Tokyo’s Next Mobile App Star: Judges
Judges Panel:
Danny Choo website | twitter
Originally from the UK, Danny served as Website Manager on the management team at Amazon Japan (Tokyo and Seattle) and as CGM (Consumer Generated Media) Product Manager at Microsoft for Live.com before incorporating his own Internet solutions company Mirai Inc.
By day Danny also runs a Japanese portal focusing on Japanese pop culture and life in Japan which has been featured on CNN, BBC and G4TV.
By night Danny becomes the Tokyo Dance Trooper.
Nobuyuki (Nobi) Hayashi website | twitter
One of the most trusted names in whats going on! in the Japanese tech scene, Nobi has written for! Wired Magazine (Japan), Monthly ASCII, Pen, Mac People, IDG Computer World and countless other publications and blogs.! A journalist, author and! historian who has tracked Apple since it arrived in Japan, he is a key figure for anyone looking! to understand the trends and opportunities for technology companies in Japan.
Hareo Shiiya website | twitter
A media mogul of the Japanese mobile scene, Hareo Shiiya has been the Executive Officer of Movida Japan and worked with mobile development house Team Lab. he is now the CEO of mobile Application publisher Appliya Inc.
Hareo has planned, directed, and produced over 300 television commercials and consulted and collaborated with companies like Sony, Fuji Television, many other global media companies.
Hiroko Tabuchi website | twitter
Hiroko is the Tokyo-based business, economics and technology reporter for the New York Times. A veteran of the Tokyo media scene, she was previously a correspondent covering Japanese consumer trends at the Wall Street Journal, a staff writer at the Associated Press, and has worked with TV Asahi, NHK and MTV Japan on various media projects. Hiroko is active on Twitter (@HirokoTabuchi) and is keyed into Tokyo’s social technology scene.
Host/Moderator:
Hideki Francis Onda website | twitter
Currently the founder and CEO of Tunewear Ltd. and Focal Point Computer Inc. as well as the CEA of Metavision K.K., Francis has been a major player in the iPhone revolution rippling through Japan. The former Director of Sales for Apple Computer Japan, he now makes sure that Japanese design is complimenting the mobile smartphone boom with related products, cases and accessories.
