2023.4～2023.12

Vice President of Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Professor of the Engineering Systems, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Director of Research Centre for Advanced Science and Technology, and representative of Photonic Internet Lab. He used to be a professor of the Computer Science and Information Systems, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University.

Member of the Research and Development Bureau of the MEXT in Japan. As a pioneer in supporting entrepreneurship in Japanese universities, he founded the first start-up for Hokkaido University and participated in the first IPO of start-up for Osaka University. Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures and co-founder of blockchain developer Soramitsu.

Member of the Japanese Representative Committee of ISO/TC307, the international organization for the standardization of blockchain. Lecturer in School of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering and Economics, Tokyo Institute of Technology. Joined Sony in 1980 and participated in the development of Edy, the pioneer of electronic money in Japan. Served as executive director of BitWallet, executive director of Rakuten Edy, and chairman and general manager of Soramitsu. Wrote books such as "The E-Money Revolution: A Journey From Sony to Rakuten".

After graduating from the Faculty of Law, Kanagawa University, he joined SoftBank as one of its earliest employees of SoftBank, and was responsible for the sales of IT-related products, and participated in the establishment of emerging business departments such as SB Technology (SBT). Additionally, he founded Internet Manage (currently renamed as ITM Co., Ltd.), the first management service provider in Japan, and is co-founder of QBIT Robotics, a service robot company.

Cryptogram Venture (CGV) Japan Partner

Worked for The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, IFG Co., Ltd.

Familiar with Japanese business culture and crypto market

Leading the investment in the Japanese Stablecoin JPYW and the metaverse project Mechaverse.

Co-founder of Consensus Lab, founder of MetaEstate.  He is also an early investor in well-known projects such as FTX, Republic, CasperLabs, AlchemyPay, the Graph, Bitkeep, Pocket, Powerpool, and Cointelegraph Chinese. Master of computer science and businesses administration. He has worked as a partner in many VC institutions such as Linekong Capital and Cathay Capital.

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.

Former Member of the House of Representatives in Japan

Visiting Scholar at Tsinghua University

Partner at Satoshi Matrix

Advisor to Newton Project

2004 - Nisshin Economic Corporation (Japan-China Economic Corporation)

Director at East Asia Group Limited

Director at East Asia Engineering Limited

Financial Advisor at GCM Co., Ltd.

Vice President of SQUADRON Asia-Pacific (Hong Kong)

HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT AT LEADING COMPANIES IN THE JAPANESE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY AND HAS LED MANY PROJECTS TO SUCCESS. HE ALSO HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE BLOCKCHAIN BUSINESS, AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXPANDING HIS ACTIVITIES BY BECOMING CTO OF VARIOUS CORPORATIONS INVOLVED IN BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTO ASSET EXCHANGES.

Representative Director and CEO of HashPort Corporation

Graduated from Keio University's Faculty of Law in 2013. Worked as a Venture Architect, the youngest in the Tokyo office, at BCG Digital Ventures, the digital business development department of Boston Consulting Group, engaged in projects in Japan and China. Founded HashPort Corporation in 2018, providing consulting and system services to major domestic cryptocurrency exchanges. Subsequently, in 2020, founded HashPalette Corporation as a subsidiary in the NFT field. The company successfully conducted the first IEO (Initial Exchange Offering) approved by authorities in Japan and operates an NFT ecosystem including Japan's largest NFT marketplace and an NFT game studio.

He also serves as a board member of the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association, a collaborative researcher at the Tokyo University Graduate School of Engineering, and a collaborative research member of the "Cryptocurrency Research Project" at Keio University's Global Research Institute.

NGC Ventures Co-Founder

Carmen has made a successful career pivot into the financial derivatives market since 2020, and is deeply interested in the rapidly expanding blockchain industry. As a solutions-driven professional, she is well-equipped to navigate the ever-changing landscape of finance. To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, Carmen has completed training in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) compliance. She also holds a certification in ASIC RG 146, which enables her to contribute to creating a legitimate trading environment. With her expertise, Carmen is poised to make valuable contributions to the financial sector and the emerging field of blockchain technology.

SevenX Venture Co-Founder

Wendy Sun - Beosin CEO. 
Previously worked at Fosun Group as the Investment Executive Director, investment in the blockchain and web3 field. 
Wendy has 17+ years of experience in the payment and financial technology industry, 14+ years of experience in in Southeast Asia and Overseas Market. She has rich experience in e-commerce, mobile payments and fintech in ASEAN countries, and also has a strong track record in leading global technology companies such as Ant Financial, Grab, Tencent and ByteDance.

LK Venture VP

LK Venture is a cryptographic investment and research institution focused on the Web3 domain, operating under Linekong Interactive Group Co (08267.HK). It was formerly known as Consensus Lab.

Everest Ventures Group (EVG) Founder

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.

Managing Partner at Cryptomeria Capital 

6 years of experience in Consulting and traditional VC;

Broad experience in establishing and deploying VC strategies;

Entrepreneur and Angel investors;

Co-founder and Managing Partner at Cryptomeria Capital, ex-COO at Cointelegraph. In his 25 years he already has a brilliant entrepreneurial, business development and global expansion experience. 
Launched ventures in 6 regions from scratch.
Made 2 M&A in LATAM and MENA. 
6 years in asset management in traditional and crypto markets. 
Got the 1st BTC in 2013. 
Metaverse evangelist.

Graduated from the Dalian University of Foreign Studies in China and master's degree in public policy from Chuo University. After joining IBM Japan in 2016, belonged to Global Technology Service and engaged in IT introduction work for financial institutions. Convinced that he would deploy the world's most advanced technology to Asian countries, he launched TEAMZ Co., Ltd. in 2017 and assumed the representative position in March of the same year.