Nobutaka(Nobu) Ide

President and CEO, Wacom

Joined Wacom in 2013. Assumed the role of CEO role in 2018. Established Connected Ink Village in 2020. Works on creative collaboration with his daughter who is a professional performer on holiday.

Kazuki Umezawa

A contemporary artist from Omiya Koryo High School in Saitama, Japan. Began the career in 2008. Collects and reconstructs images from the Internet to create and exhibit the works. Public collections are at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and Mori Art Museum, etc. Belongs to CASHI.

ウェブサイト: http://umelabo.info/

Mayu Morimoto

Researcher at Casio Institute for Educational Development

Born in Utsunomia City, Tochigi, Mayu Morimoto is the caring mother of one child. After she worked in Sales at IBM Japan, joined Casio in 2021.

Website: https://classpad.net/us/

Takaaki Fujii

He has been the President and CEO of the general education group "Z-kai Group", which is celebrating its 92nd anniversary this year. The "Z-kai Group" consists of 19 companies that develop various educational services such as correspondence education, classrooms, books, mock exams, assessments and services using ICT for a wide range of age groups, from infants to college students and adults.

Website: https://www.zkai-gr.co.jp/

Asher Choi

Asher Choi is the head of Technology Strategy Group1 of Mobile eXperience Business, Samsung Electronics. He leads new technology sourcing and partnership management for tech companies and mobile carriers. 

Juwan Park

Juwan Park is the head engineer at Writing Solutions Lab of Mobile eXperience Business, Samsung Electronics. His main area of focus is engineering and development of the S Pen technology for Samsung's mobile products.

Choonghyun Nam

CH Nam is a product manager at New Computing Product Planning Group of Mobile eXperience Business, Samsung Electronics. His main area of focus is the product planning of flagship tablets such as the Galaxy Tab S9 series.

Harunobu Fujii

SHIROGUMI INC.
System Dpt. / System Coodinator

Engaging in stuff support , equipment selection (Network storage, Network switch, PC and others)

Momiji

Splashtop Sales Marketer

Joined in 2022. Responsible for in-house marketing, from ad operations to event coordination.

Tatsunori Kato

Senior Manager - Software Engineering, EMR module, Wacom

Joined in 2017. Engaging in development the tablet itself and in proposals and prototyping  applications to extend tablet use cases.

Hiroshi Fujioka

Director, XR Product & Business Development, Wacom

Engaged in launching branded products as R&D/PM/Planning. And leading new XR product development from 2020.

Website: https://developer.wacom.com/en-us/wacomvrpen

Kei Aoki

Manager, Technology Solution Group, Sales Div., 3D Incorporated

Sales for contracted developments, mainly VR systems and digital human. Previously worked as a technical researcher at AIST, and current work since 2013.

Ryo Inaba

Borad Director, CELSYS

Since joining CELSYS in 2012, Ryo Inaba has been developing various features of CLIP STUDIO PAINT, inclusing iPad version. As Board Director, he currently manages entire Engineering of Celsys.

Hirotaka Suzuki

Executive Vice President, CTO •sdtech

For many years, Hirotaka Suzuki has been focusing on UI/UX technologies for multiple kinds of devices. He believes in the power of design engineering for a higher utility value.

Ryoji Ishii

Wacom

As well as being in charge of financial planning & analysis, Ryoji Ishii is also leading Wacom Yuify project in Japan. He is engaged in a project of Wacom Yuify, a service for record of creation and contexts by artists.

Nukosama chan

Manga artist from Okayama. The loss of money led him start drawing manga for the first time in more than a decade. His works include "Vocational School JK," "Shyness Specialist Tutor Sakamoto Mocchan," and "Nuko-sama chan's Picture Diary Collection.

Website: https://nukoosama.livedoor.blog/

Shinnosuke Nakajima

Filmmaker / President of Scissors Inc.

Director specializing in productions that fuse music and video. Also has a unique world view as a songwriter, and is currently the representative of a production company focusing on corporate movies.

Honoka Niwa

PILOT Corporation

Honoka Niwa joined PILOT in 2022 and was assigned to Shonan R&D Division in June of the same year. Since her entry into the company, she has been in charge of designing a fountain pen. Favorite motto is "Life is what you enjoy”.

Minami Obuchi

PILOT Corporation

Minami Obuchi joined PILOT in 2022 and was assigned to Shonan R&D Division in June of the same year. Since her entry into the company, she has been in charge of designing a high-end pen. Favorite motto is "Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today".

Tomoya Ashibu

PILOT Corporation

Tomoya Ashibu joined PILOT in 2022 and was assigned to Shonan R&D Division in June of the same year. 
Since the entry into the company, he has been in charge of designing low-end pen. Favorite motto is "There is no time like the present".

Shungo Sato

PILOT Corporation

Joined the company in 2019, and worked in pen sales for the first four years. 
In July of this year, Transitioned to the IS sales department, where now being responsible for non-pen sales. Motto is 'Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Kohei Tanaka

Wacom

Kohei Tanaka joined Wacom in 2014. 
In charged Pen and pen module mechanical design and new development.

Yurie Ono

Technical Marketing, Technology Solution Business Unit, Wacom

Joined Wacom in 2020. Engaged in technology solution product planning and collaboration with strategic partners.

Kaoru Aoyama

As the general producer of "DRAW A LOT," a consortium across creative industries that provides "opportunities" to future creators,  in charge of project promotion and execution at MINAMOTO.

Website: https://draw-a-lot.com/

Kohei Hamajima

In 2010, ICREA Inc. was established. ICREA Inc. is a content producer. In 2021, "MINAMOTO" was launched with the aim of creating an environment where "creators" can continue to be born.

Website: https://www.icrea.co.jp/

Terukazu Ikeda

CEＯ, PAINT Co., Ltd.

Hosting LIMITS, a digital creative competition. Established Draw A Lot together with Kaoru Aoyama to connect more creators with the world. Involved with MINAMOTO from the initial stage.

Website: https://limits.jp

Natsuki Soga

From 2017, started working as a company-affiliated digital prototype artist.
Using ""Zbrush"" as main tool software. Worked on the creation of human characters such as animation and manga.

Website: https://www.icrea.co.jp/

André Luís

Co-founder and CEO, Trojan Horse was a Unicorn

The founder of Trojan Horse was a Unicorn (THU), one of the world’s leading transformative experiences for digital artists and creative professionals. THU aims to support the creative community while leaving a mark in the digital entertainment industry.

Shuzo John Shiota

President and CEO, Polygon Pictures Inc.

In 2003, Shuzo John Shiota assumed the position of President and CEO of Polygon Pictures Inc.. As studio head Shiota has spearheaded efforts to cultivate Polygon's overseas presence, helping the studio to become a leading developer of TV series and content targeted at the foreign market. In 2022 received a Special Acheivement Award at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival. His hobbies include playing in a band.

Claudio Meireles

Head of Communities and influencer marketing, Chaos group

Leading several initiatives with Archviz and VFX communities in several key markets with Chaos supporting artists to Create their own world.

Daisuke Nazuka

Sapporo International Art Festival Secretariat (Sapporo City Hall)

Joined Sapporo City Hall in 2006 and became current position from 2022. Struggling daily on the front line of art. Mainly in charge of collaborative projects with Wacom and other partners.

Sakura Yamamoto

Art Coordinator

After working as a staff of the art unit Maywa Denki, became a freelancer. Focusing on performing arts production, currently being involved in many types of programs as manager and coordinator of the Sapporo Art Festival.

Noritaka Houri

Joining Z-kai from 1997.
With his's help, remote education service from Zkai is being continuously enhanced through the addition of new features to meet the demanding needs of high-level learners.

Website: https://www.zkai-gr.co.jp/

Hideo Yokoi

PILOT Corporation

In 1984, joined PILOT Corporation. From 1991 to 1994 worked for Pilot Pen America. From 2011 to 2014 worked for Pilot Pen Shenzhen (China). From 2014 to 2019 worked for Pilot Pen Taiwan. In May 2019, promoted to General Manager of Shonan R&D Center. In March 2020, promoted to Executive Officer. Favorite motto is "First Win".

Shu Yamamoto

Seigakuin Junior&Senior Highschool

STEAM Leader, Head of Information Science Department.
Curriculum developer and teacher of STEAM classes. Motto is "When needs and opportunities are connected, people are not on the sidelines of technology, but become the main actors".

Takaomi

Director of MIGIRI, a creative team that produces VR contents.
He also organizes the ""VRChat World Exploration Club,"" a community that tours worlds within VRChat, and writes for a variety of media.

Hirai

Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo / Technical Artist. He creates works using GPU-based simulations and procedural techniques, such as artificial life.

Hajime Fukuda

Based in Berlin and Hokkaido, he is a world-traveling composer, and pianist specializing in improvisation. He took charge of the sound design for Roppongi Hills and has been the art director for Connected Ink since 2022.

Yohei Koike

Yohei Koike worked as a character animator for 5 years in the cinematic division of Blizzard Entertainment, and later worked for 2 years at Walt Disney Animation Studio. He is also known  as the founder of Anitoon, the first animation online school in Japan,  actively involved in the field of next-generation education.

Website: https://www.anitoon.jp/

Shin Imai

Joined Sankei Digital in 2016 and served as deputy editor of IGN JAPAN. Currently being involved in the company's game publishing brand HYPER REAL. Over the years, worked on the indie game scene, joined as a judge for awards, and managed events. Music is the hobby.

Website: https://jp.ign.com/

Nakamura Shunsuke

Post Ph.D. in Art & Technology from Kyushu University, founded Shikumi Design. With innovations like AR instrument KAGURA and game-creation platform Springin', garnered over 30 awards, including 3 global top honors.

ktym

Illustrator

While working on event visuals, book illustrations, logos, etc., she is also active in a wide range of activities as a digital performer, including speed production and collaboration with dancers. Currently addicted to video production.

Website: https://yuki-ktym.myportfolio.com/

Team IMPALA

Team IMPALA appeard on Conected Ink since 2020. They using elements of street dance and contemporary dance with martialarts moves. The performance style is marked by poweful expression,weaving together the contrasting forces of static dynamic.

NORA

We are contemporary dance performance team. "NORA" means stray in Japanese. Sometime each of us dances in different place and sometime we dance together. We dance whatever, wherever, whenever you want. 

Takashi Itagaki

Representative, Syakai-no-Kusuri Kenkyujo
Art Director, Lumbini Museum

Has been involved for many years in supporting the creative work of people living with intellectual and mental disabilities. Views everything, including art, as an "expression of life" and works to promote literacy in society to the ""words from life"" behind all living things.

Satoru Kobayashi

Lumbini Museum

An artist who expresses the forms of various objects, including letters, as new forms through creative interpretation and dynamic lines. Has been designing the logos of Connected Ink event from 2020.

Website: https://www.kourinkai.net/museum-lumbi