Fam Trip 2020

Virtual Tour Participants （Invest Tokyo Ambassadors）

• （Access to Tokyo in San Francisco） Ms.Theodora Lau ( Twitter, LinkedIn)

  
  Founder of Unconventional Ventures (VC),
  reporter, podcast host and advisor

  ●The founder of Unconventional Ventures, a public speaker, and an advisor.

  ●The author of Beyond Good, and co-host of One Vision, a podcast on fintech and innovation.

  ●She is also a regular contributor for top industry events and publications, including Harvard Business Review and Nikkei Asian Review.

• （Access to Tokyo in San Francisco） Ms. Pemo Theodore ( Twitter, LinkedIn)

  
  Founder/CEO Silicon Valley TV

  ●A Media Publisher & Event Producer and a great people connector.

  ●She is Founder/CEO Silicon Valley TV which has served the San Francisco Bay Area for 11 years!

  ●She has produced Silicon Valley Events for Investors & Startups for 9 years.

  ●Pemo's events have been seen as supporting Venture Capitalists & Angels in sourcing great deal flow from startups who attend her events. Many founders have received funding through meeting investors at her events.

  ●She has been Executive Producer of FinTech Silicon Valley for 5 years, organizing twice monthly FinTech talks & panels in San Francisco & Palo Alto.

• （Access to Tokyo in London） Mr.Nektarios Liolios( Twitter, LinkedIn)

  
  Veteran FinTech influencer,
  global ecosystem builder and mental health advocate

  ●Creator of Innotribe, the first global fintech startup competition since 2010.

  ●Founder of the Startupbootcamp FinTech accelerator (London, Singapore, New York, Mumbai, Mexico City, Amsterdam & Dubai).

  ●Leads The Future Farm, addressing mental health of entrepreneurs.

  ●Cofounder of Tribal Banking, a digital bank builder for under-serviced communities.

• （Access to Tokyo in London） Ms.Samantha Evans ( LinkedIn)

  
  Head of the International Division of Tech Nation

  ●Tech Nation fuels the growth of game-changing founders, leaders and scaling companies so they can positively transform societies and economies.

  ●They provide UK scaleups with the coaching, community and connections they need for their journey in designing the future.

  ●To date, they have worked with over 600 UK-based tech companies, who have collectively raised over $20 billion in the last 6 years including Transferwise, Monzo, Deliveroo and Box.

  ●Sam is responsible for establishing Tech Nation's first international support network which is part of the Digital Trade Network (DTN) launched in Asia-Pacific in June 2020.

  ●The aim of the newly established division is to help UK tech scaleups expand and do business in APAC.

• （Access to Tokyo in Singapore） Mr.Syed Musheer Ahmed ( LinkedIn)

  
  Founder & Managing Director- Finstep Asia,
  Cofounder & Board Member - FinTech Association of Hong Kong

  ●The Founder & Managing Director of FinStep Asia, which is building Asia's next generation of Businesses. FinStep Asia enables Corporates and Scaleups in their innovation journey through Corporate innovation, venture building, growth advisory, bespoke research and accelerator programs.

  ●Musheer is one of the main contributors in building the Fintech ecosystem in Hong Kong as the cofounder and board member of Fintech Association of Hong Kong. He is on several advisory boards and a mentor/advisor to several startups, while a regular guest lecturer at many universities in Hong Kong and Singapore.

  ●He is a regular contributor and author of articles on Fintech, Digital Banking and Investment Banking and been quoted in various media channels, including on CNBC, Bloomberg, SCMP, Financial Times, Asian Investor, Economic Times, etc.,

• （Access to Tokyo in Singapore） Mr.Mohan Belani ( Twitter, LinkedIn)

  
  Co-founder and CEO of e27

  ●The Co-founder and CEO of e27, a startup and tech ecosystem platform focused on helping startup founders build and grow their companies.

  ●He believes that startups can make the world a better place, and in order for Southeast Asia's tech ecosystem to be relevant, it needs to be driven by sustainable and impactful companies solving problems at scale.

  ●He enjoys working with Founders and helping them alleviate the challenges of building great. He has also invested in more than 15 startups and early stage funds across Southeast Asia, India and US.

• （Access to Tokyo in Paris） Mr.Michel Levy-Provencal ( LinkedIn)

  
  Founder of Boma
  ※Invest Tokyo Ambassador since 2018

  ●Michel Levy Provençal founded Boma, the global network dedicated to impact innovation after importing the first TEDx conference in Europe: TEDxParis.

  ●He co-founded Rue89, the 1st French pro-amateur information website, Joshfire, the iot agency & BRIGHTNESS the event agency.

  ●Michel is lecturer at Sciences Po and columnist for Les Echos and the Huffington. Post.Michel is recognized as one of the most important voices in the French innovation ecosystem.

• （Access to Tokyo in Paris） Mr.Shmuel Ben-Tovim ( LinkedIn)

  
  Chairman of the Fintech Community of Israel - City TLV

  ●A chairman of the Fintech Community of Israel - City TLV, Managing Director of Ben-Tovim Consultants Ltd.

  ●Founding Board Member of Israel Smart Cities Institute (ISCI).

  ● Former Economic Minister at the Embassy of Israel in London and Assistant Director General of the Bank Leumi Group.