We at Access to Tokyo promote activities to lure the world to fascinating businesses in Tokyo as well as find promising startups in the world and collect information about them. As part of these activities, on November 2018, we invited four of the world's leading influencers in tech/FinTech industries to Tokyo and conducted a tour for them to experience the latest business environment and gemba where innovations are generated, as well as to get to know initiatives undertaken by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
●VC Innovations：Director of Content and FinTech Ecosystem
●Founder of The Collective Network
She has been working in the finance/FinTech industries for over 20 years. In recent years, she has been a leading player in FinTech and bank innovation.
●Co-founder of Boma and CEO of Boma France (fr.boma.global)
●Lecturer at Science Po Paris
●Columnist for Les Echos
He is the founder of the first European TEDx conference(a global large-scale conference). As well as being influential across media, he is the head of a French-based company with a group of specialists who generate relentless innovation.
●Co-founder of Unconventional Ventures
He has years of experience in FinTech and has been at the forefront of the industry, providing companies with advice as well as coordinating various large events such as Money20/20 and Finovate.
●Chief writer at 36Kr
He is a chief writer at 36Kr, one of the largest Chinese media startups which leads the tech scene across Asia.
The four influencers who attended the program will continue to support us as "Invest Tokyo Ambassadors" in our efforts to attract global companies to Tokyo.