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Mr. Tetsuya TANAKA
Deputy Director-General
Industrial Science, Technology and Environment Policy Bureau
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
The Deputy Director-General Tetsuya Tanaka is a 1993 graduate of Waseda University’s School of Science and Engineering. After completing his studies, he started a career in METI spanning more than three decades.
Since July 2021, Mr. Tanaka serves as Deputy Director-General in charge of Industrial Science, Technology Policy and Environment Bureau and as Secretary-General of Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (JISC). His career highlights in METI prior to his current roles include heading the Machine Parts and Tooling Industries Office (2011-14) and the Bio-Industry Division (2019-21). He has also been the Director in charge of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office (2018-19).
Mr. Tanaka has been posted overseas three times during his career. He completed a Master in Public Administration at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2000, served as Director of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)’s New York office (2008-11), and assumed the role of Chief Representative in New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)’s New Delhi Office (2014-17).
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H.E. Dr. Andreas BAUM
Ambassador of Switzerland to Japan
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Prof. Dr. Michael O. HENGARTNER
President of the ETH Board
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State Secretary Martina HIRAYAMA
Head of the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
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Mr. Allan SUMIYAMA
Head of the Corporate Technology Strategy Division, Sony Group Corporation
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Ms. Kyoko MARUMO SUZUKI
Head of the Science and Technology Office Tokyo,
Embassy of Switzerland in Japan
Mr. Raymond CRON
CEO
Switzerland Innovation
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Prof. Dr. Mikołaj Jan PISKORSKI
Professor of Digital Strategy, Analytics and Innovation
Dean of Asia and Oceania
IMD
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Prof. Dr. Osamu WATANABE
Executive Vice President for Research
Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Prof. Dr. Christian SCHWARZENEGGER
Vice President, Faculty Affairs and Scientific Information
University of Zurich
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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
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Ms. Naoko OGAWA
Director, Industrial Technology Bureau
KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation)