Masaaki Yoshikawa

Osaka, Japan Japan

Director General, Osaka City Government

Government / Military

I am now trying to build an Innovation Eco System in Osaka; all players, such as Entrepreneurs, Existing Companies, VCs, Angeles, Universities and Research Institute, are interacting closely with speed to create values. To make this happen, we are providing events in our Osaka innovation Hub , like Hackerthone, Pitch contests, Open Mentorings, Silicon Valley Tour for young entrepreneurs, and trying to connect to the world: see the web link below. My career seems to be full of business development, including founding and managing startups. Therefore I started this new job from 2013 in Osaka City Government to apply my experience and to return my thanks to the City, where I was born and r...