METI-AOTS TICAD8 Official Side Event

Mr. Miyatake Masaaki
Regional Manager for Middle East & Africa, Daikin Industries, Ltd. and Chairman and President of Daikin Middle East & Africa FZE

After Graduating from Kansei Gakuin University, Faculty of Commerce,
He joined Daikin Industries, Ltd. in 1989. He held various positions in the Daikin Industries, Ltd, including General Manager, Equipment Sales Department, in 2010, General Manager of Business Promotion Department and General Manager of Solution Strategy Department in 2013. After that, in 2017, he occupied Deputy General Manager, Daikin Europe S.A. in Belgium.
From 2020 to the present, he is Regional Manager for Middle East & Africa and Chairman and President of Daikin Middle East & Africa FZE.

Mr. Noro Hiroyoshi
Representative Director,
DIVE INTO CODE Corp

After working in a corporate sales position in Recruit, at the age of 29, he broke through the problem-solving ability discovery program of Works Applications from his inexperienced development of non-engineers. After that, in 2015, he founded "DIVE INTO CODE", which made his keenly aware of the shortage of IT engineer human resources in the process of independence and entrepreneurship, and seized opportunities for those who challenged to become professional engineers. Aim to deliver IT education and employment opportunities to all countries in the world. Started IT engineer education in the Republic of Rwanda in August 2017. Produces graduates who are active as IT engineers. In 2020, won the 16th "Glovis Alumni Award" creative category.

Yasunaga Yuko
Managing Director,
UNIDO

Mr. Yasunaga Yuko is Managing Director of UNIDO, a position he has held since 2022. (Head of UNIDO, Investment and Technology Promotion Office in Tokyo (2017-2022)). Before joining UNIDO, he has had an extensive career with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), with expertise in natural resources and industrial science/technology development, including serving as Vice-President of Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

Prof. Dr. Bahaa Zaghloul
President, AOTS Egypt Alumni Society / Emeritus Professor and former chairman,
Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI) – Egypt

Obtained a master and Dr. Engineering degrees from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Metallurgical Engineering in the years 1972- 1977. Throughout his career in Egypt, he has been active in R&D areas such as alloys development, welding technology and non-destructive testing. He is deeply involved in offering consultancies and technical support for Egyptian industries particularly in failure analysis and troubleshooting of capital equipment of oil & gas sectors, chemical & petrochemical plants, fertilizer plants, power generation plants and metallurgical & engineering industries in Egypt since 1978. He enjoys strong connections and good relations with both the public and private industrial sectors in Egypt including public organizations and governmental authorities. He is the founder and president of AOTS Alumni Society- Egypt as well as the Japanese University Graduates Association (JUGA) in Egypt. On August 18th 2017, Prof. Bahaa Zaghloul was bestowed the Order of Rising Sun with Golden Rays and Neck Ribbon by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan.

Mr. Watanuki Daichi
CEO, Agri-Mission LLC

While in college, he spent six months volunteering in Zambia. After graduating from university, he obtained a Master's Degree in Development Studies from Sussex Graduate School, UK. After working for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation and Saraya Co., Ltd. he joined JICA’s Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in October 2017 and was posted to the Republic of Benin. He founded Agri-Mission LLC in Benin in March 2021. He is developing a vegetable delivery business to help farmers become self-reliant.

Mr. Damas Euclide Noussi Metsakeu
Research Officer, Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Republic of Cameroon (Former ABE Initiative Research Students)

He graduated from the University of Yaounde I in Cameroon in 2005 and from the University of Yaounde II in 2009 with a Professional Master's Degree in Demography. He then joined the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Republic of Cameroon, where he has been working as a Research Officer in the Sectoral Analysis Unit of the Economic Analysis and Policy Department. During that time, he studied in Japan as an ABE Initiative Research Student from 2017 to 2019. He obtained a Master's degree in Economics from Ritsumeikan University, Graduate School of Economics.
※ABE Initiative (African Business Education Initiative for Youth), is conducted by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

Mr. Adil Ali Mohanmed Ahmed
President of The African Federation of AOTS Alumni Societies (AFAAS)

After earning a degree in civil engineering from the University of Khartoum, he founded one of Sudan's leading construction companies. He has served on the executive committee of the Federation of Sudanese Engineers, and has held positions in local construction industry associations. He also has worked for a major Japanese general contractor.
After participating in the AOTS training program, he served as Secretary General of the AOTS Sudan Alumni Society for many years, and since 2019 he has been President of the Association of AOTS African Alumni Societies (AFAAS).

Mr. Tokiwa Mitsuo
Deputy Director-General for　Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI

EDUCATION:
The University of Tokyo (Faculty of Law)
The University of Cambridge (MPhil.)

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
1993 Joined Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2010 Deputy Director, Policy Planning Division, Minister’s Secretariat
2013 Director, Paddy Farming Policy Office, Cereal Crop Division,
         Crop Production Department, Agricultural Production Bureau
2015 Director, Office for Relaxing Overseas’ Import Regulations,
         Food Industrial Innovation Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau
2015 Director, Office for Relaxing Overseas’ Import Regulations,
         Export Promotion Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau
2018 Director, Forestry Management Improvement Division,
         Forest Policy Planning Department, Forestry Agency
2020 Director, Public Relations and Policy Evaluation Division,
         Minister’s Secretariat
2022 Deputy Director-General for Trade and Economic Cooperation
         Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Mr. Kuwayama Shinya
President, AOTS

After graduating from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, he joined the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) in 1977.　He held various positions in the government, including Director of the Economic Cooperation Division, Economic Cooperation Department, Trade Policy Bureau; Director of the Trade Finance and Economic Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau; and Director of the Personnel Division, Minister's Secretariat. Before appointed to his last position as Director-General for Regional Economic and Industry Bureau in 2008, he occupied important government positions such as Deputy Director-General of the Minister's Secretariat (in charge of the Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau) in 2004; and Councilor, Cabinet Secretariat in 2005. After his retirement in July 2009, he joined Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd as Executive Officer in the next month, and then continued to serve as Managing Executive Officer and Director, Managing Executive Officer. In 2014, he became President and Representative Director of ALSOK Stationed Security Co., Ltd. From June 2016 to the present, he is President of the Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS)