Naoto KATO

cluster

President and CEO

Majored cosmology and quantum computer at the Kyoto University faculty of science. After leaving graduate school, He founded “Cruster” in 2015, a startup company that fully utilizes VR technology leading to the release of “cluster”, an VR platform that is capable to support large scale virtual events in 2017. Recently it has evolved to a metaverse platform that are capable of not only event but also to meet up with friends via avatar and to upload a online game and play and such.

Ari Staiman

Roblox China

President

Ari is the President of Roblox China, overseeing Roblox's operations in China. He recently moved to Japan to help Roblox’s efforts in Japan. Ari has spent over 15 years working/living in Japan, including at Sega, as their General Counsel. Ari brought the global e-commerce/technology company, Borderfree NASDAQ (BRDR), through their IPO, and eventual sale, serving as their General Counsel, and also heading the business operations (as General Manager) of their Irish and Chinese branches (spending years in Ireland and China along the way)

Koji Fujiwara

Bandai Namco Group

Chief GUNDAM Officer

Joined Bandai Co., Ltd. in 1998. After being in charge of the Mobile Suit GUNDAM plastic model brand, “GUNPLA,” he was appointed Chief GUNDAM Officer in 2019, overseeing the GUNDAM business. From 2021, he is appointed Corporate Managing Director of Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and launched the Bandai Namco Group-wide "GUNDAM Project.”

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Katsuhiko HAYASHI

Famitsu Group Representative

KADOKAWA Game Linkage

After working as the editor-in-chief of "Weekly Famitsu", became Famitsu Group Representative from April 2020. In the ever-evolving gaming industry, he aims to create time-leading services and content.

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