alphabetical order
Hiroshi KOMIYAMA
（Platinum Initiative Network, Inc.
After serving as Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Tokyo, Dean of the Graduate School of Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Director and Vice President of the University of Tokyo, and the 28th President of the University of Tokyo, he was appointed Chairman of the Mitsubishi Research Institute in 2009, and in 2010 became President of the P...
Asia Air Survey Group
Since its founding in 1954, the company has provided comprehensive technical services ranging from collection and analysis of spatial information using state-of-the-art aircraft and sensors to methods of utilization. Currently, through geospatial information consulting, we provide national land...
Takanobu AIKAWA
PwC Consulting Godo Kaisha
Senior Manager, PwC Intelligence, PwC Consulting, LLC / With a background in forest ecology and policy studies, he has worked for the Forestry Agency and local government forestry and...
Tadafumi AJIRI
Tohoku University
D. in Chemical and Energy Engineering from the University of Tokyo (1986), Research Associate at the University of Tokyo (1987), Research Associate at the Department of Biochemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tohoku University (1989), Professor at IMR (2002), and...
Kazuaki HIRAISHI
（Platinum Initiative Network, Inc.
After graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1984 with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, he joined Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. He served as Director of the Overseas Business Center, Director of the Policy and Economic Research Center, Deputy Director of the Policy and Public Sector, and Director of the Asia Pipeline...
Yoshiki HORIKAWA
Graduate School of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology / Specialized in wood science and cellulose science. Especially, he studies the crystal structure of cellulose synthesized by various organisms and its diversity....
Shinya KAJITA
Graduate School of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Professor, Department of Biological System Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology / Specializes in plant molecular biology and biomass chemistry. He is a professor at the Department of Biosystems Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology....
Taro KAMAGATA
（Platinum Initiative Network, Inc.
Graduated from Keio University in 1982 with a degree in Economics and joined Toppan Printing Co. In 1988, he moved to Mitsubishi Research Institute, where he was in charge of urban and regional management and public-private partnerships (PPP, PFI, etc.)....
Nozomi KANEMOTO
Leaf Rain Co.
He joined the Japan Forest Technology Association in 2021 and has worked on several ODA projects in the forestry sector, calculating GHG emission reductions and managing project operations....
Ryota KOSE
Graduate School of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
東京農工大学大学院 農学研究院 環境資源物質科学部門 准教授／専門は製紙科学、セルロース科学。2000年に渡り作られ続けている紙の製造プロセスや構造に対する新規...
Yasuhisa KOBAYASHI
Alpha Forum, Inc.
President of Alpha Forum, Inc. and Steering Committee Member of the Platinum Forest Industry Initiative...
Sougo KATO
Leaf Rain Co.
After working for a financial institution researching companies in the high-tech field, he worked as a supervisor at a landscape construction site before setting up his own business. He is interested in the materials industry, renewable energy, and wood utilization, and in recent years has been working in the forestry industry...
Eiji MASAI
Nagaoka University of Technology
Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan. Based on the knowledge he has obtained, he is working on the production of valuable products from lignin....
Kotaro NAGASAWA
（Platinum Initiative Network, Inc.
Born in Tokyo in 1958. （Engaged in research and studies on infrastructure, social security, etc. at Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. For several years after joining the company, he was involved in flood control projects, and was involved in many river...
Oji Holdings Corporation
Headquartered in Tokyo (Chuo-ku, Tokyo), founded in 1873. Oji Holdings is committed to nurturing healthy forests, creating products that make the most of forest resources, and delivering them to society...
Tomoko OGURA
Total Food Corporation / Japan Chopstick Culture Association
(Representative Director of Total Food Co., Ltd. and Food Consultant / Outside Director of two companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange / Concurrent Lecturer at Asia University, Toyo University, and Tokyo Seitoku University / President of Shokoku Kijuku / Representative Director of the Japan Chopstick Culture Association, Ho...
Sumitomo Forestry Co.
Headquartered in Tokyo (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), founded in 1691 (4th year of Genroku era). The company is engaged in the timber and building materials business (purchasing, manufacturing, processing, and sales of timber and building materials), housing business (construction of detached houses and apartment buildings, contracting and after-sales...
Shelter Co.
Head office: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan Wood construction with three pillars: KES construction method (metal joint construction method), COOL WOOD (wooden fire-resistant members for 1, 2, and 3 hours), and FREE WOOD (curved and twisted members)...
Tomonori SONOKI
Hirosaki University
Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hirosaki University / Specialized in applied microbiology. He is working on the development of microbial functions for the production of homogeneous materials from lignin. He has been working on the chemical degradation of lignin, fermentation production, and...
Hiroto TODA
Graduate School of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Tokuyama Corporation
Tokuyama Corporation is a general chemical manufacturer founded in 1918 in Tokuyama-cho (now Shunan-shi), Yamaguchi Prefecture. Currently, the company manufactures chemical products (soda, chlor-alkali, chlor-alkali, and vinyl chloride), cement (cement...
Yoshiko TSUJI
Center for Environmental Safety Research, The University of Tokyo
Professor, Center for Environmental Safety Research, The University of Tokyo / Chairman, Committee for Promotion of Carbon Neutrality in Regional Cooperation, The Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan / Doctor of Engineering / 1990...
Yuta TAKIZAWA
（Platinum Initiative Network, Inc.
Joined Nagano Prefectural Government in 2019. In charge of public works bidding and contract administration at the construction office, welfare for the disabled and public assistance caseworker at the welfare office... Platinum Initiative Network from 2024...
Tatsuhiko YAMADA
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, National Forestry Research and Development Institute
Senior Researcher, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, National Institute of Forestry Research and Development / Scientist who promotes the development of biomass-based materials. As a developer of "modified lignin", a new forest-derived material...
Masafumi YOHDA
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tokyo. After working as a researcher at Asahi Glass Central Research Laboratory, a full-time researcher at RIKEN, and an associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, he joined the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 2003...