Meet the Judges
Experts who evaluated each project in order to find the most talented people who are developing innovative technological solutions for the problems of modern society.
Hiroyuki Morikawa
Professor, the University of Tokyo
Chieko Asakawa
IBM Fellow and Chief Executive Director, The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
Hideyuki Nakashima
President, Sapporo City University
Emi Tamaki
H2L, Inc. CEO / Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukus / Professor, Department of Systems Innovation,School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Akiko Matsuo
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
Tomoko Arai
Director, Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology
Chiharu Tokoro
Professor, Waseda University and The University of Tokyo
Seita Emori
Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo / Senior Principal Researcher, Earth System Division, The National Institute for Environmental Studies
Takashi Kiyoizumi
Executive Manager, Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT), UC San Diego / Managing Director, Kiyoizumi Advisory LLC
Kenichiro Hata
Vice Chairperson and Representative Director, Forum for Innovative Regenerative Medicine