Mr. Raymond CRON
CEO
Switzerland Innovation
Mr. Raymond Cron is the CEO of Switzerland Innovation since 2015. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Cron held top management positions in the Swiss Construction and Real Estate Industry. From 2004 until 2008 he served as Director General of the Swiss Civil Aviation Authority (FOCA). Aside he serves as a chairman of boards of directors respectively as board member of some Swiss companies. Raymond Cron, born in 1959, is Swiss Citizen and holds a Master of science in civil engineering of ETH Zurich. He did his post-graduate studies in economics and management at the BWI Center for Industrial Management of ETH Zurich.
H.E. Dr. Andreas BAUM
Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan
Prof. Dr. Michael O. HENGARTNER
President of the ETH Board
State Secretary Martina HIRAYAMA
Head of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
Mr. Allan SUMIYAMA
Head of the Corporate Technology Strategy Division, Sony Group Corporation
Ms. Kyoko MARUMO SUZUKI
Head of the Science and Technology Office Tokyo,
Embassy of Switzerland in Japan
Prof. Dr. Mikołaj Jan PISKORSKI
Professor of Digital Strategy, Analytics and Innovation
Dean of Asia and Oceania
IMD
Prof. Dr. Osamu WATANABE
Executive Vice President for Research
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Christian SCHWARZENEGGER
Vice President, Faculty Affairs and Scientific Information
University of Zurich
Dr. Gianluca AMBROSETTI
CEO and Co-Founder
Synhelion
Mr. Thomas BRODBECK
President, Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (SCCIJ)
Head of Technical Service, Sika Japan
Ms. Naoko OGAWA
Director, Industrial Technology Bureau
KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)
Mr. Tetsuya TANAKA
Deputy Director-General
Industrial Science, Technology and Environment Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)