2026 speaker

During his academic years, he was actively involved in launching new businesses at multiple startups and also gained experience as a student entrepreneur. He began his career at a specialized semiconductor trading company, where he led B2B partner sales of technologies and products from Israel and the United States.
In June 2021, he joined Plug and Play Japan, contributing to the early-stage development of the New Materials vertical. He currently oversees the design and execution of acceleration programs in the deeptech domain, with a track record of supporting over 100 deeptech startups across Japan and globally.
More recently, his focus has expanded to driving open innovation between international startups and leading Japanese and Taiwanese corporations, particularly in materials science, chemistry, electronics, and increasingly, biotechnology and life sciences.