTED TO THE 22ND HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS ELECTION JUNE 2011 HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS DISASTER COUNTERMEASURES SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DECEMBER 2012 PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY FOR LAND, INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND TOURISM OCTOBER 2013 VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S POLICY RESEARCH COUNCIL, VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S POLICY COUNCIL IN THE HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS OCTOBER 2014 CHAIRMAN OF THE GENERAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OCTOBER 2015 DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS AND DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE CABINET OFFICE JULY 2016 RE-ELECTED TO THE 24TH HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS AUGUST, 2017 DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PERSONNEL BUREAU, LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OCTOBER, 2008 CHAIRMAN OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY SEPTEMBER 2022 CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE AND MONETARY AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY OCTOBER 2020: CHAIRMAN OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) OF THE HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLITICAL ETHICS AND THE ELECTION SYSTEM, DECEMBER 2021. CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE OF COUNCILLORS POLITICAL ETHICS EXAMINATION COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 2022

Representative Director of Japan Blockchain Association (JBA) Representative Director of bitFlyer Blockchain Co. Since bitFlyer's founding, he has worked hard to propose amendments to domestic laws and formulate self-regulation rules, and has also served as CEO of bitFlyer USA, Inc. and Chairman of bitFlyer EUROPE S.A., a crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange company, and has been involved in the crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange industry from a global perspective. He has contributed to the development of the crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange industry from a global perspective. Currently, in addition to serving as Representative Director of bitFlyer Blockchain, which was established in May 2019, he is also Representative Director of the Japan Blockchain Association (JBA), Advisor to Metaverse Japan, Representative Member of the ISO/TC307 National Deliberative Committee Committee, and Opinionated Member of the Ministry of Defense. He also serves as a representative member and opinion leader for the Ministry of Defense. He has attended the 2018 G7 Ministerial Conference on Employment Innovation, the 2019 G20/V20 VASP Summit, and the Cabinet Secretariat's Basic Plan for the Promotion of Public-Private Data Utilization Executive Committee as an expert, and is actively working towards the development of the web3 industry.

In addition to his work with m-flo, he is also known as a member of the luxury rap group TERIYAKI BOYZ® and has collaborated with many artists through his unique connections, including Pharrell Williams and other international artists. His style has attracted much attention from the fashion world, and he is the CEO of the fashion brand "AMBUSH®", which he started in 2008 with his partner and designer YOON, and has been featured on the fashion magazines of Nike, Levis, Louis Vuitton (Kim Jones), and Vuitton (Kim Jones). Vuitton (Kim Jones), MOËT ET CHANDON, BVLGARI, Rimowa, GENTLE MONSTER, and General Mills. On September 2, 2016, the brand's first store opened in Tokyo, Japan, and in 2022, new AMBUSH® stores will open in Shanghai and Hong Kong, becoming spots for new creations and culture that transcend the boundaries of traditional store formats. For the fifth consecutive year, VERBAL & YOON have been selected as one of the "World's 500 People Who Will Change the Fashion World" by Business of Fashion (BOF), an online news site focusing on the global fashion business, In 2022, VERBAL & YOON will be selected as one of the "Hypebeast 100". In February 2022, the brand's first NFT item sold out in 2 minutes. He is always attracting attention with his unique creativity, including the opening of his own metaverse "AMBUSH® SILVER FCTRY".

Mr. Tone began his career as a risk analyst at Bear Stearns and became a Vice President at JP Morgan Chase after the 2008 financial crisis. Since then, he has been educating people about the importance of web3 and other topics through his YouTube channel, and has appeared in documentaries such as Magic Money & Bitcoin - Beyond the Bubble, as well as on CNBC, RT, and other media. RT, and CNBC. He currently organizes events at ToneVays.com and has produced three events: Unconfiscatable, Understanding Bitcoin, and The Financial Summit.

Born in 1974. After graduating from Santa Monica College in the U.S., he joined Atmovie Inc. in 2004, where he was appointed as a director and was responsible for producing movies and TV series and launching new businesses. He retired from the company in 2021 and became CEO of FiNANCiE, Inc. which he co-founded in 2019 with Thirdverse Inc.
He is the author of "Metaverse and Web3" (Mdn Corporation).

He was a specially invited researcher at Mizuho Trust & Banking, Financial Strategic Business Planning Department of TIS Corporation, and as of January 2023, he is in charge of Next Generation Financial Planning at NTT DoCoMo, Inc. as an advisor to CGV FoF, Huobi Ventures, Binance Labs, Consensus LAB, and Crypto FoF. He was involved in the establishment and invested in FTX, Alchemy Pay and Bitkeep.

After working at Rakuten Securities, he joined Rakuten Wallet, where he was in charge of the Systems Department and the Business Administration Department.

After graduating from university, he worked for a credit card company before moving to Yahoo Japan in 2006, where he was responsible for developing business strategies in the media and advertising areas, and was in charge of payment/bank services. He was transferred to Japan Net Bank (now PayPay Bank), where he was involved in the launch of commercial finance services, business management, and marketing business. He also served as a director of a digital marketing subsidiary (JV) between a megabank and Yahoo! He then worked in the MaaS business at DeNA and Mobility Technologies (now GO), where he participated in the GO launch phase. He has executed multiple project leads. After joining NEC in 2021, he has been in charge of new businesses in digital services such as web3, biometrics, metaverse, and secret computation.

He is an Investment Director at Fenbushi Capital, where he focuses on storage, data, and computation, and prior to joining Fenbushi Capital, he worked at LongHash.

Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law in 2013. In 2018, he founded HashPort Inc. Ltd. in 2018. Ltd. in 2018 to provide consulting and systems to major crypto asset exchangers in Japan. In 2020, he founded HashPalette Inc. as a subsidiary in the NFT field. The company has successfully completed the first IEO in Japan (fundraising with crypto assets approved by the authorities) and operates an NFT ecosystem, including one of the largest NFT marketplaces and NFT game studios in Japan. He is a board member of the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association, a co-researcher at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, and a co-research member of the Keio University Global Research Institute's "Crypto Asset Research Project".

Representative Attorney at Hajime & Sato Law Office. Mr. Sato is admitted to practice law in Japan and New York. He graduated from the University of Tokyo Faculty of Law and New York University School of Law. After working at Nishimura & Asahi mainly in the area of finance (securitization, funds, derivatives, etc.), he established his own firm in 2015, specializing in Web3, FinTech, Metaverse, and startups. He is the author of "Textbook of NFT" and "Look Ahead! Metaverse & NFT. He is also an advisor to the Japan Blockchain Association, an auditor of the Japan STO Association, an auditor of Metaverse Japan, a secretary of the Capital Markets Division of the FinTech Association, an auditor of HashPort, and a former outside director of bitFlyer. He is ranked in Chambers Asia Pacific, Best Lawyers rankings, and Legal 500 as a FinTech lawyer in Japan.

Ziji (Unique) Song received his BS and MS education in the US and joined Alibaba Cloud in 2014. Previously he led the Alibaba Cloud MAP program (Marketplace Alliance Program) as well as the North Asia business. Under his leadership, Alibaba Cloud formed strategic partnership with global partners including Accenture, SAP, developed over 100 worldwide service partners, as well as formed a joint venture with SoftBank Group to develop business in Japan. Currently Unique is leading the Alibaba Cloud business in Japan and Korea based in Tokyo.

He is the co-founder of Cointime and a veteran of nearly 10 years in the media industry. He has been following Bitcoin since 2011 and is also the co-founder of jinse.com, the #1 blockchain media outlet in China. He is also currently a co-founder of Fairyproof.

Maika is the Founder and CEO of Webacy - the protection layer for self-custody. Webacy develops tools and services to make self-custody safer and easier. Webacy is strictly non-custodial and no-access (no seed phrases, private keys, or passwords) and is backed by some of the biggest names in blockchain. Maika is also a former professional acrobat and performer for the Cirque Du Soleil brand of shows. She attended Stanford University and is a Forbes 30 Under 30 lister.

Founder of Coin Club Japan and Coin Club Ventures. Based in London, he is involved in media business, web3 project support and investment activities.

Yawn Rong is the co-founder of Find Satoshi Lab, a development studio specializing in AI and blockchain technology. With a proven track record of delivering exceptional products, Yawn has played a key role in the company's success. He is responsible for the conceptualization, gamification, and tokenomic strategy of various products, and in particular the development of STEPN, an innovative web3fitness app, MOOAR, an innovative AIGC tool & NFT marketplace, and DOOAR, an advanced multi-chain DEX The company has played a key role in the

Netta leads Orbs crypto treasury management as well as Orbs’ social impact activities.
Prior to Orbs Netta worked for many years on Wall Street as a hedge fund manager.  She later held senior positions in the Israeli government, including Senior Advisor in the Israeli Ministry of Defense to General Yoav (Poly) Mordechai, Head of CoGAT, and Senior Advisor to Deputy Minister Dr. Michael Oren in the Prime Minister’s Office in Israel, focusing on Palestinian issues.
Netta has held board positions in several non-profit foundations in both Israel and the United States.
She also founded The Hexa Foundation with the aim of promoting blockchain for social impact and harnessing the mind power of the Orbs ecosystem and network to help solve the region’s and the world’s most pressing humanitarian problems.

Chris Sharp is Blockdaemon's Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Chris has an extensive background and technical expertise in payments, access, identity, and distributed ledger technologies. Chris has over 20 years of experience building comprehensive and advanced global engineering teams at Apple. during his time at Apple, Chris and his team developed Find My iPhone (FMiP), eSIM, and Apple Pay and Apple Pay. Now, as CTO of Blockdaemon, Chris leads a team of engineers and product leaders in efforts to scale, streamline, and optimize Blockdaemon's technology offerings. Chris holds a Master's degree in Finance, Investments, and Securities from Golden Gate University and holds over 50 US and global patents.

Joined the bank in 1997, and after serving as Deputy General Manager of Digital Planning Department, General Manager of Global Digital Strategy Office, Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, etc., he will be appointed as General Manager of Settlement Planning Department and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department in 2023 (to be appointed as Executive Officer in June). He has consistently led the group strategy and each business strategy (corporate, retail, market, etc.), and was in charge of MUFG integration project, Morgan Stanley investment and alliance, Grab investment, etc. He is currently in charge of payment business strategy and new business strategy. Currently, he is leading the settlement business strategy and new business development. Master of Business Administration from London Business School

Alex is an entrepreneur, business author, and experienced capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies such as blockchain and virtual currencies on business, government, and society. His latest book, Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier (HarperCollins), was published on September 19, 2023. Alex is also a Managing Director in the Digital Assets Group of Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada's leading investment firms, with assets totaling over $8 billion. Alex is also the co-author of the highly acclaimed non-fiction bestseller "Blockchain Revolution," which has been translated into over 19 languages and sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. His other books, "Financial Services Revolution" and "Digital Asset Revolution," were published in 2020 and 2022, respectively. Alex is sought after for his expertise by business and government audiences worldwide, having delivered over 200 lectures and executive briefings for business audiences at companies such as Goldman Sachs (Talks at GS), Google, Allianz, IBM, Microsoft, and Accenture. He has delivered over 200 lectures and executive briefings. He is consistently recognized as one of the top influencers in the blockchain industry. His TedX talk "Blockchain is Eating Wall Street" has been viewed over 800,000 times.

Born in 1970. Born in Yokohama. Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Economics, and worked at UBS Securities before joining BNP Paribas Securities in 2011. In 2021, he co-founded Animoca Brands K.K., a strategic subsidiary in Japan of Animoca Brands Limited, a leading global web3 company based in Hong Kong. He co-founded Animoca Brands K.K., a strategic subsidiary in Japan of Animoca Brands Limited, a leading global web3 company based in Hong Kong, in 2021 and currently serves as Chief Investment Officer of the company. He has also served as Fukuoka City's International Finance Ambassador since 2020, contributing to the city's efforts to attract international finance functions, and as an advisor to Fukuoka City on Web3 investment and attraction since January 2023. He is also the founder of Codo Advisory, which helps companies develop zero-carbon strategies.

After joining Forecast Communications, the predecessor of Nittele Wands, he was involved in the digital development of a wide variety of NTV programs, animations and movies! Anpanman" and "Anime DEATHNOTE". Later, he launched a joint venture that handles social game business and has been engaged in new business development in the digital domain of content/IP for almost 20 years, including game development of "Anime HUNTER x HUNTER", promoting the digital business of the NTV group. Most recently, he has been engaged in three Web businesses, including a VR museum that incorporates new methods of expression by Yoshitaka Amano and the original NFT art collection "ZIELCHAIN.

Schmidt Ghosh is the co-founder and CEO of Tech4Billion Media, a venture-backed company and an experienced entrepreneur. Schmidt founded Globussoft, an IT and software service provider company, in his last year as an engineer at the age of 23 and led the company to generate Rs. 60 billion in annual revenue. Schmidt's second entrepreneurial endeavor, Socioboard, is engaged in the development of automation products in the digital marketing space. the Socioboard product suite includes PowerAdSpy, a highly renowned software with an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of over Rs. 15 billion. with an annual recurring revenue (ARR) of more than Rs. 15 billion. In his own east-central Indian city of Chhattisgarh, Schmidt was the driving force behind the development of Chingali as a social app for India's so-called secondary and tertiary population. Chingari launched in 2018 and has become the fastest growing on-chain social app in the world. Under his meticulous leadership, Chingali has also become one of the most popular short video apps in India. It currently has 5 million daily active users (DAUs), 40 million monthly average users (MAUs), and over 175 million total users. Chingali is one of the top 20 most downloaded apps in the world on Google Play. In addition, more than 200 million videos are viewed on the app each day. Schmidt is an avid reader and passionate about emerging technologies such as blockchain and Web3.

Sebastian Guimo is co-founder and CTO of dcSpark and co-founder of Paima Studios. dcSpark is one of the world's leading crypto ecosystem builders and has developed many new projects for the global blockchain ecosystem, including Flint wallet and Milkomeda. Milkomeda is an L2 protocol that provides EVM functionality to non-EVM blockchains. paima Studios, founded in April 2022, is a leading company at the forefront of the industry in enabling trustless web3. Focusing on building web primitives, the company is pioneering the Paima Engine, which is expected to become the new standard. Guimo moved to Tokyo in 2018 and prior to that was Co-VP of Engineering and Project Manager at EMURGO, where he was based in Kyoto for two years. Prior to moving to his beloved Japan, in 2015, he worked in the AI & Research group at Microsoft's headquarters in Seattle, where he was responsible for R&D. Ghimo's team built a product with hundreds of thousands of active users and led SD development that was leveraged by Coinbase and other large enterprises. As one of the preeminent talents in the blockchain ecosystem, Guimo is actively involved in the international crypto community, writing blog posts in online forums and on Medium, speaking as a panelist at multiple global events, and being active in multiple fields. Originally from the central Canadian city of Winnipeg, he received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Victoria on the west coast of Canada. As a student, he was passionate about natural language processing and machine learning, and in parallel, he devoted himself to self-study of the Japanese language, completing the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N1. These abilities were recognized when he became a member of Microsoft's development team, where his abilities were fully demonstrated when he created machine learning models. Computers have been a part of Guimo's life ever since he can remember. His father, a software engineer, gave him his first Windows 98 computer when he was four years old. Later, influenced by his mother's love of the arts, by the age of 12 he was working with ActionScript, creating and coding Adobe Flash animations and games. Never losing his passion for computers, at age 13 he began using TI-BASIC and programming complex games on the TI graphing calculator, and it was his father, a software engineer at the university, who first introduced him to more mainstream codes such as Java. This experience inspired Ghimo to study computer science and mathematics more deeply.

Under the leadership of Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will continue to advocate the use of blockchain technology and the promotion of Web3 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, and will support the issuance of security tokens and Web3-related startups, etc. In January 2024, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will host the first X R/Metaverse - Content Business World In the global event SusHi Tech TOKYO 2024, which will be held in the Bay Area from April 27 to May 26, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly proposed and realized the granting of the SusHi Tech NFT as a commemorative gift for visitors. This will be the first NFT issued for a major event in Tokyo. Other policies have been realized by supporting, among others, food - arts and culture - entertainment - art - night time economy - startups - Web3 - X R - Metaverse - A I - e-sports - FemTech - egg freezing - fashion - movies - Rinkai Fukutoshin development, etc.

Anne is the founder and CEO of UneMeta, a curated social and NFT marketplace rooted in Japanese culture. Her goal is to provide you with a higher quality experience with NFTs through quality, established IP and icons. a long-term cryptocurrency investor since 2011, she has also managed a token fund from 2017-2018. uneMeta. Prior to launching, he was a venture capitalist focused on the technology sector across the US, China, and Israel. Major investments include Full Truck Alliance, SenseTime, etc. During the NFT boom in 2021, Ann saw an opportunity for NFT to become an important part of web3. She then decided to build UneMeta, which connects web2 and web3 for IP and icons.

Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science. Winner of 34 English Debate National Tournaments and a quarterfinalist at the 2015 English Debate World Championships After joining music label Pony Canyon in 2015, he worked as a music producer and TV animation advertising producer and overseas promotion. He then joined Netflix in 2017. Since 2019, he has been working with Digital Entertainment Asset on the launch, marketing, promotion and guiding of the blockchain game JobTribes, the NFT marketplace and the crypto asset DEAPcoin. In 2022, he founded DeFimans Inc. and is currently consulting for several crypto projects including listed companies.

Jian Chen is SlowMist's U.S. Operations Director. He has contributed his skills and experience in market research, sales and marketing strategy, and business development to the company's success. With a focus on the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency market, he has been instrumental in developing and executing effective regional and country-specific sales strategies, attracting new clients, evaluating sponsorships, and product development. Prior to joining SlowMist, Jian Chen was a Web3 Engagement Specialist and Consultant, assisting with user interface design, content creation, and customer support. Through this experience, he gained valuable skills in Web3, social media marketing, and consulting. Overall, Jian Chen's Bachelor's degree in Finance and his analytical and communication skills enable him to excel in the dynamic and constantly evolving world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. He is proud to represent SlowMist and continue to drive the company's growth and success.

HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR 4 YEARS AND HAS LED OVER 100 MODERATORS TO INCREASE USER ENGAGEMENT BY 10% PER MONTH. HE HAS ALSO SOLD OVER 80,000 NFTS IN 4 DAYS, AMONG OTHER NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. HE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE WITH MAJORS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE.

YuanJie holds a B.A. from Fudan University and an M.A. from Brandeis University. prior to becoming one of the founding members of Conflux, YuanJie worked at Huatai Private Fund of Funds, UNC Endowment Management Company, and Novus on Wall Street. He is well versed in investments, capital markets, and business operations.

Violet Regional Revitalization DAO Ambassador in Shiwa Town, Iwate Prefecture After working for a major SIer in the field of DX for government systems, she founded SOKO LIFE TECHNOLOGY with the concept of "enriching local communities through Web3", He founded SOKO LIFE TECHNOLOGY based on the concept of "enriching local communities with Web3". As the founder of "Web3 Twon Shiwa", he aims to create a token economy in local cities. He is also involved in the FurusatoDAO concept, which aims to create businesses that bring independent financial resources to local cities, He is a leader in regional development through Web3. He has been a speaker at the Digital Agency's Web3 Study Group and at the Nikkei Regional Development Forum in Kamaishi, Speaker at the "Digital Technology Exhibition" at the G7 Gunma-Takasaki Ministerial Conference on Digital Technology.

Born in 1980 in Kyoto. Ltd. was founded in 2006, and has been developing a wide range of business as an "IP agency" in the field of entertainment, based on the concept of Intellectual Property (IP), taking all kinds of contents as IP. In recent years, we have been developing content for world-renowned artist Yoshitaka Amano's fine art "CANDY GIRL," which was exhibited at the NFT Collection and sold out immediately. In the future, the company plans to produce CANDY GIRL as a VIRTUAL ARTIST and expand her business globally. In addition, the company planned and operated "TABEKKO DOBUTSU LAND," an IP-based event featuring the characters and worldview of GINBIS's long-selling biscuit "TABEKKO DOBUTSU," which attracted more than 80,000 visitors. Also involved in product development for hit brands such as "Ririmew," a cosmetic produced by Rino Sashihara. He also manages talents and artists such as Nana Suzuki, Anna Murashige, the Yoshimichi Sisters, and the New School Leaders.

2011 After joining Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. he was in charge of marketing, event production, and new business support for a wide range of industries including advertising, games, toys, railroads, and communication PF. In 2015, he launched and promoted licensing business for animation IP. In 2018, he launched and promoted e-sports business, established Japan's first e-sports league for working people, and produced many e-sports events. In 2022, he joined the web3 Marketing Unit, which develops new businesses for web3/NFT, and is engaged in web3 business development, product development, and partnerships with startups. (Appointed outside director of Panda Vision Inc. in November 2021.)

Liuqi is a co-founder of SevenX Ventures, a venture capital firm founded by cryptocurrency veterans with an average industry experience of 5 years. We believe in helping entrepreneurs succeed by tenaciously supporting their projects from marketing to fundraising, tokenomic design to resource integration.

Graduated from Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Science and Technology. After working for GMO Internet, CyberAgent, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nomura Research Institute, and Amazon Web Services, he worked for IBM in the cloud business, Red Hat Alliance business, and Data AI business, As a Principal Engineering Manager and Thought Leader in the Client Engineering business, he was responsible for promoting Fintech business and DX to IBM's most important client, a major financial insurance company, and leading joint development and new business planning focusing on the integration of venture companies and large enterprises. He also oversees the leadership of business development, designers, and data scientists. In recent years, he has been focusing on sustainability solutions and new service planning for Metaverse and WEB3. He is the author of "Blockchain Innovation Technology - Application Development with Hyperledger Fabric" and many other books. He is also a university lecturer and has given many Blockchain-related performances.

As President of the TON Foundation, Steve is responsible for the overall adoption of TON Blockchain technology. He has been a full-time independent contributor in the TON community since 2017. Prior to joining crypto, Steve spent seven years working for nonprofits, leading grassroots movements on campuses across North America, and serving ethnolinguistic minorities.

Lawrence Chu is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Venture Smart Financial Holdings Limited ("VSFG"), a digital asset management platform based in Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai, with a mission to provide private clients and institutional investors with a With a mission to bring the world of digital assets to the market, VSFG is the first Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") approved virtual asset manager in Hong Kong and has been launching cryptocurrency funds since June 2020. For more information, visit http://vsfg.comをご覧ください. Lawrence is the founder of BlackPine, a private investment office, and co-founder of Kenetic, an early stage blockchain and crypto technology investment since 2016. For more information, visit http://bppe.comおよびhttps://www.kenetic.capitalをご覧ください. Lawrence is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization ("YPO") and an avid member of the arts community, and has served on the Smart Museum of Art in Chicago, the Afield Fellowship & NFT Arts Advisory Board Leisure in Paris, and the serving on the Tate Asia-Pacific Acquisitions Committee in London.

After graduating from Cornell University in 1996, he joined Price Waterhouse in the US as a risk management consultant. He then worked at several U.S. financial institutions before becoming the Head of Yen Fixed Income Trading at JP Morgan. In 2013 Mr. Kim moved to Hong Kong to join Millennium Capital Management as Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, and in charge of JapanMacro Strategy investments. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Shiraiwa, a company known for IWA5, a Japanese sake brewery started by Richard Geoffroy, the 5th Chef de Caves of Dom Perignon, in Toyama Prefecture, Japan, in partnership with Moët Hennessy. Co-founded Animoca Brands K.K. in October 2021 with the aspiration of supporting the global expansion of Japanese IP.

Connie Lam is a blockchain expert, software engineer, technical lead and manager with 8 years of experience in full stack development, data analytics and SaaS. She has 8 years of hands-on experience in blockchain development, front-end and back-end engineering, database management, and mobile development, with deep knowledge of strategic execution and 2 years of experience translating business opportunities into technology strategies. She is a graduate of Rutgers University in Computer Science, Business and Science.

In 2011, he founded a digital marketing agency in Japan and China based on the concept of IT x Creative. 2017, he co-founded UNDONE JAPAN, a customized watch manufacturer. He became President and Representative Director. He also serves as a technical advisor for several companies. In November 2019, he founded UPBOND Inc. Ltd. in November 2019 and assumed the position of President and Representative Director. At the company, he provides "UPBOND Wallet," a Web3 wallet with UI/UX that allows consumers to use it easily. In addition, he is promoting a co-creation project that fully utilizes Web3 with major companies in the IP industry, construction industry, retail industry, and other advanced initiatives for the social implementation of Web3.

Born in Tokyo in 1994, he founded an AI-related company at the age of 19 and sold it; he discovered blockchain in 2017 and founded Gaudiy the following year. He is also a technical advisor for Gundam Metaverse, LINE Pay, Mainichi Newspaper, etc. In 2020, he will publish a paper on blockchain with Prof. Sakai of Keio University and others.

After working as a data scientist at a management consulting firm and Recruit Co. As an executive in charge of digital business development, he is in charge of new business development in the Web3 and Metaverse domains, and is also in charge of alliances in these domains.

He is an early investor in the additive and blockchain space, an expert in industry research, and editor-in-chief of the e-zine Crypto Review. He used to be a content partner of Marsbit, a well-known blockchain media outlet in the Chinese-speaking world, and the director of the Mars Blockchain Institute. He is the author of "Introduction to Blockchain.

A crypto rainmaker with an investment banker background, Jerome has thoughtfully executed transactions at various stages and sectors in Asia. Prior to co-founding Everest, Jerome was a principal at T-Capital and worked in the investment banking departments of HSBC and UBS. In addition, Jerome serves as an advisor to his family's real estate and art business. Jerome holds a B.A. in International Politics with a minor in Psychology from Peking University.

Jack Kong has been in the blockchain industry for over a decade and has successfully hatched some of the industry's top companies, including the first publicly traded blockchain industry company and the first publicly traded Web3 metaverse company. In addition, the iPollo Metaverse Computing Network is primarily aimed at solving the development and usage costs of visual metaverse.

After working for a telecommunications company, he joined A.T. Keaney. As a leader of A.T. Keaney's media and telecommunications domain, he supports new and growing business strategies, overseas strategies, M&A strategies, etc. He also has diverse experience in supporting the Web 3.0 domain.

He joined Gaudiy and A.T. Kearney after working for a U.S. strategy firm, Lifenet Insurance, Vice President of Dickey's, and crypto asset projects at SmartNews, RIZAP, and LINE Pay. Supported Web3 strategies for large companies, mainly in the entertainment industry.

John Hyman is a capital investment veteran with 30 years of experience. He held several executive positions at Morgan Stanley, including Head of Global Capital Markets, Head of European Equity Capital Markets, and Co-Head of European Capital Markets In 2018, he helped Telegram raise $1.7 billion for its Gram ICO and has since served as Telegram's Chief Investment Officer.

He is Beosin's Head of Blockchain Security Engineer for the Japanese market, focusing on research and exploit development using Rust, Move and Solidity.He graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2019 and is currently pursuing his MBA at Aoyama Gakuin University in He is currently pursuing his MBA at Aoyama Gakuin University. He has a strong background in cybersecurity and has participated in various CTF and bug bounty programs. He has experience developing and testing exploits for various blockchain platforms, including EVM compatible chains, Solana, and Move based chains. He is skilled in identifying vulnerabilities and designing effective solutions to mitigate the risk of potential attacks. In his current role, he is responsible for designing and implementing security measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of blockchain systems. He is excited to further expand and share his expertise in this area and be part of the cutting edge technology driving the evolution of the digital economy.

Amelie Wu, Co-Founder and CMO of MetaOasis, is involved in the Web3 gaming platform.Amelie has been involved in blockchain projects since 2016 and is an elite in blockchain R&D, operations & marketing strategy Amelie has been involved in blockchain projects since 2016. She is also a member of the Blockchain Sandbox. She was also involved in the marketing of the Singapore Blockchain Network and the ICO platform at the BTCChina Institute. I also work on international digital strategy, PR branding and global operations.

CEO of PassPay K.K. After graduating from college, he went on to become a corporate warrior as an IT consultant. After a few years in the industry, he started his own business. While working in various IT fields, he encountered blockchain technology and was shocked by it. While studying on his own and working to promote web3, he met a like-minded colleague and joined PassPay. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Andy Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Mugen Interactive, a next generation game studio that is revolutionizing the way people play and engage with Web3. A gaming industry veteran turned Web3 builder, Andy once shipped and operated six mobile game titles for Tencent Games. All of these games garnered more than 1 million daily active users (DAUs) and generated millions of dollars in revenue. Andy also led Tencent's expansion into India, launching several games for the market. As a driver of innovation, Andy led new privacy computing, digital banking, and SaaS initiatives at WeLab, Asia's leading fintech unicorn, and expanded into the Indonesian market. He began his career as an investment analyst at Merrill Lynch.

He is an exchange PhD student at Columbia University, a scholar, a blockchain consultant for Huawei's Academia Sinica, a G20 Professorship expert, and co-founder of Elastos DAO.

Justin Sun, born in July 1990, is the founder of TRON and a pioneer and practitioner in the blockchain and metaverse. He currently serves as a member of HTX's Global Advisory Board.Justin Sun holds a Master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree from Peking University. In September 2017, Justin Sun founded TRON, a blockchain ecosystem focused on accelerating the decentralization of the Internet through blockchain technology and DApps. Today, TRON boasts more than 217 million users worldwide and has an industry-leading TVL (Total Value Locked) second only to Ethereum. With a keen interest in digitizing artwork, Justin Sun purchased a series of masterpieces by renowned artists such as Picasso, Giacometti, Andy Warhol, Beeple, Puck, and KAWS for approximately CNY 1 billion. The majority of these remarkable works were donated to the APENFT Foundation to facilitate the NFT and digitization of artworks. Justin Sun is also active in philanthropy: in 2019, he won the bid for the Warren Buffett Charity Lunch for $4.56 million, the funds of which were used by the Glide Foundation to benefit the homeless and helpless; June 2021, he secured a seat at Blue Origin's New Shepard with a bid of $28 million. The entire amount was donated to Blue Origin's foundation, Club for the Future, which supports 19 space-based charities, encouraging future generations to pursue STEM careers and invent the future of life in space. Forbes included Justin Sun on its list of 30 under 30 in Asia in 2017 and on its list of 30 under 30 in China in 2015. Additionally, he was appointed a member of the editorial board of Information China, a national-level journal under the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).Justin Sun is also the author of the thoughtful book "Brave New World" and recently published "Blockchain and the New Digital Age.

Katt Gu is the Chief Compliance Officer of Dimension (Mask Network), a company focused on bringing the benefits of Web3 to existing social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Mastodon. As an expert in cyber and entrepreneurial law, she has published numerous academic papers and lectured on the intersection of law and technology at various prestigious universities, including Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the China Academy of Art.

Alexandre is the Regional Head of Institutional Strategy for Asia at Aptos, a secure and scalable layer 1 blockchain. He leads financial services partnerships, RWAs and tokenization efforts in APAC and the Middle East. prior to joining Aptos, Alexandre led cryptocurrency topics at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), covering regulatory, banking and digital asset projects; prior to BCG, Alexandre had a background in financial M&A. Having worked in Paris, London, Beijing, Dubai, and now Hong Kong, Alexandre has a global track record and believes that blockchain technology will be a key facilitator in unlocking the potential of financial institutions, and Aptos is at the forefront of this.

Co-founder of BuzzOne, a company that supports domestic and international web3 projects, founder of the web3 conference Honeycon, and Web3Girls, an organization dedicated to empowering and supporting women in the web3 industry. Co-founder of BluechipParty and several blue chip NFT communities, including BAYC JAPAN and AZUKI JAPAN. She is an official ambassador for IVS Crypto and an evangelist for the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC). As a Web3 KOL, he shares web3 information mainly on Twitter and speaks at various national and international conferences including NFTNYC.

He is a VTuber specializing mainly in the web3.0 gaming domain. He is the founder of NFT Gamer Japan, one of the largest web3.0 gamer communities in Japan. He focuses on transmitting information about web3.0 games that are "fun to play". He is less focused on games that make money and more on games that are fun to play, reaching out to people who are looking for fun web3.0 games, rather than speculators. Practicing community management, utilizing customer success know-how. He practices a community that does not rely on financial incentives while involving participating members in decision-making and management. Currently, he is active as a team member and advisor for several projects, taking advantage of his area of expertise.

Former Company Employee -> Current Full-time NFT Gamer - Tournament Prize Money, Professional Contracts - Breeding Profits, etc. / METAT8 eSports / MMG Masters League World Championship / AxieCon world final Top 4 / YGG Japan Ambassador / BCG Advisor

NFT GAMER, THE WORLD'S #1 GGGGG

Video creator for BCG YouTube appearances on "Nikkan SPA!", speaking at Tokyo Game Show 2022, lecturer at Web3 study sessions, etc.

As a Web3 influencer, he has been actively disseminating information on industry trends and projects, and runs "YunaYuna Web3 TV" on Youtube, with a total of over 43,000 followers on SNS. She also serves as the main MC at various Web3 events, contributing to the expansion of the industry's market.

YouTuber/KOL/ Model / Web3girl / YouTuber / Former UUUM employee 300,000 YouTuber / 100,000 TikTok

Web3/Crypto/GameFi/NFT/Adviser/Investor/Promoter

Director of Gunosy / Founder and Chairman of Game8

CEO of PacificMeta / Forbes 30 U 30 Asia

Product Manager at CoinsDo, a leading provider of digital asset security solutions. He has extensive experience in the fintech and SaaS space, specializing in cryptocurrency and contributing to the company's continued development and growth in the area of innovative product offerings.

He has a Guanghua EMBA from Peking University, over 15 years of experience in the world's top 500 companies, a former executive at Huobi of Pentacles, and is currently CEO of Ubox.

With over 16 years of global asset management experience and leadership in the development and strategy of the Orderly Network, the mission of the Orderly Network is to create the most robust liquidity layer infrastructure for any dApp to utilize and build upon It is a permissionless, decentralized trading protocol built on top of NEAR, offering market-leading execution with low latency, minimal fees, and access to a rich array of liquidity options.

Jenks is a Developer Advocate with a passion for helping developers become super humans, Jenks has helped over 500 technology startups in technology solutions, commercial strategy, and platform transformation. He loves evangelizing new technologies. He is a blockchain professional, a platform professional, and an AI geek.

He is the President of Amber Japan KK, a cryptocurrency exchange licensed by JFSA (Japan's Financial Services Agency). Prior to his current position, he worked for Huobi Japan, a JFSA licensed cryptocurrency exchange, and B2C2, a leading cryptocurrency liquidity provider that was acquired by Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Group in late 2020. He also participated in funding the JFSA-licensed exchange Liquid around the time he began his cryptocurrency career at IDG Capital.

From food and beverage and TV production, he moved to a crypto-mining company. From here, he entered the world of blockchain, working as a consultant and evangelist. His main goal is to transform and upgrade traditional industries with blockchain technology. Currently, he is the president of PassPay K.K. and will start working as the Japan Lead of TUSIMA DAO in April 2023.

Currently, as the operator of Kintsugi Tech, he spends his time supporting blockchain infrastructure ecosystems. He is also a co-founder and strategic advisor to BxC (Blockchain x Climate) and a consultant to validator ecosystems such as ZK L1 and Aleo. He also contributes to the cosmos public goods ecosystem and is a co-founder of the Validator Commons working group supporting the PoS validator ecosystem. Previously, he was head of the protocols department at stakefish and special project leader of F2Pool. Daniel is also a co-founder of HanDAO, Korea's first DAO, a Korean artist collective that supports the Korean creator community with education, financial support, and the creation of NFT and Metaverse ecosystems. currency and blockchain in 2013 from mining virtual currency. Since then, he has supported virtual currency-based remittance services in Southeast Asia, supported permission-based blockchain efforts in pharmaceutical supply chain applications, led an IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) working group on health data on the blockchain, and helped develop a decentralized exchange in the Asia region using the 0x Protocol. He worked on the development of a decentralized exchange for the region. He has also worked deeply in cryptography and distributed systems research related to blockchain at Johns Hopkins University's graduate program, led the development of the Layer 1 blockchain ecosystem, and supported a wide range of NFT and Metaverse areas for creators.

Future founder of a digital gaming empire and aspiring billionaire, PPE undergraduate student at Warwick University. In his spare time he is a poet, artist, music producer and philosopher.

After graduating from college in 2016, I joined a major telecommunications company and then moved to DeNA. At DeNA, he led service development for the manga app "Manga Box" and moved to Nomura Holdings when the service was spun out. Since 2021, he has been in charge of new business at Nomura Holdings, where he launched "Web3 Pocket Campus," a learning app for business people. He has been working on multiple projects in the area of his previous experience in the entertainment industry and his knowledge of finance and Web3 in his current position, and "Web3 Pocket Campus" is being developed based on his experience in launching the above-mentioned project.

Founder of Astar Network, Japan's first public blockchain, CEO of Startale Labs, founder of Next Web Capital and Hakuhodo key3. He is a board member of Japan Blockchain Association and advisor to Marui Group, GMO Web3, Dentsu web3 Club, etc. In 2022, he was selected by Forbes magazine as one of the 30 under 30 in Asia in the technology category.

Terence Ng leads the Global Software & Managed Services business at Lenovo SSG Group. He is responsible for driving the strategic Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program and working with Microsoft to drive the overall related service solutions. He leads key strategic partnerships and sales in the security, software, cloud, and AI ecosystems across global markets. Since joining Lenovo in 2011, Terence Ng has led Lenovo's partnerships globally with leading Internet companies across sectors including security, entertainment, e-commerce, and fintech. He also drove strategic AR/VR partnerships. Terence Ng has over 20 years of experience in marketing, product development, and business development roles for major technology brands including Sony Electronics, Hewlett-Packard, Navteq Corporation, and Nokia. He has built a solid track record of leading business strategy in the technology industry. Terence Ng holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He is currently based in Singapore and is an avid fan of blockchain and AI technologies.

Genki Oda is an entrepreneur, investor, and business turnaround expert who serves as President (Chairman) of the Japan Crypto Asset Traders Association (JVCEA), Managing Executive Officer of SBI Holdings, and Representative Director of Bitpoint Japan Inc. He founded his own company in 2001 and has since founded various businesses. In 2016, he founded and became CEO of Bitpoint, a cryptocurrency exchange; in 2019, he was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Ken Kodama began his career as a Certified Financial Planner providing financial planning services to clients. During this time he began researching digital assets and cryptocurrencies. After becoming convinced of their enormous impact on traditional industries, he turned to the blockchain industry entirely in 2014. Ken Kodama launched Cardano Blockchain with Charles Hoskinson in 2015 and became one of Cardano's early co-founders. Then in 2015, he founded EMURGO to focus on commercial development of the Cardano ecosystem. Since then, Ken Kodama has led EMURGO's rapid global expansion, launching EMURGO Academies in India and Indonesia to train developers willing to build Web3 applications in Cardano, and in 2018, to prepare for Cardano's Web3 era, Cardano 's first official light wallet, the Yoloi Wallet.

From 1998, he worked at IBM, developing mission-critical systems for megabanks and consulting for financial institutions. After working for Microsoft, he joined MUFG's innovation business and led DX projects. His major activities include Fintech Challenge, MUFG Digital Accelerator, Open API, MUFG Coin, MUFG Innovation Hub, and fintech investment. He was also an Executive Officer, Chief Digital Officer and General Manager of IT Division at au Financial Holdings, where he led the development of financial super-applications and mini-applications, internal controls, etc. After serving as Executive Officer and General Manager of Financial Innovation Division at Microsoft, he assumed his current position at Mizuho Financial Group. He established FINOVATORS, a general incorporated association, to support fintech companies, etc. He has been a board member of Japan Blockchain Association since 2021. He graduated from Doshisha University and completed the 17th EMP course at the University of Tokyo.

Minh Do is COO of Animoca Brands, a leading blockchain and Web3 platform company. Animoca Brands participates in several major Web3 projects, including Sandbox, Apecoin, and Mocaverse. Mr. Minh is a director of the Web3 Trade Association of W3H Hong Kong and a director of Animoca Brands KK, the Japanese subsidiary of Animoca Brands. Mr. Minh is also admitted to practice law in Hong Kong and New York and is an accomplished entrepreneur and angel investor.

In 2007, he joined Recruit Co. After working on several new business development projects, he joined Coincheck K.K. in 2018. He was appointed as Representative Director of Coincheck Technologies in 2021 and Managing Executive Officer of Coincheck in June 2022. He was appointed Managing Executive Officer of Coincheck in June 2022, leading the NFT business and Metaverse business as the head of the three web domains. He is also involved in the development of "The Sandbox" and "Otherside" in Japan under the partnership signed by the company and Animoca Brands in 2020. He is currently an advisor to the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association (JCBA), the startup ecosystem of Shibuya Ward, the web3 project "OASIS", and LIFULL Co. He is the author of "NFT Textbook" and "Nonfundable Me" (Asahi Shinbun Publishing).

He joined SBI Holdings in 2007 as a new graduate and was in charge of information systems for the SBI Group. After working in the group's e-payment business, he became the director in charge of systems at SBI Liquidity Market, a foreign exchange related business. 2019: Appointed as a director of SBI VC Trade, he has been mainly engaged in crypto assets and Web3 related business since then. He graduated from the Graduate School of Business Administration at SBI Graduate University in 2016.

James is an early investor and experienced entrepreneur in the digital asset space. He saw the potential in companies such as LedgerX, Coinlist, Circle, and 3iQ, as well as blockchain ecosystems such as Polkadot and the Kusama network. He is a major contributor to the ecosystem through capital allocation and donations and actively supports Parachain auctions.

Tony Gu is a General Partner of NGC Ventures and prior to founding NGC Ventures was a General Partner at Rhodium Capital, a cross-border buyout advisory firm. Tony has focused on large buyout transactions in North Asia and has completed multiple transactions in the technology, financial services, and consumer sectors with a combined transaction value in excess of $1 billion.

Tobias Bauer is a partner in the Blockchain Founders Fund, which invests in top-tier startups and builds ventures. He is a startup mentor for 500 Startups, APX, PlugAndPlay, NUMA New York, Alchemist Accelerator, and a venture partner at Republic. He worked on the investment team of Chinaccelerator, a global elite accelerator program run by SOSV in China, where he managed over $907M in AUM. Additionally, he worked for the German government in Thailand and was a co-organizer of the NSTF career fair that attracted 1.1M visitors and helped students build professional careers. In the past, Tobias has lived in 15 cities in 9 countries and is fluent in Chinese, English, and German. Tobias holds a Master of Business Administration + CEMS International from the National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University with distinction, and a Bachelor of Arts in Management and Law with distinction from the Innsbruck Management Center and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

SOPHIA IS THE HEAD OF VENTURE AT GSG, A LEADING SINGAPORE-BASED CRYPTO ASSET MANAGEMENT FIRM WITH OVER $200 MILLION IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT. IN THIS ROLE, SHE OVERSEES THE FIRM'S EARLY-STAGE VENTURE INVESTMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES. WITH A BACKGROUND IN TECHNOLOGY, SOPHIA HAS OVER A DECADE OF EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS DIGITIZATION AND NEW VENTURE BUILDING. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SUPPORTING PROMISING ENTREPRENEURS AND EMPOWERING UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE ENJOYS GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTING CAUSES THAT MATTER TO HER. SHE IS AN ACTIVE MENTOR AND ADVISOR TO PROMISING ENTREPRENEURS AND IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING OTHERS TO USE THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERTISE TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. SOFIA'S EDUCATION INCLUDES A BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS) AND AN MBA FROM COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL. HER COMBINATION OF TECHNICAL AND BUSINESS EXPERTISE IS WHY SHE EXCELS IN THE FIELD OF CRYPTO INVESTING AND IS HIGHLY REGARDED FOR HER STRATEGIC INSIGHT AND INVESTMENT ACUMEN.

He joined KDDI Corporation in 2006 and has been involved in the venture support program KDDI ∞ Labo and the venture investment fund KDDI Open Innovation Fund since 2012, mainly investing and forming alliances in the sports, entertainment, and XR domains.

JOINED HAKUHODO IN 1995. AFTER WORKING IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING HUMAN RESOURCES AND CORPORATE PLANNING, HE JOINED HAKUHODO IN 2002 AS A BUSINESS PRODUCER, WHERE HE CURRENTLY WORKS. WHILE ENGAGED IN PROBLEM-SOLVING IN THE MARKETING COMMUNICATION AREA FOR CLIENTS, HE PARTICIPATED IN A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (KOKYO NFT) TO SOLVE SOCIAL ISSUES TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS OFFICES OF JAPAN AIRLINES AND HAKUHODO MIRAI. FOLLOWING THE FIRST DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE SECOND EXPERIMENT IS BEING CONDUCTED ON A LARGER SCALE THIS FISCAL YEAR.

AFTER WORKING FOR AN APPAREL COMPANY, SHE JOINED JAPAN AIRLINES CO. AFTER JOINING THE COMPANY, HE WAS IN CHARGE OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RESERVATIONS AND SALES (TICKET SALES) FOR TRAVEL AGENCIES, AND FROM OCTOBER 2016, HE WAS POSTED TO LONDON FOR ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS, WHERE HE EXPERIENCED GENERAL AFFAIRS FOR THE EUROPEAN REGION. IN HIS CURRENT POSITION IN THE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, HIS MAIN MISSION IS TO PLAN AND PROMOTE NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE NON-AERONAUTICAL AREA OF THE JAL GROUP, AND HE HAS PARTICIPATED IN AND BEEN IN CHARGE OF THE DEMONSTRATION EXPERIMENT (KOKYO NFT) TO CONVERT ATTRACTIVE LOCAL EXPERIENCES INTO NFT WITH HAKUHODO SINCE THE PLANNING STAGE IN FY2022.

Joined JR Kyushu after graduating from university. After joining the company, he experienced development work such as commercial facility development and store development, as well as operational work such as commercial facility management, leasing, and sales promotion. In his current position from 2021, he is responsible for backup of DX and data analysis for JR Kyushu Group companies, and has started to examine measures utilizing digital as a new area of business. While implementing measures such as metaverse and games, he started to sell and distribute NFT in the "JR Kyushu NFT" project in 2023. In addition to "sales" that can be obtained on the web and "distribution" as a "commemoration" or "proof" of actual use, the concept is that possession of the NFT will lead to "incentive The "JR Kyushu NFT" project is being promoted based on the concept that possession of the NFT will lead to "incentive". By utilizing blockchain and NFT, we aim for mass adoption of Web 3.0 while establishing various points of contact with customers and proposing new values and ways to enjoy Kyushu.

In 2018, he founded HashPort Inc. to provide consulting and systems to major crypto asset exchangers in Japan. He then founded HashPalette Inc. in 2020 as a subsidiary in the NFT field. The company has successfully completed the first IEO in Japan (fundraising with crypto assets approved by the authorities) and operates an NFT ecosystem, including one of the largest NFT marketplaces and NFT game studios in Japan.

GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, IN 2002 AND JOINED THE BANK OF JAPAN, WHERE HE HAS BEEN IN HIS CURRENT POSITION SINCE 2020. HE IS A SPECIALLY-APPOINTED RESEARCHER AT CARF, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO.

He joined Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation in 2010. After working in corporate sales, business planning, and IT planning, he established the FinTech Promotion Office in 2016 and planned and promoted Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking's digital strategy as the first full-time staff member. As a "serial entrepreneur", he has developed and launched several projects including Dprime, an information banking platform, Progmat, a digital securities platform, Progmat Coin, a stable coin platform, Progmat UT, a functional NFT platform, and Progmat, an NFT platform for the financial services industry, In 2022, he announced the formation of an independent company for the digital asset infrastructure business with investments from several financial institutions, exchanges, and software companies, and assumed the position of representative from the company's founding in October 2023. He has 8 patents registered.

AFTER BUILDING UP HIS CORPORATE FINANCE BASE AT AOZORA BANK, HE ENGAGED IN A WIDE RANGE OF VENTURE AND ACQUISITION INVESTMENTS AT ITX (FORMER NISSHO IWAI-AFFILIATED IT BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY). HE WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE BANK TO A VENTURE COMPANY, WHERE HE WAS INVOLVED IN A PROJECT TO INSTALL LARGE LED DISPLAYS IN SHIBUYA. LATER, HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AN IT COMPANY AFTER IT WAS ACQUIRED, AND HAS KNOWLEDGE IN BOTH FINANCE AND BUSINESS COMPANY MANAGEMENT. FROM 2019 TO 2020, HE WILL SERVE AS THE HEAD OF BITPOINT JAPAN'S ICO BUSINESS DEPARTMENT AND COO (CHAIRMAN OF THE JAPAN CRYPTO ASSET BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (JCBA) ICO/STO COMMITTEE).

He joined NTT DOCOMO in 2004. After developing interactive agent platforms and services using spoken language processing, planning and executing human resource development for the entire DOCOMO group, and developing speech machine translation technology, he will be involved in the development of web3 services from 2023. D. in Information Science, joined NTT DOCOMO in 2004. He has been involved in the development of interactive agent platforms and services using spoken language processing, planning and execution of human resource development for the entire DOCOMO group, and technological development of speech machine translation. D. (Information Science).