Mr. Masashi Sato is a business management consultant having worked on startup ecosystem development, open innovation, industry policy, public affairs, and NewSpace development.

Zvika Popper is part of the founding team of HYPE Sports Innovation - the largest global sports innovation ecosystem of over 40K members. HYPE is dedicated to positively impact people’s lives through the power of sports and innovation. Zvika is also leading HYPE's annual TOP50 programs while personally mentoring and supporting dozens of startups from around the globe. He holds Bsc in Environmental Health and MA in Sustainable Development and has vast experience in leading various large scale international projects (public and private) and strategic collaborations.

Dr. Jeff Karp works in the fields of drug delivery, medical devices, stem cell therapeutics, and tissue adhesives. He has published over 125 peer-reviewed papers, with >17,000 citations, and has given over 300 invited lectures. He has over 100 issued or pending national and international patents. Several technologies developed in his lab have led to multiple products currently in development or on the market and for the launch of seven companies that have raised over $180 million in funding  Karp has received over 50 awards and honors. Boston Magazine recently recognized Karp as one of 11 Boston Doctors Making Medical Breakthroughs. The Boston Business Journal recognized him as a Champion in Healthcare Innovation and MIT’s Technology Review Magazine (TR35) also recognized Karp as being one of the top innovators in the world (three members from his laboratory have subsequently received this award). Karp was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows in 2013 and a fellow of the Biomediacl Engineering Society (BMES) in 2018. In addition to his research goals, Karp is dedicated to developing the careers of the next generation bioengineers at the forefront of regenerative medicine. He was selected as the Outstanding Faculty Undergraduate Mentor among all faculty at MIT and he received the HST McMahon Mentoring award for being the top mentor of Harvard-MIT students. To date, 20 trainees from his laboratory have secured faculty positions.