#1 Plurality Tokyo Conference 2023

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The inaugural Plurality Tokyo community conference featuring 18 speakers—including recorded keynotes by Audrey Tang and Kevin Owocki—and attracting more than 150 on-site participants.

Attendees

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speakers

150+

participated

Speakers

Audrey Tang

Minister, moda Taiwan

🇹🇼 Cyber Ambassador, 1st Digital Minister (2016-2024) & 🌐 1st 🏳️‍⚧️ cabinet minister.

Kevin Owocki

Founder, Gitcoin

blockchain expert, computer scientist, co-founder of Gitcoin and CEO/founder of SuperModular

Joi Ito

Digital Garage / Chiba IT

Joichi 'Joi' Ito is a digital architect, venture capitalist, entrepreneur, writer, and scholar focusing on the transformation of society and technology.

Shinichiro Matsuo

Research Professor, Georgetown University

Dr. Shin'ichiro Matsuo is a scientist in cryptography and information security. At Georgetown University, he is a director of CyberSMART research center and a lead of blockchain technology and ecosystem design.

Waka Itagaki

Deputy Director, METI Japan

Waka Itagaki is a public policy professional with extensive experience in emerging technologies, digital transformation of government, social innovation, and healthcare innovation. She holds a Bachelor of Education from the University of Tokyo and a Master of Public Administration from Columbia University, as well as a Master of Public Policy from the University of Tokyo. Currently, Waka serves as the Deputy Director of the Web3.0 Policy Office at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Japan. Her main focus is on improving the Web3.0 business-friendly environment in Japan, which includes areas such as tax reform, regulatory environment, accounting issues, and human talent development. She is passionate about accelerating innovative and socially and economically impactful projects in Web3.0 and aims to position Japan as a global hub for this technology.

Teruka Sumiya

Project Specialist, WEF C4IR Japan

Teruka Sumiya is a Project Specialist of the Agile Governance at the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan.

Shogo Ochiai

CEO, Solidity House

Founder of ALGA. Human Rights Hacktivist.

Yen-Lin "Mashbean" Huang

Web3 Architect, Taiwan moda

medical doctor, web3 contributor of public sector & third sector. believer of Plurality. now working at Ministry of Digital Affairs, Taiwan.

Mariko Nishimura

CEO, HEART CATCH Inc.

Art Thinking Improbable Workshop Executive Producer in Japan, web3 task-force member of Keidanren(Japan Business Federation, 2022), a visiting professor at Musashino Art University. Co-founder of Japanese Master Class startup “naro.tv”.

Noah Yeh

Organizer, da0 / g0v

Organizer of da0, web3 entrepreneur, author of Lost in Utopias. Aim to inspire participation in the commons space with mechanism design.

Midori Kanemitsu

Executive Officer, bitFlyer

Joined bitFlyer in January 2016, currently, responsible for new coin listing, IEO, and NFT-related activities since August 2022. also a personal NFT collector and actively engaged in DAO activities.