Judges of 2024
Leading researchers and corporate executives in Japan participate in the judging process to help curate a well rounded and dynamic list.
JUDGES' COMMUNITY
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.

Masayuki Ohzeki
Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University / Professor, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology / President and CEO, Sigma-i Co., Ltd.

Chieko Asakawa
IBM Fellow and Chief Executive Director, The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation

Hideyuki Nakashima
President, Sapporo City University

Tadahiro Taniguchi
Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University

Akiko Matsuo
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University

Tomoko Arai
Director, Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology

Seita Emori
Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo

Kanako Tanaka
Visiting Researcher, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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