Doors to Tech in Asia Tokyo open in less than a week’s time! This fourth and final weekly roundup brings you a summary of all the news you need to know about the most exciting tech conference yet to hit Japan.
Interviewers and moderators
We’re sure you’ve heard plenty about our guest speakers by now. In this week’s edition, we’ll be casting the spotlight on the people who put the wow factor in our conference and take it from great to amazing – our on-stage moderators and interviewers.
For the first time in Tech in Asia history, we’ve packed our interviewer line-up with industry stars, and we can’t wait for you to meet them.
Hiro Maeda – advisor to Beenos
An investor himself, Hiro Maeda focuses on early stage startups and founded two of Japan’s most successful incubators – Beenos and Open Network Lab. With his diverse experience in startup investments, his session with Ben Horowitz is bound to be a major conference highlight.
Daisuke Sasaki – CEO and co-founder at Freee
Daisuke “Dice” Sasaki, is co-founder and CEO of Freee, best known for disrupting the way small companies do their accounting. He will be hosting the fireside chat for Ken Suzuki, founder of award-winning app SmartNews. Join us as Dice takes us through Ken’s route to his eventual success and the exciting future that lays ahead.
Edith Yeung – partner at 500 Mobile Collective Fund
Edith Yeung focuses on investing in mobile apps and consumer internet startups. Working in the mobile domain has heightened the importance of cross-border collaboration for her – explaining the million air miles she has logged to date.
Join Edith as she paves the way for us to take a look at how Bertrand Schmitt pursued his startup dream in order to catapult mobile app analytics service App Annie to success.
Minoru Imano – partner and COO at Globis Capital Partners
Minoru Imano will join Metaps founder and CEO Katsuaki Sato on stage to give us a peek into the company at a time when it has just gone public. Currently heading a team in the IT sector, Minoru’s expertise is deeply rooted in online trends and the companies which can capitalize on them. His session with Katsuaki Sato promises to be an insightful conversation for anyone keen to learn more the makings of a successful startup particularly in information technology.
Kickstart stage
Making its Japan debut at Tech in Asia Tokyo 2015 following a successful run at the last Singapore and Jakarta conference, Kickstart Stage allows you to pick up tricks on community engagement, expansion beyond Tokyo, and making the best out of startup-corporation partnerships.
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