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Dr. Christian Geltinger
Chief Representative, State of Bavaria (Bayern) - Japan Office
- State of Bavaria-Japan Office /since 2010/ Chief Representative
- Bavaria Club in Korea /since 2012/ President
- State of Bavaria-China Office /2016-2010/ Chief Representative
- Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs /1999-2006/ Deputy Director Invest in Bavaria
Prof.Dr. Yves-Simon Gloy
Head, Division of Textile Machinery / Production Technologies, Institut für Textiltechnik, RWTH Aachen University·
- Ark industry AG /2015 - current/ Director of board
- Institut für Textiltechnik /2014 - current/ Member of the management board; head of division Textile Machinery / Production Technologies
- Clemson University, SC; USA /2013 - current/ Adjunct Professor
- Institut für Textiltechnik /2008 - 2014/ Research Assistant, group leader
Thomas Harder
General Manager, ECPE European Center for Power Electronics e.V.
- Since 2003 General Manager of ECPE European Center for Power Electronics e.V. (and ECPE GmbH), the Industry driven Research Network for Power Electronics in Europe headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany; Cluster Manager of the regional Power Electronics Cluster since 2006
- 1996 - 2003 Researcher at Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology (ISIT) in Itzehoe, Germany
- 1989 - 1996 Researcher at CEM GmbH (Center for Packaging and Interconnection Technology) in Neumuenster, Germany
Dorothea Mahnke
Director, German Research and Innovation Forum Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo)
- Since 3/2017 Director of the DAAD Office Tokyo and DWIH Tokyo
- 2010-2017 Head of Unit GATE-Germany Office and Marketing Expertise, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2008-2010 Project Manager, Alumni Programmes, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 2005-2008 Marketing and Public Relations-Manager in a start-up internet company
- 2003-2005 Development Assistant of the German Development Service in Accra, Ghana
- 1999-2002 Coordinator for International Relations, JET-Programme in Kumamoto and Unoke
Kathrin Meyer
Head, Division of "New Innovation Support Instruments and Programmes", German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
- Since 2012 Head of Division "New Innovation Support Instruments and Programmes", German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Berlin
- 1998 - 2012 Policy officer for Venture Capital Policy officer for General Issues of Innovation and Technology Policy, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology, Berlin
- 1991 - 1998 Policy officer for Research Policy, Policy officer for Press Relations, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Bonn
- 1990 - 1991 Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe
Stefan Möbs
Minister, Head, Department for Economic and Scientific Affairs, Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany in Tokyo
- Since 2015 Head of the department for economic and scientific affairs at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tokyo
- 2014-2015 Head of the political department of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Tokyo
- Since 1986 Member of German Foreign Service
Chikara Miyaji
Project Researcher, Department of Creative Informatics, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Project Researcher /2016-Current/ Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
- Researcher /2000-2016/ Japan Institute of Sports Science
- Assistant Prof., Associate Prof /1984-2000/ Sports Science, Tsukuba University
- Researcher /1981-1984/ National Institute of Special Education
- Assistant /1978-1981/ Sports Center, Tsukuba University
Professor Dr. Eckehard Fozzy Moritz
Director, CEO, Innovationsmanufaktur Ltd.
- 2000 - today Director - CEO of Innovationsmanufaktur Ltd.
- 1994 - 2001 Director of innovatop Center for cooperative and interdisciplinary innovation research e.V.; Guest professorships at the University of Cincinnati, USA (1990), Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (1998 - 2000), Universidad de las Américas, Puebla (2003, 2006 - 2008)
Professor Dr. Shin-ichi Nishizawa
Senior Academia Member, New Generation Power Electronics and System Research Consortium Japan (NPERC-J)
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University
- 2017-present Professor, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu university
- 2014-present Senior academia member, NPERC-J
- 2001-2016 Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- 1996-2000 Researcher, Electrotechnical Laboratory, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- 1994-1995 Research associate, Chemical Engineering, Waseda University
Satoshi Odoi
Director for Regional R&D Promotion, University-Industry Collaboration and Regional R&D Division, Science and Technology Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports and Technology(MEXT) (2017Aug‐Present)
He joined the Science and Technology Agency (STA) in 1998. Heheld the following important posts;
- Study Policy Evaluation Methods at the Univ. of Manchester(2005‐2006)
- Deputy Director for Ocean and Earth Division, Research andDevelopment Bureau, MEXT (2006‐2007)
- Director at Kyushu Univ. (2007-2009)・Deputy Director for Basic and Generic Research Division,Research Promotion Bureau, MEXT (2009-2010)
- Science Attaché at the Japanese Embassy in Germany (2010-2013)
- Director for Office for Particle and Nuclear Research Promotion,Research Promotion Division, Research Promotion Bureau,MEXT (2013-2014)
- Deputy Director for Policy Division, Science and TechnologyPolicy Bureau, MEXT (2014-2015)
- Deputy Director for Management and Coordination Division,Minister's Secretariat, MEXT (2015-2016)
- Secretary to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,Science and Technology, MEXT (2016-2017)

Masanori Shinano
Deputy Director-General,Science and Technology Policy Bureau,Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports and Technology (MEXT) (2017Aug‐Present)
He joined the Science and Technology Agency (STA) in 1988. He held the following important posts;
- Secretary to the Science and Technology Policy Minister (2002‐2003)
- Professor at Shinshu University (2009‐2011)
- Director, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Regulation Division, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) (2011-2012)
- Chief Director, Corporate Planning Department, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN) (2014-2016)
Professor Tatsuhiro Takahashi
Director, Special Adviser to Executive Board Member, Innovation Center for Organic Electronics, Yamagata University
- Since 2009 Direction and Management for promoting International Collaboration and formation of research hub about organic electronics
- Since 2002 Department of Polymer Sci & Eng, Faculty of Engineering, Yamagata University
- 1999-2001 University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Institute of Polymer Materials, Research Associate, Germany
- 1988-1998 DuPont Japan, Technical Centre, Research Chemist
(1990-1993 DuPont USA, Washington Works Lab. WV, Research Chemist)
Professor Yoshihiro Takiguchi
Vice President, The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
- 2015 Became a vice president of the graduate school
- 2007 Founded TAK System Initiative and became the president
- 2007 Started working at the Graduate School as a professor
- 1982 Joined Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. as an engineer
- 1993 to 1997 Worked at JST as a group leader and technical manager
Professor Dr. Sadayuki Ujihashi
Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 2012- Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Environmental Informatics, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1992- Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1985- Associate Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1973- Research Associate at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dr. Florian Welter
Programme Coordinator, "Internationalisation of Leading-Edge Clusters, Forward-Looking Projects and Comparable Networks", Division of "Technological and Regional Innovations - Clusters", Project Management Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
- Since 2015 Programme Coordinator, "Internationalisation of Leading-Edge Clusters, Forward-Looking Projects and Comparable Networks", Division of "Technological and Regional Innovations - Clusters", Project Management Jülich, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
- 2013 - 2015 Research group leader at Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering (IMA)/Center for Learning and Knowledge Management (ZLW) at RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- 2009 - 2013 Researcher at Institute of Information Management in Mechanical Engineering (IMA)/Center for Learning and Knowledge Management (ZLW) at RWTH Aachen University, Germany