
|  | November 16th to 23rd, 2009 | 
|  | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)  Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute (GIEI)  InnovationCourier  | 
|  | Honda Foundation  | 
|  | Make Your Mark  Kauffman Foundation  | 
|  | Prof. Kiyoshi Kurokawa (GRIPS) | 
| Associated Prof. Atsushi Sunami (GRIPS) | |
| Affiliated Fellow William H. Saito (GRIPS) | |
|  | Robert N. Eberhart, Fellow, Stanford Program on Regions of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Stanford University | 
| Richard B. Dasher, Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University | |
| Shigeo Kagami, Professor, General Manager, Department of Science Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (SEED), The University of Tokyo | |
| Yoko Ishikura, Professor, International Business Strategy, Hitotsubashi University | |
| Seiichiro Yonekura, Professor, Institute of Innovation Research (IIR), Hitotsubashi University | |
| Hisashi Kobayashi, Sherman Fairchild University Professor Emeritus, Princeton University | |
| Gil Forer, Global Director, Venture Capital Advisory, Ernst & Young | |
| Glenn P. Hoetker, Director, CIBER, University of Illinois | |
| Masaru “Vic” Murai, Former Chairman, Compaq Computers Japan | |
|  | Kihoko Suda (Honda Foundation) | 
| Todd Porter (TEDxTokyo) | |
| Sonoe Azuma (Japanport LLC) | |
| Doug Jackson (Fresh Eyes Communications) | |
| Hisashi Katsuya (IBM/Venture BEAT) | |
| Shuji Honjo (Honjo Jimusho) | |
| Kayoko Ogura (ShinNihon LLC/EoY Japan) | |
| Dave Mori (Entrepreneur Association Tokyo) | |
| Mariko Tamura (The Japan Academic Society for Ventures & Entrepreneurs) | |
| Atsuko Hattori (Center for Active Community) | |
| Kikuko Harada (Center for Entrepreneurship Development) | |
| Cindy Mullins (4M Associates/Media Tectonics) | |
| Noriko Maki (COSMOCRATS, Inc.) | |
| Naho Iguchi (TEDxTokyo) | |
| Michiko Sugita (LaClé Global Services) | |
| Hiroyuki Katsumi (J-Branding Inc.) | |
|  | Forbes | 
| Japan Inc. Communications | |
| The Japan Times | |
|  | ~2000 top entrepreneurs, business leaders, senior officials, investors, academics, students and related experts from around the world |